GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2189, 19 September 1907, Page 3

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

. . Press Association. * - PALMERSTON, Sept. 18. At a meeting of the Holiday Asso- -- elation to-day, after discussion, it was *- unanimously decided not to observe a ■s holiday on Dominion Day. hut to '.Tteep shops and business places open ■,-’as usual. It was also decided to pro'test ‘-against Dominion Day being made a statutory holiday. CHRISTCHURCH, Sept. IS. The .inquiry ’by the Christchurch / • Licensife Committee into allegations concerning the control and conduct of the new Criterion Hotel was con- - ' eluded to-day. The matter first came * ‘before the committed .on September - sth and was then adjourned till the , 13th, when a. quantity of contradictory evidence was giyen. An ad--V iournment .was tHen granted for the „.' purpose of'enabling lire. Green, wife '••V of ’iho* licensee, .to attend- and y 1 ! 0 ’’ evidence, Mrs. Gfreen being, to ill to ,-I-.-. 'appear .last week. . MrsrGreen . m ;,her-.Oitleiice: to-duy denied that the was" conducted in an improper -‘Counsel «5r Manning and ’ of a! mortgage, for £B6OO ’‘ovor-.-the property, urged that, they- as :A annoOentjiar.ties- should • not be. penalised in Wfrent of an adverse fi-nd- ■ ing, an opportunity should be given .the .licensee to sell out, so that, the mortgagees-.might -ho protec-' ted. 'fli'o' Committee, retired to conskier their finding, and on returning the. Chairman made the . following ■ statement:: —“The Compiittee are unanimously of the opinion that the house has been improperly conducted, - and that neither Mr.. Green .nor Mrs. Green are fit and proper persons, to have the conduct of i licensed, house. As-the outcome of that decision they are not prepared at this moment to say what the' l .' action will he, hut will adjourn the sittings for seven days to enable the Bench to consider the position of the innocent parties.” WELLINGTON, Sept. 18. 'Beginning to-morrow the Postal -Department. is running a mail sorvice , l\y coach daily from Horopito to Alakatote, which will give through communication along the Alain Trunk route. TNVERCA]RGILL Sept. is. Afc -Riverton the Railway Appeal Board* heard the ajipeal of driver Smith against his dismissal in conv lioction with a collision at *W aipahi on April 9th. Decision was reserved, nnd will bo forwarded to TVollington. AUCKLAND, Sept. 18. f The teachers in tho employment of tho Auckland Education Board lhavo • been largely affected, as well us the scholars, by tlie epidemic of influenza that is visiting the district. The chairman reported at to-day s meeting of -the Board that leave of ab- - senco had’ been granted to 34 teachers. -and of tho number 26 wore still suffering.