NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1814, 21 July 1906, Page 1

NEW ZEALAND.

I’IUSSS ASSOCIATION. Dunedin, last night. Mr E. Cameron has been appointed manager of tho Mosg’iel Woollen Fnc7 tory, vice Mr Morrison, resigned. For having opium in his possession, Ah Moon, who pleaded guilty, was fined £lO and costs.

Auckland, last nighb

A man named William Eox escaped from the Waiotapu tree-planting prison camp on the night of July If, and has not so far been recaptured. At the I J olice Court Claude Clarenoe Novillo, charged with bigamy, was remanded to Nelson, where it was alleged the offence was committed. Wellington, last night. The Minister in charge of the Exhibition is communicating through tho High Commissioner with Lloyds, London, with a view to securing more favorable terms for insuring the Exhibition buildings than those offered by the Canterbury Underwriters’ Association. Private exhibitors have made their own arrangements for insurance. Edward Turner has been arrested for forgery. Accused cabled to Sydney to Brown and Coates in the name of Brown, who is at present in Wellington, asking for a remittance, which was duly received, James 8. liohertson, who arrived from Sydney on Wednesday, has been arrested on a charge of embezzling £3-1, the moneys of the Union Importing Company, Sydney. Christchurch, last night.

Mr Bishop, S.M., heard a case this morning in w hich David Sykes petitioned that ho, and not S. A, Staples, should be deplared elected for the subdistrict of the Christchurch Tramway Board election. The troublo has arisen owing to a mistake of tho deputyreturning officer at one booth, who transposed tho figures for Sykes and Staples, by which Sykes was first given a substantial majority. _ A day later the returning officer dieecyared his mistake, and gave Staples'the majority. The seat was' claimed by Sykes on the ground that the deputy officer had no right to amend the original return, and Staples, learning of the mistake, should have been the petitioner, and not Sykes. The Magistrate to have a re-count of all the votes, and will consider the point raised by petitioner that' certain votes woro rejected as informal which were not so, for the reason that though not marked in thp mapner provided by tho Act, yet they clearly indicated that the voters intended to vote for Sykes. Hokitika, last night. The Westland poll has been declared as follow’s Seddon 2109, Michel ISG3, majority 720 forSoddon ; jaformal 13.