NEW ZEALAND

Gisborne Times, Volume VIII, Issue 582, 28 November 1902, Page 1

NEW ZEALAND

IPer Press Association.) AUCKLAND, last night. Obituary : W. Gunson, grain raerchant. Chairman of the Harbor Board. PALMERSTON N., last night. John Hutcheson, charged with violently assaulting and carnally knowing a girl 15 years of age, at Rougotea, in June last, was before the Court, to-day, and was remanded for a Week '' WELLINGTON, last night. The Department of Industries and Commerce have received the following • cable from the Agent-General Wool sales commenced. There is great competition and a large number of huvers. The Continent is buying crossbreds largely. An advance of one penny per lb has been established in all grades of crossbreds, aud a halfpenny per lb in fine merinos. NAPIER, last night, The Colonial Consignment Distributing Companv cable “ Frozen meat quotations : Canterbury mutton, 4ld. Napier, Wellington, and North Isiand 4i)d ; lamb, first quality sid, second si;d.” WAKAPUAKA, last night Beginning on December Bth,_ ttie Eastern Extension cables to New Zealand will be open continuously night and day. The rate from New Zealand to Great Britain will he the same as from Australia—viz., three shillings per word. NEW PLYMOUTH, last night. An inquest was held yesterday afternoon on the body of a child named Cyril 1-loskin, aged seven, who died iprevious night- of burns, sustained • trough a flannelette nightgown catchv: r (ire. A verdict of accidental death was returned. lIAWERA, last night. Tho weather is very boisterous, and th; Committee of the A. nd P. Association have decided to postpone the second dp- of the Show till Saturday The judging of poultry, (logs, emue horses, milch cows, home mciu.st.ies, and pigs will l>e gone on witli* to-da>. DUNEDIN, last night Sydney James Wynn, charged with fremienting Princes street tor the purpose of betting, was fined 41, the maximum penalty under the City b>elaWS - WELLINGTON, last night. hi the Supreme Court Ralph Gihl,o;is. for the theft of a watch and-JJ pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment.

,'lfco experience of the people on Uii Lin, Canute's rafts and in the trap hoa'- should compel shipowners t niovidc water-tight lockers lor pre vi-Inns and water, incapable of Lem detached, for every boat or ran A candidate, who is not a 1 ro.nb tionist, was asked in the North other night. •• What is your opinion o the' Liquor question? and replie. “ There is some of it. not so good c it ought to he. A cabman refused to enter into a encaccmcnt with a well-known c.tizc of" Wellington the. other (lay to -a l his family for a Sunday drive. H citizen never dreamed lor a momei that the cahhy was the husband ui «i laundtess to whom lie owed a rathi big sum. The Dunedin Star believes that th' Dunedin people refuse millionai: Carnegie's oner of SlO.fmO for a pu lie' library the opportunity of getth one may not occur ag in during t next 25 years. Dunedin's poverty It sever seemed so apparent before..