LATE NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1367, 31 January 1905, Page 3

LATE NEW ZEALAND.

{Per- Press Association.) c Auckland, last night. c In the Auckland lawn tennis champion- j shins, the final for the men’s singles was , between D. Keith and E. D. Bice, with 2 sets All matches were stopped by rain. As Bice is leaviDg for the South, botb delayers were bracaeted as winners, the Tadics' ebampionship was woo by Mias D TOJy. , . The anniversary regaUa wa* held lodav. and was the most successful for many years past, both as regards attendance and 4 he number of entries. xbe IluddartJParker Co.’s steamer Victoria was the nagahio, and during the day her decks pre- , sehted a moat animated scene. Various yachting races, especially in the smaller classes, brought forth large fields, and the racing was keen, although the wind was flukey at times, shifting from south-east to north-east, and then south-west. There ■were over 100 yaohts concerned m the races, and the harbor, with these and others not racing, was a perfect picture, with such fine weather as prevailed. In the race for large class of yachts the Ariki (Logan Bros.’ latest build and owned by Mr C E Horton) boat the crack Bambow 1 after k fine race. An old cutter was blown .up in the harbor during the afternoon. I Christchurch, last night. t\ consignment of apples received to-day Sr, Oh -istchureh from Auckland was found hv the Government pomologist and ln-;Lof-or io be infected with eodlin moth, but as OUJy about five per cent were bad, the officials decided not to condemn the SbMe shipment. Instructions were given £ dlstroy “he affected part of the shipont and a warning was given by officials Prosecution would follow further breaches of the Orchards and Garden Pests Aot " Napier, last night. ! w J. McGrath, a Borough Councillor, barannounced his intention of contesting the Napier seat at the forthcoming elec-, tion He expresses himself as a supporter of the present Government, though differjnY from them on various points. _ la “ Dunedin, last night. Tbe insurances on the Woodbeugh fire n , a .—Mias Davidson’s bouses, £.230 each ? r _ -Nr orw ich Union : Anderson s furm*"re valued at £l3O, insured for £B9 in She Standard. Bawson estimates his loss i?o00 over the insurance of £1 on ihe buying and £9O on the furniture.

PRECOCIOUS YOUTHS AND! - 1 their LIQUOR. ,

(Per Press Association.) I NAPIER, last niglvt. JurtKintait was given, to-day nr four I <—scs in which p.nhUaans■ woic charg■T -iv-ltili listviiiHserved intoxicating iSto .yotjfcfs 18 y; n ° : /Js a %i'. e Magistrate expressed &S opi'JiA '■ * n i a lthough it was proved I youths were under the age pi vet section 40 only makes liable for supplying any periucensees under the age of Ik. , son apparent y • torc .„ecessary lor and it shoW that the I ,the pcosecution tpJ*°^ ovcr Uie youths ™ r c ap.P hald n y ot been (lone, •of 18, anil -other haJiti, h'acl .The defence, cal morl w - no have galled two i aK es, and they experience were apparentconsidered the iherc _ jy over lo* t fore 'dismissed.

BALE BY MORTGAGEE. SALE POSTPONED, at request of Mortgagor, until FEBRUARY 6*.b, 1905. JOHN WILLSON BRIGHT, Instructed by tho Registrar of the Supreme Court, at Gisborne, acting under the provisions of ‘’The Land Transfer Act, 1885,” and on the application of tne Mortgagee, will within the Wool Stores of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agenoy Company, Limited, situate at Gladstone Road, Gisborne, on MONDAY, tho 6th day of February, 1905, at tho hour of 12 o’clook noon, Bell by Publio Auction— ALL THAT PIECE OF LAND, containing two roods, being Section 61 of Block C, Whataupoko, No. 6 subdivisions with Dwelling-house, etc., thereon, as comprised in Certificate of Title, Yol. 27, Folio 279, Gisborne Registry. Farther information may be obtained "on . application to William Sievwright, Solicitor ' for the Mortgagee, at whose office, Gladstone 3 Road, Gisborne, the Particulars and Condir tions of Sale may be inspected. Dated at Gisborne this 22nd day of November, 1904.

W. A. BARTON, Registrar of the Supreme Court.