NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 297, 23 December 1901, Page 1

NEW ZEALAND.

(By Telegraph—Press Association.) A U C K LA N I) , .Saturday. During a heavy thunderstorm Capi. Sellars, of the scow Ranger, was struck by lightning. One arm was paralysed for a day. 'lie vessel was caught in a storm off Whangarei, and had an exciting experience for some hours.

The s.s. Ventura made the trip from Sydney in 3 days 11 hours 53 minutes She has over one hundred passengers for New Zealand, and 35 through passengers from Sydney. WELLINGTON, Saturday.

Captain Ross, of the Scottish Horse, had an interview with the Premier yesterday on the question of raising recruits in New Zealand if required. Mr Seddon told him lie was prepated to send as many men as wanted, hut they must go as a New Zealand contingent. Captain Ross thereupon decided to discontinue his recruiting mission.

An enquiry was held to-day into the circumstances of the grounding of the Rotorua at French Pass. The Collector of Customs does not consider a Magisterial enquiry necessary. The Otarama, sailing to-day for .South African ports, takes the following cargo from the colony : 10-IG boxes butter, I case of cheese, 321 crates of poultry, 649 sides of pork, 3 cases of eggs, 6 cases of turkeys, 20 sacks of oatmeal, 90 crates of rabbits, 40 casks cider, 25 sacks malt, 2500 sacks oats, 492 cases of pressed meats, 9 packages sundries. CH RISTCHU RCII, Saturdav.

Harold Johnson was charged at the Magistrate’s Court this morning with stealing £258 from the Christchurch Direct Importing Company on December 3. John Guillemot was charged with receiving £IOO in casli of this amount, with £SB 7s lud in cheques, knowing the same to he dishonestly obtained. Both pleaded guilty, and were remanded to the Supreme Court for sentence.