LATE NEW ZEALAND.,

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1610, 24 November 1905, Page 2

LATE NEW ZEALAND.,

(Her Press Association.)

Wellington, last night.

The Union Company’s steamer Stormbird lost her propeller blades on the way down the coast from Wanganui last night. Sbe came on under sail, and was picked up at tbe entrance to the harbor by the Huia and towed in.

It is notified in to-nigbt’s Gazette that the next census of the oolooy will be taken for the night of Sunday, April 29th. At the Supremo Court to-day William Smith was indicted on a charge of cattlestealing near Carterton. The jury failed to agree, and an application was made for a new trial. .

William Hughes, aged 17 years, who on Tuesday was sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment at tho Supreme Court, made a daring escape to-day from the Terraoe prison. By direction of the court he had been kept apart from the other prisoners, and this afternoon, while engoged ia somo cleaning work in tbe yard, bo sca ed tbe prison wall at a point -where such a feat was considered impossible. He got dear off, and is still at large.

6 Wanganui, last night. ', Mr Ssddon addressed a meeting to-njght 1 in the Opera House, whioh was crowded [ *0 over flowing. His speech was on the ! 1 lines of previous speeches, and at the con- ! elusion, he reoeived a vote. of thanks and confidence. Napier, last night. Mr W. J. McGrath, a candidate for the Napier Beat, addressed the electors at Port I Ahuriri this evening. He expressed himI self in fayor of the leasehold tenure, and I of the present systom of electing members to the Lower House, but he thought the I Legislative Counoil should be elected by ! tbe House of Representatives. He approved | of the recent legislation to open up native 1 lands. He wss not much in love with the 1 I present system of education, whioh gave rise tp oramming, but ho Btrongly approved of teohnical education. He was in favor I of the superannuation scheme for teaohers, and 1 thought a similar scheme should be adopted iu connection with all other branches of the publio service. The measnre to provide workmen’s homes was a good one, but did not go far enough, and I the Premier had cribbed the idea from Taranaki, Mr W. Heslop, of that pro I vince, haviDg been the first to sugge.-t suoh a scheme. He favored preference to I I unionists in all oases, He was a sup- I I porter of the present Government, but thought this district had been grossly I neglected in the matter of publio works by the present and previous Governments. A vole of thanks and confidence and continued confidence iu the present Govern- I meat was oarried. Dunedin, last night. I At the Methodist’s Synod to day the I Rev. A. Mitohell was elected represents- [ tive to tbe next conference, tbe Rev. 0. H. Standigo being eleoted substitute. It was j deoided to bold the next Synod in Inver- I oargill. The Rev. Hairston was unani- I mously recommended to the coaferenee for ordination. The church membership for the district has increased by 98- Tho Rev. F. Rands and J. D. McArthur were recommended to Prinoe Albert College for I training. I