NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1444, 3 May 1905, Page 4

NEW ZEALAND.

(Per Press Association.) • Auckland, Inst night. James Regan, editor of a weekly publication called Saturday Night, appeared at the Police Court yesterday on several charges of publishing and distributing copies of his papers containing an indecent and immoral article styled “ The Triple Tragedy,” The article in question is a story from a French oewspaper. Regan was committed for trial. King George of Tonga has reoeived a letter from the departed Prince Satoki, stating that the Governor, Mr im Thurm, recently sent for him to intimate to Sateki that he would return to Tonga within two months. The King, acting on medical advice, ia staying at Auckland until the end of May. New Plymouth, last night. An unoccupied building at Bellblock formerly the Village Inn, made notorious in the Commonwealth lieenaing litigation, was destroyed by fire last night. It was owned by Oliver Hoby, and was insured for £250 in the National. It was recently renovated. Napier, last night. The Supreme Court was occupied all day with the hearing of charges against Edward Masters of attempting to murder his wife at Hastings' and to commit suicide. Wellington, last night. Frank H. Johnson, late manager of the Golden Blocks, mine,-. Taitapu, who was tried Jin Nelson of the theft of 5600 z of gold from the Company, is being tried in the Supreme Court here to day: on charges of theft of gold, concerning which the Nelson jury had disagreed. - Roofton, last night. While opening out a face the new Federson’s dredge obtained thß exoollent return of 12oz. Owing, however, to the shallowness of the wash dredging operations, had to be suspended pending a fresh ooourring in the river. Stone was struck in the main reef of the new discovery at Victoria raDge in the tunnel 49ft under the outcrop on Friday. It is 18in wide, and gold is plainly visible.