NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 391, 16 April 1902, Page 1

NEW ZEALAND.

(Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND, last night.Before the steamer Herald lea Onchunga lor Oreymouth this morning the captain reported that the chiet engineer, Mr Johnstone was missing. He was last seen at l(h30 last night assisting to load the .vessel. His herth .was not occupied,, lie .was a steady man, and it is supposed he walked over .the .wharf and .was drowned.

Ml- Thomas Morrin has been informei . hy the Oceanic Company that, the ex portation of •pure-bred stock from Ncv Zealand to Honolulu and Califonia hai been prohibited by .the authoritie there on tlic grournl of infectious dis eases in New Zealand stock. Mr Dun can communicated with the .State: previously with the result that on: certificate allowed cattle into all tin southern parts o£ America. This i: the first time the United States o; any of them has called these eertifica tes into question. Mr Duncan promt ses to make an enquiry. It is statec that there is no disease among thi ■slock of New Zealand that shoult prevent .the export of breeding animals .WAIROA, last night. The County; Council’s list of roads and bridges ‘wanted in this district which they were invited by the .Government .to supply, amounts to ovci £30,000, including completion of .the -Wairoa-Napier road.. A strong syndicate has been formed to contest the valuations at the nexl sitting of the Assessment Court.. PALMERSTON N., last night. At the S.M. Court to-day a loca baker was charged with selling shortweight bread and with failing tc stamp bread. He was convicted ant fined £1 on each charge. I-lAWERA, last night. The Rev Mr Dukes, Wesleyan Minister, who has been transferred tc Kaiapoi, was farewelled last evening and was presented with a purse oi sovereigns and other tokens of esteem, .WELLINGTON, last night. " Colonial mails which left Melbourne hy the India on March 12th reached London on the 12th jnstjj one. day ahead of time .tables In the course of conversation before leaving, the Premier stated he did not expect to return to New Zealand before the end of .September or early in October.: The Chief J ustice passed sentence this morning on prisoners who had pleaded guilty, in .the Magistrate’s Court as follows : —James Madigan, Palmerston North, theft, four monthsGeorge H. Smith and F. LI, Lloward, Napier, breaking and entering, and in Howard’s case, forgery, six months. In the appeal case of O’Connor v. Hammond, tile appeal against a conviction under the idle and disorderly clause of the Police Offences Act of last session was allowed hy the Chief Justice to day. His Honor held that habitual consorting witii reputed thieves and prostitutes must mean more than occasional companionship, hut need not he repeated associating with the same person or persons to establish repute. It would he sufficient if several persons in the community believed it* or if the police believed it, and acted on their knowledge, and the persons who associated with them knew of this repute among the police. As, however, the ease on appeal did not show that the Magistrate had found “ habitual ” consorting proved, the appeal would be allowed, without costs, The Acting-Premier will leave for Christchurch on Thursday night to he present at the send-off to the SouJi Island Battalion of the Tenth Contingent, and will go on to Dunedin, and possibly to Invercargill, on Monday, 1-Ie will make a policy speech at a banquet to be given at Mosgicl to Mr Carncross, M.H.R., on tiie 25th. Sir Joseph will then return to Wellington, and go on to Nelson and Westport, CHRISTCHURCI-I, last) night. A burglar broke into Captain Hobday’s residence whilst he was away at the Tenth Contingent camp, and stole a considerable quantity of jewellery, cutlery, and other valuable articles. A ydeque was also taken from Captain Hobday’s cheque book. lie filled in and uttered to an Assyrian in payment for a watch and chain a cheque drawn for £5 15s. On being presented at the Bank of New .South Wales it was discovered to be a forgery. A young man arrested yesterday afternoon had in his possession a portion of the stolen property- Accused was brought before the Court this morning. In the Compensation Court the attorneys of Mrs Sarah Jane Simeon sought payment of £IBOO by the City Council, being compensation for lan Is taken for the construction of the central yards of the Corporation. The Court gave an award of £1573 to claimant. William Wells, ex-Town Clerk at Woolston, pleaded guilty at the Magistrate’s Court this morning' to cue theft of £7l ,8s -Id from the Woolstan Council, between September 21st, 1000, and January 23rd, 1002. He was committed for sentence, bail being allowed ip two sureties of £75, and his own recognisance of £75. OAMARU, last night. The Rev. Josiah Ward, Wesleyan Minister, who is leaving for South Dunedin, was farewelled at- a social last night and presented witii a purse of sovereigns, HOKITIKA, last night. It is announced that Mr James Holmes, of this town, has been called to the Upper House, vice Mr J. Bonar, deceased.