NEW ZEALAND

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1818, 26 July 1906, Page 1

NEW ZEALAND

J’IfKSS ASSOCIATION. Auckland, Innt night. A prisonor named Coir, who rocont’y escaped from Waiotapu prison i amp, was arrested early this morning in the vicinity of To Aroha. Tlio body of an infant has boon found on tho beach north-of Waiworo. Feildiog, >aßt night.

At tho ' Magistrate’s Court to day an action of Manoy against tho formor proprietors of tho Feilding Star for £4OO compensation for an injury received in tho machine! room by a lad employed in tho commercial department was decided by the Magistrate non suiting plaintiff on the ground that ho had mado ljm elect’on to procood under tlio Workers Compensation Act and ho could, not now proceed undor the Empioydfs’ Liability Act. Wdngonui, list night.

One of New Zealand’s oldest set tiers died last evening at Wanganui, in tiro person of Frederick liicliard Parkes, in Lis seventy-sixth yoar. Do ceased landed with his father and family in Wellington in January, 1810, the Parkes boing some of Colonel Wakefield’s first settlers, who bought their land at Home Deceased was on guard in the militia corps at the time of the execution of tho Gilfillan murderers in 1847, and was cap* tain of the Wanganui cavalry for many years.

Hostings, yeaterd ry. Propoity, both town and suburban, as been changing hands lately at good figures. A town sor.tion was recently sold for £SOO and yesterday £IOOO was rofusod. There is a groat demand for residential sitos, ;and quarter acres outside the town are selling at £IOO. The weather has now clearod up perfectly. The recent rain was beno.ficial to rural land, which previously was almost unploughable owing to the dry weather.

It is estimated over £IOO was'cleared by a ball in aid of the Veterans’ Home, held last week. The entries for the Hastings Poultry Show total (one thousand. South Island exhibitors are represented. Eketahuna, last night.

A considerable number of properties have changed hands at satisfactojy figures in Eketahuna County recently There is still a strong demand, and prices are steadily rising. Numbers of investors are invading the district.

Christchurch, last night.

A man whose name has not yet been ascertained was drowned in the Upper Puhipuhi river, above Clarence bridge. He was employed as horsedriver by Lissaman Bros. A man has been drowned in the Puhipuhi river named Daniel Brosnahan, aged 27 years. Ho had no relatives in the colony.

Dunedin,-last night,

Beyond the observance of a holiday at the Government buildings, Arbor Day has not been kept in Dunedin.

Imoroargill, last n : gtt,

A ten-roomed house owned by the estate of the late William Keith, at Winton, was destroyed by fire this morning. The buildiug was insured for £485, and the furniture for £3OO in the Sonth British.

Hamilton, last night

Tn connection with charges of drunkenness against {natives at Otorohanga, a constable informed the Magistrate that there was a considerable amount of drinking going on in the King Country among natives. Mr Northcroft said he would endeavor to have Waikato, Frankton, and Egmont gazetted under section 40 of the Licensing Act, which prohibits the sale of liquor to Maoris for consumption. off the premises.