NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 25, 30 January 1901, Page 1

NEW ZEALAND.

[By Telegraph—Press Association.] Wellington, last night. The Governor has suggested to the Mayor that a statue of the late Queen should be erected in Wellington, and has offered to contribute 25 guineas to the cost. His Worship is taking the necessary steps to carry out His Excellency’s suggestion.

The Governor is. advised by cable that Captain C. Bartlett and Surgeon-Captain Gorfray, with two men of the New Zealand Contingent, left Capetown by the Ninneveh on the 24th inst., coming via Melbourne ; that Private A. G. Earle, of Riversdale, Southland, was killed at Bronkhurst Spruit on the 21st instant; Private Murphy, of the Rough Riders, died of enteric at Kimberley on the 22nd ; Private J. D. Roberts, of the Rough Riders, is dangerously ill at Pretoria; and Private Baker, of the Rough Riders,-is dangerously ill at Bulawayo. The Department of Agriculture has received the following message from the Agent-General, dated London, January 26th: “ Average price of choicest butter, 110 s, New Zealand butter is giving satisfaction to buyers. There is a good demand for butter. Cheese is 535, market dull. There arc few complaints of off flavor in New Zealand cheese. The hemp market is very firm. Good fair Wellington is at £2l los, fair current Manila L 27, There are signs of improvement in the hemp market for distant deliveries. Cocksfoot is unchanged.” The Postal Department is advised that the Sonoma, with British mails of the 12tli inst., left San Francisco on the 24th, one day late. Wednesday has again been fixed as the statutory half-holiday for Wellington and suburbs.

Auckland, last night. Sixteen members of the First Contingent returned by the Ngapuhi to-day. There was no demonstration. Tiinaru, last night. A meeting of ministers of all the Pro testant denominations arranged to hold a combined memorial open-air service on Saturday afternoon. The Mayor will request the townspeople to observe a close holiday. Wairoa, last night. A young man named William Sullivan, a co-operative laborer at Waikaremoana, was found dead on Saturday morning at Aniwanawa,, Lake Waikaremoana. An inquest was held on Sunday, and a verdict returned of death from natural causes. Deceased came from Oamaru about three years ago. He worked on the Waikaremoana road works, left for a time, and worked in Poverty Bay, and returned a few weeks ago. Nelson, last night.

The arrangements as to mourning on Saturday are specially inconvenient to Nelson, as Anniversary Day falls on Friday, Ist February. It has been decided by* the business people to keep open on Friday and postpone the anniversary celebrations till the folloy/ing Wednesday.

Oamaru, last night. Mr Crawshaw, of Oamaru, has* received a wire that his son, Captain Crawshaw was severely wounded in the muscles o’ iUetJjiick on the lath instant at Balmoral. {