LATE NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1566, 23 September 1905, Page 3

LATE NEW ZEALAND.

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Auokland, last night. At a well-attended and ropresantativo meeting, presided over by I ® y ’ was unanimously resolved fo mgo upon tho Government tho need foc “ om P lo ‘° duplication of tho railway botwoon Auok land and Pem-oso, and stating that tho vote of £BO,OOO for the North Auokland Trank line was quite inadequate. A vote of £IOO,OOO was asked for, it being cousidorod that this lino should bo placed on tho samo footing as tho Otago Central and Midland. . , .. a , While riding a tricycle round the Sir George Grey statue this afternoon a little boy natnod George Young was accidentally run over by a trap and killed.

Ohrisiohuroh, last night. At tho annual meeting of tho Canterbury contra of tho League of Wheelmen tho following motion was passed and ordered to ba forwarded to tho League Council, “ That in tho opinion of this centre, it is dosirablo that uniform representation should apply to centres throughout the colony, aud that this oentro recommend that such representation should bo aeoording to tho numerioal strength of racing oyollsts belonging to oaoh olub affiliated to eaoh centre.”

Dunedin, last night. Two liconsiog appeals wore mentioned to Justice Williams to day. The first was an appeal against the oonviotion of George Neill for selling liquor In a prohibited diS' triot on the ground that it was now shown it was not a prohibition district. Tho orown prosecutor had intimated that ho did not intond defending the case. Tho other oase was of similar nature, appellant being Cecilia Furke. Mr Justioo Williams said he would take tho oases on Monday if no argument were involved. Wellington, last night, Mrs W. R. Williams, who reoontly gave tho Y.M.O.A. a eaotion for building in Willis street of tho value of £2500, has increased the area, making the value of the gift £BSOO. Mr Jellicoo says that in his cable messago o so tho Liverpool Post ho istated faots ascertained from Australian official reoords, from Government officials, and from pnblio men. Ho did not offer aoy oritioism except to urge the Post to stop labor immigration from England to Australia. It was worse than cruelty to enoourage tradesmen, skilled or otherwise, to come out to a country where th re was not only no work, but restrictive immigration laws Tho Rev. Alexander Dasani, one of tho oldest Anglioan clergyman in New Zealand, died to night, aged 80 years.