NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume X, Issue 932, 3 July 1903, Page 1

NEW ZEALAND.

(Per Association.) AUCKLAND, last nighty At a meeting of the Trades and Labor Council, Mr Arthur Rosser resigned his office as President. ' He said he felt that he no longer possessed the confidence of the majority —in view, of the resolution of the previous meeting, recommending another member (Mr I-lornung) for appointment to the Upper House. lie referred the Council to the recommendation of the Premier, who wrote that it was generally, held that the claims of those who had been in public life or had held public positions were paramount, hut the question was one about which a ‘great divergence of opinion existed, the Governor having the final approval in the matter.. Considering ?hc number of new men in the Legislative Council, the Government had no present intentions of giving an increase of the number of members.

NAPIER, last night. In the Court to-day, Percy Taylor was fined £lO or two months’ imprisonment for playing poker and dice at the Park racecourse, Francis Fitzpatrick was fined £2O or two months’ for laying totalisator odds. Edward Randall, with various aliases, was arrested, last night on a charge of concerted breaking and entering at Ongaonga post office 'and store, and stealing goods to the value of £SO. It is alleged accused stole a horse and cart and drove the goods to Te Aute station, where he consigned them to Napier, and on his arrival here he removed them to lodgings, where the police arrested 1111 TIMARU, last night. For the Band Contest to be held here in October next, twelve entries have been received : Oamaru, Kaikorai. Dunedin Navals, North Ekst "Valley, Waimate, Canterbury Engineers, Woolston, Christchurch Elite, Lyttelton Marine, Wanganui, Nelson, Timaru. The entries close to-night. DUNEDIN, last night.

At the City Court, Mario Majeroni was fined forty shillings and costs for disposing of a bicycle at the Princess Theatre.