NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 442, 26 February 1909, Page 7

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

: •" : '■•; ; > ;.?■■ ;;; ;: '- fvfev';;';/;' ' •.•,..'.". : v /v ;;^:'. MAYOR OF AUOKUND. f>. '-■ PRESENTATION : ; ;;: :;: : :s,^'■■-■.::. '■;:■ ■-•:'• ■?'• Auckland, vFebruary l 24.*'" .: ;... The Mayor of 'Auckland (Mr.- -Arthur.' St. : ;Myers), who vacatesithat-position'.to-morrbn": m brder;to: proceed oni a-trip.to the-Old -Country, took leave; of.'the.citizens to-night .at'-'.- a i great-'gathering ; in' : the.;Altert":Park.: persons were present.': The function took place at;the- Band .rotunda, 'tlie space around which: was :brilliantly illumin-, ated by lamps specially, erected -by the' Gμ Company.' An' address, which is -:to'.--be ill*. ■■nunated,-was v presented-to Mr. Myers byMr; L. J. Bagnall (president of the: Chamber of Commerce) on behalf of numerous' subscribera. ,The Mayor- was also "the'recipient of a?presentation; .- from '■■: the . Auckland ; Provincial ;BandsV Association.-' This' took :the. form ■: of;a large shield-bearing photographs of the.meni:be'rs of the association and :of•: the Mayor and Mrs. Myers".: It: was mentioned that during his four years of. office the Mayor has contri- : buted £850; to - the.fuiids of the'.-Bands'iAa-; Bociatidn.;,' v Mr. -Myers -was: also,' presented! ;with' an: address.' from the •.suburban local bodies/ -:S ."-V;--- : .. ; I :■'■'. ; :^'Jr":--"V ; ';' !i

-• X, WESTPORTVMU RDER;"CH ARGEyr^'.:; \ TRIAIi -TO TAKE. PIACE ; ATiCHEIST-tf -3 ' ■/■:;; :,'•.- yr/, V; CHUECHv ; ;:'fe;v"V ; ;;\;-';;■ ;.-.'■ At VtHe'. Supreme ; ..Cpurt;'to-dajr,.^Mi'.v-Jjißf?rS ■ticG.'JDenhiston;granted/an-.:,applicationijnade :•;' by.;Mr. ."J. A;;:OaS6idy ; au:Voider; renvoy^ ; ,s. ing /.the...trial fpi ;/• Connolly^ 1 with V nj'urderiiig -,'Burkej.',. atl-Westpbrt; • from _■■■-■.;. , ''Cliii6tclinfch;- 'I Hid- ■ come'on on-May • lOi'V.-'Mr; 1 ' passidj - -•appears'■':",,•"..■ for} accused;, and Mr. : -T. r : Wi; Stringer, : -for^.the'.Crown.;';?:■■'.'■'.- "■-'".- ;^r^i^'KK^---: i v v,: AUCiCI-ANp "]■ , y'■':<yi^^y : : Aupkland r '.""The following. l : telegram .'.was'-; sent-r.-iby.At'lie-pv ~MayoVVto: : Sir-'JbseiJt-, ^aiji-^ni^t':^:, ,3 !h(e;-.;i ; ,City'-,Gpniiiil this'eyening.-waa'iwkited-115011;byf -\--, f'a large ;mβ;i^*';'ot■.βpp|'m&''BfJ■■a)J ; iTlifi 'CCit s CqVmciljhas'. let;'.a ; large' ■ liMnber.. of ■;,- / contracts ; f or city fur- ;';,■: ther and irril I.absorb' some^■';.] to -absorb.; the•■'-.;• remainder on..;(joyernriielit: ; pubjio.;^wprlie.—;: \ ;Arthur -Jlyere.! 1 , y;s-' f "'-'%/v.; -\ ,', v ''I'- .'■■■^■S'-^ M^THE^WpiN;;OF:;CA£)E^W.OR'|<^ • v -,>';; : .'S :''/■ '■ V;; bisborne,;jebruaiy;2s.V"v : ~: :■: Tbyerfy;;;>Bay;,&h66l;-:;J .Cadets have;''res6lyed'Jth'at unless:the,reqiure-V;;. inients-BV' ; j»jtneV.aMuW--:^urn---'Hd->re^rds : : ; .-;.! ;beTsiniplified;:-thei cadets - will>feprganise; '.iffl-f-'/V; ■dor;local control:•".;ll>■'is'cbnsidered.'.thatvjoo;;.. niuch'. time, -needless 'J : clerioal;-Jy. .Wrk::V ;' ; :'. : :S - ; K'S. :,

!ii;Several 4 ,kauri plants;■■ have-;.beeii v washed: 'ashore.'onv^e'/KaikpurW^Kmitisular'■•.Sbme>; 'wore- ; fqundiat'Gdpse : Bay,;.'and -twrecka'ge -,bgeft', discovered, on* tKe ,biach!;:ijeai;:Hapuku;> low band;'./The boards 'show/that 'they •:are.■; :n?wly/ltokOT,'-'.ihd:j'aft;-prMumably ; \from- : thev : Rio ■; %; being kept;

f SLAUGHTERMEN CONFERENCE. . " : ' ; "'■■'/;";'!("[■-:' 1 - ' : Ghrlstchurch, February : 25i; ■ ~ Jfrepresentatiyes' 'iof Slaughterni&ti's. was!to .have held in;;Christehurci. ; to-day, has .been' !ppstpoiicd ; 'uitii'l ;March ;24;v'. : The: reasoa; for ta'e'.postr^iement; Vthe : vCante'rbury. and Southland unio^is:'have:' not as yet'ap-' pointed: delegates;":;i r ßoth 'of.'-these': unions . purppSe holdSg a speciaKmeetijig;early, next ; month, ;'Whett_\dclegates; wiU- be._ appointed i». the';ponference','-''and-!, representatives; of jail ÜBidnsi.in;the: Dominion;AviUrmeet.on March' :24, ; ; aiii;wisider J the!.'question' of v'federa-' .tion^^i^^'^i-feS'W 'XO-L^?A'. -■',■ ■':•■■:).'

bjyjL SERVICE REJIRJNO : PENS!O^Si '■ 'i:Mr^-C^ i A. , :Wriy/:-, , S.Mi;- i; .*liq , 'iß'''ohe of ithe ;dT^^.Mlv^te'^;'^?nO J Sβ■ : r ■■rotMmOTt•". : .annouaced/rpoiiita;put'tliat'Sectiba 28,, : sufc; sectionsß : and { o,'of"the Oivil Service.-Act, consolida'ted'fßtaitutes;< p^videsS that 1 no' pen-; sion ban;be. granted-.until',the *:end of/next 'session';! of ■■, case, it' ; makes ,'a ■ difference,,'of ■ £18; per : .annum 'whether"; he iis allowed.\to .complete: this '.which inakes forty lye'ars- ofcservice, .or, not. ; ; K %?■;':£. N E WSC IN •-■ }$<>;•;■s' ~Vf^ % DfineSiri, TFebrnary 25. w marineinquiry 'is,. being "held before iMr, ■ Forbes.vas nautical; assessorß,-';intd.the,;re-: cent.cpUision.between the;rival ferry steam-' :efs Matariki.and'MahenpJj^^::^-«vl:; -v ■:lr'-r't''■■ »• Z&i.''■ i ; iAucklarid;.February:24. V;: 'V A: list names '.•'of-; over ,200: ; meh: ; ianibngst'the iunemployed .has; been.;.handea to'the'MaybrV-:■ Thq:question of, affordtng.reto-" !morrow. liightV- <" r \ : ?-:'k-, ; i ; ;;: i : v '-h'-. .■Hpii. : Bi.'M'Kenzie ■■returned' to. froni-his north, of: 'Auckland tnj^thisevenl;. •ing ■■■He:ivill.probably!;leave on.JTriday on a. tour .of • inspection -'of '.the 'Thames .goldfields/-: and ro'utt; of;, the East; Goai* •'raihraV:.^-;-i.-; , -^^;vA : -.X':-^.'^' : <^\