NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 345, 20 February 1902, Page 1

NEW ZEALAND.

(Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND, last night. Sir Joseph Ward addressed a meeting at Aratapu, receiving a vote ot thanks for his address, and confidence in the Government. He was entertained by the residents at supper, He speaks at Dargaville this evening, and at Helensville to-morrow, FKILDING, last night. The Feilding School Committee last night resolved to hold a class for religious instruction for a quarter of an hour every morning.

WELLINGTON, last night. Edgar Gustave March, an old gaolbird, who pleaded guilty at the Magistrate’s Court to theft, was sentenced by Mr Justice Edwards to two years imprisonment, concurrent with his present sentence. Police-Inspector Ellison, who is to be transferred from Christchurch to Wellington, will be succeeded by Inspector Gillies, of Wanganui. Sergt. j. O’Donovan, who is in charge of the police training depot at Wellington, is promoted to a sub-inspectorship. CHRISTCHURCH, last night. Judgment was given this morning in the divorce suit Hall v. Hall and Brewer, reciprocal allegations of adultery, and the Judge pronounced a decree nisi, dissolving the marriage on the husband’s petition and the same on the wife’s petition. In the event that it should be afterwards held that he was limited to a single decree, he made it in favor of the wife, believing the husband to be the first and more culpable offender. In Livingstone v. Livingstone, the defence was that collusion had taken place, but the Judge held that the agreement made by the parties was not collusive. He postponed pronouncing a decree until respondent’s counsel supported the contention of. an interpleader suit that respondent was entitled to have £SOO settled by him on his wife, returnable before a decree was made. In Jarrett v. Bailey, the appeal against the Magistrate’s decision convicting a Lyttelton licensee of allowing billiards to he played on Sunday, the 28th, was upheld. „

DUNEDIN, last night. Inspector O’Brien, of Napier, takes charge of the Dunedin police district on the retirement of Inspector 1 ardy on March 31st. - , The report of the Chancellor of the University largely dealt with m‘ of routine. The receipts for tie year totalled £7284, of which £3391 was paid in fees. The expenditure was £8330 The Senate absorbed £397, salaries £7ll. examiners’ fees in England £675, ditto m New Zealand £1209 expenses £llO4, scholarships £1750', general £470, leaving a credit ba ThTM o inSer L of Lands told the Lawrence people that the Government were rowerless to provide people with land. Owners asked too big prices and when brought into the Courts the Judges sided with the landowners, with whom they were in sympathy. REEFTON, last night, The stationmaster s office was broken open last night, the lock being ■shattered with gelignite. N ° te ® sold to the extent of o\er £-0 was stolen. The station is in a lonely spot a mile from town, and favorably located for robbery. WESTPORT, last night. John Carlsen was drowned at Mokii liinui bar by the capsizing of a'boat 1 whilst returning trom fishing. His mate reached the shore exhausted!