LATE NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1757, 24 May 1906, Page 3

LATE NEW ZEALAND.

(Far Press Association.)

Dunedin, last night,

At tbo Supromo Court to-day Qoorgo Stafford Mathio.ou, railway porter, was charged with breaking and omeriDg and stealing tobaeoo and cigatotiee. After knooking off woik accused nttondod a 80oia', when bo had some driulc, and about 11.30 in tbo morning made bis way by a bnck entrance inti) tho shop. The jury f )lind pr soecr gniltv 111 breaking and pnte; - nig, but btu oved I) ford lilu'i'ier-d int ) the p ice through a d imk n mtstnk- and hat )'.' tnt i s.. u ui o.v.nniuting •* criu).\ ill - J.:-t oil 0 0- ■ '•!» I bo a nld take that o a lenfio: in • <• 's.'o- ny. Tbo ioi ru* m : . . j y *aid they tvnu il 'ik. tk ins <■! ihe Fust Off uni-.-s I- ■ • Ip{n J.

Will Ui \\ „() ~a 5 aas s-uaged with assault and r. oierry. it, was II god that havi- g tour f .nil' A-n'-uno wnb Wuu. Maving they kojekii uh..uc t* g-*»h»r in fie eve uiig, tn ■ a- ng .- i.i i< g eventaally t k ii out t O • an Mna.ib, >• y assaulted, mid rut.iti iin 18 pr lo gs Tn jury, after four hours’ retirement, were unable to agree, and a now Etial will bo held on the Judge’s return from the Tirnaru sessions,

Wanganui, hist night. Tbo members of tbo old Wangmui cavalry corps wbo served in the sixties held a reunion to day. In the afternoon the vet rans assembled at tbo leoil •iid a ra r g', and participated in a friendly tuims match of -00 yards. CoLnol Summerville's team d footed a team cipiained by John II ndley. Priz s fjr highest scores ware won by M. Marr (Alexaud a Lane rs, 181341, »nd T. D. Cummins (Fionimore’s Troop 1807), each w.tb a score of 26, and Winter Armstrong (Cameron’s Troop, 1865), with a ecore of 25. Considering iho men bad not shot for years, and tad to use unfamiliar modern arms, the scores throughout were c -edit able. Cummins won thß carbine ohampionship cf New Zealand in 1871. In the evening a smoke concert was held, at whiob many interesting reminisoenoss of the old fighting days we. e reoounted. Among many apo’ogies re oeived from comrades resident in different pir s of the oolony was a iengtby and historically reminiscent letter from Major Noakes. Tbo githering was a oomplote suooaas, and it was deo.ded to try to m-ka it an annual aff tir. Ooionsl Sommerville presided.