NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1844, 27 August 1906, Page 1

NEW ZEALAND.

PRESS ASSOCIATION

Auckland, Saturday. Duriog the four works ended August 11th Waihi Goldminicg CLmpauy tu-ated 28,859 tons of ore for bullion valied at £62,470.

New Plymouth, Sa’-urday.

Tho annua! meeting of tho Tarnuaki Producers’ Freezing Works Company was held to-day, Too report showa that

186,671 boxes of butter and 9631 of cheoso wore handled daring the yrar, or more than were handled before the Paten freez iog works were established. Tho profit and loss account shows a ba'anee of £1531. After placicg £IOOO to reerrvo from lad year’s balauco and writing £763 oil building and machinery, the direoiore propose to add auother £IOOO to reserve, oanyieg forward £531.

Hawcra, Saturday,

Judgo Sith Smith, who has bean appointed a Royal Commissioner, is holding an enquiry into cirtain allegations by Kuini Wi Rangipupu and Hen: Te Rau against the Public Truster. One complaint is that a greater amount of commission rvas charged for colioclirig rents than was allowed, and another that complainants had no security of title as against tho Public Truetoe. A second commission empowers Mr Seth Smith to investigate allegations that a oertain person charged the natives usurious rafos of interest on money advances made, by which tboy woro impoverished. The enquiry is proceeding.

Wanganui, Saturday

The Rev. Archibald Treadwell, pastor of St. John’s Presbyterian Cbureb, Ha-wc-ra, died this morning here. Deceased had been very ill for some timo, and recently sent an intimation to bis congregation that his case waß hopeless. He was pastor of St. John’s Ohurcb, Lyttelton, for twelve years, and left there two years ego owiDg to ill health, accepting oharge of Hawera. Ho leaves a wifo and four ohildrtn.

The Magistrate, Mr Stanford, this morning reheard the charges against Turnbull ana Company and tbo Wanganui Supply Company of sending panels into a prohibited distriot wiilnut attaching labels denoting their contents, on which they wero each fined £25. Tho fiaco woro roduced to £lO each ou the ground that tho ca-es were tho fi-at of tho kind in the

district, though Hia Worship held tbo offence was most serious.

Chiid church, Saturday

Tboi'o is great friction btlwcon the New Z:aland Aihietio Union and the Christ ohurch Scottish Society. The lat'er propore to hold a groat ''gatbr ring of the clans" on the Exhibition grounds on January Ist and 2nd, offering large pr zjs for piping, dancing, aud tho usual Highland athl: tics, long distanoe raciDg, all scratch and championship, but no bprint racing. Tho Government subsidised tho prizo list with M LOO, and the Exceutivo granted dati s. The Athlr tic Union threat n to disqualify for :i'o ovory comp t tor taking part in tho Scottish Society’s gathctiDg. Mr Wood?, representing the Union in Christchurch, to day interviewed tho Executive, and placed biforo thorn the unfairness of granting dates to the Society, as a'l othor Scottish soc oties in tbo colony ho ! d meetings on those dates, aud the largo prize list and Exhibition i t radioes militate agaimt entries ar.d the a tendance The Ongr and olhrr Onhdocian societies have appealed to the Premier. The Scottish Society adheres to its position in spite of ail opposition.

Mr Ulick Shannon, of Woffington, has boon appointed to compile the hand taps for tbo championship meet'ng of tho New Zealand Athiotio Uoiou, to be he 1 i in January on tho Exhibition ground, Oamatu, Saturday,

As Mr Djnald McLeod, of Kikanui, was driving to town this morning- Lihorse bolttd, and McLeod was heavily thrown and rendered unconsc’ou?. He was severely out about the bead nnd offitrwiso b’-dly hurt, reocssi-sting lis re" motal to the h sp lal,

A Modern Digestive,

One of Dr. Sboldon’s Digestive Tablets will digest 1500 grains of meat, fggs, and other wholesome food. They ore a genuino tonic, because they bring about in the only natural way a restoration of ntr\ e power, a building up of 10.-t Came and appetito by tho digestion and assimilation of wholesome feed, Thc-y can’s help bub do yon good. E. r so'e by A. W. J. MANN, Agent, Chemist.