NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1940, 23 November 1906, Page 4

NEW ZEALAND.

l'ltliSS ASSOCIATION Napier, last night. The .Education Board has boon advised that tho Department hua grauted £ISOO lor a now technical school at Napier. Tenders will be called for the work immediately. Pnlmorston North, last night. Susan Colo and John Moughan were charged at the B.M. Court with having, in July last, caused bodily harm to Agnes Moughan, wife of accused Moughan, from which death resulted, and that also during tho samo period accused, with intent to procure a miscarriage of Agnes Moughan, used an instrument upon tho latter. fho dying depositions of deceastd, taken before Mr Thomas, S.M., were put iu evidence, in which deceased stated accused C >le twico operated upon her. The medical evidence was to tho effect that death was duo to septic poisoning, caused by laceration of internal organs. Accused wore each committed to trial on the socond count. Bail was refused Wellington, last night.

At the Supreme Court this morning VValter Durkin and Arthur Thomas were found guilty on separate charges of thefc Sentence was deferred George Thomas Ross, for forgery, was sentenced to three years. Tho Chief Justice remarked on the laxity of the probation officer some years ago, when Ross had boon admittod to probation. Joseph Reynolds, for assault, was sentenced to eighteen months’ imprisonment. The Seddon Memorial Exoeutive Committee had an interview with the Premier this morning. The Premier read a memorandum from the Inspector General, practically condemning the proposal to establish a technical university in Wellington on the ground that it would involve an initial cost of about £IOO,OOO. Ho suggested instead that provision bo made Ar the following scholarships: (L) New Zealand research, (2) high technical, aud (3) travelling, which were estimated to cost a little more than £3OOO a year. The Committee meet aga n tomorrow afternoon to consider the memorandum, and will have a further interview with tho Premier on Monday nexh

Christchurch, last night. In a breach <*f promise case to-day, the hearing of which has concluded at the Supreme Court, the jury found for defendant on the point that an illegitimate child had been born previous to plaintiff's first marriage, the knowledge of which was concealed from defendant. Costs were allowed. Invercargill, last night. Before the Magistrate, Mr McCarthy, to-day, C C Powell, licensee of the Wallacetown Hotel, pleaded guilty to selling liquor on Sunday last, when the police entered the hotel and found two boarders and another drinking. Defendant, who explained that he thought boarders could shout for a friend, was fiaed £7 10s, the license not to be endorsed.