TELEGRAMS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2074, 8 May 1907, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

Press Association. DUNEDIN, yesterday. Ono week’s work of tho commit tv. of tho now cathedral board in tho sum of £7OO boing promised to tho cathedral fund. The Outlook’s China fnmino fund has reached a total of £B9B. The following sentences were p.issod by Judge Williams at the Supremo Court: Donald McDonald, forgery at Invorcargill, twelve months, to commence at tho expiration of bis present sentence; Edward lloidoror, theft of gold from a dredge, three months. Ten married men, with 34 dependents, have been sent by the Labor Department to the Goro-Waikaka

, railway works. More men will bo _ sent' to tho saino works shortly. \ TAIIIAPE, yesterday. (• Tho road between Karioi and Run- [ gitawa is almost impassable. Store--1 kcepors waited upon tho Engineer to f urgo tho haulage of stores to Rangi- , fawn, three miles from Ohakuno, as , it is utterly impossible to cart over , the road. Provisions have almost run out, and tho Engineer said bo , would make an effort to extend tho [ rails to Rangitnwn, in order to rail in stores. ; CHRISTCHURCH, yesterday. At tho Supremo Court, before Mr. Justice Chapman, an application was was made for leave to employ as a clerk F. li. Bruges, who was recently struck off tho rolls as a barrister and solicitor by the Court of Appeal, Counsol for the District Law Society objected, but his Honor allowed the application. In the Magistrate’s Court . to-day two men, for supplying liquor to a prohibited person, were fined £7 and £5 respectively. The Magistrate dwelt on the seriousness of an offence of this kind, and intimated he would deal soveroly with repetitions of it. WELLINGTON, yesterday. Tho young "man Eiby, who shot himself yesterday morning, had .until recently boon in lodgings, when he engaged a room at Barrett’s hotel. At 7 o’clock yesterday morning the room was empty. The bed had boon slept in. An hourTntcr his body was found in bed with a revolver alongside. The body was fully dressed, wit'll the arms crossed, and there was a bullet wound in tho right side of tho head, about tliroo inches above the ear, Tho weapon was a fivo chambered one, four chambers being fully loaded, and one had been discharged. Eiby had been transferred from Timaru about five or six months ago. No cause is as yet known for the deed. When he left his office on Saturday afternoon last ho appeared to be -in his normal mood. At the inquest to-day a verdict was returned of suicide while of unsound mind. The. annual meeting of the Chess Association was held last night. A letter was received from the Hon. J. Rigg, suggesting that for the future cash prizes should not bo given at championship contests. No action was taken. Mr. Justice Denniston was elected president, and Mr. F. B. Sharp secretary and treasurer. It was decided that in future congresses should be held at Easter instead of Christmas, and that the next congress be' held in June. A resolution regarding tho reduction of the time limit was held over till the June meeting. THE TARANAKI SEAT. NEW PLYMOUTH, last night. Very considerable interest is being manifested in the forthcoming byelection for the Taranaki seat. The candidates nominated are: Edward Dockrill, Government nominee; William G. Malone, Liberal, with independent leanings; and Henry Okey, [Opposition. Mr Dockrill is Mayor of New Plymouth. Mr. Malone is a well-known solicitor, and Mr Okey is a farmer, who contested the seat

at last general election m tins upiiusition interest. i BIIEAK IN WATER MAINS. : WELLINGTON, yesterday. j ' There is another break in the city water supply mains, this time near i Ngahauranga. The damage "ill take- three or four days to repair. 1 ATTEMPTED COACH ROBBERY. NELSON, yesterday. ' Wm. Hewit, driver of the Waka- ; puaka-Nelson coach, was going out i to the Glen on Friday evening at 6 o’clock, and when near Lcager’s a ( tall, well-dressed man hailed him and got on the box. Hewitt says he noticed tlio man attempted to rob the money bag, and immediately on discovery the man struck Hewitt on the face, and jumped off the coach. Hewitt, who is a stalwart busliman, says he stopped the horses, followed the j|han, and had a severe fight with him. Ho left the man much mauled on the road. The matter was reported to the police, and a man was seen coming into town t]io same night. Hewitt proceeded to Walrapuaka, but did not report tlio matter till next day, but it is supposed the man is' still in town.