NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1931, 13 November 1906, Page 1

NEW ZEALAND.

PRESS ASSOCIATION Auckland, last night. A fire at Admiralty House, occupied by Mrs Scherlf’as a boarding bouse, on Sunday afternoon was extinguished after three rooms and nearly the whole of the roof had boon burned. The contents of other rooms were damaged by water. The building was insured

in tho New Zealand and South British offices. The furniture was insured in the North British. H. Fenton and W. McCabe fell

from a platform, tho lctier dropping 20 feet to tho ground. Both sustained rather serious in j uries. Men employed in the Parnell rail way tunnel found a sugar bag containing the dead body of a female child wrapped in a shirt. So far there is no clue to the parentage. At the inquest the medical evidence showed it to be that of a well formed femalo child, which had breathed, and had probably lived an hour. The cause of death was attributed by the doctor to want of attention at birth, and subsiquent exposure. The jury returned a verdict of manslaughter against some person or persons unknown.

Wairoa, yesterday. Two sharp shocks of earthquake, from west to east, occurred at three o’clock on Sunday morniDg. A brilliant metoor was seen on Sunday evening at 6.30. Wellington, ‘last night. The result of the Trinity College of Music examination for Lord Plunket’s gold medal was received this morning by Mr A. J. Wicks, chief secretary. The winning competitor is Miss Lucy 1 Pernie, ol Dunedin, with total marks of S 8 per cent, A peculiarity of the examination is that not necessarily tho highest number of marks wins, but tho competitor showing most thorough musical ability in the senior division. Joshua Riddiford wss charged at the Police Court to-day with unlawfully branding sheep and lambs with a brand which was not registered. The evidence disclosed that tho firm of Riddiford and sons had used a brand since 1851. Up to about two years ago no exception was taken by the Department as to the method of usage of this brand. The Magistrate considered the brand wa3 in accord with the requirements of the Stock Act, and dismissed the information. Christchurch, last night. Robberies and burglaries are beginning to make themselves prominent since the Exhibition opened, but in no case has anything serious been reported. On Saturday night the house of Mr S. Saunders, editor of the Lyttelton Times, was broken into, and some keys, jewellery, and a small sum of money stolen,

Dunedin, last night. In the else of Michael y. Michael, wife’s petition for divorce, on (hi grounds of desertion and cruolty, in nhieh there was no appearance for res spondent, a decree nisi was granted.