TELEGRAMS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2024, 8 March 1907, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

Press Association. AUCKLAND, yesterday. Tho Trades and Labor Council unanimously agreed to nominate Mr Slater as workers’ representative on tho Arbitrnttion Court. Tho nino-yenr-old son of Dr. Twining was riding on a drill at Mtxungatawhira. Tho horses bolted, and tho boy foil to tho ground. Tho wheels of tho machine passed over his head, causing instantaneous death. Two hundred excursionist's to tho Exhibition left Onolumga by tho llotoiti to-day. Tho Wailii Grand Junction mine crushed 2407 tons of stono for £4451. AV.ELLINGTON, yesterday.

A marked difference in tho Otago and Wairarapa herds of rod door has led to onquiry as to whether tho original importations wero from tlio same stock, or whether some wero German and some Scotch. Information now to hand through tho Agont-Gonoral discloses the fact that all deer imported wero Scotch. It is evident, therefore, that tho difference in climnto and feed has produced the change,tho Otago deer resembling the original typo, while in AA’airarapa, whore there is a more genial climate, they have grown larger. CHRISTCHURCH, yesterday.

At Halswell, a Christchurch suburb, last night, a meeting called by the local Road Board accepted an offor of £ISOO by Mr Carnegie for a public library. It was also decided to request the Road Board to take a poll of the ratepayers on tlio adoption of the Public Libraries Act.

Two severe shocks of earthquake wero felt at Kaikoura this morning at 1.±5. No damage was done. A man named Charles Pinder, a rabbiter, was found on Tuesday evening at Waipapa in an unconscious state, shot in tho head. He was brought to Kaikoura, 25 miles Two doctors failed to locate tho bullet. Tho man died last evening.

The insurances on the stock in the Belfast works are not available in detail, hut amounted to £7OOO. It was thought by many at the fire that incendiarism was the cause, but this is nob generally accepted, however, as tho fire sarted in the upper storey of a brick building. A fire-raiser meaning business was not likely to choose such a place, with numerous wooden buildings on the ground offering more likelihood of success. The fire, however, will be probably made the subject of a magisterial inquiry. The works were completely burned down in December, 1888, and a disastrous fire occurred in March, 1899. NAPIER, yesterday.

The Colonial Consignment and Distributing Company have cabled the following report on the frozen meat market: A further general decline in values, due to heavy stocks and shipments afloat. Quotations : Canterbury mutton, 4§d; Napier, Wellington, and North Island, 4d. Lamb, first quality sgd, second sd. Beef, binds 3Jd, fores 2jd. ASHBURTON, last night. The Hon. Geo. Fowlds, Minister for Education, visited Ashburton today, and the Minister inspected tho High School, where it was pointed out the Board desired a large assembly room and science room, and this would necessitate an expenditure of £SOO in addition to the Government grant of £6OO. After inspection of the plans, he said ho was agreeable to give the Board a free hand in spending the money providing it could finance the extensions without burdening the Government, the extra amount to be repayable in five years. At the instance of the Borough school committee the Minister visited a five-acre block of land to where it was proposed to shift the school. The Borough Council owned tho proposed site, and was prepared to make an exchange with the present site of the school on a valuation basis. The Minister said he cpuld not think of paying anything for the site. If the change be to the advantage of people of Ashburton, the Council should say they were prepared to give the site and take over present site instea das a free exchange. At luncheon in the Technical School, the viands of which were provided by the girls of the cookery class, the Minister said within the past few years they had done marvels in New Zealand in the cause of education—only a generation hence would the people realise what had been done in these last few years. The new syllabus was a revolution in itself. A good deaf of hostility had been manifested towards the syllabus, and it was a marvel to him that Mr. Hogben had been able to effect such changes and remain in his position. A generation hence people would look back to this time, these last seven or, eight years, as an epoch-making era in the history of education. An immense amount had been done tq improve the status of teachers and thus attract the highest intellect among the hoys and girls to the teaching profession. After referring to the superannuation scheme, the Minister continued: “All these things have been done and at the same time we have created a very extensive system of technical education. Five years ago there was practically no such institution, but a large expenditure had been made. The growth of technical instruction had been enormous. They had at that day’s meal evidence of what young girls could do, and he believed that right throughout the colony, girls were being taught in the best possible manner to fit them for the struggle of life. Expenditure could not bo continued at the same rate, but the money would ho used to the best advantage in consolidating the instruction and the bringing forth of an excellent, system. The Minister also performed the ceremony of declaring open the now Salvation Army barracks.

A.FIRE. PALMERSTON N., last night. A seven-roomed house, owned by Mr. F. Anderson, builder, was practically destroyed by. fire this afternoon. The insurances are £270 in the Alliance and the furniture for £2BO in the Royal. * THE ELINGAMITE TREASURE. AUCKLAND, last night. The Huia expedition have recovered an additional £3oo' of the Elingamite treasure since returning to Three Kings, making about £2OOO in all to date. The party is now at Kaipara fitting up and provisioning. WANGANUI MEETING. WANGANUI, last- night. Achilles was scratched! for the Wanganui Flying Handicap at 4.37 this afternoon. The weather was warm to-day and the sky overcast, but a fino day is expected to-morrow. Exmoor has been scratched for the Stewards’ Handicap. WANGANUI REGATTA. WANGANUI last night. The Wanganui regatta was held today. It was a very quiet affair, Clifton and Waikare being the only competitors. The racing was good. The following are the results of tho principal events:—Maiden sculls: E. H. McLean, Wanganui Rowing Club senior fours—Union Boat" Club. Junior fours—Unions 1, Waitara 2. Maiden pairs—Wanganui Rowing Club 1, Unions 2. Junior sculls—Wanganui 1, Aramoho 2. Junior fours, best and best—Wanganui 1, Aramoho 2. Senior fours, clinkers—Clifton 1, Union 2,

SUPREME COURT. PALMERSTON N., last night. At tho Supremo Court Jano Martin, after a lengthy -lienring, was acquitted on a chargo of arson. Tho ovidonoo throughout was conflicting. Divorce: Henry Bailey and Ethel May Bailey, respondent, and Herbert Tonka, co-respondent. It appears that tho respondent married petitioner at tho ago of years. They lived together for a short time and respondent loft on account of allogod cruolty, and later sho took a position with co-respondent as housokoopor, and they lived together for a. considerable time. Tho jury returned a verdict of guilty of adultery. Counsel for petitioner moved for a decree, which was opposed on tho ground that the petitioner was also guilty of misconduct. The Judge deferred consideration. An application for restitution of conjugal rights was granted to Marshall Knight with Clara A. Knight. A docroo nisi was granted to Susan Elsie Thorburn against Arthur Thorburn on tho ground of cruelty and drunkenness. Custody of the children was granted to petitioner FATAL ACCIDENT. WELLINGTON, last night.

Tlio Coroner continued tho inquiry to-day into the circumstances surrounding the deatli of James Baird, a wharf lumper, who was killed by falling down tho hold of the steamer Surrey. On tho previous day evidence had been givon of defects in the foie and aft beams which supported the hatch covers of No. 3 hold on which Baird was standing when thoy collapsed. Tho jury found that the deceased was accidentally killed through falling off a fore and after which was cither not in its right place or too short, and also from want of visible numbers in the combings of tho fore and aft. The jury did not consider tho stevedores to blame. Tho Coroner said tho question of responsibility would probably arise in another Court. BREACH OF CONTRACT. INVERCARGILL, last night. The local sittings of tlio Supreme Court concluded to-day, tho whole day being devoted to the hearing of the civil suit Moffett v. Walsh, a claim for £399 19s 2d, for alleged breach of contract. Defendant coun-ter-claimed for £SO, deposit paid on the purchase of the Carriers’ Arms Hotel, Riverton. Walsh had entered into an agreement to purchase the hotel. The magistrate refused him a certificate of fitness, and as ho could not get a transfer of the license lie withdrew from the bargain, Decision was reserved-

AN INCORRIGIBLE LAD. INVERCARGILL, last night. At tho Juvenile Court a boy of 14 was charged on two counts with breaking and theft, also with having been found in possession of a rifle, he being under the ‘age of 16. Tho police said that tho boy had had rather a remarkable career of crime. Recently he paid two visits to Christchurch, and one to Edondale, though all tho money his mother had given li ini was 14s. At Christchurch he borrowed 9s Gd from a gentleman who travelled in tlio same carriage,promising to refund the money on his return, lie put the sum mentioned in a sugar bag, tied it up in a parcel, and sent it to his benefactor by post. The lad is an expert shot, and when a rifle belonging to his uncle was taken from him because it was against tile law, lip purchased another which ho kept concealed in a hedge, giving the owner 5s and a rug which lie had taken from his home. The parents did not object to the boy going to Burnliam for a year and the magistrate in committing him to that institution, said in adopting such a course it was always with a great deal of regret. Tho training of the school might ho severe, and in a great many eases good might result, but he had yet to learn that it was up to t)io standard which should obtain. There was, however, no alternative.

SALES OF OATS. INVERCARGILL, last night. A number of sales of new season’s oats have been made this week. Very high prices have been given by buyers, several of whom bail from the north. For one very bright, heavy line the buyer gave 2s 4d on trucks at the nearest station. Other growers have received from 2s 2d to 2s 3Jd, according tq quality. Buyers do not anticipate that prices will be maintained, the opinion being that the early cleaning out of last season's stock lias induced a marked rise. THE GOVERNOR. AUCKLAND, last night. His Excellency Hie Governor and party left for the north by the Hinomoa to-day. The steamer, proceeds to Hokianga, and then tq the Bay of Islands.