GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2088, 24 May 1907, Page 3

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Press Association

BLENHEIM, yesterday. Robert Burgess and Daniel Hannan, each with sovoral aliases and previous convictions, were convicted under tlio Vagrancy Act in the Polico Court this morning, and sentenced to three months and two months respectively.

AUCKLAND, yesterday. As tlio t result of a conference between Dr.'Mason and the local authorities, the Hospital Board have agreed to erect immediately an additional cottage for emergency cases of infectious diseases. Tlio question of the medical staff boing reliovod from duty on suspicious cases and special arrangements mado was referred to tlio Hospital Committeo. A young man named Leopold Muir appeared before the Police Court today. The Sub-Inspector stated that defendant arrived from V’elliiigton yesterday. He had threatened to shoot a certain young lady on arrival here. He was subsequently met by the police and searched, and a revolver loaded in seven chambers was taken from him. Tlio man was suffering from excessive drinking, Ho was remanded for medical treatment.

DUNEDIN, yesterday. John Johnson was committed to trial on a series of charges of exposing indecent post cards, etc. PALMERSTON, yesterday. Through the finding of a manhole in connection with the recently-con-structed eighteen-inch sewers full of water, the Borough authorities were led to the discovery that the pipes for some distance have all beon fractured. The sewer was opened up to-day, and the pipes found to be practically all in pieces. The extent of the damage has not yet been ascertained. The sewers will be lifted until all faulty pipes have been replaced. No satisfactory reason has yet beon advanced for the collapse.

NELSON, yesterday

At a crowded and almost unanimous meeting last night, the Bishop of Nelson presiding, and several clergy and representative citizens on the platform, it was resolved to protest against the action of the Mayor and City Council in discharging Mr. Henderson,, city surveyor, while refusing him an enquiry, as asked by him, such procedure being in subversion of all principles of right and justice, and demanding the rescission of the resolution of the Council in order to grant an enquiry before an impartial tribunal. It was also resolved to protest against a new Council, -of whom six were quite new to public life, and unacquainted with public affairs, dismissing the city surveyor on a charge of inefficiency without personal enquiry, in view of the fact that all previous charges had been refuted, and the official had done nothing since the election of the -new Council to warrant his dismissal. Forcible but calm speeches were made in favor of British fair play, and all the resolutions were carried with few dissentients. Over one thousand people were present, many being unable to gain admission. The city is at present without an expert for supervision of any kind, as the Mayor proposes to place everything except the drainage works under the control of a foreman.

CHRISTCHURCH, yesterday

At the Magistrate’s Court Wm. Barnard Rhodes Moorhouse was brought up on remand on a charge of manslaughter. Mr. Stringer, in opening the case for the .prosecution, said that at the last criminal sitting of the Supreme Court the grand jury, in the face of the most explicit directions from the Judge, and for reasons best known to themselves, threw out tho bill against accused. The facts of the case were simple. Accused rode a motor bicycle along the public portion of the .New Brighton beach at a terrific pace, somewhere about sixty miles an hour, and killed, a child named Gourlay. He hoped accused would Be able to satisfy a

jury that the death of the child was not attributable to his criminal negligence, but it must be done in broad daylight in open court, and not in the privacy of the grand jury room. After hearing the evidence, Mr. Day, S.M., said ho thought accused showed negligence in riding at the speed alleged, and committed him for trial, Bail was allowed, accused in £IOO and one surety of £IOO.

WANGANUI, last night

Over a thousand public school children and cadets took part in the Empire Day celebrations this afternoon. Speeches were delivered by the Mayor, the chairman of the School Committee, and the Bev. Patriotic songs were sung by the children and flags saluted. INVERCARGILL, last night.

The Government valuation roll of the Borough of Invercargill, corrected up to March 31st, slices ’the (capital value, of rateable property to be £1,327,429, unimproved value £552,070, annual rateable value £79,646, showipg an increase for the year in the respective values of £45,171, £l7l, and £2479. Fifty-seven new buildings and 29 additions were erected during the year, at a cost of £42,500. T)iis compares very favorably with-the previous year’s operations.

WELLINGTON, last night.

A new regulation has been made respecting the carriage of live stock on ships, It is provided that if a steamer trading between the Cliatliams and N.Z. between November Ist and April 30tli desires to carry more live stock on deck than is permitted by tlie existing regulations, tlie master or owner must apply, to tho Collector of Customs for a permit specifying the number to bo carried, and if tlie surveyor approves tlie ajjplicatiou a special license may be granted.