TELEGRAMS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2009, 19 February 1907, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

Press Association. AUCKLAND, yesterday. A fishing boat belonging to Mr Andrews, of Auckland, was washed ashore at Whangamumu. It is supposed that it was caught in the easterly gale, and the crew, two Greeks, .John Palmer and John Amox, were drowned whilst attempting to get ashore in the dingey. The City Council has received the following tenders for an electric lighting plant :—Siemens Bros., Sydney, £14,739 ; Dick, Kerr, and Co., £15,040; Turnbull and Jones, Ltd., £14,469; J. J. Craig, £16,810 16s 4d; A. and T. Burt, £14,066 15s 4d; Steuart and Penn, £14,882. The Australian General Electric Company submitted alternative tenders from their Sydney branch, ranging from £12,278 to £13,200, and from their Wellington branch from £13,349 to £14,436. The matter of acceptance is deferred for a report by Bush and Goodwin, engineers. - MASTERTON, yesterday. .A phenomenal thunderstorm occurred last evning. The thunder and lightning were unusually heavy. Over two inches of rain fell, and for a quarter of an hour, without precedent, the streets were flooded and some damage done. The rain will have a beneficial effect on the pasture and ripe crops. WELLINGTON, yesterday. In presenting diplomas, etc., at the examinations under the auspices of Trinity College of Music, London, Lord Plunkot regretted the continued absence of male candidates at these examinations, and said it would be better fpr boys to study music than wasting their time lounging. about the streets, as he had often seen them doing. Mr J. L. Kelly, late editor of the New Zealand Times, proceeds to England on behalf of the Government, to report on the possibilities of trade between New Zealand and the British West Coast ports. He leaves early next month, and will be absent about eight months. CHRISTCHURCH, yesterday. The aggregate attendance at the Exhibition up to Saturday night v as 1,229,841. Saturday’s attendance was 14,004, and the daily average 13,224. It is understood there is trouble on the Waipara-Cheviot railway works between the co-operative workers and Government officials. The difference is over an alleged grievance as to the quantity and nature of the work allotted various gangs. One gang contends that a second gang was given easier work in opening up a gravel pit. The dispute is not considered serious.The first test match, M.C.C. v. New Zealand, will be played on Thursday, February 28th, at Lancaster Park, Christchurch. The names of the N.ew Zealand team are as follows: A. Haddon, E. V. Sale (Auckland), Maliony, Upham, Tucker (Wellington), Lawrence, D. Reece, Calloway, Boxsliall (Canterbury), Siedberg and Downes (Otago). In the Divorce Court to-day a decree nisi was made in the case of Scoones v. Scoones, wife’s petition. In the case of Spencer v. Spencer, husband’s petition, an order was made for restitution of conjugal rights within one month.

SHIPPING casualties: SUVA, Feb, 13. The schooner Cygnet, 44 tons,, owned by Messrs. Henry Marks and, Co., of Suva, has been wrecked at Cicia Island, with a loss of 25 head of cattle. DUNEDIN, yesterday. The Margaret Miraband, ashore at Akatore beach, near Milton, is a French steel barque of 2293 .tons gross, built at Nantes in 1900. The vessel had ben enveloped in fog for nine days, rendering it impracticable for Captain Fatterin to take observations. Seemingly the skipper and crew had no idea they were near the New Zealand coast. It is stated that the former was under the impression the vessel must have struck at some' point on the Australian coast, whereas the barque was stranded on the beach about four miles from the mouth of Tokomairiro river. She was about 100 yards out from the shore, with her bow pointing directly landwards. The first mate went ashore on a line yesterday njorning, but the others used the boats. The whole of the crew, numbering 24, including the captain, reached land safely. The Margaret Miraband was bound from La Rochelle, France, to Tahiti, and carried a cargo of 1000 tons of coal and 500 tons of general tiie first mate alone having an acquaintance with tha. English language. DUNEDIN, last night. - The Margaret Miranda’s* back is broken. Captain Cattevin (not Tallerin) remains by the ship. The French Consul-General at Auckland lias wired for instructions as to the disposal of cargo, etc. .The Rimu, owned by the Invercargill Steamshipping Company, went ashore on a sandbank at Patterson’sInlet on Friday afternoon. She took ground at the top of the tide. Efforts by the steamer Invercargill to pull the Rimu off were unsuccessful.

The latest reports to hand from the scene of the wreck of the Marguerite Miraband state that there is a heavy sea breaking -right over the vessel. Her mainmast has snapped off about 15 feet from the deck, and the rolling of the vessel in the sea way has embedded her more firmly in her present position. There is no visible sign of damage to her hull, but it is believed her hull is damaged. Captain Georges Tatlierin is still standing by the wreck, but beyond stating that, he sighted the Snares before coming to grief he declined to make any statement as to how he got out of his course. His not being able to speak English has apparently led to some confusion, Capt. Tatlierin having stated that the present is the fourth vessel he has commanded, the present being liis first mishap of a serious nature. There has been no one on board today, and it is feared the vessel will become a total wreck. The Rimu is still aground in Pater-: son Inlet in a safe position, and it) is considered unlikely that she will be got off before next spring tides. The tug Koputai made an attempt to tow the Rakiura off the beach at Wilshire Bay about six o’clock tonight, hut the attempt failed. The tides are falling off, and if the present attempt fails there is a probability of the vessel remaining in her present position until the spring tides about a week hence. Latest accounts stated that the tug was still towing at dusk without appreciable effect. The Rakiura still undamaged. Add supreme eoutt

BLASTING ACCIDENT. TIAIARU, last night. A j oung man, Tom Vincent, married only three months ago, was badly injured by the premature explosion of a charge in a quarrv blast this afternoon. He was tamping a horizontal bore with clay, using an iron rod, while his father, Alfred Vincent, supplied the clay. Soon aiter the tamping began the charge exploded, blowing young Vincent and a block of stone about a ton weight half a chain away. One log was shattered, and his other limbs and head batny hurt. He was removed to the hospital. His father was cut about the scalp and face, and bruised about the limbs. ■ Another son . was whirled round the engine shaft at the quarry two or three weeks ago. He is recovering. RIFLE SHOOTING. ™ CHRISTCHURCH, last night iho Exhibition rifle meeting opened at Redcliffs with 380 competitors. Iho programme was a very largo one over eleven hundred pounds in casli „ t ’ °Ph los • Am°ng the competitors uero representatives of Australia and aU paits of the colony. The slioot'900 rnn cd thc Otago Match, 200 000, and 600 yards, but... the match is unfinished. The best completed scores are—Captain Collett (A\ aipawa) 98, Private G. Handley 97 Rifleman R. J. Kennard (Linton) 97, McClay 0Q OrP ° (Wairoa > 97 > Sergt. EXTORTING MONEY.

NEW ARRIVAL ROBBED OF £IOO. , W ELLINGTON, last night. At the police court to-day Thomas Wallace, alias Williams, and John Baxter were charged with conspiring with two other men to defraud James Chapman. llio story told for the prosecution unfolded a variation of the confidence trick. Chapman, who arrived a week or two ago from England was possessed of £SO. He mat the two defendants and others at an hotel, where there were the. usual discussions about rich Ceylon tea planters, big legacies, and honest men. Certain gan es were suggested and played. Aloney was produced and cheques signed in a more or less reckless way, the upshot beiug that at the end Chapman was without his money, and had also lost £SO of his brother’s funds. The hearing had not concluded when tho court rose for the day. I’atrk. Francis Brosnalian, charged at the Supreme Court to-day with having attempted to extort money from Edgar Hyde, was acquitted,.

WELLINGTON .MURDER. PAGET COMMITTED FOR TRIAL. WELLINGTON, last night. Claude Paget was before the Stipendiary Magistrate, charged with the murder of Pearl Ax up on. February 12. Evidence was called on tho lines of that taken at the inquest last week, and Paget was committed to the Supremo Court for trial. A SUDDEN DEATH. BLENHEIM, last night. A man named Sheehan oxpired suddenly this afternoon. Ho had been running to catch a train and collapsed. lie was carried into a blacksmith’s shop, where ho died immediately. Deceased came from Wellington, and was suffering from a throat complaint. Ho was about 2-’J years of ago.

EGG LAYING. CHRISTCHURCH, last night. The list week of tho Lincoln College egg laying competitions ended on February 15. To date the total for the 100 pens is 49,302, and for the week 995. Tho leading totals are: M. Blanch, silver wynndottes, 948; J. Ashton, silver wynndottes, 805; J. Jackman, silver wynndottes, 774. SUPREME COURT. DUNEDIN, last night. _ Mr. Justice Williams, at tho Criminal Court sittings, 'in his clnjrge to. tho jury, made reference to a case of using indecent language in a public place, in which accused had elected to bo tried before a jury. Ho said it was a pity the law allowed such cases to go beyond tho magistrate. Margaret McCarthy, aged 10. a confirmed pickpocket, caino up for sentence. Tho Judge decided to give her one more chance. He warned her of tho danger she was running, and ordered her to enter into her own recognisance of £25, and to come up for sentence when called upon. Frederick Thomas, for assaulting Constable McKenzie at Kaitangata, was released on probation for 12 months, conditionally on his abstaining from intoxicating drink, also to pay medical expenses, £4 4s W. G. Baxter,, for assaulting and robbing G. Robinson, was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment. The jury found no bill in the case against Mary Kearney, changed with tha murder of a newly-born child, but she is being tried for concealment of birth. . , CHRISTCHURCH, last night At the Supreme Court to-day two voung men named George Patterson and Wm. John Patterson, who had pleaded guilty in the lower Court to a charge of stealing jewellery valued at £IOO, .were admitted to probation for two years. In the case of Goo. White, charged with perjury, the jury disagreed a second time, and a third trial was fixed for next sittings. Divorce decrees were granted in the cases, Molyneux v. Molyneux and another (husband’s petition on the ground of adultery) ; Murphy v. Murphy (wife’s petition on the grounds of habitual drunkenness, cruelty, and failure to support) ; Andersen v. Andersen (wife’s petition on the ground of desertion); Proctor v. Proctor (wife’s petition on the ground of habitual drunkenness and failure to support); Leith v. Leit'h (wife’s petition oil the ground of adultery); Duke v. Duke (husband’s petition on the ground of adultery.

ACCIDENT IN BUSH. HOKITIKA, last night. A young man, Jensen, a recent arrival, was seriously injured whilst engaged in bush work for the Woodstock Sawmilling Company, A wedge he was driving flew back, embedding itself in the young man’s chest, inflicting a very serious wound. He was removed to the liospitalMINISTERIAL TOUR. HOKITIKA, last night. The Hon. Minister for Mines, accompanied by the Undersecretary, after having visited Kumara during the day, and there formally opened a new wing to the hospital, arrived here this evening, and was interviewed by the County Council and private deputations. To-morrow the Minister visits ltimu and Ross. COMMERCIAL. WELLINGTON, last night. The Department of Industries and Commerce cable from the High Commissioner, dated London, February 16, is as follows: The mutton' market is weaker, the tendency being downward. Supplies are increasing. There is a good demand for prime quality, but heavy mutton is. dull of sale. Average Canterbury 4gd, North Island 4jd. Tho lamb market is dull for present requirements, and future business is in an unsettled state. Canterbury 5 4-Bd. Tho beef market was quiet at unchanged rates. The blitter market is glutted and lifeless. Choice New Zealand 101 s, Argentine I'OU, Australian PBe, Danish 112 s The Butter Bill has been introduced into Hie Imperial Parliament. The chess.market is firm, with an upward tendency. The average price of New Zealand manufacture is 665. The hemp market is quiet and steady. Good fair grade, on spot, is quoted at £39 10s; April-June shipments, £3B; fair current Manila, on spot, is worth £4l. There is no alteration in the price of cocksfoot seed to report since last week.

SLAUGHTERMEN’S STRIKE. WELLINGTON, yesterday. ' Through the mediation of .Mr G. London, Mayor of Petone,the slaughtermen on strike at the Gear Company’s works, Retone, decided to resume work at 8 o’clock this morning at 23s per 100. The men at the Wellington Meat Company’s works, Ngahauranga, consider the matter to-day The Gear Company’s slaughtermen resumed this morning, and 20 extra hands, most of them Wellington Meat Export Company employes, were taken on. The Meat Export Com pany has not conceded the 23s demand by its men, and the men continue out. . . TIMARU, yesterday. The ..butchers at Pareora freezing ■works resumed work this morning, a full board of temporary slaughtermen’s assistants having been obtained. The butchers’ assistants who went out on stiike are still standing out with one exception, who took the'olace of one of the temporary assistants shortly after work resumed this morning. , . - There is no further development ot the strike at Pareora jvorks, the men declaring none will turn to until all could do so, Mr Waymouth, managing director of the company, has wired the Minister for Labor on the subject, and Mr Millar replied regretting ho'could do no more than brine the men who went out before the Court, and that instructions bad been given to that effect. CHRISTCHURCH, last night A reporter who made enquiries today at the Canterbury Frozen Meat Company’s office was informed that tho slaughtermen’s strike is not likely to oxtend to the Belfast! hands, who are members of the Union and fully cognisant of what such a step would mean. The Pareora strikers are casual workers and non-unionists. At the office of the Christchurch Meat Company it was ascertained that there has been no further development in tho slaughtermens trouble so far as Canterbury is concerned. As far as can be learned tlio employees at Islington and Snuthhcld aro not feeling any dissatisfaction. STRIKE BREAKS DOWN. TIMARU, last night. The strike at Pareora has broken down. The butchers resumed work this morning with a scratch crew of assistants, and during the day consideration of an offer by the managim* director and the persuasion 01 iVIr Johns, secretary of the union, led ’ the men to agree to resume work to-morrow. The offer is that if the men turn to at once at the present rate, 10Jd an hour, tli award shall be considered, and it the rate is increased they shall rct j ol A c tho difference as back pay from date. The butchers desire to say that their action in refusing to work by sections should not be construed as a WHAT WILL THE GOVERNMENT DO?

WELLINGTON, last night At a meeting of directors of the Wellington Meat Export Company today it was decided to interview the Minister for Labor this afternoon and to ascertain wiiethcr the Government. proposed to do anything to relieve the position. A suggestion that' the Government should endeavor to get butchers to take the r.laces of those men who have left the company’s Ngahauranga works was brought under the Minister s no--tire The directors of the company V were supported by representatives ot various associations m the city. The proceedings were not open to the press, but it is reported that the Minister promised to br >"S b eforo the Cabinet the suggestion that the Government should endeavor to find sufficient slaughtermen to allow the j- any to proceed with its expert business,

RAILWAY MATTERS. WELLINGTON, last night. Replying to a deputation from the Chamber of Commerce, which urged the need for tho erection uf a larger and moro suitable railway station at Wellington, the Acting-Premier said the station- platform at present iTas big enough, but the time was near at hand when a bettor building would iuivo to bo provided. Mo hoped before tho end of next year some of them would accompany him to Auckland over the main trunk line, and that development might lead to changes which would affect tho whole situation. Ho could not see his way to discontinue running tho train to To Aro.

CRICKET. WELLINGTON, last night. The cricket match was resumed at 11.50, having been delayed by showers which fell in the morning. The attendance was limited. Two wickets foil in quick succession, with a total of only 24, then Laws and Cobcroft nmdo a valuable stand, the former especially playing aggressive cricket on tho wicket, which was not ol tho best, and when tho lunch adjournment was taken liis score was 72, Laws 38, and Cobcroft 22. On resuming tho scoro was carried to 94, when Laws was badly run out. Tho retiring batsman hail played the best cricket of bis side, and his score ineluded a five and a four. Tho fourth and fifth wickets fell in quick succession. The sixth fell at 116 and tho seventh at 133; Richardson 100 The local skipper anil S. Hickson thou beoamo associated, ar-d tlio total was carried to 163 before tho former, who had played a cautious innings, was dismissed. The ninth wicket fell three runs later, but the last two men livened up the game, and 191 ivas on the board before Branston brought tho innings to a close, the total being 10 behind that of the Englishmen. With fifty minutes to play the Englishmen began their second innings, and lost four wickets for 17, when Burns and Harrison got together, and they began scoring freely until just on the call of tirno Harrison was clean bowled, and tlie game ended in a draw. Scores: Wellington—First innings. Cobcroft, c Do Trafford, b Simpson Hayward ... 44 Collins, runt out 7 Williams, b Branston 3

Daws, run out •*/ Hawthorne, b Simpson Hayward 0 Beechy, b Simpson Hayward ... 0 Richardson, b Branston ... ... ... 25 Monaghan, c Branston, b Simpson Hayward 2 S. Hickson, not out ... 1‘ Upluim, c Johnson, b Torrens... 2 McDermid, b Branston 20 Extras 17 Total lpl Bowling analysis: Douglas, i 1 overs, 2 maidens, 38 runs, 0 wickets; Torrens, 20 overs, 5 maidens, 42 runs, 1 wicket; Branston, IS overs, 4 maidens, 52 runs, 3 wickets; Hayward, 14 overs, 3 maidens, 28 runs, 4 wickets; Harrison, 3 overs, 0 maidens, 14 runs; 0 wickets. Douglas bowled one no ball. M’.C.C.—Second' Innings. Do Trafford, b Laws 4 Tlifnell, c Williams, b Laws 0 Burns, not out 32 Torrens, Ibw, b Monaghan . ... i Johnson, b Laws «$. 0 Harrison, b Monaghan 11 Total for five wickets 4S Bowling analysis: Upham, 4 overs, 0 maidens, 12 runs, 0 wickets; Laws, 9 overs, 3 maidens, 2 runs, 3 wickets; Monaghan, 5 overs, 0 maidens, 16 runs, 2 wickets.

A FATALITY. CHRISTCHURCH, last night An adjourned inquest was hold today concerning the death of Cecil P. Gibson, who died at the hospital on Thursday shortly after his admission. Tho inquest had to be adjourned in order that certain organs might be examined, poison being suspected. To-day medical evidence was given that death was due to internal trouble, and a verdict was returned accordingly. A FOOLISH GIRL. CHRISTCHURCH, last night. A girl named Ivy Warner, aged 19, was brought to tlio Christchurch Hospital about three o’clock this morning, suffering from a severe wound in the throat, alleged to have been self-inflicted. The girl had been staying with relatives at Aylesbury, and was found yesterday evening with her throat badly cut and a butcher s knife close by. She was brought to the liosi>ital at once. No reason is assigned for the act. The girl is at present in a serious condition. LITTLE GIRL KILLED. CHRISTCHURCH, last night. A little girl named Lizzie Marks jumped off a Papanui train this afternoon while it was in motion and struck one of the poles. Her head was seiiously injured, and she died shortly afterwards.

WOMEN’S TEMPERANCE, UNION CHRISTCHURCH, last night. The Women’s Christian Temperance Union Conference resumed today, when various reports were read. A motion was adopted, affirming tho right of the people to rule by a bare majority in connection with all forms of liquor license. A largelyattended public meeting was held in the evening, when Airs. Page (Christchurch) read a paper upon “Women as Citizens.” Resolutions were passed (1) affirming the economic independence of married women; (2) calling the attention of the women of New Zealand to the importance of electing women to the school committees at the forthcoming elections; (3) protesting against the disabilities under which woman labor in civil and political life

DRUID’S CONFERENCE. NELSON, last night. The biennial conference of the District Grand Lodge of Northern New Zealand U.A.O.D. opened this morning, about 60 delegates being present, representing lodges from north of Auckland to Greymouth. The visiting delegates were welcomed by the local Druids, anil were also received and welcomed by the Mayor and Councillors and the Hon. F. Trask, Air. Bloomfield, of Auckland, acknowledging the hearty welcome. At the conference nominations were taken for officers and amendments to the rules -were considered- A letter was received from the Grand Lodge of Victoria, intimating that the District Grand Lodge would be given a Grand Lodge charter. The report of the Board of Management congratulated the Order on its progress, ten lodges having been added to the roll. The balance-sheet, showed they had added £2BIO to their funds, whicli now amounted to £9370. The membership at the end of November was 6110, an increase of 1142. The total increase in the lodge funds was expected to be £9300. There was £3336 to tho credit of the special company fund, which meant that, with the present membership, one in ei cry three levies would be free.

MISCELLANEOUS. AUCKLAND, last 'night. The lion. Mr McNab received a number of deputations to-day, visited the forts, and presented a charter to t.i,e Onehunga branch of the Liberal and Labor Federation. He leaves to-night for Wliangarci on a North Auckland tour. AVESTPORT, last night. At the Harbor Hoard’s meeting today strong exception was taken to a statement in Mr Mclntosh’s prize essay in the Alines Record that the output of coal - was greatly hindered by the bad bars at Grsymoujth and Westport'. The secretary said that during the past year the bar at Westport was unworkable on only ei"ht days. It was further pointed oirt that vessels were continually waiting at. Westport owing to the shortage of the coal supply. INVERCARGILL, last night. Willie Rutland Lome, the farm bov for whose safety, fears were entertained, was found hiding on top of a cupboard to avoid ducking by other boys. . . . One hundred and twent-y-eighu pbunds has been collected in Invercaigill and surrounding districts to date for the Irish Homo Rule fund.

THE EXHIBITION. (By Telegraph Special Service.) CHRISTCHURCH, last night. The Exhibition has been largely attended during the day, ami she million anil a quarter is close witlim sight at a satisfactorily early poriod. The orchestral concerts m the afternoon and evening were very largely attended . Tho evening programme included Beethoven’s groat symphony in l l ' (Mo. 6), “The l’astonil,” which was given for the first time at tho Exhibition. Tho symphony was splendid interpreted, and was very highly appreciated. The Hawko’s Bay Maoris, whoso entertainments have been very popular, gavo tho final performance ol pois and luikas at tho pa this atternoou. They will be succeeded without delay by a contingent of follow tribesmen. , , , , . , Entries for tlio baby show, to be held in the main corridor on Thursday, close on Tuesday night. Frizes to tho number of thirty-six will take the form of gold, silver and bronze medals, stamped with a view ol the Exhibition, and tho names ol the winner and the class. AJI bi.lies who cuter will bo expected to ronunn at tho Exhibition (.luring tho on tiro afternoon, and during tho evening till 9 o’clock, and all who do so will receive mementos of the occasion, whether they win prizes or not. One of the sot pieces ot the tree display of fireworks to be given oil Wednesday night will bo the porting of Sir John Hall, in honor of his kindness to the school children in obtaining concessions for them at. the Exhibition. Large contingents of athletes from other parts of the colony are expected to take part in the New Zealand Amateur Athletic championship meeting oil Thursday and Saturday. One of the features of the meeting will be the walking of H. E. Kort, of Taranaki, who equalled tlio world s mile record at Wellington on NewYear’s Day. Kerr, who is undoubtedly the finest heel and too exponent in Australasia, is in active tiaining, and is stated to have covoicd the mile in the sensational time of Oniill llsec. Officials of the Athletic Association are taking every precaution as to judging, measurements of the couiso, and timekeeping, so that in the event of Kerr breaking tlie world’s record tho necessary certificates will be in order to secure recognition of tlie record by the world’s athletic iiitlioi ities.

The recent rain lias bad a remarkable offect upon tlio Exhibition lawns and gardens, which are now more beautiful than they have over been before, and compel the admiration of all visitors. Of these there is still a steady influx. To-day was Dunedin special excursion day, and the Otago capital sent over four hundred of its citizens to swell the attendances of the next week. The North Island railway and steamer excursions, another of which commenced to-day, have been successful in bringing large crowds to the Exhibition. The number of cadets who will go into camp from first to last is estimated at about 5000. Tlie Grey and North _ Otago battalions, w-lio are there at present,will remain throughout the week. On the 26th inst. the second Hawke’s Bay contingent will arrive, and they will be followed by Taranaki and Southland battalions, and others at later dates. Every-

thing at the camp is carried out on correct military lines, and the discipline is all Lh.it could be -lesiied No breaches of discipline or disobedience of orders have been dealt with so far, and there liavo been no cases of serious sickness. Tlie cadets are able to spend a good deal of time in the Exhibition, and the general manager has arranged for them to have free passes to the art gallery and orchestral concerts in future Pictures of the Exhibition camps and parades have been sent to the Old Country, and will be used as lantern slides to assist tlie cause of tlie cadet movement there. From fifteen hundred to two thousand special tickets have been issued to Canterbury school children for admission to the Exhibition to-morrow-. Air Baird, manager of Wonderland, is desirKis that admission fee to this popular place of amusement should be abolished, and tho public only charged for the sensations of its numerous side shows. It is probable that this change will be brought about.