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Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 242, 21 October 1901, Page 3

It would be impossible to find a better example of the jealous provincial rivalry that influences New Zealand politicians than is afforded by the perennial attempts to abolish the San Francisco mail service. Southerners know that it is the fastest by nearly a fortnight: they realise that it keeps* us in touch with the important markets of America: and they cannot deny that its cost is a mere bagatelle. But these considerations count for very little. The tiy in the ointment with them is that Auckland is the port oi call and obtains a considerable advantage from the service. Therefore, in order to deprive Auckland of this benefit, and in the hope of gaining advantages to themselves, they are content to put up with a much slower service at what would eventually prove to be a far greater cost. —Observer. On October 4 Hugh Donaldson, aged 80 years, a resident at Clifton Hill, Melbourne, while intoxicated, fell down a quarry hole, with a 13ft drop. Both cheekbones were fractured.