NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume VIII, Issue 534, 30 September 1902, Page 1

NEW ZEALAND.

(Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND, last night. Ten tenders for the Maori Girls' School were received, and that of Mr John Davis, £2lßl, was accepted. The work begins immediately. NAPIER, last night. Sydney Smith, aged about -15 years, died at the hospital yesterday, as the result; of severe burns. Deceased was found lying dn a! bed lin his wharc ’ijn an unconscious state, his head and face being badly burned. As the outcome of the death recently of Carl Hoffman, a prohibited person. four charges of alleged breaches of the licensing law are,(being heard to-day against ,J. McGlone, licensee of the Shamrock Hotel. WAIPAWA, last night. A large number of Maoris are arriving to take part in a tangi over the late chief Renata Ropiha. PALMERSTON N., last night. The licensee of the Family Hotel was charged at the S.M. Court to-day with selling and exposing liquor for sale on Sunday. Both charges were dismissed, the S.M. stating that while there was a strong suspicion the evidence for the prosecution was not reliable HAWERA, last night. A few days ago an old man named Leys was found in an unconscious state in the bush near Opunake. He was taken to Opunake, where lie was medically attended, but news received this morning states lie is dead. A fire occurred late last right in a house occupied by Riclulale Baker, ami four children alone in the place had a narrow escape. The eldest aged 'll, wais awakened by the baby crying, and gave the alarm. Constable Rdan got into the building, and -rescued three children, while the fourth, an infant, was got out by another person. Had the alarm been delayed five minutes, there would have been a tragedy to report. At a meeting of the local branch of the Farmers’ Union the questions proposed to he submitted to tließ candidates for Parliamentary donors were considered and adopted, and instructions were given to the delegate -to the conference of delegates from branches to be held here on Thursday next. NEW PLYMOUTH, last night. In the Police Court this, morning a vouth named Harry Richards was fined -It's and costs, 81s, for shooting a white tui. The bird is now in the Wellington Museum.

WANGANUI, last night. • In the Supreme Court Andrew Matthewson was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment for the theft of £2 7s fid, the money of his employer The Crown Prosecutor stated that since the charge was laid other defalcations, amounting to 41300, had been discovered. MASTERTON, last night. The mortality among lambs is reported to he phenomenally heavy, in consequence of the recent severe weather feed is scarce everywhere. WELLINGTON, last night-: At the conclusion of Mr Riordan's address at Kariot on Friday a resolution was carried, asking him to stand down for an accredited Government candidate. Mr Riordan replied that if the Government were foisting a candidate on the electors, he would sacrifice himself to affirm the principle of manhood suffrage. A deputation of carpenters and joiners waited on the Acting-Premier and requested that the Government should appoint an inspector to see that the awards of the Arbitration Court arc faithfully carried out, and to prosecute in the case of breaches. The onus o: seeing that the award is carried out should rest with the State, and not witli the trade unions. Sir Joseph Ward Ward promised that if the deputation would show that breaches were committed to the extent alleged an inspector would he appointed. .The deputation promised to supply the information. Considerable .quantities of produce continue to he sent from the colony to Australia. The Waihora on Sunday, took nearly 200 boxes of butter, 300 sacks- of potatoes, 2000 sacks of oats, several hundred sacks of wheat and barley, 50 cases of cheese, 56 carcases of pork, and 25 cases of poultry. CHRISTCHURCH, last night. At the meeting of the Trades and Labor Council on Saturday, it was decided to run three candihates at the general election. Mr F, C. Raphael has resigned the position of secretary to the County Cricket Association, as lie lias been appointed secretary lo the New Zealand Cricket Council. Rudolph Kelly, aged four, died in the hospital this morning, through burns caused by his night dress catching fire yesterday. DUNEDIN, last night. Jacob Graham, a farm laborer, has been found hanged in a hut on the north side of Mount Cargill. He is supposed to have been dead a week. Sir Gilbert Parker and Sir Conan Dovic sent appreciatory letters lo the Journalists’ Institution in reply to the latter’s resolution of congratulations. WESTPORT, last night. Mabel Ralph, aged live, died suddenly at Denniston through drinking a bottle of cough mixture. HOKITIKA', last night. Joseph Churches, a very old resident, formerly in business as a merchant and subsequently proprietor of the Empire Hotel, died late on Saturday night, after a long and lingering illness.

What has become, of those prominent and distinguished citizens who were tumbling over each other in their eagerness to give the Right Hon. Mr Seddon ten. twenty, and even fifty guinea subscriptions when he was on tiie eve of what appeared to be his final departure from the colony ? Mr Seddon is returning, so that if these aforesaid citizens were demonstrative when saying good-bye to him, they ought to be transported with joy at the prospect! of welcoming him back again. And yet. strangely enough, no preparations are being made by these prominent and distinguished citizens for a public reception. Can it be possible that their enthusiasm and generosity of three months ago was influenced” solely by the prospect of losing (Mr Seddon ?—(Observer.) The sextoness of the village church of Wick, near Bristol, is a widow who lias just celebrated her 100th birthday She 'had been sextoness for over hali a century, but the duties are now performed by deputy.