NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1914, 25 October 1906, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND.

PRESS ASSOCIATION Auckland, last night. Edward Williams, a boy employed on the steamer Clansman, fell between the steamer and the Wnangaroa wharf. He struck a etriDger of the wharf and fraotured the base of his skull. Ho died aojhour later, Wairoa, yesterday. At the tangi on Wasta Taro?, who suicided because he dcolartd he was -mnkntn by Hue, the Datives expressed indignation, and arranged to petiiion the Native Minister to have the prophet suppressed, Burn Kabukuroa was fioed £ls and eoßts for brutally ill-treating a horse wilb an axe handle, The implement was produced covered with blood. The animal a nose was broken and eye nearly knocked cut.

Wanganui, last night. The first deposit of £'2s in the Sian-bniy-Webb sculling matob, <£2oo a-sidp, to take place on tbo Wanganui river od Boxing Day, was made good to-day. Welingloo, last night, • Tbe fire underwriters interested in Monday morning's disastrous ‘£Lo have asked the Mayor to cause a thorough investigation into tho ciioum3tacc-s connected with it, more especially as to the ! origin, Eeeftor, last night. An Australian, named Charles Foote, a young married man, was run over on tho railway works at Inangahua ond died last night. An inquest will likely fce held. Christchurch, last night. Weloome rain fell last night over Canterbury, being heavy to tho south, but Blight northwards. Carl Johanson, aged Dine years, died in the hospital yesterday from injuries received at Glenroy from a fall from a horsp. His skull was fraotured. At an inquest to-,day a verdiot of aooideutai deaih was