Auckland News

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume VII, Issue 2114, 6 December 1907, Page 3

Auckland News

Post Office Site

Arrival of a Champion Boxer

Death o! an Old Resident

Soeciiil to Daily Telegraph. Auckland, this day,

Interviewed yesterday as regards tlui ' * sito of tho new post-oifico, the Mayor, Mr. A. M. Myers, mid: "As far ato the railway station sito is concerned, I do not think anyone can question that it is a desirable site, being in closo proximity to tho wharf and railway station, iiml at no groat distance from tho centre o the city." Mr. W. ltichardson, tho well known' prohibitionist, has protested against the site as not being central. At an open-air meeting, on Us motion, a resolution was passed proto; - i„g against tho present proposnla whilo ■i it was also decided to request the May to convene a public meeting of citaem to discuss tho wholo question at an early date.

Bishop Nclogan leaves by tho Waikarc outlay for .Wellington, where c joins the Tongariro for London. Jiu. \C Archbishop Calderw.il act as corn v during ho bishop's absence, inK Self leaves for Homo, probably at the ond of March.

Among tho passengers by tho lonic wa Mr.lU.Bflniborger.wliowonthe inter-University featherweight; d«mwho had previously won tho fcatnoiwoight public schools' championship. Mr, Nicholas Oliver Hoiicycomhe, an old and very much respected resident pi Auckland, has died at Kooky Nook Tho deceased was in his 81st year, and was a nntivo of Cornwall, arriving in Now Zealand by tho ship St. Leonards in 1873. Ho leaves a widow and a largo family.

While a mob of sheep were being landed from the Rarawa at Onehunga vesterday morning, two of tho. number broke awav and got under a tram which was shunting on tho wharf and wore badly mangled. Mr. Harold E. Fordo, for many years with the Waihi and Waitokaun Companies, also Now Zealand Mines Trust, has commenced business hero as stock and slmrebroker,

The Australian Squadron, led by the flagship Powerful, will moat probably arrlvo at Auckland about Dcconihcr 0, and will remain hero until after Christmas, when it will return South.