LATE NEW ZEALAND NEWS

Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 410, 8 May 1902, Page 2

LATE NEW ZEALAND NEWS

A SERIOUS CASE. FOOLISH JURYMEN. By Tolegraph—Press Association, Auckland, last night. A Negro named Joseph Andrew, was convicted at the Supreme Court to-day of committing brutal rape on an elderly widow with whom he boarded. He was sentenced to ten years’ hard labor, and ordered to be twice flogged with twentyfive lashes of the “ cat.” The jury recommended the prisoner to mercy, but His Honor said he could not understand what they could be thinking about. It was one of the worst cases of. the kind he had ever heard. CRICKET GUARANTEE.

The Management Committee of tho Auckland Cricket Association has decided that subject to the terms of the financial sub-committeo set up by the Council being satisfactory, they anticipated that the guarantee of £250 for the visit of an English team would be forthcoming.

A SUICIDE. Christchurch, last night,

A man named David Holland, aged 35 years, a native of ToDga, shot himself through the heart with a shot gun at Waikuku this afternoon. 'He had been brooding over a brawl at a Maori pah on Saturday.

HONORARIUAI TO NAPIER MAYOR Napier, last night. At the meeting of the Borough Council this evening the sum of £2OO was voted as an honorarium to the retiring Alayor, Mr J. C. AlcVay. The Council also expressed their high sense of the ability the Alayor had shown in looking after the interests of the borough, and in the promotion of various public works necessary for the welfare and improvement of the town. NATIONAL COUNCIL OF WOMEN. The National Council of the Women of New Zealand continued their meeting today, when the duty of ,the State to neglected and destitute children was discussed, the subject being opened by Aliss Henderson, 8.A., Christchurch. In the evening a.well-written paper on "Culture” was read by Mrs Wells, Christchurch. ROAD WORKS.

Wellington, last night.

At present the Roads Department has about 700 men at work in various parts of the colony, and the Departmental votes which are being expended by local authorities are giving employment to probably a larger number. At this time last year considerably more men were engaged in similar works.

HEAVY DEPARTURE LIST. During Alarch the arrivals in the colony numbered 1946, and the departures 3712. In Alarch of 1891 the arrivals were 1585, and the departures 2144.