SOUTHERN WIRES.

Waikato Times, Volume LVII, Issue 8013, 19 September 1906, Page 3

SOUTHERN WIRES.

' (By Tki.K'Muph —i uess \ssociation). ii \ -i'i IN< JS, La-t >lh t. A proposal to ir> c' a cottage hospital ( a - Hastings,n aSoId u memorul has l>en tbandoned ov. ,ng to m-ullio ert memis of miiuteuai! ". A li'ge amount of ui n , waspromi-"l U o,.ij.in jon that tile hospital is erected, a l , as i nis i> an impossibility a met ting of su'. oi .1) ■■ s i eld la«t n-gh' decided to return ;tll siiD-criptiocs paid and not further entertain the proposal at present. The Hastings branch of the Liberal and Labour Federation passed a resolution urging the member for the district to give his whole support to the Land Bill now before Parliament. DUNEDIN, Last Night. Acting on the advice of the President of the Arbitration Court, the Plumbers' and (Jasfittera' Union and the masterplumbers met in conference to-dty and agreed to a settlement of matters in dispute. Juige Chapman, in congratulating the parties on the result of the conference, sai i he h>id always found that when parties agreed in this way after discussion, the awards wore mure faithfully obs rved th.tn when they were forced on them. 'lhe tramways dispute will be taken on Monday, and will probably last several day?. Helen F. Braid pleadod guilty to day to a charge of giving a false statement to the registrar of births at Mosgiel us to the ago rf her child, and was committed to the Supreme Court for sentence. NEW PLYMOUTH, Last Night. George Robertson, the prisoner who escap-d a week ago, was brought before Mr Hutchi-on, S.M., this morning and sentenced to one walk's imprieonuient, to be served at the end of the present term. INVERCARGILL, last Night. A r hinaman, Ah Fong, employed as a cook at Mokomai, found a bottle of whisky on the roadside and consumed it. He was seized with illness, which proved fatal on Sunday. GISBORNE, Last Night. John Lemmone was charged at the Police Court with having deserted his wife at Auckland without providing for her maintenance. Defendant was remanded to appear at Auckland on Fridiy. GREYMOU :'H, Last Night. A deputation from the Greyuiuuth Borough Council waitu on the Harbour Board thi3 afternoon i i regard to the stoppage of the survey of Point Elizabetn. Ihe Board, after hearing the deputation, passed a resolution strongly urging on tbe Government to complete the survey.