LATE NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1779, 9 June 1906, Page 2

LATE NEW ZEALAND.

.(Per Press Association.) Wellington, last night. The annual sitting of the Colonial Counoil of the Farmers’ Union opens in the head office. Wellington, on the 10th July,

Auckland, last night. Arrived, the B.iez Huel, from New York. Ths Bydney barque Endymion, whioh wsnt ashore at the Friendly Group hat month, has arrived at Auokland for examination, She is cot leaking. Oamaru, )a3t night. After a prolonged spell of fine weather, which seriously interfered with farming operations, heavy rain set in yesterday and oontiuued uninterruptedly. It will do the oouutry an immense amount of good. .Weslpoit, last night. H. Streot, fireman on the steamer Moure, fell into tho Boiler river when going aboard at 820 this morning, and was drowned.

Palmerston Norlb, last n’ght. At the Supreme OcurJ to-day the jury brought in a verdict cf not guilty in the ca?e against McDonald, ex-policeman, for breach of ths Baekruplcy A-t, ia oontractieg debts with no reasen-b’e prospect of paying. William Mangold, gui'ty of a brutal and uoprovik d a't ok on an aged Chinaman, was admitted to probation, ordered to pay £2O, and koep ont of hotels for 18 momb3. Sir Robert Stout trusting that tho Icnienoy shpwu would not enooursgo similar offence] against members cf an alien race.

Wellington, la-t night. A dispute between the Wellington Rugby Union and Referees’ Association rogarding the appointment of referees was pacticaffy settled to night. The Union acoepted a compromise suggested by referees. The appointments will bs controlled by a board (subject to the Union), consisting of three members of the Referees’ Association, two of the Union’s committee, and two appointed by the team. The captains of contesting foams may, however, choose their own referees by mutual agreem lit up to wi'.hin four days of a match.