NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 890, 13 May 1903, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND.

Per Press Association, NAPIER, last night. There was a sharp shock of earth(Uake here at 2.511 yesterday. CHRISTCHURCH, last night, A meeting of the creditors of Dias le Silva, travelling jeweller, was to

have been held yesterday, hut, there was no quorum present. Tho bankrupt stated that lie bail been robbed of bis stock of diamond jewellery on

mini the Waikarc. The matter had een placed in the hands of the pol•c, but. (here was no trace of the lief. He had filed at the request

of his cereditors, wlm had paid Hie i,tiling fee, an offer of 2s lid in the ii being made by his brother. The jewellery in Ihe bag lost was worth £1073 wholesale value.

'l’lie criminal sessions were continued 10-day. Duncan MeLellan was round not guilty of carnally .knowing a girl between 12 and D> years of age, the jury holding that Ihc prisoner had reason lo believe that the girl was over 111 years old. A man named Bernard McKcruan was found guilty of arson, Sentence was deferred. ASHBURTON, last mgiu.Last night, the Ashburton Borough Council struck a rate of two shillings in the £. From ilie incorporation of the borough (ill now, the rate has only been one shilling,