NEW ZEALAND

Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1426, 10 April 1905, Page 1

NEW ZEALAND

.(Per Press Association.) 1 AUCKLAND, Saturday. The mission steamer, Southern j Cross left Auckland for Norfolk Isllgn'cl to-day. There was a large gathering of friends of the Melanesian mission to witness the departure. T-he passengers included Miss Julius, daughter of Bishop Julius, of Christchurch, who. goes bo stay, with ‘hen sister, the wife of Bishop, Wilson,, of Melanesia, at Norfolk Island., the -Bishop ah scut from the mission. lieadlqpurters. Sister Kate 'Was also a passenger. She goes to .. join the hospital staff at Norfolk Island. Miss .Hjurso, who joins the teaching staff, and t-lic Rcv a Carr ■ -Fox, of the diocese of Nelson, were also passengers. _ ■’ .. The Talisman Consolidated. Gold Mining Company’s returns show: 3550 tons of ore treated for bullion valued at £10,510, j A young, mail named William Harrison.' has been arrested on a charge of being found by night wijthoiut lawful excuse on the premises of Mr-Ar-thur Boult. , He was remanded. Miss Boult found Harrison under- her I bed When she was retiring, Mn Murdoch McLqan, contractor, I has announced his candidature for Grey" Lynn,, in opposition ito iMr I-’owlde. ' V’.i j L..lj. ■ TK SHOCKING CASE, (Per Press Association.) CHRISTCHIU-RCII,. Saturday. 'At the Magistrate's Court this - morning, -a child' ten days old was brought up .on a charge of having ho means of subsistence. The mother, a single woman, has heon an imlyccile from foirfchThe magistrate, in counmi filing the child temporarily tp. the Samaritan Home, and the mother to an asylum, expressed himself in terms of the /Strongest horror- and disgust ' that such a thing was possible in a civilised community, ‘He ordered the police to make a searching investigation, with a view: .to. ascertaining tjie child’s father.

MEETING OF. CROWN TENANTS

;{Per Press Association.) PAHiIATUA 1 , Saturday. A meeting or CrowE: tenants at Pangaroa voted for tbo right to acquire the freehold. The working of the Wellington Land, Board wasi condemned, and it was 'decided to urge that Crown tenants possess the right to elect a representative on the Board. WELLINGTON, Saturday. At the last moment McKenzie, of Oamar.u, finds that he is unable to ifiako the journey, with the Bisley team, and Pearson, of Timaru, who finished eleventh position in the recent championship, was elected in his stead. There is still some doubt as to whether .Ching can manage to get away.. '