NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1610, 24 November 1905, Page 1

NEW ZEALAND.

(Ece Ezes» Association.) ; . Napier, last night, ‘The; Hawke’s Bay t roll; c contains 6765 names, including the supplementary, which contains 1167. ~ Sir-Wil-liam Russell (Opposition) and Mr Alfred Dillon (Government) have been nominated for Hawke’s Bay. Palmerston North, last night. : W. H. Collingwood, returning officer in connection with'the election of a judge for the Hawera brass bands contest, reports the election of Mr W. S. King. The other candidates were : E. Hulse, F. Mellor, J. Schwartz, R. Squarise, and S. Wolf. Only 19 of a possiblei 32 votes-were recorded, 10 being; for King, The New Zealand -Wyandotte Club has offered to bold. a. competition at the next winter show, open to members of the,, olub, only,- with, seven special prizes aggregating v£Tl 2s, and trophies for the'best' birds in Wyandotte classes. Masterton, last night,, ( Messrs A. W. Hogg and J, 0. Cooper have been nominated for Masterton. Chcißtohurcb, last night. There has been a clean sheet )for two days at the Cristchurch Police Court, there, being, no criminal cases of any kind to deal with. In the Supreme Court Robt. McCarthy, a young man with two, previous convictions fo,r : similar offences, was sentenced to four - years for breaking and entering and theft at Kaikoura, Hokitiki, last night, The Right Hon R, J. Seddan has been nominated for Westland seat. Mr T, J. McQuigan, Kanieri, has been elected chairman of Westland County. Dunedin, last night. The Dunedin Centre agrees to hold the next athletic championship meeting at Dunedin in March. The next meeting of the Otago Synod will be held at Invercargill. The ltey A. Mitchell has been elected representative to the general conferl- - and the Rev Standage substitute representative. ,