YESTERDAY’S TELEGRAMS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2146, 31 July 1907, Page 4

YESTERDAY’S TELEGRAMS.

Press Association.

WELLINGTON, yesterday. Tho Agricultural Conforonco opened ta-dav Mr. J. G. Wilson prosit - ing In J tho eourso of a longthy nddrtss tho Chairman said dwellers in the Dominion could fairly cougiatulate themselves on the continued prosperity, based upon increased output from agriculturists and pastoral is ts, and enhanced vahies. Moro interest, he says, is being taken m tu' scientific side of dairying, and , Ministor for Agriculture was of tho opinion that people «'crc - cientlv educated to accept Govmn mont inspection ol herds and milking ahods It is certain that any. inspection which tho dairy companies have instituted has entirely isilcd to haye the milk of all suppliers hi ought m a proper condition to tho *Careful although it is a fact that by careful ripening of tho cream and use of the frcezor the butter-maker is able fe +„r.i out a first-class article, yet it is obvious that milk in doubtful condition must have a deleterious effect on tho manufactured article. Dairv people all hope they are nearer to a dairy experimental station, bub as vot there uro no signs to justify the hone. Tho President reterred to the necessity of educating the farmer by recording experiments taken bj agricultural and pastoral societies. He mentioned that the exports had readied ninotoon millions, and the revenue nearly 81 millions. fjjer® was reason to expect moio icmunorativo prices for produco than were tho case some few years ago, oven if they do not keep up to tlio present level, and it was possible, with good land laws, to break in many millions of acres of virgin land. There was also room for expansion in tlio export of wool. Half-bred wool was still in wonderful demand, and any country which grew this wool well must find it highly remunerative, as th’s class of Now Zealand wool seemed to have the elasticity which was unprocurablo in any other country in the world. The Conference decided tiiat efforts be made to secure simultaneous poisoning for rabbits and small birds throughout districts; that the Government be urged to take more active measures in dealing with rabbits on unoccupied and native lands; and that the Government be urged to cope with the spread of .noxious woods in all unoccupied native and railway lands. A deputation of citizens, clergymen, members of Parliament, and others interested in tho gambling question, waited on the Premier today. with a request for the imposition of further legislative restrictions on what was represented to be a growing great evil. All tho principal cities were represented oil the deputation. Tho Premier, in reply, said List yoar’s Bill tried to effect, wlmt he thought was a tremendous advance, and included several very important reforms. It- did away with street betting, and made betting by minors almost impossible, and limited betting to racecourses. If they got legislation of that sort on the statute book it would be a tremendous advance, and it was as much as they expected to get there. As to the abolition of the totalisator, the deputation must recognise it was not possible to got such a proposal through Parliament, and in any case he asked was it desirable to defer legislation of a general description until Lt was possible? It was not desirable. He was anxious to do all in his power to meet the wishes of tho deputation, but he recognised there wasa largo section of the community who looked Upon race meetings as part and parcel of the system which they supported and believed in. Personally he did not see any harm in a race meeting if properly carried out. He thought tho system of doubles betting should bo stopped. Provision for doing so would bo included in the Bill already drafted. The Council of the Evangelical Churches passed tho following resolution : “That, whereas the law relating to restriction of conjugal rights proves to be a very short cut to tliviorco, which was probably not intended, it is legitimately desirable that tho law be so amended as, whilst retaining the right of action for alimony, to prevent the issue of any order, the issue of which would bo construed to equivalent to five years’ desertion:”

Tho Minister for Lands has given instructions to the Land and Sui-vey .Department that tho name Middlo Island is not. to bo used in future. South Island is to be adhered to in all cases.

Speaking at a meeting on Saturday evening Mr. McLaren, tho lion secretary of tho Wharf Laborers’ Union and a prominent labor leader, said that unless labor combines its forces throughout this country,-it will never be treated with anything but indifference and contempt. He next wont on to complain with some heat of Dr. Findlay’s “brutal and callous references to organised labor,” and remarked that the only way to keep the Arbitration Act and Conciliation Act on the Statute Book was to seo that it was administered in a spirit of reasonableness of conciliation.

Continuing tho argument for respondent in the appeal case, Ivcddie v. Miller, Mr. Raymond contended that though the fine inflicted was in its inception a penalty, in its enforcement it was by section 101 of the Arbitration Act treated merely as a civil debt, and imprisonment for its non-payment bad been abolished by the Act of 1874. If tho fine was still maintained as a penalty recoverable only by action for debt, and therefore the remedy of a writ of attachment, which was devised really as a remedy for contempt of Court was not., available. Judgment was reserved. NAPIER, yesterday. A man named Win. Henry Mooney, aged 76 years, was found drowned in the inner harbor yestorday afternoon. lie left his home early on Sunday evening and was seen about 3.30 p.m. As lie did not return liomb last night, search was instituted, which resulted in the. bodybeing found as above. Deceased was a widower, and had been rather strange and unsettled since the death of his wife a year ago.

Information is to hand that the Government have abandoned the compulsory acquirement of the Teoliu estate,., the property of Mr. Matthews. MATAROA. yesterday. Jas. Peacock, son of Mr. Peacock, builder, of Mangaweka, was killed at Oliakune by the capsizing of a dray. WANGANUI, yesterday. A private cable received from Sydney this morning states that Charles Siddells, tho licensee of the Federal hotel, Wanganui, died on the s.s. Wimmera, en route to witness the Webb-Towns sculling championship. Deceased yvas a brother of Detective Siddells, of this town. He leaves a wife and family. CARTERTON, yesterday. M. E.L. Wakelin, one of the oldest pioneers of the Wairarapa died this morning, aged 77. He had been fifty years a, settler of tho Wairarapa.

FIELDING, yesterday. A complimentary dinner was tendered last night to Mr. E. A. Barton, who lias just rcsigued his position as manager of the Bank of Australasia here, after bolding the position for twenty years. Tho presentation was a roll-top desk and silver salver. Air. E. Goodbehero presided. Customers of the bank and leading citizens were present and complimentary speeches were made by the chairman, cx-Mayor Ilaggitt, and others, referring to tho happy relations that had always existed between Air. Barton and the bank customers. In reply. Mr. Barton said his position bad been pleasant owing to the financial stability of the customers and the district. He had no intention to leave the district, but was going into business here. Other speeches referred to the progress and prosperity of Fielding district. CHRISTCHURCH, yesterday. The official report for tho tenth week of tho Utility Poultry Club’s third egg-laying competition at Lincoln College shows that 951 eggs were la'il during the week, making a total to date of 8527. The highest results for the week yvere: J. Tonge, yvhite leghorns, 31 ; H. Hawke, silver rvyandottes,29. Tho best totals to date jre: H. Hawke, silver wyandottes, 2GI ; J, Jackman, silver 261; and Kennedy, silver wyandottes 255. The Board of Governors of Canterbury College last night accepted the bequest of Sir John Hall of five hundred volumes for the library. Sir Jolm also bequeathed bis knighthood star and badge to the Aluseum; failing acceptance, it is to go to his eldest eon. The Board, considering it a matter more for the Hall family than the public, declined the bequest in favor of the eldest son. _ Alueh-needed rain is falling. DUNEDIN, yesterday. A man named J. Moore, a miner,

1-oiVid drowned ill a deep 6tream -silk bands oil tlio -iiui cy .. - Mrs. Clias. Reid, of Oamaru. J Miles’s gown of Indian work in' rose, | green, and gold, hemmed with green silk, was exquisite. Miss Ward wore a white satin made with the new Ivimono sleeves over short- lace ones, and decorated with delicate pearl embroidery and pearl tassels. There were, of course, in such a

oceupiqi's wore also absont. The building was insured for £7OO in tho South British office. Most of the furniture was saved. Nothing is known as to insurance on the effects, if any. At the inquest.-on William Brown, buried by a fall of earth at the site of the Presbyterian College, NorthEast. Valley, on tho 25th inst., a verdict of accidental death was returned, no blame being attachable to anyone. INVERCARGILL, yesjtorday. Nominations for the Southland Coursing Chib’s inaugural meeting, to he held on tho 7th and Bth prox., total 7G for the Maiden stakes and G-t for the dog open class, which surpasses Dunedin’s 58. Tho latter was much talked of as a record. AUCKLAND, yesterday. Tho ship Me,Diarmid, from Newcastle, bound for South American ports, has arrived at Auckland, disabled. Sho encountered a heavy golo soon after leaving Newcastle. The fore topmast carreid away at the cap, but apparently tho vessel sustained no other damago.