TELEGRAMS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 1991, 29 January 1907, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

Press Association. AC C KLA ND, yest t d ay. The agents are advised that tho ».s. Sonoma will not leave Sydney until "Wednesday, and Auckland with tho outward mail on the 3rd prox. ASHBURTON, yesterday. "With the object of founding a professorship of home economics and domestic science on a plan extensively in vogue in the Coined States of America, Mr. John Studliolme, of Coldstream, has offered to contribute for three yeas a sum of £2OO per annum towards the salary of a professor. provided .Miss Gilchrist, of Tennessee University, is appointed. Mr: Studliolme has placed the offer before the Minister for Education and Governors of the Canterbury College. Commenting on the offer, the Guardian says:—"‘Were the country to establish a chair of home economies and domestic science, its occupier would bo able not only to organise long courses for university students leading to a degree, but shorter courses for students and others desirous of going as far as a degree in domestic science, and also classes for teachers at tho normal schools, and lectures to women in the various centres of population.” .TIMART), yesterday. Tho Geraldine Racing Club’s grandstand, together with the contents, was completely destroyed by fire last night. Incendiarism is suspected. The building was insured for £2OO and the contents for £SO in the State fire office. OAMARU, yesterday. The Timaru High School Board decided at a special meeting to-day to erect a boys’ boarding school at a cost of about £2OOO . INVERCARGILL, yesterday. A Dunedin syndicate purchased Mr. Cruickshank’s new woollen mill near Invercargill, which is provided with fthe latest machinery for turning out sill classes of woollen goods, including tweeds, and operators will start immediately. . NEW PLYMOUTH, yesterday.

Mr Hutchinson, S.M., gave a reserved judgment this morning in a case brought by the Taranaki Jockey Club against bookmakers for betting at the Christmas meeting. A. Champion was fined £2O and costs on each of two informations. Notice of -appeal was "iven. King was fined .£2O, and Flanagan £lO. WELLINGTON, yesterday.

A .serious accident befel Alfred HopTkins, an elderly single man, ill the Harbor Board’s' shed this morning. A hale of wool struck him on the back the neck and fractured his spine. DUNEDIN, yesterday.

The police have arrested Findlay, . •'ho will be charged at Oamaru on -A, ursday with theft and burglary Bennie’s house. Findlay is fr-” -an recently acquitted on a •Jjaro-e D / tnimdering Rennie, the schoolmaster , n T wr r UvGTON, last night. A cha-e James Ryan of A cna. „e manner behaving m a th. V j ° football sorrels the referee ' i _ match in July last ha A - 3ee ® -N aravs-si. The police had j, .evera! ilesscs, but owing to the laps ® °* t ™. e many were unable to identify a' c F’U7’ c " For the defence it was alleged Ryea. was not the man. Dr. MCAttilrar, S.M., observed that if it w' a ® proved to him that any men diet create these disturbances, he would deal severely with him. AUCKLAND, last night. The day’s play to-day in the representative match between the English cricketers and Auckland was decidedly more interesting than that of the first day. The visitors, after losing six wickets for 87, made a great recovery, and reached 214 before the last man lost his wicket. Auckland, with a deficiency of 87 runs on the first innings, started on their second innings very promisingly, and at the end of the day had 102 on the board for the loss of only three wickets. The position is consequently very interesting. The attendance will no doubt be larger to-morrow than it was today. when there was only a little over a thousand people present. The weather, although at times doubtful, held fine, and the wickets, contrary to expectations, played well. Hayward and Douglas played a very fine partnership, putting on 93 for the seventh wicket, while the Sale-Mac-cormick partnership realised 87. The fielding on both sides was good. At the Police Court to-day an Austrian named George Peear was charged with assaulting Michael Rice so as to cause him actual bodily harm. 'The injured man was knocked down on Saturday night by one of a number of Austrians alleged to be accused. and has since died from the injuries. His depositions wore taken, aiid a more serious chargo may follow. , X. Myers, chief officer of too kanieri, lias been missing since the vessel’s arrival from Whangaroi on SatlUThe’ barpue V/aiiti, leaving the wharf at Mangawhare, Kaipara, for Hoanga, to load timber for Mel■uoioq putt ipreq oqq on.uioq the wharf". It was blowing, a strong north-easter at the time. Effoi ts were made to get the vessel off. without avail, and as the tide, fell the barque listed outwards and afterwards turned over, smashing the masts at the deck. She is believed m lie a total loss. She is owned bv Mr Turnbull, of Timaru, and is believed to be insured with the Alliance C< Sier Joseph Ward was entertained at'luncheon at the Chamber of Commerce, and delivered a speech i dative to the Imperial Conference. Instated that he hoped tho But sh Go vernment would agree to legislative power to the colonies to enter into -Mriff treaties with each othci, 1 s1)0 ico of the necessity for an Initial Council. and dwelt on the pe- -ity° for protection of our coranecess. „ ea . aiu l of our shores. He mereo au . to the value or tne referred brm -, r!;il ntilo community advice of tho cheers were in tariff reform. H- -<1 Lady "Ward, given for Sir Joscfih an by the and .the Premier left la. to AViiinnera for Sydney, en , England. WELLINGTON, last night. An inquest was held to-day concerning the death of Thomas Erskino, a"cd Of, who died in a cab on .Saturday evening, while being driven from a hotel where ho had been drinking. The deceased, according to Ins nearest friend, had never been ill in his life, nor had he ever complained. The surgeon who made an autopsy found all the internal organs in an advanced sta-'e of disease, the condition of the liver pointing to deceased having been a heavy drinker; death resulted from regurgitation on the right side of the I,O At” the Magistrate’s Court to-day two charges were brought against the father of a bedridden consumptive, alleging that the latter was a destitute person, and had been from August 10 last year wholly or in part maintained by the Onslow Borough Council at a cost of : <£4o. and dofendant, being able to repay, an order against him for the amount should be made. Tho father is the owner of . real estate to the value of £4042. It appeared that the son recently sold a business at Petone for £2BO. The house in which he had lived had been conveyed lo him by the father. The Magistrate said the case would have to bo dismissed, but be would give a written judgment. Further evidence "was taken, at the Magistrate’s Court to-day in regard to the charge of manslaughter preferred against Palmer Spry and Wm. O’Brien, of the City Fire Brigade, m conoction with tho death of, Mrs Kenington on December 17th: The hearing had not concluded when tho court ad-oumed. a.aUA: