NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 717, 13 January 1903, Page 1

NEW ZEALAND.

(Per Press Association). AUCKLAND last uw.bl. I ll,; Tairua Broken Hills’ return is £3706 from 850 lons of ore. lIAWERA, iast night. Alexander Peebles was run over by a dray, lie had to have his leg amputated. and succumbed. At the in<iuest a verdict that death was accidental was returned. WELLINGTON, last niglif.

In addition lo dispensing with the services of defence officers already mentioned, the Government propose a variety of small economies, including the abolition of sixpence per diem extra (o the men on the defence steamers, who have been drawing on account of extra work, and sixpence per hour paid to senior officers for instruct ion given at night. It is understood that certain house allowances drawn by officers will he altered or abolished, officers will not be allowed body servants from the permanent artillery or torpedo corps. CHRISTCHURCH, last night.

The death of Captain Galbraith, head pilot at Lyttelton, occurred yesterday afternoon. Deceased was widely known and greatly respected. ASHBURTON, last night

Information- was received this morning that the homestead on the Chatmoss estate.was totally destroyed by fire last evening. The manager, Mr Coward, and family were at church at the time, the only persons- on the premises being two servants, one of whom ran and informed tho manager of the occurrence. The homestead belongs to Rhodes' trustees. Some of the furniture was saved, also a valuable piano. The cause of the fire is unknown.

TIMARU, last night. Whilst at work on Saturday afternoon, a tailoress in the employ of Messrs Ballantyne was struck by a flash of lightning, which paralysed her right arm and smashed the window of the room in which she was working.

DUNEDIN, last night.

Mr Bulleii, of Kaikoura, has donated one hundred guineas to the University debt extinction fund. PALMERSTON N., last night.

At the S.M. Court this morning, B. Smith, S. Doyle, E. Findlay, W. Murdoch and C. Turner were charged with playing “ two-up,:’ and were fined £5 each, in default 14 days. Several informations of a similar nature have vet to be heard.