NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1639, 4 January 1906, Page 1

NEW ZEALAND.

(Per Press Association.) Auckland, last night. An inquest was hrld to-day on Ihe bodies of Juhn Fletoher and Frederick Heavey, recovered from the sunken steamer Kapanui. Tha ovidecca disclosed that F.'otcbor was a Syrian hawker, bis real name being Hannah Fatooch. He was 19 years of age. J. T. Osbcrne identified the other body as that of his stepsoD, a youth cf 17. The Coroner stated the Marine Court would deal with the Clay-movo-Kapanui collision on January 9tb, when tho question whether the deaths were the result of negligonoe or pure accident would be tlneahed out. Tbo inquest was adjourned to January 24. Tho gross consolidated revenue of the Auckland district for Ihe list quarter of 1905 amounted to £177,193, a decrease of £19,759, compared with the corresponding period. There was a falling off of £IBOO from tho Chinese immigration tBX, aud a largo increase, £1942, in gold revenue.

Itiglewood, last night. A sawmill owned by S. E. Baigent, situate on tho Bristol road, was destroyed by fire yesterday. The mill had beon idle durmg the Chrittmas holidays, and there had been no fires at all. Tho origin is a mystery. There was no insurance. A mill belonging to the same owner was destroyed by fire at Ta-ata about nine months ago, involving a serious loss. Wellington, lest night. At the magisterial inquiry to-day ir.to tbo collision between the scows Rambler and Jap in Cloudy Bay, the Court found tho accident was due to want of judgment on tho part of tho captain of the Jap. It was n it a case in which certificates should bo dealt with, but tho Court ordered the matter of the Jap to pay £6 6s costs of the inquiry. The arrangement by whioh the New Zeeland footballers return via America will give tbc phyers three or four weoks in Ccnada and the United States. A cablegram sent by the New Zealand Rugby Union to Mr Dixon, tho manager ef the team, contains congratulatory inferences to the team’s brilliant peformances. The Committee also decided t) send a messego to tho Premio-, expressing high appreciation of the Governmedt’s genu’osity. /

Invcrvavgil l , last night Sir Jo3oph Ward has booked pnssage by tho P. and O. Lit e, end leaves about the iniddl) of February for the Postal Oonreienoa, which oprnt at Roma oi April 21 Every -counlry in tho Postal Union will bo rrpresfntod, Tho Min'Ster will be aoo mp#n _d by Lady Ward and daughter, Mr Gray (S’crt t try of the Pu t Offiet ), and Mr B Wilton (private secretary) The party iciurn via Arne ion arriving in tho oi lmy about the middle of July. /