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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 173, 15 April 1908, Page 8

.1 Mrs'.°Hislop- addressed a : large,meeting''of ladies at Brooklyn. yesterdaj >afternbon ) ;Alrs. • George Frost, being- in the chair: '.. In ;speak- ' irig .of the position held-b'y jvomcrf of to-day, l 1 Mrs;' Hislop' referred, td'lthe .obligations'.on- ' tailed -by' of '.the . franchise,, and urged that "all; worn en should interest 1 • themselves in municipal affairs.' The'mcett ing 'resolvod itself into a committee: to"'for- ; ; ward. MrV HislopV candidatm-e, and Mrs. Hislop was- accorded a hearty veto.of thinks for her address.- ' • The Egmont' Private Hotel -yhas just been i completed at tha corner' of Courtenay . Placa nnd. Taranaki Street, for. Messrs. Diran Bros., .. and will be opened in a few days by Mr. and Mrs. Theo ' Collard, • who intend to open ' the [ hotol on a thorough French cafe,plan; Mr.'Collard having had considerable experience as chef-in the leading hotels. The 'building'is « . three-story one, containing 45 rooms, in, addition to two shops on the. Coiu-teriay ,Place frontage, leased to Mr. Thompson; jewollor.'andMr.v Tester, tobacconist, ■ And is ,a creditable .adtli- ■ tion to the hostels of Wellington.'• The-onlranei . hall,' which' is approached from Tarannfcl Street is'3o x '9ft.,, and 'gives ■ access to",, a 'fine, -large i well-lit dining-room on the, lift, and;.to, th« • commercial room, private rooms, offices, etfc.;A;. handsome staircaso leads to tho - floors/ibfive. '~ Each is equipped with comfortable sitting rooms! and the are'large, well.lit,, ; and airy,'and have beo'n arranged by the architect so . that each'one .receives direct sunlight 1 some'time during the day. The '.-building-ig; ! plastered throughout., and - the prinieipal rooms - r have been coloured in .various tints. The ereotion of.the building was entrusted to-Mr. .4. j ■Ford, builder, and carried, out under the'plans i, and supervision of Mr. J. M; Dawscri, archi* lioot! , : "'-' v -.-.V."