GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2123, 4 July 1907, Page 3

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Press Association. WELLINGTON, Yostorduy. John Morrison, alias Smith, alias Russell, was committed for trial today on six charges of breaking and entering and theft. Accused was discovered loaving a nrivuto house early on Friday morning, and was arrested by two detectives, who wore secreted on tho premises. TIMARU, Yesterday. Last night a ton-roomed house close to town, owned by Mrs. Fisher, a widow, was completely destroyed hv fire. It was insured in tho Royal office for £SOO. BLENHEIM, Yesterday. Robert Burgess and Daniel Hannan were committed to trial on a charge of assault and robbery on Thos. Brnutou. Tho alleged oil’onc.e was commited in May, and tho prosecutor lias hitherto been afraid to

give information, having boon drunk jvhilo a prohibited person. Prisoners had been at tlio time suspected of boing connected with several disturbances, but in tlio absence of ovidonco had boon charged with vagrancy, and sent to goal for tlireo months. DUNEDIN,' yesterday. Soveral of tho local workers’ unions aro drawing up proposals with u view to filing disputes, before tho Arbitration Court. With tho exception of tlio Slaughtermen's Union, all these unions are working under awards. Tho Church of Englnnd lias issuod a circular asking subscriptions for church work along the Central Trunk line. It) states there are 2300 men, with a large number of women and children, living hard, comfortless lives in camps, with no provision for their spiritual wolfare. Services are not held, marriages not solemnised, sacraments not administered. The sick are not visited. Two lay missionaries have gone up and £IOO is guaranteed, but £4OO a year is required. CHRISTCHURCH, last night. A man named Thomas Richards was sentenced to three months’ imprisonment this morning on a charge of robbing a drunken man.