NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1398, 8 March 1905, Page 4

NEW ZEALAND.

(Per Presa Association.) Auckland, last night.

The Fromior, responding to a requisition, will address a public meeting in Auckland on Tuesday next. The following telegram has been forwarded to tbo Fedoral Premier by Mr Seddjn : *• In the face of your telegram that a test wire applied to tho two Maoris, the allegation that thia was not done is withdrawn, the explanation being probably that the Maoris did not understand what was demanded of them. Your decision to refrain from putting a test in future to Maoris is a happy ending to a perplexing situation. On behalf of both races of this colony we teoder you and tho Commonwealth for your sense of justice to a noble race onr warmest thanks. I assure you that while the Maoris (are deeply grateful for being placed on a level with their pakeha brethren, they will not trench on your polioy of white Australia or violate the labor conditions, which they must appreciate.

' ksw Plymouth, last night., In the Supreme Court, Judge Edwards oomplimentea the distriot on the lightness of the calendar, there being .only three charges Bgainst four persons. True Bills were returned iu the case of Pefferd and Munro, breaking and entering ; Syms Wilson, house-broakiDg ; and Frank Smith, ehoepstoaiing, Pefferd and Munro pleaded guilty, and were sentenced to two years’ imprisonment.

Napier, last night. An old resident of Port Ahuriri, Mr J. W. Seymour, died os the result of poisoning, supposed to be self-administered. He went into his workshop and drank some spirits of salt, and went to bed,, telling his wife to send his son to him. Deceased told the boy he was dying. Medical aid was summoned, but without avail. The hearing .of the case in .which Edward Masters, rabbiter, was charged with attempting to murder his wife at Hastings on February (6, and with attempting suicide, was concluded to-day, accused being committed to trial. The evidence of Mrs Masters went to show that she and accused had lived unhappily together, and had' separated. Accused on the day in question met hen and asked for Some papers which she was proceeding home to get. When Masters made overtures for reconciliation, she asked him to give dip drink, and take put a prohibition order, but he refused, and immediately took out a revolver, exclaiming, ••• .You have got to die !” and fired, wounding; her under the arm.

WELLINGTON, last night. At the Methodist Conference the Question of appointing a third man (married) to Wellington was postponed until alt applications by circuits for help have been discussed. It was resolved that Eketahuna be required to fulfil its obligations ; and that Waipawa be relieved of its obligation.

At the inquest on William Adder-' son. a retired builder, who shot himself yesterday, evidence was given that deceased . had been strange in his manner for years and of late had been afraid he would end his days in a lunatic asylum. The jury returned a verdict that deceased committed duicide whilst temporarily insane.