NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1932, 14 November 1906, Page 4

NEW ZEALAND.

I’UUSS ASSOCIATION Auckland, last night.

Goorgo Harrison, agoil !35 yoars, a prisoner at Mount Ifdon guM, was killed by tho full of a largo piece oi rock from a elii'f under which ho wuo working. Tho Hon. Mr Fowlds will probably move in tho matter of choosing ft candidate for tho Manukau seat.. Tho namo of Mr Wesley Bpragg is now montionod, and ho ia likely to bo a strong man for tho Government. Thames, last night, lialph Dunlop, son of Mr T. A Dunlop, tho well - known mine manager, mot with a sorious shooting accident this morning, 110 intouded forming a door-stalking party, to moot at dawn, aud was oloaning his rillo in his bedroom at an oarly hour, when it exploded, the bullet passing through his luDg. Ho was romovod to tho hospital, whore he lies iu a serious condition. JNow Plymouth, last night. Tho Taranaki Oil and Freehold Company held its first statutory mooting lust night. The report showed that 12,000 shares have boon allotted out of tho £15,000 authorised capital. Tho directors hoped soon to enter in>o a contract with an Australian firm and

that iu two months boring operations would bo conimoucou on tho Coinpunj s freehold at Vogcltown. Messrs Corkill, Jones, Brown, Jounirigs, aud Skinner woto re olected directors, and / 100 was voted as honor irium to the chairman for tho ensuing year's work.

Greymoutb, last night. At a mooting of tho Education Board last night, residents in a portion of tho Grey Valley asked for a new school, owing to tho children being unable to attend as usual through the altered train servioo. It was agreed to approach tho Minister on the matter, but the opinion was general that the old sorvico must be rosorted to, as tho new ouo is unsuitable, and is hampering traffic. If this is rtoue a now school will not be required.

Christchurch, last flight. In tho Supreme Court Francos Henry Bruges, convicted at the last criminal sessions, and who applied for, and was gran'ed, a now trial, came up this morning before Judge Denniston. The indictment alleged that Bruges, who had practised as a solicitor in Christchurch, had stolon from one Henry Tuck two sums of £260 and £2OO. At the last sessions he was charged jointly with James Goodman, formerly his confidential cleric, and both wore convicted. Goodman was sentenced to two years, and Bruges applied for a new trial on the ground that the verdict of tho jury was against tho weight of evidence. The Appeil Court granted a new trial, the Chief Justico dissenting. The defence was virtually that Goodman conducted all the money transactions, and therefore Bruges had no guilty knowledge of tho theft. After hearing evidence Judge Denniston recapitulated the finding of tho Appeal Court. He said it would clearly be his duty in the evont of no further evidence being produced to direct the jury to an acquittal. The jury found accused not guilty. The Judge said the verdict was the natural outcome of the decision of tho Court of Appeal. Accused was discharged. Colonel Pitt, whoso condition lias been causing anxiety to his friends for some days past, was removed yesterday to a nursing home, and underwent an operation. To-day several large gall atones were removed. Tho doctors 1 report his condition is satisfactory, and he is likely to make a good recovery. He is, howover, not yet out of danger. Palmerston North, last night. A further development took place 1 yesterday afternoon in the recent alleged illegal operation case, when the police arrested John Moughan on a charge that on or about July last ho unlawfully used an instrument on the 1 late Agnes Moughan, with intent to procure a miscarriago. Accused was before tho S.M. this morning, and on the application of the police remanded to the 22 ud inst. An application for bail was refused.