TELEGRAMS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 1998, 6 February 1907, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

Press Association. AUCKLAND, yesterday. In tho Supremo Court George Frederick Falkiner, a postal employe, was charged with the theft ol £9 at Whangarci, and sentenced to six months' imprisonment.An inquest was opened this morning on tho illegitimate child of Gertrude Susan Siangan, which was the subject of Wrack's affiliation ease, decided at tlie Police Court Yesterday. Sergeant Hendry said the child, which had boon in a nursing home, was fearfully emaciated. The inquest was adjourned to have a bottle of food analysed. NEW PLYMOUTH, yesterday. Obituary: Tho native chief Toliu, of Parilnika, who was arrested with To Whiti on November 5. IBSI. and deported. For some years he has headed a rival faction to To Whiti at Parilnika. Ho has been ill for a long time. HAVER A, yestt rday. Tho Opuuake correspondent of the Star wires that the Pariliaka chief Tohu died last night. Ho hjid been ailing for some time, but his death so soon was unexpected There is gieat excitement at Pariliaka, and a big tangi is impending. WELLINGTON, yesterday. Air. G. V. Bogle, formerly of Waipukurau, lias been selected as the Victoria College candidate for tho Rhodes Scholarship. At tho Supreme Court this morning Noon Assad, who pleaded guilty to theft of a cheque, was admitted to probation. Tom Rayon, for breaking, entering and theft, was sentenced to two years.

GREYMOUTII, yesterday. A meeting of contributors to the Seddon memorial decided that tho amount, which at present totals £203 12s 6d, be handed to the Public Trustee for investment, and that interest bo 'devoted to procuring two medals annually, to bo awarded to tho most proficient, hoy and girl scholars at any schools in tho Grey education district proficiency to he determined by competitive examination. Proposals that the fund he devoted to a post office, clock, .or to the construction of swimming baths wore negatived, and an offer of a bust of tho lat'e Mr Seddon by Air Nelson Illingworth did not meet with general accept nice.

CUR ISTCI IURCII, yesterday. At a mooting of the Canterbury Rowing Association the secretary reported that Lake Forsyth was in good order for the forthcoming cliampionship regatta. The men here deplocated the circulation of incorrect reports concerning the lake, and the following motion was adopted: “That tho Association have obtained authentic reports from its representatives regarding the satisfactory condition of Lake Forsyth, and regrets the circulation of unfounded reports to the contrary.”

The aggregate attendance at the Exhibition is 1,081,846. Yesterday there were 8342 admissions. The average daily attendance is 13,193. At the children’s rest, where babies of lady visitors are cared for while their mothers see the sights, 683 babies have been cared for to date. A prize will be given the thousandth baby, as in the case of the millionth visitor to the Exhibition. The whole issue' of penny commemorative postage stamps has been exhausted, and no more will be issued. The halfpenny issue was exhausted some time ago. Tho only denominations available to the public are the threepence and sixpence stamps.

TIM Alt TJ, yesterday. A sitting of the Supreme Court was opened hero this morning before Mr Justice Chapman. There are several civil, but only two criminal cases fo be heard. His Honor remarked that it was extremely satisfactory to find such an absence of serious crime in a growing and prosperous place like Timaru.

INVERCARGILL, yesterday. The annual conference of the South Island National Dairy Association was held yesterday, when Mr D. Cuddie, Dairy Commissioner, gave an address. It was the largest conference of the sort yet held. The interim balancesheet showed a prospective deficit at the end of the year of £45 9s 3d, and a committee was appointed to consider the financial position. The Commissioner gave a useful address to dairymen, and stated that he would do his best to carry on in the interests of those engaged in the industry. The industry was steadily growing. Two thousand tons more cheese had been graded during the season ended January last than in the corresponding period of‘‘the provious year, and there was a prospect of more still next year. He understood the Government intended to do something in regard to purifying the milk supply, but was not at liberty to give details.

DUNEDIN, yesterday. Messrs T. Mackenzie, BirleyXand Murcott, an exploration party, nave arrived at Glenorchy from Clinton Valley. A good deal of original work has been done by them, three new passes having been crossed, and three possible routes found between Wakatipu and Glade house, Te Anau: The one likely to be most favored possessed the advantage of having but one high saddle, where former routes had two. The scenery throughout was very fine. Mr T. Mackenzie thinks this important link in the lake tourist system should receive the prompt attention of the Government. In the Arbitration Court at Cromwell, it was announced that an amicable settlement hail been arrived at in the goldminers’ dispute. The award was made mainly on the lin.es of the previous award, with slight alterations. It remains in force for two years from April Ist. In regard to the sluicers’ portion of the reference, a conference is to be held. The coalminers’ dispute is being held to-day. The Minister of Education (the Hon. G. Eowlds) visited Otago University yesterday, and met a deputation representing the Council of the institution. The principal matters discussed were the re-building of the School of Mines, and providing of superannuation for professors. No definite scheme for the. latter was put forward, but the Minister expressed his opinion pretty clearly that he was not i"n favor of extending the provisions of the Teachers Superannuation' Act to include professors, nor did he think they should have the option of coming into the fund, or that) when on the fund they should have the privilege of continuing _ in the service after reaching the retiring age. In regard to the School of Mines,- Mr Eowlds rather exploded a bomb by stating that the question of continuing the School :.of Mines at Dunedin was still to be 'decided. Mr Jas. Allen, M.H.H., vice-Chancellor of the University, promptly interjected that .that matter was now outside the range of debate; having been settled during Mr Seddon’s time. Mr Eowlds, however, was not satisfied that, this was so, a rid went on to say . that Dunedin having so. many •adjuncts to its university college, and 'having others in project, might reasonably have been expected to .forego specialising in mining in favor of Auckland University. Howover, if it. was finally decided to retain the Otago School of Mines lie would be very willing ,to assist in securing the necessary funds for a suitable building, the present one be-ing'beyond-repair. When Mr Eowlds had resumed his scat, Mr Allen returned to the question, of the probable withdrawal of support from the Mining' School, and pointed out that Mr Seddon, in explicit terms, had stated that Cabinet had decided, to retain the Otago school, and, added Mr Allen, any departure from that would be a distinct broach of faith, and would ho resisted by every Otago member to the utmost.

• BLENHEIM, yesterday. Tho barley market' opened yesterday. General prime malting lines were bought by a leading merchant at 4s per bushel, sacks extra. Themarket opened last year at 4s Cd, and roso to 5s Id. OAMARIT, yesterday. In the Supreme Court this morning Judge Williams presided. The only case on the calendar .was the charge against) John Findlay of burglary at the residence of Bonnie at Papakaio, on tho night Ilonnie was murdered. His Honor outlined the case, and the grand jury returned a true bill. Findlay then applied for a. remand on the ground that ho had expected Mr Hanlon, who defended him on the murder trial, to appear for him, and had only been advised to tho contrary last night; therefore lie had not time to obtain counsel. Mr Fraser, for the Crown, opposed the application on the ground that the prisoner had been unsuccessful from lack of funds in obtaining legal assistance, and appeared to have nobetter prospects in the future. His Honor granted an adjournment to Thursday morning next. DUNEDIN, yesterday. Porcival Commihs was charged at tho Police Court before Mr Widdows son with wilfully and falsely pretending to be a doctor- Evidence was •(alien and judgment ivas- resurvcd.

SUPREME COURT. WELLINGTON, last night. At the Supremo Court John llurko, found guilty of criminal .assault oil a girl seven years of ago, was sentenced to seven years.penal servitude, end ordered to receive two (loggings each of 25 lashes. His Honor s..hl that no case had over been before him in which such brutal conduct by a man to a child, whoso infancy and imbecility should have been her protection, hud boon so clearly nrov-ul. Jas. Ellis, Jns. Gerrnrd and Ger. Williams, charged with assault aid robbery, were acquitted. Tho Grand Jury threw out file I'll charging William O’Brien and Palmer Spry, of the City Firobrigade, y ltli tho manslaughter of Amy Kensington. TIMARU, Inst night. At tho Supremo Court to-day, F. W. Davidson, baker’s carter, was sentenced to six months lor embezzlement. Defalcations were discovered to tho amount of £76. An Italian, Angelo Leoni, was sentenced to five years for assault with intent. Ho dragged a girl oil' a bicycle on a public road and violently assaulted her. Edwin Eden and William Wilson, both young men, got two years each for stealing 39 pioees of lloeco wool from a shearing sited. Eden was sentenced to four mouths two yoars ago for a similar olfonco.

GRAND JURY PRESENTATIONS. WELLINGTON, last night. At tho Supreme Court to-day, lefore being discharged, tho Grand Jury submitted two presentments to the Court. Tho first one was: “Wo respectively draw your Honor’s attention to a system brought under our notice during tho giving of evidence, and acknowledged to obtain in business houses, of allowing special discounts on tho private accounts of officers of'public bodies. In the ease directly brought under our notice a discount of 25 per cent, was allowed. We respectfully eon tend that such a system is demoralising to commercial life and in particular offers incentives to obtaining contracts by methods which cannot be regarded as strictly honest.” The second presentment was in regard to statements made by a girl to the police, the Grand Jury suggesting that such statements should only ho taken in the presence of a witness.

THE COACH ACCIDENT. GREYMOUTII, last night. An inquest touching the death of Walter Roy Scott, tho infant killed in tho coach accident, opened to-day, but, after taking evidence ,wus adjourned for a week to enable the driver to attend. The funeral to ik place to-day, the body being interred in Grcymouth Cemterv. Airs. Scott, who was injured, is much improved to-day. GREYAIOUTH HARBOR, GREYAIOUTH, last night. At the Harbor Board meeting today the engineer’s scheme for extending the wharf up stream for 650 feet, at a cost of £9430, was adopted. The extra wharfage will give accommodation for four small vessels. Tho average depth of water on tho bar for tlie last 12 months was 22 feet 3 inches. ATHLETICS. DUNEDIN, yesterday. Tho following will represent Otago at. the New Zealand championships at Christchurch on February 21 and 23: 100yds flat championship, S. Bass, E. B. Eraser, AY. J. O’Kane; 220yds flat championship, AA T . J. O’Kane, E. B. Fraser, S. Bass. H. AlcCorkindale; half-mile. H. Burk, J. Davie, AV. H. C. Patrick, T. R. Gordon, G. Biown; 440yds, Burk, Davie, Patrick, AlcCorkindale, one mile, Burk, A. H. Bone, Gordon; three miles, Burk, 11. Murray*, Bone; one mile walk, A. Crichton, J. Cow; vds hurdles. AY. J. O’Kane, C. Gilrav, T. S. Ruddock; 440yds hurdles, O’kane, Gilrav, Ruddock; high jump, R. Alitchell, Ruddock, G. TP. Keeldoll; long jump, Keddell, Gilray, L. J Dansey; pole jump, J. McLacnlan, Overton, Davis, Denser ; throwing the hammer, T. Byrdon, Davie, McLaohlan, Casey; putting the weight, 1. Byrdon, E. Casey, AValker.

DAIRYING. WELLINGTON, last night. The exports of butter and cheese from New Zealand during January totalled 60,294ewt and 33,672 cwt resi ect'ively. ATHLETIC TEAM. WELLINGTON, last' night. W. Gosling has been added to the Wellington team to compete at the Amateur Championships meeting. He will start in the 880yds and one mile. AIURDEROUS ASSAULT. AUCKLAND, last' night. At the Supreme Court to-day an elderly man named John Manning was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment for causing _ actual bodily harm to AVilliam Hollis, mine manager at Coromandel, on December Ist. The assault was one of stabbing with a sheath-knife, and Mr Justice Denniston characterised the case as a murderous assault, the act of a man who was not safe to bo at large. NAPIER’S PROGRESS. NAPIER, last night. A meeting of tlie Borough ratepayers was held this evening to discuss the electric lighting and tramwavs proposals recently made to the Borough Council, and it was resolved to urge the Council to push on with the negotiations for the carrying out of such proposals as quickly as possible.

j» SOUTH’S DEATH. INVERCARGILL, last, night. • The body of Roy McKenzie, aged IS, was found in the Mataura this morning, near the residence of his employer, Mr R. McCallum, of Seaward Downs. Deceased was last seen alive on Wednesday, cutting weeds in the vicinity of the river. MISSING BOAT. NELSON, last' night. On Thursday afternoon last a Nelson resident, Edward Hooker, a married man with a family, left Motucka in a small .yacht or boat named the Elsie to proceed to Nelson. It blew a heavy gale, and the boat., which was an old one, has not' arrived. It is feared she has foundered, and that Hooker is lost, but some think she may have been blown to sea, and it is suggested steamers should keep a look-out. GENEROUS GIFT. DUNEDIN, last night. Mr Alexander Paterson, of St. Clair, has given the Presbytory of Dunedin a section of land at Fairfield, near Green Island, and undertaken to erect a church upon it.

FATALLY TORN BY SHARK. DUNEDIN, last night. A shocking accident occurred at Port Moeraki to-day, when William Henry Hutcheson,, civil engineer and surveyor, met with his death under most distressing circumstances. He was bathing with his son this morning in about three feet of water,when ho suddenly said, “ Get ashore quickly—l am bitten.” It seems that he had been bitten by a. shark, the flesh of the right log being stripped to the hone. He struggled ashore but died almost immediately from shock and loss of blood. Hn—Was 55 years of age, and leaves a wife and two sons. The accident was witnessed by his wife and mother. OAMARU, last night. A man named Win. Henry Hutchison, while bathing on Moeraki Beach to-day. was seized by a shark, and so injured that he died. Sharks are numerous along the coast at the present time. RUSH FOR LAND. OAMAR.U, last n iglit. Applications for the Plunket Settlement (Corriedalo Estate) closed this evening with 623 applications in hand for If) farms, of which five are dairy farms. Nearly £6OO has been received in deposits. A ballot will probably take place on Saturday, and the' minimum number of applications in a subdivision is 19.

SCHOONER QN FIRE, Press Association. AUCKLAND, last night, The auxiliary schooner Greyhound, from the north, when coming up the harbor this, afternoon, took fire amongst the flax portion of the cargo The vessel was berthed at the wharf quickly and leads of hose from the wharf run on board. The fire float was also requisitioned. After about an hour’s pumping of water into the hold the fire was still progressing,and it was then decided to take the vessel in shore, where she was scuttled anil the fire put out. The vessel was then pumped out and refloated._ It is not expected that, the vessel is injured, but the cargo must bo badly damaged by firo and water. There are no insurances on the vessol, but whether the cargo is insured or not is not ascertainable at present.