LATE NEW ZEALAND

Gisborne Times, Volume VIII, Issue 557, 29 October 1902, Page 2

LATE NEW ZEALAND

By Telegraph—Press Association— DUNEDIN, last uigiio. The directors of the National insurance Company report having soul the nnaliolleu shares 01 the company (Hiring me year Just Closed, aim increased ilie eai-iial 10 Liu,non, and tne resene 10 .Lruu.uuu. j iley recommend the payment oi me usual divmciiu ami to carry lorward about, the same amount as fast year. iur D. n a-ware candidate for flic Uliulia, addressed the electors at Chilton last eieiinig, speaking m support oi aud ucicnuiiig the Gommneni policy. He. received a vote oi Uiaiins, not asking lor one of confidence. WELLINGTON, last night. The Newtown Literal and Labor Federation has decided to support, Mr Burlier lor the Newtown seat.

CPmISTCHUKUH, last night-. The Diocesan .Synod concluded its sessions to-day. A motion was tarried, requesting the Bishop to communicate with Churchmen in New Zealand and Australia, to see if arrangements can be made for a Church Congress to he held at a convenient date. The results of the enquiries are to he c’ommiil’dated to the .Synod at the next session, it was decided to form a Diocesan Prayer Union. A somewhat peculiar case came before the .Magistrate at Lyttelton todav. when George Dimond was charged oa" the information of the Registrar of Electors, with having witnessed claims for enrolment by John McPherson and Matthew Rennie, without having seen the signatures written. McPherson and Rennie both swore mat they had not signed any claim. . Ihe former had bc-en live days m Lyttelton having come from Bruce County, and the latter had arrived by the Mercedes from China. Deiendaiit and the nai man at the Mure Hotel swore that McPherson and Rennie came to me hotel, and seeing a notice about entol m the bar signed the claim which DisrtrrSi Don of the signatures, was sat.siied that they were identical, and that there was no case againsu Dimond. The" Registrar then withdrew the ch'U'"<- against Dimond. and proceeded 1 ms t .McPherson and Rennie for liavjjf,r jpade a false declaration. He did not press for a. heavy penalty, as the tiling had been done in a public-house, i men might have been under s .ha influence of liquor. The Bench in- 1 iicted a line oi live shilliiLjs, with ihe j

alternative of twenty-four hours’ imprisonment.

Thames, last night,

Regarding tho deadlock re the site of the memorial to troopers who fell in South Africa, a deputation waited oil the Hon. Mr McGowan to endeavor to alter the decision re vetoing the site chosen in front of t e Government buildings. The Minister declined to alter the decision, but offered other sites which the committee deemed unsuitable. Subscribers are to be called together to consider tho position.

A child died suddenly at Wharekawa, near Thames. As there was no doctor in attendance, an inquest was held. The evidence showed that death was due to natural causes, and a verdict was re turned accordingly. The father walked 20 miles over rough country to secure medicine.

In accordanc with a decision arrived at at a public meeting to improve the condi tion of tho mining industry at the Thames, it is proposed, with the Government sub sidy, to raise 85000 to test the deep levols. This means boriug to 2000 feet. Dunedin, last night.

The Arbitration Court was engaged to day for the most part hearing cases brought by the Carters’ Union. A woman who charged a carter 20s per week for board was ordered to pay tho Union £2 2s. In another case firm was fined Is for a technical breach of tho award. The question of whether the man had been engaged iu light or heavy work had been referred to tho Chairman of the Conciliation Board, and his decision was in favor of the Union. Decision was deferred iu a somowliat similar case. A suburban carter was fined 10s for employing a casual hand at less than wages iu tho award. In tho caso of the trauicar driver who was hurt by ono of the horses standing on his foot, causing him to wrench his kneo in trying to pull it away, tho Court ordored tho City Corporation to pay the man his wagos from Juno 10th until his condition ceased to justify the payment. At the annual meeting of tho Amateur Athletic Club a motion was carried by 9 to S instructing the delegate to the New Zealand Association to do all in his powor to furthor the establishment of tho local centre system.

Alexander Marshall,candidate for Taiori, addressed a largely attended meeting at Mosgiel to-night. He announced himself as a strong Government supporter, and defended their financial policy. Ho received a voto of thanks, not desiring confidence until tho election went to tho ballot-box.