LATE NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1552, 7 September 1905, Page 3

LATE NEW ZEALAND.

(Per Press Association.) ■* i'i ’* - Auckland, last night. Further information respeotiog the man ioorted to have shot himself near HelensHe is to the effect that the victim, was obert N. Dancan, who had been emoved on Forilyoa’s farm for about six Lrs but recently had become too ill to i, anything but very light jobs, and was tactically kept on out of charity This no L,bt made him depressed. On Monday Lornine he was missed from the house. Fordyce searched for him. Dunoan was bund lying dead in the ti-tree. Ho had tken his employer’s gun, and placed tho nuzzle against bis heart. Tho cartridge tas fired by deceased, utilising a stick to [„_i, .u. trieizer. An inquest was held. A Ltter produced in decoased’s hand-writing Bmwed that he premeditated the rash act. L verdict was returned that Dunoan combitted suicide while temporarily insane.

Christchurch, last night At'a meeting ol the Harbor Board to i a y the Mayor of Lyttelton (Mr Webb) rJw attention to the fact that the Moans ' August 31st bad “ smell ‘he. mud at he entrance to the moles, and the captain ad been obliged to oast anchor to get the ibip round. They would get a large k.amer stuck on these mud banks some Uv and then they would recognise the fmnortance of increasing the size of their L P He thought they should dredge h « trrclzt a report be asked for as to the anchoring in the centre of the The motion having been setflod«d Mr Kaye said the captain of the S? na had come in across what were Moana an d fallow tto^minot oß ' delay being caused, water, blame to the Harbor Board. ?n B nfhsr ocean liners came in easily, and ] AH other oc lo de The, Chairman of the Moans there w ßi f hssn no official complaint from the HnioS Company. C-Mr Webb then .withdtev too motion^- Auoklftn a, j a3 t night.:

I for the coming qleotions :—City Central, J. Aggers; Oity East, J. Way. Tho Liberal and Labor Federation has solootod: Oily East, F. E. Baumo ; Oity Woßt, T. T. Masefield ; Oity Oontrnl, A. Kidd. Ernoet Wilson was arrested by Detective MoMahon to-day upon a charge of bigamy at Auckland.

Nolson, last nighi

The annex to the Nolson Hospital for treatment of oonsumptives is to bo formally opened on October fourth. Sir Joseph Ward has aeoeptod' an invitation to attend tho opening. Tho football matoh, Nelson v. Wairarapa (Thursday Union), played to-day, was won by tho Nolson team by 22 to 19 points. :