NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1578, 7 October 1905, Page 1

NEW ZEALAND.

' (Per, Press Association;)' ■ Auckland, last night. Mr Parrell, the Opposition candidate, addressed the electors of Grey Lynn last night, and received a vote of thanks and confidence.

The president of the Auckland grocers’ assistants, telegraphed to the Premier: “ Shop assistants earnestly ask your support of the Shops and Offices Bill as just amended, especially relating to six and nine o’clock closing respectively.

Carterton, last night. John Kiddie, employed at a sawmill, tripped whilst endeavoring to get out of the way of a falling log, and fell on the edge of an upturned axe, severing all the sinews and arteries of Mb fore-arm.

Wellington, last night.

The Commissioners, Distriot Judge Kettle, Mr Poynton, Public Trustee, and Mr H. S- Wardell, appointed to inquire into the action of the four Christchurch post office officials re the voucher incident, Held a preliminary meeting to-day. The inquiry will be opened at Christchurch next Tuesday#

Christchurch, last night,

At 12.30 to-day Jolly Friar was scratched for all engagements at the Spring meeting.

Ashburton, last night. At the Court to-day W. N. Jones, licensee of the Bridge hotel, Arundel, was fined j[s and costs on each of two charges for failing to keep a proper book for entering liquor orders for purchasers in a no-lioense district and failing to mark package containing liquor sold to an Asburton resident.

Timaru, last night. i The Timaru Presbytery unanimously: agreed to forward the name of the Rev W. Douglas, of Hokitika, as Moderator of the next Assembly. The Builders’ Association, at a meeting last night, decided that in view of the decision recently given here by Judge Chapman to the effect industrial agreements were not binding on parties who had not attached their names thereto, the agreement in force between the Builders’ Association and Carpenters’ Union will be cancelled, and an application made to the Arbitration Court, for an award.