NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1503, 11 July 1905, Page 1

NEW ZEALAND.

(Per Press Association.) t i Auckland, last night. The Native Trust Lands Commission leave for Napier tomorrow. Dr Orpeu, charged with having unlawfully used an instrument or other means to procure miscarriage of a woman on June 21, was further remanded. Tho principal witness is still unable to appoar. On leaving the Court accused was served with an information charging him with performing an illegal operation on a married woman on April 24. *

Hastings, yesterday. Orangemen turnod out in great force yesterday, and attended church sorviee. Wellington. la9t night. The annual conference of the New Zealand Trotting Association opened to-day. Mr McHaflie, tbe chairman, said they were goiniDg confidence on the port of the public in the management of trotting races. Last year 33 trotting meetings were held ; £21,125 was paid in stakes, and £190,970 passed through tbe totalisator. Christchurch, last night Ten men were charged at the Police Court to-day in connection with tho street riot on Saturday night. They were remanded till Friday. Bail of £2O and £25 was allowed. The charges comprised resistingi interfering, r inoiting to resist and assaulting the polios. ,j ; Jce Chamberlain was scratched for tha Winter Cup tbis'moruihg. , : bamaru, last night. The Harbor Board has approved of the recommendation of a committee askihg contractors tb give alternative tendorß'for completion of the'work of building a nfew wharf, in dido months and'twelve months, and that August - 19th be the date of receiving tenders. The dredge einee its overhaul has b'een, triads capable of working at a deptFbf lßin deeper than previously.

Dunedin,, last night. John Brown, a well known old resident of Dunedin, dropped down' dead from heart dikease last night immediately after returning from church. Deceased, who was' a building .contractor in the early ■days, is father of tho secretary to the,.Commercial and Warehousemen’s Travellers Club.