Dangerous Criminal.

Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 190, 19 August 1901, Page 3

Dangerous Criminal.

Bv Telegraph—rress Association.

Wellington. Saturday. ) James Wilson, who escaped from a prison gang on Thursday, was recaptured this morning at Miramar Peninsula. Constable Glass, who was on foot, him up. and was struck on the head by M ilson with a tomahawk and rendered unconscious. Mounted Constables McLeod and Hammond witnessed the occurrence from a bill and gave chase, and Hammond presented a revolver at the prisoner, who then surrendered. ~

There are indications that tho State coal mine will be located at Greymouth. Mr Gordon, formerly of tire Mines Department, has left for the Vi est Coast in connection with the choosing of a site, and Mr John Coom, chief railway engineer, and Mr Hales, engineer-in-chief, have now left for the Coast for the purpose of valuing the Greymouth and Point Elizabeth railway. Some members think there will bo no State coal mine for some time, on acceount of the present financial position of the colony.

In Snowy P.iver district (Gippsland, Vic.), there are now hundreds of Hindus —ploughing, milking, sc’.ub-cutting, etc., but mostly maize-pielring. They work interminable hours for the meanest wage, camp in squalid guuyahe, and live on maize and damper till they-ve saved enough to start as hawkers. An instance is given of a scrub-cutting contract for which the lowest “ white ” tender was £4. Eight Hindus came along and g eared the ground to the last leaf for aQs!