TELEGRAMS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2069, 2 May 1907, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

oPress Association. AUCKLAND, yesterday. Mr. Myers was installed Mayor of Auckland for the second term to-day. 'He said that the financial transactions of the past year amounted to £492,906, the receipts, excluding loan money, being £118,565. This, with loans, made a total revenue of £247,285. The expenditure from revenue was £155,681, from loans £109,940. The total of revenue and expenditure was £492,906. The loans raised totalled £158.700, and loans issued £125,700. The total indebtedness of tho city on March 31 was £730,000, against which are accrued sinking funds of £104,375. In the Supreme Court John Lewis, alias Pearce, for, the theft of a diamond ring by substituting a cheap ring for a valuable one shown to him by a pawnbroker, was sentenced to two years. William Charles Williams, charged with obtaining money by false pretences at Hamilton, was sentenced to three years. Albert Arthur Norman, a youth, charged with a breach of probation, was sentenced to two years. In the ease of Henry James Atkins, alias Dalton, sent from the 'lower court to be dealt with as an habitual offender. Mr. Justice Cooper said there was at present no reformatory where habitual offenders might" be detained. He could not make an order as requested, and tho gaol •would have to discharge him. Atkins was sent back to prison to complete the term of three months he is now undergoing.

INVERCARGILL, yesterday. In the Police Court this morning Margaret McAuliff was charged with unlawfully selling whisky in her boarding house in Invercargill. Inspector Mitchell stated that two witnesses for the prosecution could not bo found, though they had been subpoenaed, and on his application a warrant was issued for their arrest, and tho case was adjourned till the afternon. There are also two defendants charged with assisting in an unlawfu lsale of liquor, and three others with being on premises where liquor was soized. These cases were also adjourned.

TAURANGA, yesterday

Pepjying to a deputation of fishermen in reference to the operations of the new steam trawler, the Minister for Marine, said the interests of fishermen would be protected. A line must be drawn within which no trawler must come. Replying to an application for a subsidy or loan raised by the country for bridges, the Minister said personally he was opposed to the subsidy system altogether, believing the Government should lend money for public works to local bodies at 24 per cent. and. make up the difference from the Consolidated Fund. The counties would rate themselves accordingly, and the money would bo more carefully, spent.

CHRISTCHURCH, yesterday. Auctions are held daily at the Ex- * - hibition.. Courts that were specially erected for the display exhibits at considerable cost are being sold for little more than firewood prices. The materials comprising the Maori pa were sold yesterday at disappointingly low prices. A reporter yesterday interviewed many business people in the city and found a unanimous opinion that the prophesied slump after the Exhibition shows no sign yet. Business is as brisk and money is as freely spent as before the Exhibition 'opened. Visitors having now gone, the hotels, of course, find business slacker, but.this is the only direction ' in which a slump is indicated. The man Smithers,whose real name turns out to be Hehir, who attempted to murder Mrs. Nellie Jackson in Moorliouse Avenue a few weeks ago. was before the Court .to-day on a charge of attempted murder. The case had been repeatedly adjourned owing to Jackson’s serious condition, but she had now sufficiently recov- &>' ered to give evidence. It will be remembered that Smithers tried to cut his own throat after attempting the murder of the woman. The hearing of the case was lengthy. Prisoner was committed to trial..

AVELLINGTON, yesterday. Admiral Fawkes is expected from, the AVest Coast to-morrow, and will join the flagship Powerful, which has arrived from Lyttelton. During his stay here he will be entertained by the citizens. The war vessels are expected to leave for Auckland in th< middle of next week. The Council of Defence has decided to adopt the Imperial drill hook fo: use by the New Zealand Defence forces,- and an order for a large number of books lias been cabled to London. An application was made to Mr, Justice Button to-day on behalf of the New Zealand Law Society for an order nui to remove the name of Ro- y bert Moii'-rlef Cuthberbson, formerly at Christchurch, but now of South Africa, from the roll. The ground-of tlic application was that Cuthbcrtsor bad been convicted in 1305 in tin Orange River Colony of theft. An order was granted, calling upon Cuthbcrtsor to show cause within 60 days after service why he should notbe struck off.

DUNEDIN, yesterday

Tho police received word last evening of the death of Allan Mclntosh, a well-known miner of Blue Spur, who died very suddenly yesterday afternoon while at work 'in the Deep Stream Company’s claim, about 1< miles from AVaipori township. Deceased. it is said, had been suffering from heart disease for some tmic. He bad been a resident of Blue Spin for many years. Ho was about 6.1 .years of age, and leaves a wifo and large Deceased had been under medical treatment. ,

The vital statistics for Dunedin /oi April are: Births 130, deaths 69 marriages 63.

McLachlan. of Napier, and Day. the Irish champion, have been matched to race on the Caledonian Ground. Dunedin, on Saturday, May 21st. The Mayoral installation took place at 3 o’clock this afternoon. The retiring Mayor, in the course of a short valedictory speech,, urged a further increase of the Town Clerk s salary.

DUNEDIN, last night. •A responsible official of the Otago Harbor Board proceeded to Timaru to-day to inspect the Timaru Harbor Board’s suction dredge in order to report upon its suitability as an auxiliary dredge for Otago harbor. A four-roomed wooden house at

Anderson’s Bay, owned by Mr. L. ’ Pago, was burnt to the ground early this morning. Tho house had been empty since Monday. Up till then it was occupied by Mr. John Brown.

COLONIAL BANK BOOKS. DUNEDIN, last night. An application will bo made to Mr. Justice Williams in Chambers, probably next week, for an order authorising the destruction of the books and documents of the Old Colonial Bank. . : , Their weight runs into tons, / v.y ; : - v'.'v; ■■'v, ■:■

THE McINTYIIE CASE. C.HIUSTCH UHCH, yostorday. It is understood that in tlio cnso of I). C. Mclntyre being arrested ut Tdonto Video, where he should arrive to-day or to-morrow, Detective McIlveuey will bo sent out to bring him back to Christchurch. Mcllveney and another detective have conducted the investigations in connection with the charges to be preferred against Mclntyre. CHRISTCHURCH, last night.

This afternoon Mr. H. AV. Bishop, S.M., and the Crown Solicitor, Mr. T W. Stringer, took four sets of depositions involving five charges of theft of Exhibition space money by D. C. McTntyro and two charges of false pretences. The first charges include sums of £35, £l9 10s and £lO, and the latter are for passing valueless cheques. • At tho conclusion of tho evidence, the extradition papers and warrants and tho necessary forms were filled in and completed.

THE LAND BILL. STRATFORD, yesterday. Mr. Massey addressed a largo mooting hero last night, when a resolution was passed that the mectnig desired to express the opinion that, no Land Bill can be considered satisfactory that does not provide for the option of the freehold system of land tenure.

SHOOTING OUT Off SEASON

BIiKNH KIM, yesterday. B. N. Barlow was fined £2 and '•osts at tlio Police Court for shooting ranie. wild swan, out of season. Percy Holmes, an accessory to the act. was lined £1 and costs. Iho latter was a member of the Acclimatisation Society committee.

G OVERNMENT INTER FERENCE WITH LOCAL BODIES. WELLINGTON, last night. At his installation to-day as Mayor ,f Wellington, the Hon. T. AV. Hislop uade reference to the necessity for

steps being taken to improve tho town belts, and ho expressed a hopo that an Art Gallery would bo established in the city. He thought there was too much interforonco by the Government with the work of local bodies. Not only did the Central Government ignore the city by laws regarding tho widths of streets (as the site for the workmen’s homes in Coro-mandel-streot, for instance), but although the council had made a brick building area in tho city, the Government continued to erect wooden buildings within that area. But there was an even greater injustice than this being done by the Government, and that was in applying for an injunction to prevent the Corporation crossing (ho Hutt railway line with

their water mains from the Wainui-a-mata reservoir.

DISPUTED SCHOOL ELECTIONS. AUCKLAND, last night.

A protest against the election of Maoris as members of the Awanui School Committee was made to the Board of Education to-day by a number of householders, on the ground that the Maoris selected were neither householders nor residents in the district, had no children attending the European schools, and had already voted for the Maori School Committee. Mr. Clauditt, on behalf of the Europeans, attended the meeting, and said that the Maoris were taken to tho meeting from gumfields outside the school district by a person who took charge of the meeting, and ruled that the Maoris were entitled to vote. The result was that the Maoris were elected "a committee for the European schools, although they did not understand English. The Europeans refused to vote at the meeting, but subsequently held a meeting and elected Europeans. It was decided that the election be declared void, and that another election take place. Objection was also taken to East Tamaki election by residents, on the ground of the decision of tho chairman of the householders’ meeting that husbands and wives could not both vote, and that ballot papers we: e given to persons Who had no right to vote. Mr. Harris, a member of the board, and chairman of the householders’ meeting, said that he ruled that only one vote could be allowed each householder, unless they had children attending school, believing that to be tho law. He did not refuso ballot papers to any man who was entitled to veto. It was resolved that a new election take place.

MILK SUPPLIERS ASSOCIATION. AUCKLAND; last night. A meeting of farmers at Otalnihu resolved to form a wholesale milk supply association. It was stated that the price of milk had not risen in proportion to the advance in the prico of land, and the extra expense entailed by the dairy regulations, and it was agreed not to accept less than 7d per gallon for six months or less than 8d for the other six months.

HABITUAL CRIMINALS. AUCKLAND, last night. Under the terms of the recentlypassed Habitual Offenders Act a middle-aged man named Henry John Atkins alias Dalton and AVilson came before Mr. Justice Cooper at the Supremo Court to-day to be dealt with as an habitual offender. It transpired that at present there is a deficiency in connection with tho Act, for no' reformatory exists where habitual offenders may bo detained. His Honor said he noticed- that tlic District Judge had ordered the prisoner to be brought up in tlic Supreme Court on May 27tli as an habitual offender, so he could not make any order that day. However, even supposing that he had been properly brought up, no order could he made because there was no reformatory, and tlic gaol would have to discharge him. Atkins was sont back to prison to complete, a term of three months which lie is now undergoing.

iVAITEMATA-MAx. JKAU CANAL. AUCKLAND, last night. In reply to a.deputation this morning the Hon. Geo. Fowlds said he relt sure that if the Harbor Board undertook tlie construction of tlic proposed AYaitcmata-Mamikau Canal there would be no difficulty iu getting the Government to give the Board authority to raise the money required. The estimated cost is £758,000.

HOME FOR THE BLIND. AUCKLAND, last night.

The foundation stone of the Jubilee Institute for the blind at Parnell was laid tliis afternoon by the Hon. Geo. Fowlds. The contract price for, the building is £13,735, the amount contributed by the Government being £2300. The building, which is being erected adjoining the present building, c will consist of two storeys and special attention is being paid to making it, as far as possible, fire proof. A bequest of' the late Air: AVilliamson, of Ponsonby, by which the institute will benefit to the extent of more than £IOOO, has enabled the erection of the building to be undertaken. ■ A request lias been made to the Government for an increased vote on, account of the additional requirements. Air. Fowlds, who referred to the colonial nature of the Institute’s work, said this would rcceivo reasonable consideration.

CHINESE FAAIINE FUND

DUNEDIN, last night

On April 27th the Outloo'k appealed for subscriptions for the China Relief Fund. Money has since been coming in from all parts of tho colony, and now the total exceeds £770, with advice of more, to follow. Yesterday £3OO was cabled to Miss Reid, a Dunedin missionary in China, with an intimation that £250 was to follow by mail.

AUCKLAND CITY VALUATIONS. AUCKLAND, last night.

Tho valuation of tho city for tho year 1907-8 is £474,690, an increase of £32,387 on tho previous year’s valuation. Tho incroaso is accountable for as follows: Allotments and exempt property having become rateable £9OB, now buildings £7310, increase on original values £24,169, total £32,357.

A CYCLING QUARREL. CHRISTCHURCH, last night. At a meeting of tho Council of the New Zealand League of Wheelmen to-night a letter was received from C. F. Baker, who had been disqualified in connection with tho Royal Enfield boys’ race, who wrote refusing to attend a meeting of tho Council to answer charges be had made in a local paper of collusion against two of tho League’s officials. He refused to give the names of the officials alleged to bo implicated in improper practices in connection with the race. It was resolved to disqualify Baker for life for making deliberate misstatements reflecting on membors of the Council and refusing to appear to substantiate them. .

HEAVY FLOODS AT MASTERTON MASTER TON, yesterday. A phenomenal rainfall of two inches thirty points was registered for the twenty-four hours ended 9 o’clock this morning. Tho downpour, tho bulk of which fell last night, is tho heaviest recorded for some years. It is still raining.

MASTERTON, last night. One of the heaviest floods over known was experienced hero. Rain commenced to fall on Tuesday night and lias continued steadily over .since. Tho rivers are all overflowing, and it is feared that a lot of damage will be done and stock drowned. In Mastcrton a portion of tho mam streots are covered with flood water. In the principal street (Queen streot) tho lower portion is covered with a foot of water and several shops aro flooded out and stock damaged. The low-lying country is all under wator, and some roads are impassablo through flood water. Tho Te Nui correspondent of the AVairarapa Ago telegraphs that the floods in tho To Nui district aro tho highest ever known. The water had reached Mr. Johnston’s store, and was expected to roach a higher point by 7 o’clock tonight, when the tide was full and backed tho river up. The situation is very serious. Settlers are busily engaged in removing all stock to higher levels. Slips and washouts are frequent along the road between iV ha take and Te Nui. The mail coach had to return to Carswell’s, and the mails wore brought to Mastertou on horseback.