GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2127, 9 July 1907, Page 3

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Press Association. NEW PLYMOUTH, yesterday. Woods, who suicided at Tataraima-, ka, had been in Porirua Asylum. In the Supreme Court to-day judgment was given in the appeal of the executors of the late James Paul’s estate against an assesment of the Commissioner of Taxes on the goodwill of the brewery in the estate, which was put at £6OOO. The appeal was dismissed, with 21 guineas costs. CHRISTCHURCH, yesterday.

Now that the high pressure water supply has been solved, renewed interest is being shown in proposals of the City Council to harness the W aimakariri river for the purpose oi providing electric power, for the city, the Mayor proposes to push on with the necessary investigation of the matter, with the object of placing a definite scheme before the ratepayers at an early date. AUCKLAND, yesterday. Iff 4-1 r* f +TTo Onn a*

Further particulars of the Upuawhanga stabbing case tend to show that Bradshaw, who shot his uncle and subsequently committed suicide, was mentally deranged. A settler who witnessed the tragedy states that Bisset was lying on the ground, and said to Bradshaw, “Boy, whatever induced you to do this?” Bradshaw replied, u My head has been full of queer notions lately. # I had an ide?i you came into the mill just now and

dared me to kill you.” Bisset held out his hand, saying, “Merevyn, give me your hand.” Bradshaw liesitated. and then shook hands in a limp manner and hurried away.- ' WELLINGTON, yesterday. The Appeal Court opened this

morning. Sir Kobt. Stout being still • ’I. Judge Williams presided, and tlie other members of the Court present were Judges Cooper and Chapman. The only business done ivas settling tho order of eases, and adding sever.a I actions to the list, and the Court then adjourned till the afternoon. The Court of Appeal struck H. *S. Izard, barrister, off the rolls. He is

at present undergoing sentence for misappropriation of trust funds. A deputation consisting of Messrs Davey .Witty, Greenslade, Jennings, and Gray, M.H.R.s, waited on the Colonial Secretary to-day to complain of the practice of having the main rolls for the principal electoral districts oxecuted at the Government m'infinrr TA,< r<ni/l l>n

printing otiicc. Dr. Findlay said lie was sure it was not the desire of the Government to come into competition with anv honest enterprise. If there was not some insuperable obstacle he agreed with the deputation that the main rolls should bo printed by private enterprise. He promised to brino- the matter before Cabinet as earlv as possible.