GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2150, 5 August 1907, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Press Association. . WELLINGTON, August 4. The jury returned a verdict of accidental death in the case of Samuel Stevenson, who fell from a scaffold in -Jorvois Quay. AUCKLAND. August 4. While the Union Co.’s steamer, the Aparima, was engaged in the Calcutta trade she carried a crew <; Indians, but now that she is being temporarily employed carrying sugar I roni Fiji to xAuckland the company has decided to put a white crew at union wages in the vessel. • Tho number of men engaged is twentynine and of these only two are foreigners. The Aparima will carry practically - two crews until she is withdrawn from the intercolonial trade.

I Mr. A. Hosking, head manager of I Mount Eden school, has received inI tur.ation from the general manager I of the New Zealand exhibition that I lie has been awarded a gold medal I for his New Zealand tellurian, an I instrument of importance to educaI tionalists in connection with the teaching of astronomical geography. It is now in use in several of the city and suburban schools. . GORE, August 4. 1 he Gore-Waikaka Railway- FiiyanI C ’i 9°-. baying completed the object of their formation went into voluntary liquidation to-day. At the meeting statements were made that instead of the line being finished in twelve or fifteen months as promised it was likely to take five vears the money being flittered away through those _ employed not obtaining in- I struction and consequently- having to I •wait. It was agreed to form a vigilance committee to watch the interests of the line. f ; I