TELEGRAMS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2049, 9 April 1907, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

'Press Association. WELLINGTON, yesterday. The University Senate decided that law candidates for the year 1907 may take in one examination all the subjects of the second division under the new statute; that for the degree Bachelor of Science (research) a thesis may be presented in any subject of the curriculum; and that new thesis may be presented in a subject in which tho candidate Ims already obtained honors. Dr. B. S. Story, of Ivaikoura, Marlborough, M.D. of the Univorsity of Manitoba, was admitted to the ad euudum degree of M.B. in the University of New Zealand. s Tho University Senato conferred , tho following degrees: M.8.,C1i B. ( on J. S. Wilson and J. McK. Withers; Ch. 8., J. P. Hastings; D. Sc., J. M. McLaren; M. Sc., G. B. Stephenson, C. N. Boult, Susannah McKnight; 8.A., AV. Gillanders; LL.B., O. N. Gillespie, and R. L. j Ziman. , It is understood' that the Au-.ci f. i iar'an squadron, which leaves Sydney i or. the 10th for New Zealand, will ' remain in tho colony during April j and part of May. The Appeal Court opened this morning. There are 12 cases on the list, and others will probably bo set down. The Bench consisted of Sir < Robert Stout (Chief Justice), Judges i AVillinms, Denniston, Chapman, and 1 Button. Tho first case taken was a 1 Palmerston .one. 1 The Government has notified Air. ’ Field, member for Otaki, of its intention to rescind the decision to place lepers on Kapiti Island. HOKITIKA, yesterday. A large fish, about twelve feet long, described as a black fish, and akin, apparently, to Pelorus Jack, was washed ashore on the Hokitika beach this morning. The fish is white underneath, with a black back, and has a propellor-like tail. It has a very small mouth for that- size of . fish, with small tusk-like teeth on 1 the lower jaw only, and a tongue like a bullock. There is a bullet hole through the tail. The fish was alive when washed ashore, and fought desperately for its freedom in shallow ‘ surf waters, as the succeeding waves colled the monster in. It is now ' being exhibited by the finders on pay- ‘ ment of a small charge. Mr. J. C. Malfroy, clerk of the 1 Court, transferred to Dunedin, was entertained by a representative gathering of citizens, tho Mayor presid- ‘ i*g- I CHRISTCHURCH, yesterday. During March the Christchurch ] tramways carried 1,246,103 passengers from Cathedral Square to the ( Exhibition (no Sundays); /3,326 pas- . sengers from the railway to the Exhibition, and in 25 days 61,418 pas- j sengers. j A fire occurred on Sunday after- f noon on the premises of J. Nash, c leather and grindery store, Manelies- , ter street, in the same block being . T Bunting’s brush factory. The fire ( was soon got under, but the two t shops were gutted. Nash’s and , Eowke’s bootmaker’s shop adjoining j the front part of Bunting’s was , badly damaged. The joint insurances are not available, but Bunting was , insured in the New Zealand and , South British. i Mr. T. G. Race, Canadian Com- - missioner at the Exhibition,on Saturday afternoon distributed nearly ten thousand cakes of sugar, made from Canada’s maple syrup. Every child visitor received a cake. The Customs collections at Lyttelton in the weefk ending April sth amounted to £5924, of which spiiits contributed £2170, tobacco £lOl6, and ad valorem £1442. The 44th week of the Utility Poultry Club’s egg-laying competition at Lincoln College concluded on April ; 6th The laying has fallen off very much. In only 39 out of 300 pens : arc any eggs being laid, and the total for the week was only 315. The total to date for 100 pens is 52,602. Dunedin yesterday. An untenanted five-roomed house at St. Kilda, owned by John Bond, has been gutted by fire. It was insured in the Australian Alliance office for £250. . The City Council is likely to undertake its own insurances, including accident and fire insurance, and the scheme re superannuation. AUCKLAND, yesterday. The s.s. AYimmera arrived from Sydney at 1 o’clock this morning after a stormy pasage. The- vessel had to he slowed down for 4 hours on Saturday. The Turna Broken Hills Company obtained £IUO from 275 tons of ore. A fire occurred at the Royal Insnranco Company’s buildings hi Queen street at 1 o’clock this morning. The® damage by the fire was comparatively slight, but that by water , was very heavy. When the brigade -arrived flames were bursting out of a window on the top, floor, buildings on the corner of Swanson street. The smpke was belching from the front windows and .the root and an ominous glare appear* cl above tlie roof where the flames were forcing then- way through. By a quarter past one the firemen lathe outbreak under. Firemen Dudeon and Dalton were overcome by smoke. The latter was rescued bv Superintendent AVoolley, and par y carried down to the street. Dudson in a worse plight was carried out by several firemen. It was thought Dudson would succumb, but after an anxious time endeavoring to induce respiration Dr. King brought tho man round. The five originated in the offices of Bradbury, Greatorex and Co., on the top floor, but the cause is a mystery. No one is known to have been in the offices since Saturday. The property destroyed appeared to be account books and office fittings. Tho office of Jonas, accountant, was also badly burned The office of Messrs. McLean and Son, contractors, Nicholson and Gribbin, solicitors, and E Battley, architect, were flooded with - watei, which also found its way into tho offices of tho Royal Insurance Company and E. Anderson, stockbroker, on the ground floor. The insurances on the Queen street fire are: On the building owned by the Royal Insurance Co., insured -In the Standard for £IOOO, North British £SOO. The damage is estimated at £4OO Bradbury Greatorex and Co., £9O m the Royal damage £200;- E. Bar ey, £l6O m the Royal, fully covered; 0. Jonas, uninsured, damage £100; Nicholsen and Griffin, £4OO in the National, damage £100; Bookfield, uninsured damage £SO; Scholium, McLean and Darby, Manchester agency, _ uninsured, tut the damage is trifliug.

UNUSUAL APPLICATION. NEAV PLYMOUTH, last night. An order of an unusual character was sought in the Supremo Court this evening. In December last Mr. Hutcheson, S.M., made an order against Richard Shicl to contribute to the support of his putative child. After tlio child’s birth application was mndo for a rehearing of the case or cancellation of tho ordor. Mr. Hutcheson having loft tho colony the application was heard by Mr. Riddell, S.M., who ruled that he had no power to hear tho case. Application is now made to the Supreme Court to determine whether Mr. Riddell had power to donl with tho application and hear tho caso. JlidgI me lit was reserved.

FALLING DEBRIS. CHRISTCHURCH, last night. At a mooting of tho Tramway Boaril tho engineer,—reporting that a fall from tho Sumnor cliffs had wrecked a portion of the lino, stated that several overhanging rocks should ho removed, also tho present pile of debris from tho base of tho cliff along it's whole length. If that wore done the liability of accident to tramway traffic through falling earth would be most remote, excepting in the case of a serious earthquake. The chairman pointed out that it' was tho duty of tho Sumner Borough Council 'to provide a safe road, and consideration of the question was postponed until a communication had been received from tho Council.

THE RABBIT REST. NAPIER, last night. Fines of £2 for a first conviction and £2O for a second conviction were imposed at tho Magistrate’s Court to-day on two sheepfnrmers who were ■charged with failing to take sufficient stops for the destruction of rabbits on their properties. HEAVY TRAFFIC; CHRISTCHURCH, last night. During tho Easter holidays, from Friday to Monday inclusive, 227,382 passengers wore carried on the Christchurch trams, as against 121,592 for the corresponding period of last year. On Easter Monday the total was 72,495, which constitutes a record for any single day. AUCKLAND HOSPITAL. AUCKLAND, last night. The Auckland Hospital Board today decided to call for tenders for a new administrative block, a new wing to tho Costley ward, and-a new laundry, in connection with the main hospital. Tho total cost of these works is estimated at about £12,000. MISCELLANEOUS. WELLINGTON, last night. A fire occurred at’ Young’s Family Hotel, Lower Hntt, causing damage estimated at about £4OOO. The building is insured for £IOOO and the stock for £9OO, both in the Phoenix office. The Hon. R. McNab leaves for he Auckland district to-morrow morning, returning to Wellington on the 21st inst. The Marine Engineers Institute has decided to purchase a city site for £1320, and will erect a threestoried building.thereon for the use of the Institute. Government recently invited tenders for the purchase and removal of the Exhibition buildings. Cabinet considered the tenders to-day, and decided to accept none. An unsuccessful attempt was made early this morning to burglarise the safe at Upper Hutt station. Gunpowder was used, the lock being badly - shattered. Mr. Hector K. Bethuue, who has been acting-inspector of the Bank of Australasia in New Zealand for a considerable time, has been formally appointed Inspector. Cabinet to-day decided to appoint Mr. Donald Robertson, for many years Assistant-Secretary of tho Post and Telegraph Departments, to succeed the late Mr. Wm. Gray as secretary to those Departments. It was also decided, in recognition of Mr. Gray’s long and valuable services to the colony, to grant deceased’s younger children the maximum compassionate allowance equivalent to two years’ salary. Mr. R. W. Holmes, at present superintending engineer to the Government, has been appointed Engi-neer-in-Chief in succession to the late Mr. P. S. Hay.

THE MEI KLE CASE. • DECISION ADVERSE TO AIEIIvLE Press Association. WELLINGTON, last night. Justices Edwards and Cooper, in their report on the claims of John lames Moikle, find as follows: That the conviction of AA’m. Lambert for perjury did not establish Aleikle s innocence, nor tier se raise a reasonable presumption that' claimant was innocent or was wrongly convicted. No evidence has been adduced to show that Aleikle has made any statements inconsistent with his innocence. Aleikle lias proved himself in evidence to be utterly unworthy of credit in any matter affecting bis-own interests. Their Honois are not able to attach much greater weight to the evidence of his wife, “Nevertheless, we are of opinion that if the proceedings before us had been in actual re-trial of claimant before a jury upon a. charge of sheep stealing the evidence of his guilt is sc, far from conclusive that it would have been proper to acquit claimant. As to' circumstances under which Aleikle accepted £294 16s Id in full settlements of his claims for legal ™sts, etc., and whether apart from ’ogal consideration the settlement then made should bo treated as final, their Honors find that if the said m was paid oil the basis purport- •„£ to 1,0 shown on tho document from tho Justice Department, such should, apart from legal considerations, he treated as final.” In respect of the prosecution of Lambert, n effect their Honors declared that Aleikle has no claim against the State, and it resolves itself into a question for the State bounty, a question which Parliament must decide. There should, however, be some definite rule by which a final settlement) can ho arrived at in such ;ascs, so as to preclude such claims being made afterwards. Their Honors ireport that Aieiklc’s claim to have his name removed from the prison records cannot he given effect to. either having regard to English precedent or to common sense and safety and the inviolability of public records.