NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 325, 28 January 1902, Page 1

NEW ZEALAND.

(Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND, last night. 'Die sixth series of championship matches in the first grade competition of tiie Auckland Cricket Association resulted in wins for Auckland and Parnell from United and North .Shore respectively. Auckland have secured 11 points, and thus continue to hold the lead for championship honors. The Monowai mine returns for October operations received from the Dapto smelting works are £sll lls 2d from 365 tons of ore.

Detective Maddern, acting on advice by cable, arrested an Asiatic yesterday on board the Warrimoo. ' The man’s name is Cornelius Peara, and lie was charged with having stolen a rifle, value at 10s, and £3 of money the property of Ah Lun. It is understood that other charges are pending. WANGANUI, last night. A heavy gale yesterday overturned a large gasholder here, but fortunately the accident will not interfere with the lighting of the town, as tie C .s Company, some years ago, profiting by a similar experience, installed a second holder. The accident is in no way due to carelessness of the staff. WELLINGTON, last night. The Chief Justice to-day dealt with Wo cases of persons who had pleaded guilty in the Magistrate’s Court. P. G. Morton, charged with the forgery of a promissory note at Masterton, was admitted to probation for three months. Morgan Evans, who had obtained a sum of £45 from a Palmerston hotel keeper on misrepresentation that he was a remittance man, received a nominal sentence of 14 days, and the Court commented severely on the action of the hotelkeeper in making the advance.

Leonard Jacob Inglis, of the Eighth Contingent, and formerly of the Fifth appeared at the Magistrate’s Couit to-day on a charge of having assaulted two Chinamen, one of whom is now in a serious condition at the hospital. Accused was remanded on his captain’s bail until to-morrow.