LATE NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1784, 15 June 1906, Page 2

LATE NEW ZEALAND.

{Fob Press Association.) j - Blenheim, last night. -> The four monthly sittings of the Soprano Court were opened to day by Judge Denniston. The oase of Connell versus tbo Herald Newspaper Company occupied the whole day, and was reserved. There were no oriminaY oases.

Anekland; last night. The Auckland pigeon, poultry, and oanary ehow opened to-day. The entries total 1154, a record for the North Island, and exceeding laßt year’s show by over 100, • •

Dunedin, last night. The inquest concerning the death of-the Rev. Father McGrath, who lost his life in the fire at Tapanui, was oonoluded to-day, The jury’s verdict was that Father McGrath’s death was due to misadventure, through the aooidental destruction . by fire of tbe Farmers’ Club Hotel on" the morn* ing of the B.h June. :

John Stanley, 60 years of age, died suddenly to-day. He had been -complain-- • ng for some time of feeliog unwell. JD: Commins, who was a friend; frequently [ rresoribed medicine for him, and Mrs Stanley applied to him for a oeriifioate of - death, but finding he was not qualified to give it, he reported tbe matter to the police. ' For the next sitting of the Arbitration Ooutt here ten caseß are set down. These, are the Allandale ooal miners, Green Island ooal miner', brick workers, gas stokers, general laborers, tailors and tailoresses, tramways, flour millers, engine drivers, and gold miners,

The Drainage Board, after a long sitting in committee, deoided not to aooept any of the applications received for the position of engineer.