TELEGRAMS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2003, 12 February 1907, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

Press Association. AUCKLAND, yesterday. 4he ship Port Elgin, from the West Coast porks of America, bound to Sydney, is signalled. She reports the cajitain is ill. ~~ , THAMES, yesterday. i atrick McAree received injuries 111 the Talisman mine at Karangahake that resulted in his death. He was engaged in putting in a set of timber when a portion carried away. A quantity of stone crushed the bottom of his leg to a pulp. He died just before admission to the Thames Hospital. , Daniel AA'heo, a native, employed at l’urua bush, was riding home from work with other bushmen seated on a truck, when he fell off, and the wheels passed over him, inflicting severe internal injuries, crushing his chest. He lingered at the Thames Hospital for 24 hours, and died last night . Arthur Sanford, son of Mr Noble Sanford, was bitten by a dog. The little fellow’s arm was severely lacerated. His parents arived just in time to prevent fatal injuries being inflicted.

AVAIROA, yesterday. A slight shock of earthquake was felt on Saturday evening at 6.35.

WELLINGTON, yesterday. Captain Edward Lascelles, of Napier, who served with distinction in the South African war, and subsequently joined the Third Dragoon Guards, now stationed at Curragh, in which he rajudly gained promotion, has been appointed a senior drill instructor to the New Zealand forces.

A conference of training college principals and hoards of advice iened to-day. The Chairman, Mr* Hogben, stated that the matters the conference would be concerned with would he questions of detail of a technical character. The Minister was perfectly willing to adjust regulations in accord with the opinions of the conference. The proceedings are not open' 7 ’to the press. CHRISTCHURCH, yesterday. A deputation of the Executive Committee of the Consumptive Sanatorium waited 011 the Hon. Jfr Fowlds and submitted that the legislation of the iirevious year did not lirovide for the election of a committee of management. The sanatorium is to be managed by a joint committee from North and South Canterbury, elected on a population basis, but 110 machinery is provided for the election. The deputation asked that the defects he remedied. The Minister iiromised that the Government would introduce the necessary amending legislation. He also Said he did not think there was any limit to the Government’s subsidy, so far as voluntary contributions were concerned. Bequests were on a different footing. The criminal sessions of the Su]ireme Court ojiened this morning. Mr Justice Chapman congratulated the district on the fact that there was 110 serious crime, those cases on the calendar being of an ordinary character. This indicated the district was in a satisfactory condition. He regretted, however, there were several cases of a sexual nature. One case of public interest was the charge of manslaughter against a motor car driver. It would be for the jury to find if accused had been guilty of such negligence as to bring him within the criminal law. T, H. Martin was sentenced to three years’ inqirisonment for indecent conduct. Henry Francis, a. Christchurch solicitor, remanded for sentenced for embezzlement of trust funds, submitted a lengthy. written statement, explanatory of the case and asking for leniency. Ho was sentenced to 18 months’ hard labor.

WAIHI, yesterday. Judgment in the case of the Mining Inspector versus the Waihi Goldmining Company and John Henderson, assistant engineer, for alleged ' negligence in cutting off air from an air-compressing engine, thereby causing the death of a miner and serious injury to another, was given to-day. Both defendants were convicted of negligence, and Warden Bush fined the Company £5 and Honderson £ls, with costs £6 each. DUNEDIN, yesterday. Obituary: Mr William Wardrop, chemist, formerly Mayor of South Dunedin. SUPREME COURT. AUCKLAND, last night. At the Supreme Court-criminal sessions to-day, John McNamara, q married man, was found guilty of inf docent assault on a young girl' " and was remanded until to-morrow for sentence. CHRISTCHURCH, last night. At the Supreme Court to-day Maritana Emmanuel was sentenced to 14 days’ imprisonment for making a false declaration when registering the birth oij a child. A young man named Williams Portelli admitted a charge of defiling a girl, under 16, and was admitted to two years’ probation, the judge stating that there were special reasons for that lenient courso being followed. Christian Oborg was sentenced to six months! imprisonment for breaking ai/ip eh, tering a warehouse at Diiraclielle’s Bay. A young man named John Llewellyn Down was acquitted oil a charge of an unnatural offence.

A FATAL FALL. AUCKLAND, last night. A middle-aged married woman named Alo.v died at the Hospital today from injuries received through falling down a flight of stairs in a hoarding house in Coburg street late on Saturday night. In the fall deceased fractured the base of her skull, and died without gaining consciousness. AN AILING CAPATIN. AUCKLAND, last night. The ship Port Elgin arrived this afternoon, bound from Anl-opagasta to Sydney for orders. Captain Hand is suffering from a severe attack of pneumonia, hut is mending. Dr. Sharman, Port Health Officer, is attending to the captain. The ship remains in Auckland for a few-days to see if the captain’s condition will allow him to proceed on the voyage, or compel him to eomo ashore here. WOOL SALE. INVERCARGILL, last nigbL _ For the third wool sale to-nwri 1614 bales are to be offered- * generally anticipated thnC prices wm bo below par with those of the second sale. Several lines then passed in will bo re-offered. SUB-INSPECTOR. OF SCHOOLS. NAPIER, last njaht. Mr. J. A. Smith, at present.leadmaster of the Hastings district ■ school, has been selected foi Jjhe position of sub-inspector to tlio Hawke s Bay Educational Board. There werg twenty applicants.

A DRY SEASON. TIMAIIU, last niglit. The Borough AVator Works Inspector reported to-night that the whole of tho water in the Pa reora at tlie dam is being taken into the race, but a surplus is turned hack again. This is the lowest since tho dam was constructed 25 years ago. EGG-LAA'ING. CHRISTCHtJRCH, last night. The statement for the week ending February S shows that 11,3 eggs wore laid by birds in tho Utility Poultry Club’s second ogg-lavuig competition at Lincoln Collego, bringing the total to uato to 00,0/1. The'best results for the week wore : Alexandra Poultry Company, white Plymouth Hocks, 31; Jackson, silver AA'vandottes, 31; AA*. B. Cowlisliaw, Buff Orpingtons, 30. Ihe highest aggregate totals to date are Jl* Ashton, silver AA’yandottes, 801 ; C. O’Brien, silver AVyandottes, 7G5. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. AA'ELLINGTON, last night. Air J. G. Hark ness, secretary of the National Dairy Association, was to-day elected chairman ot tho Wellington Chamber of Commerce. SCHOLASTIC CONFERENCE WELLINGTON, last night. At a conference of members of boards of advice and training college principals opened to-day in Avelliugton it was decided that tho proceedings should bo in camera. PAT HI N G FATALITY. INVERCARGILL, last night. Details are to hand of a drowning accident at AYairio. by which a voting man named Forsyth was drowned while bathing in the Apnrima river ill company with another lad. Neither could swim. Forsyth was using a flax rope to support him. but got cramp. Tho body lias been recovered.

CONGREGATIONAL UNION. DUNEDIN, last night. Homo and foreign missions occupied the attention of the Council ot the Congregational Union at to-day s sittin". At tho forenoon meeting the Rev. “j. A. S. Butler read a paper on congregational extension in Now Zealand, and the Rev. A. E. Hunt reported on the London Missionary Sociotv’s auxiliaries in New Zealand. Tho financial statements submitted showed that during the year AYellington had contributed £303 Is, Canterbury £143 18s 9Jd, and Otago £375 16s 2d. No details from Auckland district bad come to band, the Kev J E. Newall, of Samoa, gave an address on tho South Sea Island mission, in the course of which lie foreshadowed tho withdrawal of the London Missionary Society from the South Seas in favor of a more aggressive policy in China and India rle made a strong appeal for New Zealand and Australia to send men into the mission field at Samoa and other islands. At the evening meeting, the Revs. J. G. C, Carr, R. Mitchell, and J. H. McKenzie, home missionaries in Auckland province, gave addresses. The sum of £25 was contributed at t-lie evening meeting towards the Church at .Ye Kmti.

MOTOR CAR FATALITY. AV AIM ATE, last night. Tlie inquest on the body of John O’Connor, killed in a collision between a motor car and a spring cart, was concluded this afternoon, after lasting two davs. It was admitted that the spring cart bad no lights, but it was maintained that both vehicles were on their right side ot the road. It was stated that tho men in the cart were under the influence of liquor, but evidence was given to the contrary on this point. Dr. Barclay was driving the car, in which were his son and the young man killed. Those ill the cart were Arthur Best, aged 68, and Ben Baxchelor, 70. The jury returned a verdict of accidental death, with a rider that borough and county councils should enforce tho bye-laws compelling vehicles to carry lights. Major Keddell, S.M., was the coroner.