GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 178, 1 September 1909, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

THE HANCITIKEI BYE-ELECTIOW By Telegraph.—Press Association. . Wellington. Last Night. It is anticipated that the writ for the Rangitiker election will be issued at the end of this week. It ,is returnable with, in 21 days, but the election will probably be held on October loth or 17th, A STATEMENT DENIED. Wellington, Last Night. The Wellington hospital authorities deny a statement made in the ftisborno Court by Elsie Lindergeen ('who alleges slie is tlie victim of a mocl;-mamia"e) that she was at one time I nurse in the Wellington hospital. I

NAPIER HEALTH OFFICER. Napier. Last Night. Dr. de Lisle's appointment ns District Health Officer for the Tfawke's. Bay .vistrict terminate*] to-day under the retrenchment scheme, but his sen-ices haive been retained as hctilth officer for the borough of Napier at a salary of .€IOO a year, with t'he. right of private practice. Sir. D. Mnnro will continue u be tire Public Wealth Department's inspector for the whole district.

ANOTHER CARNEGIE, LIBRARY.

Auckland. Last Night, Intimation has been received by the Onchunga. Borough Council that Mr. Andrew Carnegie has agreed to give £2OOO for the erection of a new library bul'dmg at Onchungn.

nnncnAXTR r.v Tire corvwall. Auckland, Last .Nielit. The steamer Cornwall, from Liverpool,'arrived to-day with another hatch of immigrants. She had somewhat over 100 for all ports, the distributim being as ■follows:—Auckland ,11. Wellington 30. Lvltelfon 11. Duncdin 11. Xew'.l'lv.mouth 5, Wcstporl 4, Oishornc 4 \'apier 2. RlulT 2. and flrevmonlli 1. The immigrants created a favorable impression on first acquaintance, the majority ■ of tlicm being young men of good phy-1 siqnc. , -