NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1900, 9 October 1906, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND.

PRESS ASSOCIATION Auckland, last night. The damage by a lire in Symonds street was considerable. .Hooker was a heavy looser. The building which was gutted, was insured for £950 in the Guardian, and the fixtures were insured for £l5O. The insurance on the stock was about £2755, distributed amongst the National £755, New Zealand £SOO, and Gardian £lsoo' Hooker estimates the stock on the premises at between £3500 and £4OOO. The steamer Yfctoria, which arrived from Sydney this morning, was delayed by exceptionally heavy weather. On Thursday a sea broke down the ganway on the well deck. The ship steamed head to sea until repairs were completed. The same day a heavy sea smashed the fore cabin skylight. The ship was hove to for two hours. The gale was cyclonic. Stormy weather continued till arrival. It was tho most trying passage yet made by the steamer. Mr Kettle, S.M., dismissed the informations alleging that the famous pictures, “ Psyche’s Bath ” and “ Psyche at Nature’s Mirror ” were indecent. Eltham, last night. A meeting of the Farmers’ Union at Eltham adopted a resolution strenuously protesting against tha Land Bill, and strongly resenting legislation of suoh a coafisoatory nature as is embodied in the Bill. The meeting was poorly attended, Wairoa, yesterday. Waata Tairoa, a well-known native, aged 70 years, was found at Te Matai, Frasertown, shot dead. Woodville, last night A child named Mavis Muir was severely burned by her clothes catching fire and died in a couple of hours. The mother was absent from home, and the father in the garden heard the eoreams, and rushing in found almost every stitoh burned from the child’s body. Wellington, last night, Mr James Cook, formerly well known in banking circles, died suddenly yesterday from heart failure. Deceased arrived iu Melbourne in 1859 under engagement to the Bank of Oiago, whioh subsequently amalgamated with tho National Bank of New ZsalaDd. He was oonneoted with the latter institution at Danedin, Wellington, Port Chalmers, Blenheim, and Riverton. He is survived by a widow, three sons, and four daughters. The polios raided a gaming house and arrested 25 moD, including Arthur Ranson and Jas. Reigal, who aro alleged to have kept the bouso. The bouse is situate at the corner of Edward and Herbert streets. Tho police obtained admission by means of a duplicate koy, and had to go up a lift to the room where tho men were discovered, The gams played was hazard. The twenty five men who were arrested in a gaming house off Manners street on Saturday night were brought before Dr. McArthur, S.M., to day. The two prion cipals, Arthur Ranson and James Reegal, were each fined £lO, in default one month’s

imprisonment, and eaoh of the other 23 was fined £3, the alternative being 14 days in geo). Mrs Grate .Neill, assistant inspectorgeneral of hospitals, charitable institutions and asylums, and ofiioer in charge of the maternity homes, has tendered her resignation. She intends to taka up her resi< dence in Amerioa,

New Plymouth, last night. An employer to-day was fined 40s and costs for employing in a factory a boy uuier the age of 14 years. The oase was tho outcome of an accident whereby a boy was mutilated for life. It transpired in the evidence that the boy shortly after employment etated his age as over 14.

Greymoutb, last night. At the Police Court a Chinaman was fined £lO and costs for selling pakapoo ticket?. Two men possessing trout out of season were fined 40s and costs. Timaru, last night. A grocery store, occupied by R. Marsh, was to'a'ly destroyed by fire at 1 this morning, together with a stock of £SOO woith of groceries, which was insured for £350. The origin of the fire is a mystery.