NEW ZEALAND

Gisborne Times, Volume VIII, Issue 562, 4 November 1902, Page 1

NEW ZEALAND

Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, last night. Burglars visited the .Junction Captain Cook and Rising .Sun Hotels in ilic suburbs on Saturday night. Krom (he (irst two, they decamped witliout plunder on being discovered. F.rom the Rising Sun they got money and jewellery valued at Li lt*. The’same niglil, a thief snatched a hand-bag containing Saturday’s takings at Salmon street butchery from Miss Salmon when she was proceeding along Symonds street in company with tier brother and Lieutenant College. .Salmon chased the thief over the cemetery wall, hut fell and injured himself. 1 lie thief escaped. College being crippled by a wound received in the war could not assist.

NAPIER, lash night. The political campaign so far a.s Hawkes’ Bay is concerned opened on Saturday night, when Air D. Whyte mentioned as a probable candidate for the llawke’s Bay seat, addressed the electors. He announced himself as a suphorter of the present Government, hut the greater part of his addres., consisted of an advocacy of a lightiinc railway from Hastings to Wairoa. He was accorded a vote of thanks. Obituary : Lucy Ann Close, wife of Mr John Close, a very old and greatly respected resident.

DANNEVIRLE, last night. Mr .James Lucies, Mayor of tvoodvilie, has definitely decided to contest Maipawa seat as an Independent Liberal, opposed to the present Administration.

MASTERTON, last night. At a meeting of the Mast ;i-on branch of the banners’ Union a ietter was read from the Commercial union Assurance Co., stating that when the Company tendered certain reduced rates it distinctly understood that Hie whole of the members’ business would go to the Commercial Union Company it was stated that the Company waited for a year in expectation of tnc fulfilment liy members of their part of the agreement, but without result, which was considered a breach of failo '1 lie President of the New Zealand banners’ Union, who forwarded Hie letter, stated that it was kiiow.l lor some time past that an agreement had been mane by the Company as to tatt'Sj and the letter was only to put them cm. r I he Union must now consider what can be done to' counteract a combination which amounts to monopoly. 'i ho matter would be fully dealt with at next meeting.’ A Masterton iirrn has received instructions to nil a large order ol stock suitable for freezing lor the .South African market. .Second-quality stock will lie taken," Fred James, who attempted suicide on Friday by cutting his throat, died in the Masterton Hospital this morning. MARTON, last night. Mr Stevens, tho present member for Manawatu, and a Government supporter, addressed tnc electors at Marlon on .Saturday. There was a large attendance, and- a vote of thanks was passed. WELLINGTON, last night. Mr D. McLaren, a City Councillor, announces himself as a candidate for the City af. the coming election, as a Liltcral. Tins year’s return of gold ‘from the colony promises to be tiie largest lor 25 or 36 years. The total for the past ten months is an increase oi •1V,3 10 ounces on that lor the corresponding period of last year, The amount, exported last month was ,15,60 a ounces, of the value of £171,630, as compared with 46,17-1 ounces, valued at £155,036, in October last year 4

CHRISTCHURCH, last night. Scarlatina is very prevalent in Kangiora, fresh cases being reported daily. At present 116 children are absent from school.

The Acclimatisation Society has sustained a -severe loss, two kangaroos having been killed, and a third " being much worried by dogs. A verdict that deceased shot himscii whilst temporarily insane was returned at the enquiry into the death of George Mangin, of Templeton,

DUNEDIN, last night. Shortly before one o’clock this morning, a lire broke out in a ten-loomed dwelling in High street, occupied by Mrs Pearce, and used as a hoarding establishment. The (lames, which were assisted by a high wind, had a terrific hold, and soon spread to Walmsicy s I i-roomed house above, and Mrs Maxwell’s hoarding-house below, each of them being three-story buildings. The latterjyas gutted, and the other completely destroyed. Walmsicy was insured for £606, and estimates his loss at £ISOO additional. The furniture was uninsured. Pearce’s furniture .vas insured in the London and Lancashire for £360, and site estimates her ios.s at. £SOO above that amount. Mrs Maxwell was uninsured. .She estimates her loss at £250. Taylor, a hoarder, was insured in the Victoria office lor £125. Mrs Maxwell sold out last week, and a new tenant was to have taken possession this morning. INVERCARGILL, last nightIn tile proceedings against the Registrar of Electors at Invercargill, for wilfully neglecting to expunge names from the roll, the Magistrate, Mr McCarthy, inflicted a nominal penalty of one shilling and costs of Court. He said iie was of opinion that defendant had not afforded complainants that assistance and information which they were entitled to expect from a public officer. He accepted the Registrar s explanation that these obstructions were placed in iheir way because lie thought lie was justified by his reading of the law. but now that his duties had been laid down the Registrar would have to understand that obstructions put in tiie way of anyone whatever party lie migut belong to, would render himself liable to severe punishment.

According to Sir William TbiseltonDyer, the director of Kew Gardens, experiments at Chelsea during the recent fcg showed that in a week six tons of solid matter were deposited on a square mile. They included tarry hydro carbons highly injurious to animal and vegetable life.