NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume VIII, Issue 706, 30 December 1902, Page 1

NEW ZEALAND.

(Per Press Association^ STRATFORD, last right Mr James Linn, of Toko, sends today hy Hie Devon from Wellington to file order of Major Burl lull, .Johannesburg, three yearling .Shorthorn hulls, one Jersey bull, four yearling heifers, two Lincoln nuns, one Romney ram—a first consignment from Taranaki. . On Christmas Eve at about 4 o’clock Mrs Gordge, aged 11, a farmer's wife, living in Stanley road, dropped dead in Wilson’s tea rooms, Broadway. Her baby six weeks old was in her arms. She was complaining of feeling faint, and suddenly fell forward. Doctors Carberry and Scott were immediately on the spot hut tlie woman was past, assistance. CHRISTCHURCH, last night, A large landslip occured at Whilecliffs, at the south end of tlie railway yard. Some two thousand or more tons came down from the face of the hill, derailing a wagon and totally destroying a small cottage, which was unoccupied at tlie time. DUNEDIN, last night.; Mrs Chapman, widow of the late Mr Justice Chapman, formerly altor-ncy-Generai of Victoria, died on Saturday, it being the twenty-first anniversary of her husband's death. The northern representatives at the chess tournament were entertained at a theatre party oil Saturday night hy the president of (he 01 ago Chess Club and on on Sunday the representatives and their friends were taken to On I ram. The principal winning owners at the Summer Meeting were :—A. Griffin C 1 SO, J. Tennant, £l7O, J. Jeffs £flso, E. Gates £lls, A Moss £l3O, J. B. Reid £lO5, and smaller sums bring the total up lo£l2l>o. INVERCARGILL, last night, John Ferguson, a farmer at Mcn/u----es Ferry, aged 75, was found dead in a paddock on Saturday of apoplexy. THAME'S, last night, The lion. Mr McGowan wired the Minister of Lands a lew days ago, strongly advising him to push along the opening of lands in the Thames, Waikato, ai d Kawliia districts. There was a strong, genuine feeling in favor of settlement in these parts. The following reply has been received from the Minister : “ Your telegram is to hand re opening more land in your district. Am giving instructions on the matter to place before the Cabinet.”-