YESTERDAY’S TELEGRAMS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2154, 9 August 1907, Page 4

YESTERDAY’S TELEGRAMS.

Press Association. AA’ELLINGTON, yesterday. Considerable trouble is being experienced with the crew of the steamer Invertay, which put in here for coal while on a voyage from Noumea to Hampton roads. AA’hen the vessel was ready to sail yesterday, three sailors refused duty, delaying the steamer. The men were brought before the Magistrate yesterday, when they were fiued two day’s pay, and ordered to be placed on board their ship. This was done, and the steamer left AVellington this afternoon. AA’hen, however, the Invertay got beyond the three-mile limit the men again refused to obey orders, and the vessel was consequently compelled to return to port to-night. The report of tho New Zealand Licensed AMotuallers’ Association, to he presented at tlio annual meeting to-morrow, states that the quest on • of possible legislation is invested with more than ordinary importaaoc at this session of Parliament, firstly from rumours that are in the air, secondly from tlio known prediction of at least three members of the Cabinet for proposed amendments to the Arbitration Act and Shops and Offices Act. Referring to tho important part taken by the Health Department at the annual licensing meetings, tho report states: The question arose in more than one district as to whether the suggestions of the Department were not bordering on tyranny. Referring to tlio no license question, the executive urges on the members the necessity for more organisation, in view of tho poll to he taken in 1908, and points to tlio example shown by the no-li-cense party in this respect. Ferris, Hamilton, and Sinclair, who wero committed to-day on a charge of burglaryiat Leary and Co.’s mart, were similarly dealt with on charges of breaking into T. G. McCarthy’s private house and stealing jewellery and money amounting to £lsl, breaking into the dwelling of Gerald Fitzgerald and stealing jewellery and money totalling £7O, and breaking into Frederick Harvey’s dwelling and stealing £lO worth of electro-plated goods.

Tlios Peddle was brought before Mr. Justice Cooper to-day for sentence on a charge of assaulting in Hawke’s Bay the sheriff whilst in the execution of his duty. His Honor considered a proper medical examination should bo made of prisoner’s mental condition, and remanded him till Saturday.

AUCKLAND, August- 8. An inquest on the body of a man drowned in tho cutter Flora led to its identification as that of St. Clair Patrick Pf'aff, son of a resident of Kumara.

The Trades and Labor Council passed a resolution condemning the City Council’s action in allowing straphangers in the trams, and arranged to hold an indignation meeting on Sunday afternoon and ask for cooperation of tho Independent Political Labor League. The Council also passed a resolution urging the Government to provide punishment on the manufacture or sale of boots or shoes made with paper, cardboard or other adult'eration.

HASTINGS, August 8. The guarantors of tho proposed Hastings electric tramways syndicate at a meeting held yesterday, appointed Mr. F. Black, electrical engineer, of Wellington, to give a report' and estimate of cost of installing a. tramway from Havelock to Frimley.

DUNEDIN, August 3

At a meeting of the executive of the Otago and .Southland Gold Mining Industrial Union of Employers, the following resolution was unanimously agreed t'o: “That members of the union deem it desirable that in the interests of mining generally all machinery and appliances used for mining purposes should be admitted on the same basis as in the old tariff, viz., 5 per cent., and that this should bo clearly set out in the new tariff.” A copy of tho resolution has been sent to the Minister of Customs.

Volunteers in uniform are to be permitted to travel over all sections of the city tramway for one penny. A welcome light rain has set in. CHRISTCHURCH.'August 8.

A middle-aged man named Charles Smith, supposed to be a commercial traveller, who was a passenger by the first express from Dunedin, fell dead shortly after the train reached Christchurch, presumably from heart failure.

INVERCARGILL, August 8.

In dismissing a case at Riverton against Mary Prentice and Sarah Jackson, mother and daughter, charged with stealing goods to tho value of four pounds, the property of the latter’s husband, the Magistrate, Mr. McCarthy, said this was -the third occasion within six months in which the justices in the district had issued warrants in private cases, and on each occasion investigation showed no case against the person who was subjected to the indignity of arrest. He pointed out to the justices that his practice was to take very minute evidence on oath, to ascertain whether the proceedings wero justified, and if so, whether by warrant or summons. Justices should only proceed after the most careful inquiry. Ho had no hesitation in saying the issue of tho warrant and institution of criminal proceedmg-s was a gross abuse of the criminal process. The arrest of the two accused was an outrage. His Worship concluded: “I trust this will be the last occasion on which a justice in this district will issue a warrant without any justification whatever.” Defendants were arrested at the mother’s residence in Dunedin, aud passed a night in the lockup.