NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1539, 22 August 1905, Page 4

NEW ZEALAND.

[(Per F*oss Association.) Wellington, last night. _ A Civil Borvico Co-operative Association, with a capital of £IO,OOO, is boing formed in Wellington. Tho Health Department is satisfied that tho man Nowall at Shannon is not suffering from smallpox. Nelson, laßt night. fjJ[Tho Australian footballers arrived by tho s.s. Rotoiti and were recoivod at tho wharf by officials of tho Rugby U nion. An official roception by tho Mayor took place at noon. The match will bo played on Wednesday afternoon. Tho weather is fino and cool. Christohuroh, last night. In tho 16th week of tho Lincoln College egg - laying competition the 228 birds in 38 pens of six birds each laid 884) eggs. The total for 16 weeks was 6911 eggs. Dunedin, Inst night. At the criminal sittings the following sentences were passed: George Augustus Yincent, five years, and William Proston, three years, for jewellery robberies; James Halford, theft from a dwelling, 12 months’ probation. At the Arbitration Court this morning, Mr Scott mentioned the _ shop . tailoresses’ dispute, and handed in an [ industrial agreement which had been ■ como to by the parties, who now j wished it to be made an award of the . Court, The Court decided to take time to consider the agreement, i In his charge to the Grand Jury, Judge Williams, referring to the case 1 against Macgregor, of attempting to murder Mr Sargood, said their duty was to find a true bill. The question r of the mental condition of accused was not one for their consideration. True bills were returned in all three \ cases on the calendar.