LATE NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 895, 19 May 1903, Page 3

LATE NEW ZEALAND.

Gy Telegraph —Press Association. Timaru, last night. Tho iiconseo of the Club Hotel was usecuted under the Public Health Act.

Lie Wily lined £2 for putting a scarlet fever patient into a cab without warning tho driver, and ill for failing to notify the local authority of a case in the hotel. He also was convicted of failing to notify the health officer, of letting a room to a person without notice that it had been recently occupied by a scarlet fever patient, and that tho person caught tho disease. The patient was lined at Dunedin for travelling by train whilst sick. Dunedin, last night. At a meeting of tho Council of Churches a motion was passed expressing satisfaction at what had been done by the .Bible in Schools Conference in Wellington, and hoping that tho Premier would fulfil his promise to introduce tho Referendum Bill next session. An amendment disagreeing with proposed “ ethical ” teaching as too vague was rejected. Resolutions were carried doploriug the granting of packet licenses on tho Wanganui River, in doliance of the protest of Natives ; that a petition bo drawn up praying for the abolition of bottlo licenses ; that the Education Board be urged to adopt a temperance next hook. The T'apanui District High School Committee has closed the school as a protest against tho Education Board appointing an assistant-mistress without tho consent of the committee. The Fortifications Railway Company’s property, including 565 G acres of land, mines, railway, machinery, and plant, was submitted by auction to day, and sold for jG«SOO to an agent, whoso principals were not disclosed. The whole property represented £40,000 to tho company and district. Christchurch, last night. The City Council tiiis evening decided to allow the Mayor of Greater Christchurch £4OO a year. Mr H. R. Smith, town clerk of tho old City Council, was appointed town clerk of Greater Christchurch at a salary of .£6OO, and Mr A. Dobson, former city surveyor, to a similar position at £SOO. Tho late town clerk at Lin wood was appointed accountant to the new council, [nit the town clerks of tho old boroughs of Sydenham and St. Albans were not included iu the list of officers. A proposal has been made that the old Borough Council Chambers in tho wards should be turned into public libraries. Hamilton, last night. Tho Premier’s speech here was much on tho sumo lines as his recent speeches. Referring to American supremacy in the ibicilie as foreshadowed by President Roosevelt, ho said that Britain must bo . the dominant power. Tho school curriculum, he said, should be reviewed. More inspectors of asylums wore required and a system of classification introduced, while the industrial schools system also needed alteration. The colonists could congratulate themselves that such a state of affairs as recently existed in Victoria could not obtain n: tiiis colony. Over ton million acres of land were available for settlement. He denied that Government were apathetic in regard to dairying matters. Nelson, last night. James Binnforth, a laborer, aged 62, was found dead in his bed this morning. At ihe inquest ft verdict of death from natural causes was returned. The Art Exhibition opened at buter Gallery. Many colonial artists are represented here. There arc some excellent exhibitions, and tho attendance so far is large. _ l’iiltncvston North, lasu night. ] His Excellency the Governor will open the Winter Show and Hairy Conference, to he held under tho auspices of the Manawatu A. and 1\ Association on July INVERCARGILL, iasl night. Al the Police four!. George Henry Rodgers, who lias several times been in gaol, was sentenced to twelve months for vagrancy. The Sawmill Workers’ L.nion jhas pu.-sed a resolution urging the Government io acquire the Hank of New /.calami and run il as a Slate institution.