NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1922, 3 November 1906, Page 1

NEW ZEALAND.

PRESS ASSOCIATION Wellington, last night. The shops and dwelling at Newtown occupied by P. Anderson, botanist, J. Louther, and J. McKeand were destroyed by fire at 8 30 o'clock this morning. The fire occurred through the bursting of a glass jar in which Anderson’s assistant was making varnish. The adjoining premises, occupied by Garbes, a sailmaker, and Moses, a fancy goods dealer, were slightly damaged, The insurance on the building is £GOO in the Union office Anderson’s stock is insured for £3OO in the Yorkshire office. Louther and McKeand lost everything, and were uninsured. The building was owned by Mr Martin Kennedy. Christchurch, last night.

pit 10 30 o’clock last evening an electric cur collided with a hansom cib ns tho corner of St. Asaph street and Col-mho street. The cab was driven hv Frederick Reid), o! Lin wood, and contained three passengers. The v ,;„i completely smashed. Reid ypris thi’O'A u partially under tho car arid received a. severe wound in the back of his head, and was also injured about the holy, fie died in tho hospital early this morning. The passengers in the mb sustained no serious injury. Reid was aged about 6/. Tho foundation stone of the Seddon Technical College was laid to-day by the Hon. G. Fowlds. The college was adopted as a local memorial to the late

Mr Seddon. It is intended to add to it an assembly hall, reading room, technological musoum, wool departmout, and a smith’s shop. There was a large attendance, and several addresses .wero delivered by local representatives, Ministers, and others. Sir Joseph Ward formally opened the Farmers’ Saleyards in St. Asaph street to day, in the presence of a large number of farmers and others. At°luncheon afterwards lie proposed success to tho undertaking, and said the position of New Zealand on the London market was due mostly to the efforts of the farmers themselves, but the grading system was a great factor, He said a company with 1100 merm bers could not fail to succeed. Invercargill, last night. The Council of the New Zealand Athletic Union has issued a manifest* declaring that any of its competitor! who compete at the Scottish Societies sports at Christchurch on the. Ist and 2nd January will be disqualified fo; five years, and no competitor therea •will be allowed to perform at an] meeting in the colony under the juris diction of the Uuionduring that time also extends to Australia,