TELEGRAMS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 1984, 21 January 1907, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

Press Association. WANGANUI, Saturday. A fire occurred this morniDg in a portion of the Wanganui Spiral Pipe Company s Works, whore the pipes are dipped in tar. The building was gutted. Fortunately tho main works were saved. The total insurance is £4OOO. Tho damage amounts to about k 250. • CHRISTCHURCH, Saturday. Heavy showers, with hail, fell last night. A strong south-west gale is blowing, Tho weather is quite wintry. The sky was overcast and threatening at ton o’clock, and there is a prospect of it not clearing for outdoor sports. DUNEDIN, Saturday. At the Anglican General Synod tho Primate was requested to cable a message of sympathy from the Synod to the Church in Jamaica, and sufferers by the earthquake at Kingston. The Doan of Dunedin moved that tho following recommendation of tho Dunedin Diocesan Synod be referred to a Commission for enquiry and report (1) That as the Senate of the New Zealand University has failed to obtain legislative sanction for its recent proposal to establish a faculty of theology and to confer degrees in Divinity, it is dosirablo in the best interests of tho higher learning that further effort should be made by tho Church to encourage theological study and research ; (2) that the Board of Theological Studies bo reconstructed as a senatus acadcmus or faculty of theology and be empowered by the General Synod of this province to conduct examinations in theology and to confer upon persons duly qualified the degrees of bachelor, master, and doctor in theology. Tho motion was carried unanimously.

WESTPORT, Saturday. A hush fire at Granity, near Westport, extended to throe residences at 2 o’ylock this morning and completely destroyed them. The owners were Messrs Moriarity, O’Rourke,, and Lavery. There were two insurances of £2OO each. AUCKLAND, Saturday. At a largely-attended meeting of tho committee of tho Shipowners’ Federation a resolution was unanimously passed that Mr James Mills be appointed to represent tho Shipowners’ Federation at the Imperial Maritimo Conference, and be requested to use his best endeavors to induce 'represntatives ’of Australia, Canada, and South Africa' to approve of an Act similar to tho New Zealand Coastwise Trade Act, 1903, so that the disadvantages under which coloniallyregistcred vessels sail or steam, and vessels propelled‘by any other power are working, may be lessened. The win in tho motor reliability race, Auckland to Wellington, for a cup presented bv the Association was awarded to W. B. LoylaDd’s 15-h p. Darracq car. Tho medal presented to tho best car in each class was awarded as follows ;-A class : Dexter’s 10-h.p. Cadillac; C class: Bates’ 10-h.p. Cadillac; C class: W. B, Leyland’s 45-h.p. Parracq. ■ .. ' - -

THE TAUPIRI “CREEP.” AUCKLAND, last night. Anxiety regarding the creep in the Tnupiri Coal Company’s mine is now at an end, and work will bo resumed a c soon as tho railway lines are clear for traffic. AMERICAN SHIP SUBSIDY BILL. AUCKLAND, last night. Speaking of tho amended Ship Subsidy Bill which, according to latest cables from Now York, lias a chance of passing, Mr L. F. Cockrol't, the Oceanic Company’s general passenger agent, said tho monsuro ns approved by President Roosevelt provided for subsidising the Pacific Ocean lines under tho American flag to tho extent of £200,000 yearly. Thoro wero only two Pacific linos in cxist'onco, tho Pacific Mail line and tho Oceanic, and tho Pacific lino by tho rocont building of four now steamers had concluded their building programme for tho next, few years at any rate, and he doubted whether they would consider it sufficiently worth their while to build now ones under subsidising conditions so that it meant tho probability of tho Ocoanio lino being tho only Pacific trading company immediately ready to fall in with tho proposal. As a matter of fact, continued Mr. i Cockroft, his company ho supposed had been tho most assiduous workers towards tho realisation of this Bill. They had pioneered this Australian trndo and stuck to it, and in ono way and another had dropped about 0,000,000 dollars in carrying it on ; so it was only fair that in the matter o; subsidy they should bo generously treated. With regard to cruiser conditions, Mr. Cockroft said that the company would gladly build steamers if that was a sine quo non up to all requirements of the United States Government. The present vessels wero A 1 at Lloyd’s, and constructed to fill cruiser purposes in war time.

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES. INGLEWOOD, Saturday. An elderly man named John Kingdied suddenly in bed last night. He retired in perfect health. His wife heard a change in his breathing, and sent for a neighbor but before lie arrived her husband was dead. Ho was one of tbe cld-time settlers here. AUCKLAND, last night. At an inquest at Kaiau. touching the death of the Postmaster, Andrcw I’eters, found dead with a gunshot wound in Ins head at his office, the ei idence showed that deceased, win was 26 years of age, had suffered a great deal from asthma. Tho jury returned a verdict that death resulted from a gunshot wound, self-inilict-e 1 while in a fit of melancholy. EGG-LAYING. BLENHEIM, last night. Following avo the lesults for the 35th week of the egg-laying competition : Total for week, 1984 ; grand total, 76,407. Highest for week : Miss Crowther 32, A- and P. Association 30, Thomson, Miss Lissington, Volkmann 30 each, all white Leghorns. Highest aggregates : Brookes 1024, A and P. Association 992, Lissington 948, Hodson 947, Marlborough Hotel 939, Thomson 987, all white Leghorns.