NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1645, 11 January 1906, Page 1

NEW ZEALAND.

(Per Press Association.) Hasting?, yesterday. The fruitgrowors forwarded by rail to Wellington and Wanganui 121 tons of fruit this morning, the largest shipment in any one day. Picton, last night. Nearly £2OO will be given in prize money at the champion regatta here on Easter Monday. The champion fours’ first prize is £SO, and four gold medals, the second £ls ; and prizes for other races vary from £ls to £2O. Invfrcr.rgi.l, night. The annual return for for Invercargill police district shows 155 cases of drunkenness last year, against 229 in 1901 ; prohibition orders, 68 last year, 69 the previous ; affiliation, 10 and 2 respectively ; theft, last year 24, the previous year 17.

Danedin, last night. Mr James Mills, managing director of the Union Steam Ship Company, interviewed with roferenoe to the effect of the new Bucknall steam subsidised servico from Canada, said no doubt the new line would divert the carriage of goods from the Vancouver maff line to some extent, but he anticipated that the mal line of steamers will get the preference for Australian cargo, as their line from Vancouver to Sydney makes the trip in 23 dayp, whereas the Bucknall cargo steamors making the voyage to Australia, via New Zealand ports, will requiio six or eight weeks. Other shipping people hero seem to expect that the advent of the new line will result iu large exports from Vancouver, which formerly [went out from New York. t

Christchurch, last night, The Board of Education is considering the appointment of an agricultural instructor for teachers under its coDtro’. A special committee ba3 the matter in hand. Henry Paget, an old resident of Sumnrr, was washed overboard from a]motor launch while crossing the Sumner bar eady this morning, and wbs drowned. Hiß body hes not be on recovered. Now Plymouth, lost night. Six bookmakers were charged before Mr Hutchinson, S.M., this mornirg with betting cn a public reserve at races on Boxing Day. Three nnlefended eases were beard and judgmint was reserved. The other three were adjourned til! the 19th cn the application of defendants’ counsel.