LATE NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1387, 23 February 1905, Page 3

LATE NEW ZEALAND.

(Per Press Association.) Wellington, Ibbl night. During January 4277 persons Arrived in the colony and 1? 59 departed, figures for January, 1904, were 3353 and 1588 respectively. Admiral Fanahawo and officers ot tne squadron were welcomed at the Town Hall to-day by the City Council. Danadin, last night. Humphreys Swinery, aged 66, died suddenly at Murdooh and Findley’s timber yards to day. He was spoken to about 8,30 p.m., when he appeared to be well. Halt an hour otter he was found lying 'dead alongside the sow be had been sharpening. A doctor pronounced death to be duo to heart disease. x J S. Jordan, manager ot the New Zealand Coal and Oil Company’s mins at Kaitangata, died suddenly to day. I» was reported to him that .a fire had broken out in the Castle Hill mine, which was not an uncommon occurrence. He went down with the men to take the necessary steps to cope with the fire. While the udder ground manager wont to get the appliances and answer gang of men, Mr Jordan fell end-died soon altarwards. He had beep id poor health of late, and at present it is not known whether the fumes from the fire affected him, or whether the excitement caused heart trouble. The latest news is that the fire in the mine was well in hand. Jordan, who was a married man, aged about 45 years, only came to the colony a few years ago. Thames, last night. A dwelling at Parin', near Thames, was dnstroved by fire, also the contents. It was and occupied by Ernest Graham. The occupants hid a n«oti escape, only escaping with difficulty n Tiinht attire. The insurance was £loo m fho Guardian office. There was none on •ibo contents. The loss is consffierablo. Christchurch, la9t night. At- the Supremo Court to-day John Stewart, farm manager, was granted a divorce from Amelia Stewart on the grounds of misconduct with William Heath Boad Board applied for an iniunction against George Doycll to restrain him from keeping an opoo dram runnin'’ across the towing path reserve alongside tbo river Hoathcoto at Sydenham The defence sot up was that the towing path had boon fenced by the owners of adjoining property and was in nao by them for over 80 years. Mr Justbse DennistOD hold that a towing path could not be dealt with by the Crown, in which it is vestod, as it was property sot nsido as a public thoroughfate, and dodi cation could be altored only by legislation. ’ Defendant therefore bad no claim to right : by use. The injunction was granted, -.'with nominal damages. ; ■ Auckland, last night. The stallion Hotchkiss died at Wellington Park to-day. 11l was insured for £2OOO. - . -Invercargill, last night, V '-"" The inquest’on Miss Catherine faellem > aged 21, whs diod under chloroform for V . the extractica of teeth yesterday, showed v'iS'fchat death* was duo to eyncope ? doctor the girl was of good P*’? J \ov lungs troubl £ Sdow said that he had sj pordmgly- S o X W m Several hundred iLtrih.” «. a»«. ..now