NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1843, 25 August 1906, Page 4

NEW ZEALAND.

L'lilWS ASSOCIATION

Blenheim, yesterday. At the inquest on Peter Collins, found drowned in tho Wnirnu- river last Tuesday, an opon vordiet was returned. Tliero is no ovidonco to show how tho dcceasod got into tho water Nolson, yesterday.

A man named William Lyles was to'day lined tho full ponalty of £lO, or throo months’ imprisonment, for supplying liquor to a prohibited poison. Lawrence Evans, who was so supplied, was fined £3 for procuring liquor while prohibited. Mr Henry, S.M , gavo Eylos a sovero castigation.

Dunedin, yesterday. Donby Terry, a booksollor, and Mary Sullivan, bis assistant, wore charged with selling a postcard of an indecent nature. Evidonco was given that tho man who bought the card was a theological student. Defendants denied any knowledge of having such a postcard on tho promises or soiling one. Tho principal defendant stated that immediately aftor hearing of the charges in Wellington ho soarched his premises and found sovoral similar cards, and destroyed them. The defeiico related to points whether tho card was indecent, and that defendants had no knowledge tho card was on tho promises, Judgmont was re served

Whangarei, yesterday. A. L. Stokes’ sawmill at Wkakapara was completely destroyed by tiro oarlv this morning. The sawn timber ownod by Harrison and Sons was in surod l’or £BOO in tlio United. The insurance on tho mill was £IOOO in tho Imperial. On account of tho increasing importance of dairying in Whangavoi district, Wakeliu, Crane and Co. have initiated salos to meet the domand for dairy stock, aud these are resulting in a large businoss being done. Competition was spiritod right throughout tho sale. A larger percentage of Jersey stock than over was seen at tho sale. Outaido buyers wero presont. Auckland, yesterday. A child aged thirteen months, the daughter of R. H. Eedlings, of Devonport, has died as tho result of scalds sustained on its face by tho capsizing of a toapot on tho tablo. Its mother was in tho room, and remedies wero promptly applied without, avail. At tho inepuest a verd'et of accidental doath was returned, Wellington, last night.

The case of J'linos Carson v.'tho Primo Minister of Now Zealand was boforo iho Ohiof Jnstioo to-day, PlniatiiT sought t-o rocover 100,000 in respect to certain property at tbo Chatham Islands, now in possession of tho Government, An application was tnado oo bobalf of the Depart rnent to disuois) tho action, on tho ground that it was frivolous and vexatious, and an abuso of tho proccduro of tho Court, also that tho statement of claim disclosed no cause of action, or alternatively, no oauso of action against tho defendant, His Honor dismissed tho suit on tho grounds set forth in tbo defondant’s statement, and givo two guineas costs against plaintiff,

Hokitika, last n'ght,

Mr Tbos. Burns, of Kauieii, a colonist of fifty years’ standing, died suddenly this morning, while at breakfast, rc-at 67.

Christchurch, last night.

At tbo Arbitration Court to-day judge Chapman dit-missed a complaint against a laundry company of employing a nonunionist ongino driver while unionists woro unemployed. The ground of the defonoo was that tho employment book was kept irregularly, aDd insufficient information was given in it for tho purposes of the Act.

Tbo Arbitration Court fined Thos Boyd, oyclo maker, £5 for underpaying oortain omp ! oyecs. W. Goss was fined £‘6 for underpaying a young man, who had been receiving IJOs instead oi £2 2s, Thoio wero special circumstances in tho oaso. His IloDor said Goss had not studied] tho award. Tho Christchurch Tramway Hoard wrro liood £~> for employing a striker at 7s u day iuetead of 7s 4). Tho Board said tho breech wes unintentional, lirrost Buxton, butcher, was fined £5 for employing two approuticoß to one journeym n, a greater proportion than tho awatd permit tod.