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Gisborne Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1402, 13 March 1905, Page 1

[ In New Zealand, the fear of the hong* man’s rope has broken down resolute men on.the scaffold,.and the torror of death has wrung confession from them, which otherwise would not have boon forthcoming. To lessen the ponnlty for murder might be a dangerous experiment, and would probably lead to a great increase in crime.— Palmerston Times.

An untoward incident (soys the West Coast Times) occurred to a party of local visitors to Kanacri Lake a few days ego. They bad roached_the_ Dorothy Falls, and after inspecting the hatchery were returning. When they reuebed the rustic bridge near the hatchery a halt was suggested to give the man with the camera a obence. He grouped the whole party artistically on the bridge, and just when everyone had attained a perfect pose, and the artbt told them for the last timo to keep still and not to smile, the bridge gave way, and the whole party were precipitated into the: creek. The photographer got his picture before the fall, whioh was some satisfaction to the party for their involuntary wettiDg.