NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1827, 7 August 1906, Page 4

NEW ZEALAND.

I’UKKS ASSOCIATION Wairon, yoatorduy. |udgo Johnson is improving slowly, Tlio Native Land (Joint has further ail jourm'il till next Tluusilay. A splendid view of tlm total oclipso was had on Saturday night At tho inquest on W. Martin, found 1 dead on Saturday, a verdict of death from natural causes was returned. Auckland, last, night. At a meeting of tho Auckland Saddlers’ Union, the decision of tho Court of Arbitration in that trade was discussed. Several speakers oxprossed indignation at tho award, and declared that the oviilonco given by all the union witnesses and by a majority of tho witnesses for tho employers in favor of an incroaso of wages, has boon totally ignored. Tho following resolution was unanimously carried : “That this union entors its most omphatio protest against the unju.-t award that has recently hcon ntado l>y ■tho Court of Arbitration, on tho grounds (1) that it was altogether against the ovidenoo of a majority of tho employers ; (2) that tho Comt apparently sot aside all tho evidence, even that of tho Now Zealand Government ‘ Ollieial Yearbook ’ respecting imports; (t!) that tho award was l'raitrod independent of all evidonoo on | tho part of employes; (1) that tho

Court apparently has set its face against tho just claims of tho workers, ignored all their eapablo witnesses, disregarded oven those clauses practically agreed upon, and rnado an award which provoi tho absoluto futility of expecting tho presold Court to make an award based on common sonso and justice,” A mysterious shooting affair occurred al Newtown on Saturday night. A man mimed James furlong, “•'! years of ago, ruolicd into bis mother’s house, saying lie.

had boon shot by a man he could not describe. Dr Davis, who examined furlong. stales that a bullet wound in furlong's neck is not a serious one, hut it is evident the weapon was held within a few inches of furlong's throat. This does not agree with furlong's statement that his assailant tired across the street.

foilding, yesterday. A brutal assault was reported from AwM-buri yesterday, when a man mui|C<l jolm Whelan assaulted an old limn named Patrick Ashe in it wliare, with a piece of firewood, severely injuring him about the bead. The victim, who is in a dangerous condition, was taken to Palmerston Hospital, and Whelan was arrested, brought before the Podding Court to dav, and remanded,

Invercargill, yesterday. -Margaret MeAulilTc was today lined lot) and costs .CIO lls for keeping liquor for stile in Invercargill no-license district, The magistrate, Mr McCarthy, found that several persons, some boarders, and ether outsiders, bad purchased beer in their own name for defendant to enable her to obtain large supplies without the know ledge of the police. The story of a witness that he poured a -T-gallon keg of beer into a sink because defendant objected to the hoarders having liquor ill their rooms was not believed hv the Magistrate, who found that the reason of this statement was to account for so much beer being consumed in the house. Tho Magistrate slated that if defendant was again convicted under the same seetio i of the Act it would be impossible to extend the option of a tine. Charges of illegally dealing in liquor against Mrs Mulligan and Mrs fox, who were having whiskey when the police raided McAulille's house, were then taken, the Magistrate convicting and discharging defendants.