NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1920, 1 November 1906, Page 1

NEW ZEALAND.

PRESS ASSOCIATION Auckland, last night. The detectives have arrested here Henry Adolph Rumf, on a charge of having stolen a gold watch, the property of Mias Studholme, of Wellington. The accused statod that he had a jeweller’s shop in Wellington formerly, but was now employed in Auckland. He had Miss Studholme’s watch in his charge at Wellington for repairs. When he retired from business he advertised the name of the Wellington jeweller who had taken over aii his repairs. Retentive Marsack said he was instructed that the accused pawned the watch on the very day he received it, and that there were four or five other watches which accused had received for repairs and had pawned at Wellington. The accused was remanded to Wellington. Frederick Forward, charged with complicity in the Adelaide Customs frauds, was remanded till Monday, when he will be taken into custody by an Adelaide detective. Masterton, last night. John Greathead, aged 45, mysteriously disappeared from Brammerton station on Monday morning. He was last seen about 4 am. A search party out yesterday found a shirt, singlet, and towel on the bank of the Tauerua river, but no sign of the miesing man. Wellington, last night. Stanbury, the ex-sculling champion of the world, arrived by the Wimmera from Sydney to-day to race Webb, the New Zealand champion, on the Wanganui river on December 16th, for £2OO a side. He states that he is out of form at present, and intends to proceed immediately to Wanganui to get into training After the match he will probably visit Christchurch, where ho will give an exhibition of rowing if sufficient inducement offers. Lyttelton, last night. The s.s. Maheno, from Sydney direct, arrived in the stream at G a.m., and berthed at 9 20. There are no indications of trouble among the crew. The men say that they have heard nothing of the talk about coming out. Christchurch, last night. At the last sitting of the Court of Appeal the conviction of Ann Foster for the manslaughter by neglect of her daughter’s illegitimate child was ap« pealed against, but the conviction was sustained. To day the prisoner came up for sentence, and Mr Justice Chapman imposed three years’ imprisonment. Sir John Hall, Mayor of Christchurch, has given £225 to enable school children to attend the exhibition. Ashburton, last night. The weather, which for several weeks has been hot with scorching north-west winds, changed this morning, when heavy, steady rain began to fall, and still continues. The rain comes as a great boon to sheepowners, who were heavily stocked with sheep, and besides had unusually heavy lambing. The feed, owing to the lengthened dry weather, was giving out, and affecting the price of sheep prejudicially. The timely rains will renew the pastures and feed, reinstate the price of sheep, and mean thousands of pounds in the pockets of farmers. Dunedin, last night.

Oudaille was remanded until Friday, bail being refused. The police intiv mated that others were concerned. A large quantity of tobacco is still unaccounted for. Invercargill, last night. Magistrate McCarthy to day fined Wm. Noel and Thos, BrennaD, bookmakers, £5 each for trespassing on the Riverton racecourse in April last. Evidence was given that defendants wore warned off the course on two occasions and refusod to leave.