NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1943, 27 November 1906, Page 1

NEW ZEALAND.

PRESS ASSOCIATION Auckland, last night. The properties destroyed by lire in Tennyson street, Arch Hill, were covered by insurances in tho United £175, New Zealand £lO5, South British £3OO. Tb. 9 tallow works destroyed by fire aro Richmond’s, and were insured for £l5O in the South British, the stock for £4OO, aud the machinery for £-100, both in the South British. WolliugtoD, last night

Dr Findlay assumed olfice to-day. Ho proposes to attend his firm’s office at stated hours to keep in touch with his barrister work.

At the inquost on the body of a woman named Emma Brvne, the evidence showed she was found lying dead on a heap of stones in a paddock, and that death was due to hemorrhage of tho brain was returned. The police aro making further inquiries. The woman, who came from Oamaru, was addicted to dunk.

The Justice Department lias reason to boliove that a large number of declarations which require to be taken before a Justice of the Peace are signed and witnessed in blank. This is particularly the case with regard to declarations used for Customs purposes. One or two instances were recently brought under the notice of the Department, and it is understood the Minister takes action in the next case which comes to his knowledge. A. Berman’s tobacconist shop was broken into between Saturday night and Monday, and a quantity of tobacco stolen. The burglary was apparantly the work of expert thieves, who made only a small haul. They appear to have been disturbed while making off, as a quantity of tobaoco was left in the back yard.

Promotions in the Post and Telegraph Department, consequent on the death of Mr T. Rose, late Inspector and assistant secretary, have bean con* firmed. Mr D. Robertson, chief clerk at Wellington, succeeds Mr Rose ; Mr F. V. Waters, second clerk, succeeds Mr Robertson ; Mr J. C. Williamson, corresponding clerk, takes Mr Waters’ place.

Dunedin, last night,

As a result of an inquest held last week two chemists were charged this morning under the Bale of Poisons Aot with failing to make an entry of a sale of carbolic acid. The case was dismissed, Mr Graham, 8.M., holding that carbolic acid was not included in the Orde^in-Council, which applied to digatalis only.’ For selling carbolic acid without fixing a label on a bottle with the word “ poison ” in letters on a red ground, Robert Wilkinson, chemist, was; fined ten ehiliings and costs.

Wanganui, last night.

Tho socond deposit of £75 per man in the Stanbury Webb sculling match was made good on Saturday. Both men continue to do good work on the river, and there is eveiy prospect of both being in excellent form Stanbury is still about a stone overweight, but is improving rapidly. Betting on the result has already commenced, Stanbuiy being favoiite at 3 to 1, at which price a fair amount has been wagered.