YESTERDAY’S TELEGRAMS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2065, 27 April 1907, Page 1

YESTERDAY’S TELEGRAMS.

Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, yesterday. The enquiry touching the death of John Joseph Groiiny, aged 18, which occurred on Sunday last, was resumed last evening, before Mr. H. AV. Bishop, District Coroner. Greany had been suffering from diphtheria and had consulted a man named Stanton

under the impression that lie was a properly qualified doctor. Stanton gave him some powders to take, but he died from the complaint on Sunday last. Medical evidence was given that death was due to diphtheria, and that the condition of the stomach indicated that song; irritant had been taken. The life of deceased might possibly have been saved by proper skilled treatment applied three or four da'vs before death, Air. A. A. Bickerton, Colonial Analyst for Canterbury, stated that the powders given to the deceased by Stanton contained nothing but sugar. He found, however, that the stomach was effected with oxalic, which could not have got into the stomach by natural means, and which was not used in medicine. One of the medical witnesses stated that the presence of oxalic acid was in no way to be accounted for bv the diphtheric condition. The jury, after a short retirement, returned the following verdict: “That deceased’s death was due to diphtheria, accelerated by the treatment adopted by Afr. Stanton.” James Smithers, charged with the attempted murder of Nellie Jackson on April sth, was again remanded today, his victim being unable to attend.

A largo number of entries have been received ill connection with.the re-judging of tlie vines and spirits exhibits at the recent Exhibition. The valuable meteorological instruments which formed part of the British Government’s exhibit at the International Exhibition have been secured by the Victorian Government and will be shipped to Melbourne forthwith.

Mr. G. Laurenson, M.H.R., has been in communication with the Hon. J. A. Millar, Minister of Marine, with regard to pushing on the Harbor Board’s Consolidation Bill, and has received a replv from the Minister to the effect that lie hopes to put the Bill through Parliament next session. WELLINGTON, yesterday. Several. unusually heavy thunderstorms passed over the city last evening. The dispinv of lightning was particularly vivid, lighting up attunes the whole of the harbor and surrounding hills. Bain fell at tunes ill torrents. Tlie storm played

havoc with the telephone service. The s.s. •Atlientic, which sailed for London last evening, took 14,507 boxes of butter. At tlie annual meeting of the Wellington Patent Slip Company a dividend of 5 per cent, was declared. Janies - Nosvortliy, charged with selling at Wanganui an instrument which he believed was to be used for illegal purposes, was sentenced by Mr, Justice Chapman to-day to two years* imprisonment. John Riley, with several aliases, charged with breaking and entering, was also sentenced to two years’ imprisonment. The New Zealand branch of Alcock and Company billiard table manufacturers, of Australia, have caused a writ to be issued against the general manager of the International Exhibition, claiming £1069 damages for the allleged wrongful detention of tlie Company’s billiard exhibit. WESTPORT, yesterday.

Peter Gilmour, aged 17, was committed for friifl for attempted rape on a girl aged 16 at Millerton. He pleaded guilty to indecent assault on a girl aged 17 at the same place, and was committed to sentence. Mr. Ken ricks, S.M., tined a hotel-

keeper at Kara men £3 for selling liquor on Sunday. Two teams of cricketers (one trnvellling live miles) bad dinner at tlie hotel the losers of the match paying Is dd per bead for dinner. Beer was supplied with the dinner. The Magistrate held there was a sale. . The Westport Coal Co.’s new collier steamer Kegulus has left New-castle-on-Tyne for New Zealand. The French steamer St. Louis is loading coal for Noumea, from which port she came here. , Mem hers of the Grauity Coal

Millers’ Union took a second ballot on the question of adopting the agreement come to liv their delegates with a representative of the company and again refused the agreement. The matter will now be referred to the Arbitration Court when next it sits at Westport, and in the meantime operations will continue under the old award. DUNEDIN, yesterday. In the city elections out of 10,100 'electors on the rolls for the six wards 5855 voted for the two Mayoral candidates. Out of eleven of the old councillors, four’were defeated. The Independent Political Labor League put forward seven c.mdi dates, but only one secured a seat. At a meeting of the Otago Harbor Board, it was decided to incorporate in tlie new by-laws the following clause: f‘The maximum charge on any one vessel for port charges, pilotage, and harbor-master’s fees, both inwards and outwards, shall not exceed £IBO on any one visit, and in the case of foreign steamers calling twice at the port on any one voyage such charge shall not exceed £200.” At a meeting of the Acclimatisation Societv the depredations of deer oil the crops in the Rankleburn district (Tapaiiui) was considered. Mr. R. Chisholm reported as to his visit to the district ,and saw the only remedy was the erection of a decr-proof fence,

which would require to be 6ft, high. It was proposed by the executive that if the Government''paid half the society would contribute the other half (about £400) of tlio cost of this fence. They thought it was policy to spend £4OO, with a view to getting £2OO annually from licenses. ' it was stated there wore only two alternatives, either tlio killing of tlio doer or tlio erection of tlio fence. Tlio executive’s recommendation, which was confirmed, read: “That the Government bo strongly recommended to declare the area in question as a deer forest, and that to protect the adjacent settlers from tho Cluthu side of tlio said area, a fence he erected, the Government to be asked to contribute half the cost, the society and settlers to provide the other half.” Tho monthly mooting of the committee of tlio Otago Agrielturnl and Pastoral Society was held yesterday. Tlio National Shcepbroedors’ Association, London, wrote asking tho Society to nominate one delegate v to attend a conference to be held in London in Jne. Air. D. AlcFarlnno (late of Teviofc station) was appointed to represent the society. The trouble between the Corporation and the Taieri County Council having been adjusted, tho permanent switching oil of the power from AVaipori will take place on Monday. Since Monday afternoon 5000 people have inspected the English sweated goods at tho Town Hall,

As an outcome of a recent fatal accident in a city foundry,, through .the breaking of an emery wheel,'steps are being taken by the Inspectin'!; Machinery Department ,by which these wheels, and also circular saws, will lie safely guarded. GORE, yesterday. A meeting of Gore retailors held yesterday, forwarded a protest to the Minister for Labor, against the proposed change in the lialf-holoday at wool;rooms attached to retail premises on Saturday, and asking that the present arrangement be allowed to continue. The Hon. Air. Aliller replied that lie regretted be could not do as requested, 'file factories Act provided that Saturady shall be observed as the holiday, and as lie had to administer the law. not In make, it, lie bail no opton but to insist on it lining observed, leaving Par'iainent, who made the law. to alter it if it thinks fit. Last night, which was boisterous and wet. Air. T. Mackenzie, AI.H.R.. for AVaikouaiti, addressed 500 people at AA'yndham on the Land Bill. The meeting was held under tlio auspices of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union Air. H. .T. Middleton, vice-president of the Southland Executive of the Union, was in the cliair. Afr. Alaokenzie criticised the Bill exhaustively. He traced land tenure of the various nations from ancient times to the. present age, and deducted from tile teachings this: That those countries which divided the land into small freeholds had boon, anil were, the

most prosperous, contented and happy He denounced either State or individual landlordism. The speaker had an attentive hearing, and at the close a motion was carried that Air. Mackenzie be thanked for bis able and instructive address, and the meeting affirmed that any Bill devoted to subdivision of the land which did not contain the option of the freehold was not in the interests of the State as a whole. The motion was carried by acclamation on the invitation of the Chairman, after be bad asked anil waited for an amendment. NELSON, yesterday. H.AI.S. Prometheus arrived From

Lyttelton at 5 o’clock last evening. A shipment of four hundred eases of Alotueka-grown apples go to London bv tlio Athenic from AA'ellington. LUMSDEN, yesterday. His Excellency the Governor left

hieenstown yesterday morning, and i a veiled by steamer and train to

Lumsden, receiving several addresses on the way expressing the warmest loyalty to the King. His Excellency’s tour of the interior of Otago ends today. when he returns to Dunedin, going on to Christchurch on Saturday. ___________