NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume X, Issue 1050, 18 November 1903, Page 1

NEW ZEALAND.

QUESTION AS TO MORTGAGEES.

VICTORY FOR BANK

(Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, last night

In the action Hamilton v. Bank of New Zealand and others, a claim in connection with the Mangatoro estate, Hawke’s Bay, the Chief Justice to-day gave judgment lor defendants. Leave to appeal was given.

AUCKLAND, last night. During the four weeks ending November 7th, the Waihi Gold Mining Company treated 19,231 tons of ore for bullion valued at £50,645. WELLINGTON, last night. The Inspector of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has caused some little commotion by reporting- adversely on tlic method of slaughtering animals for the Jewish community, lie considered it cruel and inhuman, compared (With the pitliing method, which rendered bullocks unconscious at once. Rabbi Van Stavern defended the Jewish system of cutting the animals’ throats, which drained the blood at once from the body, whereas pithing did not. There was no more cruelty than was necessarily involved in taking the life of any animal, and the same practice existed all over the world. CHRISTCHURCH, last night. .The criminal sessions of the Supreme Court continued this morning. Charles and Alice I-lankins admitted -an indictment of wilfully neglecting their child at Opawa on August sth. The child had been put in an outhouse, and suffered from cold, hut was not permanently injured. Accused had already been three months in gaol, awaiting trial. They were sentenced to an additional three months’ imprisonment. Thomas Williams, a recent arrival from Australia, was sentenced to six months in the Supreme Court this morning on a charge of receiving a stolen overcoat. Mr I-laselden, S.M., dismissed the information against the D.1.C., brought under the city bye-laws, for creating an obstruction of traffic by ,a special window advertisement—a hoax which imitated a window broken by a brick. In doing so, he said if he convicted in the present case it would be impossible to draw the line, although the D.I.'C. were exhibiting questionable taste. DUNEDIN, last night.

It is reported that the sale of the s.s. Upolu lias been effected, to replace the s.s. Ovalau. The Synod debated the entire forenoon an overture re church union /without coming to a decision. • INVERCARGILL, last night.

Mary Ann Shaw, an old age pensioner, was convicted of making a false declaration. Mr McCarthy said lie would not inflict imprisonment but would order her to come up for sentence when called upon,;