NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1845, 28 August 1906, Page 1

NEW ZEALAND.

rnnss ASSOCIATION Auckland, lust night. Tlio s.s. Zealaudia, which at rived from Sydney at 4.13 this morning, encountered u heavy gale from 8 a.m. on Saturday, and was plunging into a tremendous head sea, which Hooded tlio decks, smashed a skylight, and tilled tho fort-cabin with water.

Mr W. A. Burns, Canadian Commissioner at tho International Exhibition, arrived by tho Sonoma yesterday. ILe stated in an intorviow that ho had superintended tho arrangements for a representative Canadian exhibit at seven World’s Fairs. This variety of advertisement had bocorno a special department of the Government. Ereferential trade relations with Now Zealand and Canada wero desired to cultivate a closer spirit of commercial reciprocity. Tho now mail contract was likely to bring tho two countries closer together. Canada had secured 11,000 square feet of space at the Now Zealand Exhibition, and would display (100 tons of exhibits, including over 75 manufacturing displays; in fact, everything that might assist to advertise Canada. This could bo done at iutiuitoly less cost by tho State than by individuals, and it was an ideal way of bringing their resources before the outsido world. Canadians wero looking to New Zealand with a liyeiy interest, and there is ovory probability a large number will visit tho colony at the time of the Exhibition.

Hamilton, yesterday

James Summerfield, a farmer of Mooroa, Te Kuiti, died yestorday from injuries received on Saturday Whilst bushfelliug ho was struck in tho abdomou by a tree.

Palmorston North, yesterday*

In the N.M. Court this morning, Christoplior Mary Sylvestor was committed to trial at the Supreme Court at Palmorstou North on a charge of committing bigamy by going through tlio form of marriage with George Hobbs, being already married to Henry Sylvester, Bail was allowed.

Nelson, yesterday

At the first meeting of the nowlyeonstituted Education Board. Mr A. F. Maginnity was unanimously elected chairman.

Christchurch, yesterday,

Tho body found last Monday at Dyer’s Pass has been identified as Win. Bridges, unmarried, who came to the colony from England in January by a Shaw, Saviil boat. Semb, a boardinghouse keeper, stated that deceased had resided with him since the beginning of the year until about five weeks ago. Bridge was a quiet man of abstemious habits, who came to the colony with a mate whom he left at Auckland. He was an assistant locomotive fitter by trade, but could not obtain work at that branch of tho trade as nothing

between a first-class fitter and laborer was wanted. He failed to secure work, and his money began to obb until every ponny of the £3O he landed with disappeared. He pawned his watch and sold all his clothes except what ho wore, and set off for Dunedin with the intention of looking for work there. Ho had apparently no mental troubles, but was reserved, and spent hours in his room writing to relatives in Derbyshire. Ho always paid his way and statod that ho was not an assisted immigrant, but had paid his own passage. The body was identified by a photograph. In tho country districts poultry keep • ers are just now finding tho advantage of keeping fowls well in winter. People who kopt their poultry on warm mashes in cold weather are being rewarded by an abundance of eggs. 7 bis means, however, lowering the prico, and some fowl keepers have already commenoed to put eggs into preservatives with a view to the rising market at Exhibition time. From somo well known poultry farms eggs bavo been coming to town by mofn-i iug trains in largo cpianudes, Tho weather last woek was very favorable to grain dowing. Breaking up and harrowing has been very difficult up to tho present, but as the weather gets drier and tho soil more fiiable North Canterbury farmers will be able to keep tho drills going to a fair extent. 7ho wheat crop is likely to bo planted early. Lambs are seon in most districts now whore tho land is lovol and tho situations sheltered. It is a month too soon to expect lambing on tho hills. In the orchards activo steps are being Jaken to spray fruit trees with proventatives for scale. A-a tho swelling of buds has bpgun fruit growers are hopeful of an early season, Invercargill, yesterday.

Two Chinamen were found guilty of having opium suitable for smoking in their possession. Each was fined £ 10, with ousts, by Mr Burgoss, S.M., today.