NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 428, 29 May 1902, Page 1

NEW ZEALAND.

(Per Press Association.') AUCKLAND, last right. Nearly all the Auckland churches passed resolutions against the granting of a license at Pipiriki, Wanganui. The Hon. Mr Carroll had a very successful meeting of the natives at Tekutu. Leading men of the King Country Maoris unreservedly placed their lands in the Minister’s hands to be dealt with under the new law. Mr Carroll returns to Auckland this afternoon. NAPIER, last night. Anastasia, a Filipino, arrested at Gisborne was committed to trial on a charge of committing perjury in the evidence given by him in the recent Supreme Court trial fr>r horse stealing. W AIPAWA, last night, At a meeting of subscribers to the peace demonstration last night it was resolved to devote the funds in hand to the Coronation festivities.

WANGANUI, last night. In the Supreme Court, John. Hughes was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment for, incest. His daughter was ordered to come up for sentence when called upon, the Chief Justice remarking that she was under the 'influence of her father. Peter Trainor was sentenced to six months’ for robbery from the person. George Amiabell was admitted to probation on four charges oi breaches of the Bankruptcy Act. Hailstones as big as pigeons' eggs fell early !his morning. The weather now seems right, after three weeks' almost incessant cain. WELLINGTON, last night. The ’Frisco mail that left Auckland in the Ventura on April 26 reached London on the night of the 25th inst. On the day of the Guatemala eruption (corresponding to our April 19th) the seismograph directed by Mr Hogben in Wellington, showed the most protracted disturbance recorded since it was set up, the tremors lasting two and a half hours. The alteration in the date of the departure of the San Francisco mail from Auckland from Saturdays to Fridays, beginning with the Ventura on June 27, is made in the hope that the mails will regularly connect with the fast steamer leaving New York on Saturday for Great Britain. Thirty-two stablemen from the Ang-lo-Canadian, who were before the Magistrate yesterday, have passed the education tests for immigrants and been paid off the ship. Most of them intend to settle in Wellington as fishermen. Several are carpenters and brass founders. There are seventeen others on board, whom the captain Will pay off if they can pass the tests. CHRISTCHURCH, last mgnt. The Hon. C. C. Bowen has heard definitely from the Royal Geographical Society that the Antarctic relief ship Morning is to sail from London about the end of June, so as to. reach Lyttelton in November, and will sail for the ice regions in December. Mr Justice Denniston reserved judgment in the case of Bremner v. Dunn, an appeal from the decision of Mr Keddell, S.M., who dismissed the case brought by the Waimate County Council charging Dunn with disobedience of an order under sub-section 2 of section" 135 of the Public Works Act of 1894, calling upon him to clear half the roadway obstructed by the growth of gorse.

DUNEDIN, last night. The defence in the Union Company’s cases is that the kerosene alleged, to have been stolen was accounted for in the expenditure book, which was open to the Company’s inspector, and was not shown to be false, A SHEEP CASE. (Per Press Association).; CHRISTCHURCH, last "ight. Judgment was given by Judge Denniston in the appeal case, Dalgety and Co. and another v. R. Latter, a claim for damages for non-delivery of sheep bought in November, 1900. His Honor held that respondent had not given evidence of any actual damage recoverable at law, but awarded him nominal damages of 40s, or, if he preferred, to be non-suited with costs.