NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1360, 23 January 1905, Page 1

NEW ZEALAND.

(Por Press Association.) Wl-lANCIARM. Saturday. 1 Al'tor tlie taking of tho voluminous f evidence extending over several days. f George McConnell was committed" to s (rial on a charge of forging an , agreement to divide a rarm, alleged to belong to Ids brother Robert. The j case was brought up by the latter. McConnell, sen., is, a well-known old i settler of Kaitara. WELLI'NCi VON. Saturday. I The Nautical Court which enquired I into the striking of the steadier Wai- I uni on tlio Tower Rocks, off D’Ur- I Glle’s Island, has ecus,hired Captain I Hlull for not -slowing down when (lie. chief officer rep,ortd (hat the weather I was - Ihick. His certificate was re.- I turned, but he was ordered to pay I costs of tho entfuiry. The chief of- I fieer was held to be in no way' to I blame for the accident arid his cert i- I Scale was returned. I PALMERSTON N., Saturday. J Joint Archibald and Hamilton Sin- j clair. former employees of the Uni- I ted Farmers’ Co-operative Assooia- I lion,, who woro 'before the Court, in I the early part of the week on I charges of alleged theft of moneys I belonging to the Association, worel arrested this morning on further I j charges of theft of moneys tot-all- I ing £2l and £65 rospcctively. They I < were remanded until next weok. bail I \ being allowed. The prosent ale god i) thefts represent two months opera- c lions Oih tl 10 cash register. A 1 further I ( charge is pending. [ DUNEDIN. Saturday. C By a fire on board the s.s. Bute- I h shire at Capetown about I2U tons j 1 of electrical apparatus, shipped at I I-liome to the order of tho Waipori I Company, was damaged, and is like-I Iv to become a total loss. The I F "damaged plant was fully insured.