GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2137, 20 July 1907, Page 1

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Press Association. DUNEDIN, yesterday. The attitude of the Government in the recent Land Bill was warmly criticised by members of the Trades and Labor Council last evening. The Executive were instructed to frame a resolution expressing disapproval oi the attitude taken by tlio Government. Air Barclay’s motion re State Socialism was also considered, A resolution was passed of sympathy with the mover in liis effort to get Parliament to affirm the principle of State control of necessaries of life, and strong disapproval of the methods adopted by the Premier and Alinister for Labor. The Council also protest against shooting licenses for game. Ah Aling was fined £5 for having opium in his possession. STRATFORD, yesterday. Seventeen informations laid by the borough ranger under the by-laws, were before the Court this morning and dismissed, on the grounds that the information having been laid before a Jnstice who was also a member of tlio Borough Council he had a disqualifying interest. AUCKLAND, yesterday. The steamer-Atua, which has arrived from the Islands, reports that the submarine disturbance reported by cable from Fiji was thirty miles south-west of Tongatabu. The Premier of Tonga went quite close to the disturbance in an opeii boat, and saw steam rising from the oceaii forty to fifty feet. A meeting of the Auckland hard-ware-and ammunition importers and dealers passed a resolution against the increase., of duty on cartridges raid cartridge cast's, urging that tho increase would be severely felt by the public especially country settlers. The City Council resolved to invito tenders for a new Town Hall, according to tho original design. AVELLINGTON, yesterday. A Taupo telegram states 1 that Alounts Buapefiij ancj Tqngariro seem to be in active eruption, There was an explosion at four o’clock yesterday. A slight earthquake was felt in Auckland yesterday. OAAIARU, yesterday. Alfred Smith, cliaffeur, of Christchurch, was to-day fined £5 and costs £:1 ss, for driving a motor ear between Dunedin and Oainnru at a speed in excess of that prescribed bylaw. Defendant did not appeal-, but wrote a letter to the Magistrate admitting the offence. The prosecution was tho outcome of a newspaper paragraph to the effect that defendant had established a motor record for the distance.