NEW ZEALAND

Gisborne Times, Volume VIII, Issue 548, 18 October 1902, Page 1

NEW ZEALAND

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(Per Press Association). WOODVILLE, last night. Tlic man found hanged- on a tree in tho Domain lias been identified as one named lians Peter Rawl'inson. He leaves a wife and several children. LIGHT AT WAIPAWA. WAIPAWA, last night. An extraordinary vivid display of lightning took place last night, lasting over an hour and a half. A SEDDON OPPONENT. WOODVILLE, last night. Mr .Samuel Bolton opened the campaign for Pahiatua seat last night, lie declared himself opposed to Mr Geddon and Neddonism in all its ways. A vote of thanks was recorded. THE DAMAGED KETCH. WANGANUI, last night. ■ Captain Bendall inspected the keteii Lizzie Taylor yesterday .She will lie temporarily repaired and sent, to Wellington. fahe has been strained slightly, and will need recaulking and recoppering. Her cargo was sold at auction this morning. It was very slightly damaged, and realised nearly wholesale rates. APPEAL COURT. WELLINGTON, l.vt night. The Appeal Court was occupied today with tlic case of Knight v. Matson and Co., a Christchurch case. Appellant is a farmer and grazier, and the respondents auctioneers. The latter sold cattle on behalf of one Gallagher, whom they financed and applied tho proceeds to meet the advances they had made to him. Knight claimed tiie cattle were his, and Gallagner was only authorised to sell them on his behalf, though in his own name and this Gallagher said lie did. Judge DeiuiisLon held that Gallagher was in the position of a mercantile agent., and. respondents were entitled to deduct all advances they had made to him. Appellant now claims that he is entitled to the wnole of the proceelis. A DENIAL. The organising secretary of the Liberal and Labor Federat ion denies that any candidates have yet been selected by the Federation. lie states- that no selection will lie made until tho return of the Premier. AN INTERESTING POINT., The Stipendiary Magistrate was octupieil to-day in hearing an action brought by the licensee of the Wellington Hotel against the licensee of tlic Hotel Cecil, The point involved is whether a hotel-keeper, on extending his premises, lias a right, to have a bar in an additional part of the ■building. in the present case the bar of this kind in the Hold Cecil is likoly to compete with the Wellington Hotel, hence the action. FISHERMEN SAFE. BLENHEIM, last night. All doubt as to tlic safety of the fishing steamer Paiaka lias lieen set) au rest. A passenger by the Penguin, which arrived at Picton on Wednesday is said to have stated that during tho passage from Nelson that /steamer was hailed by the-Paiaka o!T D’Urville Island, and took off from the small vessel a load of fish for tho Wellington market. A GRUESOME FREIGHT. WESTPORT, last night. The steamer Ventnoor, now here loading coal for the China naval station, •is being fitted uj) to carry the bodies of Chinese from Wellington to Hongkong. A FIRE. OAMAKU, last night. A five-roomed house at Ardgowali, owned by J, G. Wright, was burned down last night. The insurances on tlic building are .CIOH, and on the furniture Liu, both in the Imperial. No one was in the house, and tlic origin of the fire is a mystery. BURGLARS ARRESTED. Two meu, named Idle and Dunstou, have been arrested for burglary at the Hampden railway station. They have admitted their guilt, and undertaken to show the police where the money is planted. POLITICAL. DUNEDIN, last night, Mr Gilkinson, speaking at Lawrence, declared himself an opponent of the Ministry, and prepared to give his vote against party government. lie denounced the Government lavish expenditure, particularly on the Coronation Contingent, He characterised as despicable the Ministerial treatment ot the Savings Bank and Government Insurance Department. He condemned tiie co-operative system, supported the freehold, and favored moderate borrowing. While not objecting to the referendum on Bible in Schools, he thought, it unnecessary to interfere with the existing order of things. Bare majorities should not rule in religious matters. He received a vote of confidence.

Mr Question is definitely out for Clutha in the Ministerial interest. THE ACTING-PREMIER.

The High School Board of Governors waited on the Acting-Premier this morning, respecting certain leases of reserves, concerning which legislation was introduced into tiie House last session, but not passed. Sir Joseph promised to bring the matter before Parliament, and tiie measure would have passed but for Die obstruction of some members.

At 1 p.m., in the presence of a great crowd, .Sir Joseph Ward formally, opened the new railway station.