NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1388, 24 February 1905, Page 1

NEW ZEALAND.

(Per Press Association.)

WANGANUI, last night. A t the Supremo Court Warden was admitted to, 12 months’ probation for theft. Thp jury disagreed a second time in the case against Bones for theft-, , [AJ third trial was ordered. John McCracken was fount! guilty of receiving stolen goods and sentence was deferred, ,ThQ Court sat until 11 p.m. lu the Supreme Court this morning the divorce case William Parker, v, Toia Parker (respondent) and E. Barnes (co-respondent), is proceeding. It is the husband's petition ‘on the ground of adultery. Ho claims, £SOOO damages.

.TIMA.RU, last night. The remains of a man have been found at Fgur Peaks station, north-' Must of Geraldine* supposed to. be those of Richard O’Neili, who left •his home near Geraldine 11 months ago and has not been seen since.

. Mr W. S. Maslin was yesterday elected Mayor of the newly-cohsti-tifted borough of Geraldine,

INVERCARGILL', last night. ■The Invercargill regatta yesterday ,was threatened with heavy weather,' but the wind abated after a couple of hours, aid the water was, perfect. There was strong competition in the rowing events. The Otago Rowing Club’s crews won the maiden and youths’' routs, and the Invercargill Rowing .Club everything el'se. AUCKLAND, last night. , The Mayor of Auckland (the EBon: Me Mitolieison) met the members of the City Council at their request in connection with the Mayoralty-. Several Councillors having spoken, expressing a strong hope that the Mayor should reconsider bis decision Rot tfiqj accept renomination, Mr Mitchelson said if he could have felt sure the same Council' would be returned at next elections he might have held office, but in the uncertainty of the ;ballot he could not risk it. He appealed! to them to choose their Mayor out of their own members, for, they were all familiar and in sympathy with the works now in progress, and the contemplated policy of ff. shunt which had kept Auckland back was not possible now, •that the works' bad, "beeni started,, and be hoped they would ally be pushed through to a satisfactory conclusion. The Councillors,' regretted his , decision,, and Dr, ■ Siharmau said be hoped it was n,ot absolutely; final .