NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume VIII, Issue 697, 17 December 1902, Page 1

NEW ZEALAND.

,(Per Press Association); WELLINGTON, last night. An old railway emplayee named Thomas Pay. had both his feet cut ou and both his arms mangled by a locomotive this morning, cleaning the points at Thoni'don station, and to avoid a cloud of dust, lie turned Ins back to it and shut his eyes-, not noticing a locomotive coming, which knocked him down and ran over him. IJis condition is critical. Harold 11, Ward, who pleaded guilty at Wanganui to six charges of theft, was sentenced by the Chiei Justice today to twelve months’ hard labor. A letter has been received by (lie Industries Department from the manager of the Transvaal Fresh Food and Dairy tiupply Company, stating that the first direct shipment of New Zealand butter has put flic best Australian brands in the background for .tenure and aroma. Owing to"complaints from Kurow the Health Department has decided to insist that no consumptive patients arc to be sent there without due uo.Uiiealion to the local health officers. In connection with the proposed establishment of a sanatorium in the youth Island for Uie treatment of consumptives, it is understood Unit a private residence and grounds in the neighborhood of Dunedin have been placed under offer, and are likely, to be purchased. Two heavy claims for compensation arc being heard in connection with a block acquired by the Government to extend the post office, Kir .Walter Duller claimed £lll,OOO for a small section and building at the corner of Grey and Feat hers ton streets and was awarded £0055, which, according to the calculation oi one of the witnesses would lie at the rate of nearly £200,000 per acre. Levin and Co. claimed £20,-100,'and were awarded £28,608. INVERCARGILL, last night. Word lias been received that a Winton settler, E. Edwards, and his son were drowned in the Oreti river. They were rabitting, and camped on an island. A Hood came down during the night, and wasiied their tent away. Tlieii Pollies have not- been recovered; Edwards leaves a large family. AUCKLAND, last night. News from Samoa states that the volcano at Savaii is gradually, dying oiu. Major Taylor, the famous American negro cyclist, is a passenger to Sydney. He says that the question of whether lie will race in New Zealand depends on details to be settled on arrival in Sydney. 'The Elingamite enquiry lias been adjourned to take flie evidence of Mr Wetherilt, still invalided at Rotorua, on commission on Friday. The Southern clothing manufacturers representing .Wellington, Dunedin, and Christchurch, applied to the Auckland arbitration Court for an extension of the southern industrial award to Auckland. Auckland linns raised the objection that the existence oi an industrial agreement here barred the jurisdiction” oi tlie southern representatives to dispute tiie legality oi the existing agreement. Further argument was adjourned for the emplovnient oi counsel. FEILDING, last night. " Arthur Tay, Thomas Kelly, and Richard Wickham, the latter an old offender. were committed to trial this morning, on a charge of robbery with violence. Wickham was sentenced to two montiis for stealing, hut was committed for trial for breaking away while in custody;