NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1830, 10 August 1906, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND.

I'RESS ASSOCIATION Dorgaville, laet nigbt. Robert Vincent, a settlor at Tatsrnkibi, ailirg far some Sima pail, committed suicide by banging. Deceased was a eettlir of high standing, Auckland, fast night,

A meeting ot shipowners was held last night, and was v:ry unanimous in tha question before it. Tbs meeting being ona for owners only, there wao no gathering of sailors os there was at last mroling whan tho position was captured after an unexpected humorous development by tho seamen. It w?.3 decided to form a Federated Shipowners’ Association of Now Zialand. Rsfoioncos were abo made to the oxtsnded river limits question. Captain Bose, of tho echoooor Ysabel, which arrived from the Is'aods to-day, reports that a whirlwind visited Niue Island last mouth, and levelled a number of houses Christchurch, last night. Ten degroeo of frost wore registered at 9 o’clock this morning. There has boon a succession of very frosty night?. Oamaru, Inst night.

At tho Magistrate's Court this morning, fcoforo Major Keddell, S.M., George Williams was fined £0 and coats for a breaoh of scctioD 0, sub-section A, of tbo Lioc-ns jog Act, 1904, This was the first owe of a breach of Ihn Licensing Act eiaco the closing of the bote!?. Wellington, last night. A ac-ven-roomed house at Island Jlvy, owned by W. Somorvi 10, and cceupiol by El. Flood, was destroyed by Ore. Tho building vrai insured for £ 15>.i in tho Sau'h British.

At an enthusiastic meo'itg of delegates, representing every department of the Civil Sotvic’, Messrs AUport, Id-iy, MeMannway. Uolmos, Smytb, Bourke, and Malcolm Fraser (secretary) were appointed an Executive Committee. The Committee was in-.tructcd to arrange an interview wilh tbo Premier, and urge that the Government should introduce) and endeavor to pass in tbo fo: tbcoining session a Bill providing a schtmo of supu'aouuation for the Civil Service, The Commission to inquire into fires on wool ships hoid their first meeting on Merclay next. During tho winter no fotvrr than 2500 applications have b?en received by the elrc.ric-il engineer of the city tramways for employment.