GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2125, 6 July 1907, Page 3

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Press Association. AUCKLAND, yesterday. An Austrian named Nicholas Snultivitch, a gumdiggor, was burned to death in a wharo at Albany. Doeroes nisi wore granted in Janet Pyo v. G. Pyo, dosortion ; Catherine Austin v. IVm. Austin, misconduct. The steamer Kildare has arrived from Valparaiso for docking and coaling, on routo to Nowcastlo. AUCKLAND, lust, night'.. The City Council declined liability in respect of tlio claim for £475 by tenants and leaseholders of tlio Bradford Buildings, for damago sustained in tho removal of their stock and fixtures, ote., in connection with tho recent plague scaro. The City Council has accepted a tender from the Ferro Concrete Company of Australia of £35,000 for a bridge across tho Comotory gully, between Symonds-stroot and Griiftonroad.

Tho eonforonco of Maori sanitary inspectors commences on Monday. Practical demonstrations and lectures on sanitation will bo given as to tlio best, sites for Maori villages, construction of dwellings, general sanitation, and koepilig nuptials in Maori villages. In connection wtih tho extension of tho Waitnkerei water supply scheme the City Council lias received tondors for tho impounding dam ranging .from £29,112 to £40,867. Mr. H. Munro t) ilson’s estimate of tho cost was £34,537.

BLENHEIM, yesterday. In yesterday’s assault and robbory case Burgess was committed to trial. The charge against Hannan was dismissed.

DUNEDIN, yesterday. One of tho now steamers mentioned in tho London cables yosterday as having been ordered for the Union Company is to bo a cargo boat of the Waihora type, and will bo 8500 tons dead weight. She is not intended for an— special trade, but will bo employed as a general carrier. DUNEDIN, last night. Samuel O’Flaherty, aged 05, dropped dead in his house ill Castlo street tills morning from heart disease. He "'as married and an ongiueor by trade.

The Trades and Labqr Council last gilt passed a resolution urging tho jvernmont to onforce tho Coal

.'lines Act more stringently, as the opinion was that if this had been done tlie lives of tho three men lost at the Nightcaps disaster might have been saved. Tlio Council congratulated Mr. Rit««. on his reappointment to the Council.

NAPIER, yesterday. By yesterday’s mail a draft of £244 was forwarded to London, representing subscriptions raised bv the Daily telegraph on behalf of the Fresh Air Fund to give the slum children of London an occasional outing in the country.

NELSON, yesterday. Record entries have been received fo- the annual poultry show at Nelson. The total is close upon 12,Uu0. All sections show a big increase, but especially pigeons and canaries. There are a large number of outside exhibits, including those of fanciers from Auckland, Wellington, Canterbury, Otago, and Sydney. HOKITIKA, yesterday. Delaney and Gibbons, two prisoners who lately escaped to Canterbury from the local gaol, were sentenced to six months’ additional imprisonment to-day. HOKITIKA, last night. The magistrate gave liis reserved judgment in the case of Chinn, charged with proceeding to sea in a launch without approved life-buoys. He dismissed the information, holding that the regulations of the Shipping and Seamen Act were ultra vires as affecting a launch under five tons. WELLINGTON, yesterday. Two warehousemen, John Henry Whitton, head of one of the departments of E. W. Mills and Company, and Henry Cossar, emploved by Sargood, Son and Ewcn, were arrested yesterday on charges of theft. Whitton was charged with stealing a fish service, the property of . Edward Charles Evelyn and others, and Cossar charged with having stolen a lody’s blue costume, the property of Henry Cromwell Tewsley and others. Accused were before the Court to-day and remanded till next week. WELLINGTON, last night. An accident occurred on the railway works between here and Petone by which Henry Teford, a married man, aged 56, .was badly crushed in the chest by a fall of earth. It is definitely announced that the Gothic is to be withdrawn from the New Zealand trade after the next trip. An important point was raised in the preliminary hearing of, the libel action brought by Florence Isabella Hall, of Masterton, against the New Zealand Times, claiming £2OO damages. One of the .interrogatories demanded the name of the paper’s informant. Judge Cooper said as the paper was prepared to take the responsibility he must hesitate to order it to disclose its authority. .Counsel submitted that the sole question was whether malice was in the issue. Defendant denied malice and plaintiff was entitled to know the source of 1 information in order to prove malice. His Honor said malice was in issue in every libel and a jury should be told to iiifer. It was a most important matter from tho point of view of the press generally as well as to particular parties concerned and he would take time to consider. i Most of the School Committees in New Zealand have answered the circular sent out by the Wellington Citizens Bible in State Schools Committee. With the intention of electing something like a representative expression of views the circulars sent! out have made it clear that the com- P mitteo advocated: (1) That the Bible be read as classic; (2) no comment to be allowed except geographical, grammatical, and historical.; (3) State school teacher only to supervise the bible reading; (4) any teacher or scholar having conscientious objection to be excused from the bible lessons. Between one hundred and one hundred and fifty circulars wore sent out and the greater number of these have now been returned. It is understood that the majority of the answers favorable to the committee’s proposal was about two to one, though some who gave qualified support to the proposal contended that a minister, oi the gospel and not the school teachers should be charged with the duty of reading the lessons. The Rev. Father O’Shea succeeds Rev. Father Lewis as Vicar-General of Wellington Arcli-Diocese. The resolutions, passed by the National Conference of N.Z. Farmers’ Union, were submitted to the Premier by a deputation to-day from the union. In reply, Sir Josepli Ward expressed his desire to do all in his power to remove the anomalies which might bo detrimental to the interests of tho farming community. He attached verv great importance to the Suez Canal proposals that wero submitted to the Imperial Conference, of which the union had approved. - He believed that the proposal to give.a larger contribution to the navy, and not allow tho" tie to be weakened, would bo endorsed by the people as a whole. In a few days they would see the Government’s proposals with regard to the navy. The Native Land proposal which would be submitted this session would, he believed, mark the beginning of a very prosperous time for the country generally. He was persuaded that preferential treatment between this country and the old land was good for both. With regard to the accretion of value in the valuation of land, owing to improvements made by tho owner, it had always been the case that tile more the value of land was appreciated by such improvements, the more keenly taxation on property was felt. The difficulty was to put the thing in the four corners of law and provide sufficient latitude for the officers of the Department to discriminate. He recognised the inconvenience caused by tho lack of trucks on railways, and hoped to submit proposals which would result in largely increasing supply, but he would like to warn users against ask- I ing tho Department to make a storage of the railway after goods had reached their destination. The importation of people from the old country would prove disastrous, and ho thought they should continue the system of allowing tho High Commissioner to carefully select immigrants. CHRISTCHURCH, last night. The Hon. Hall-Jonos and his wife arrived at Christchurch this morning. His health is still not satisfactory, and he will rest privately here for some days, leaving by tho Kaipara for the Home country on July 9. His medical advisers forbid his going to Tirnaru to say good-bye to his constituents. INVERCARGILL, last night. The Town Engineer submitted a report to the Council on the proposed ■gravitation water supply for tho town and suburbs, from Oreti River, at Dipton, 38 miles off. He estimates the total cost at £112,000, of which £86,000 is for the town. Tho report was referred to the committee. A farmer named Harry Norman fell off the train near Orepuki, and was so severely injured that ho died soon afterwards. He leaves a widow and 10 of a family.