YESTERDAY’S TELEGRAMS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2155, 10 August 1907, Page 4

YESTERDAY’S TELEGRAMS.

Press Association. WELLINGTON, yesterday. The following changes in the Post and Telegraph Department are announced : J. G. Ballard, cliief officer,

.Dunedin, to be Inspector of Telegraph Offices; 11. Seager, officer in charge telegraph office, Auckland, to be officer in charge at Dunedin; C. Hawk, assistant Inspector of Telegraphs, to he officer in charge at Auckland telegraph office; C. Hill assistant officer in charge, Dunedin, to, be postmaster as Hawera; A. J. Talbot, senior check clerk at Dunedin, to be assistant officer in charge at Dunedin ; W. T. Scully, senior check clerk at Christchurch, is to be assistant officer in charge, at Auckland, in place of Mr. Houlchan, transferred to Gisborne; C. Treweek, second senior check clerk at Christchurch, to fill the vacancy caused by Mr. Scully’s

promotion. The cargo steamer Largo Law which arrived to-day from Newcastle, had a severe experience. The steamer left Newcastle on Ausust Ist. Next

day she encountered a north-east gale, with a tremendous sea. This lasted for four days, witli constant rains. Tho sea swept the decks so frequently that it was dangerous to move about on deck. An enormous sea stove in the port: lifeboat. George Bailey, Robert Mountain, and James O’Bvrne were charged before the S.M. Court yesterday with disobeying the orders of the captain of the steamer Invertay on the high seas. The defence was that the men were badly fed and the vessel was undermanned. Mr Riddell, S.M., sentenced each of the accused to two months’ imprisonment, and ordered them to pay costs. Further charges against tho accused were withdrawn. The Invertay is expected to get away for Hampton roads to-day. Cajitain G. Smith, of tho Marine Department, lias been appointed Royal Naval Registrar for New Zealand.

A marino enquiry was held last night concerning the recent explosion and firo on the ship Melville Island in Wellington harbor. Tho Court found there was no evidence to show what the cause of the fire was. It was apparent no blame coukl he attached to anyone. The eighteenth annual meeting of the Wellington Meat Export Company was held yesterday. The report, which was adopted, recommended a payment of a dividend for tho half-

year of 8 per cent., a similar dividend having been paid for the previous half-year. Messrs W. C. Buchman and Mel gar were re-elected directors. The Chairman, Mr W. Q. Foster, said the work dono during ;hn

year was about the same vo’ume as that of■ the previous year. The directors were pleased to report a steady maintenance of the Company’s pro-

ducts. The Chairman said the directors had for some time thought- an annual conference of freezing companies, witli the object of improving the conditions of trade, would be beneficial, and it bad been hoped ere this such a conference would have been field. The New Zealand companies however were not unanimous, and so far tlie matter was in abeyance.

A New Plymouth man who has been residing at Opunake a short time incurred the ire of the residents by some breach of social laws and was tarred and feathered by a band of 60 or 70 persons. A constable rescued him, and lie was brought to town by a detective. Court proceedings are expected. Tables published in the Gazette give the annual rainfall at a number of centres for a long series of years, from which it appears that the average fall at Auckland over 43 years is 41 inches, Wellington 50 inches, Canterbury 25, Dunedin 38, Wanganui (42 years)37, Napier (29 years) 37, Taranaki (34 years) 60, Nelson (41 years) 47, Grcymouth (15 years) 104), Hokitika (28 years) 115, Invercargill (30 years) 45, Gisborne (29 years) 47 inches. Tlie Trades and Labor Council passed a resolution of dissension from the Arbitration Court’s award in fixing tlie liiiiniimiim rate of wages in the general laborers’ case at one shilling. In the discussion the general opinion seemed to be that it was little use giving evidence, seeing that neither profits, living wage, nor tlie question of extra special skill appeared to have any infliienco on the Court. Tlie captain of the Monowai was charged at the Magistrate's Count today with taking to sea a seaman as ono of his crew on the voyage from Sydney to Wellington without entering into iin agreement with him in accordance witli the Shipping -and Seamen’s At. It was urged for the defence that tho Act could not regulate the engagement of a seaman in a port outside of New Zealand. Defendant was fined 20s and costs. No-

tic-o of appeal was given

Wellington trades , unionists have sont twenty pounds to ho ip Sydney coal lumpers.

At tli 0 annual mooting of tho Licensed Victuallers’ Association, tho following officors. wore elected : President, Mr. J. S. Palmer, Wanganui; vice-presidents, Messrs Hole, Tim-aru, Burke, Christchurch; Devine, Palmerston North, Payne, Christchurch, McPharland, Wellington, Kirkwood, Stratford, Foley, Auckland, Rainbow, Hmwom; treasurer, Mr. Donnelly, Wellington. The body of Frederick Whitehead, or Clias. Kitson, who lias boon miss-

ing sinco August Ist, was found in tho Suburban Gully yesterday afternoon. Deceased was over 50 years of age, and arrived recently from Capetown.

Tho Wellington Centro or tho New Zealand Amateur Atlilotio Association discussed last night a motion suggesting to tho New- Zealand Council tho necessity of urging upon tlio Amateur Athletic Union tho need for greater oxpedioncy in dealing with matters affecting sport in Australia. It was eventually agreed to withdraw tho motion, tho question having boon sufficiently ventilated to give effect to the delegates’ desires. In tho Divorce Court to-day a decree nisi was granted in tho case Emma Coates v. Julian Coates.

Two Chinese,Jo He and Yen Siting, were each fined £IOO at the Police Court to-day on n charge of having sold a pakapoo ticket. NAPIER, yesterday.

It is reported that two business promises were burglariously entered between Saituday (light and Monday morning, but in neither instance was anything of much value secured. The polico aro very reticent about the matter at present.

In an interview, Mr. McMillan, Government Road Engineer, said the probablo cost of the East Coast railway from Napior to Gisborne would lie about £BOOO per mile, and Hie total cost, rougldy, £1,200,000. No tunnelling of any magnitude would be required, but some of the country was very rough. CHRISTCHURCH, yesterday.

Mr. Justice Sim gave judgment oi

points raised in the farm laborers’ dispilto, and found that the hearing of the dispute must proceed. The Court made an order referring tho dispute to tho Conciliation Board and directing it to investigate and report to the Court which would be a fair and reasonable settlement, and also upon the following: (1) AViagos generally paid in different parts of the district to several classes of workers specified in the demands of the union; (2) tlio hours usually worked; (3) conditions under which work isdone; (4) whether there was any general dissatisfaction on the part of workers with existing wages and conditions. The report is not to have effect until it is considered by the Court. The hearing was adjourned till the next sitting of the Court in Christchurch.

AUCKLAND, yesterday

Mr. D. A. Gray, of Northcate, and his daughter, were driving in to oatch a boat yesterday morning, and were just abreast of an embankment when tlio breaking of a bolt in the shaft caused the horse to swerve so suddenly that before Air. Gray could do anything to avert it, the horse, trap, and occupants were precipitated over the bank, a fall of nine or ten feet. In the fall Mr. Gray was struck on the head and rendered unconscious, but tiis daughter happily escaped with a sovere shaking. The services of Dr. Player was obtained, and he pronounced that no bones were broken. Mr. Gray recovered consciousness during the morning, and is now progressing satisfactorily towards recovery. When the upset occurred the horse kicked itself free of the buggy, and bolted home, while the vehicle was considerably dameged. The City Council, at a special meeting, confirmed the by-law permitting a limited number of passengers to stand in the trams. The motion was carried by eight votes to three. In the Supreme Court David Remnant, charged with committing a serious offence upon his stepdaughter, a girl under sixteen years, was sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment.

The Auckland Star’s Paeroa correspondent wires : Incessant rain has caused a heavy flood in tho river. One street on the river bank is 18 inches under waiter, and at the Puke road tho flood is two feet deep, tlie water rushing down the street like a mill-race. Buchanan’s bridge, on tlie Waihi-Paeroa road, was lifted by the flood, which is six feet deep there. Several houses are surrounded with water. All the low-lying land is submerged. Stock had to bo removed. Tho weather is now improving.

MASTERTON, yesterday. A largely-signed petition, bearing the names of all the leading farmers in the district, is being sent to Parliament, asking for a repeal of the Arbitration Act so far as it applies to districts outside tho principal cities

of the colony. It is, in their opinion, not required in country towns and electorates.

WAIHI, yesterday. Tho rainfall at 8 a.m. showed 4.77 inches for 24 hours. The total for tho year is now 89 indies.

GREYMOUTH, yesterday. A sailor named Eric Esturland, A.B. on the barque Gannymedo, got caught between a railway truck and a mooring post. He died in half an hour.

OAMARU, yesterday

The secretary of tlie Rain-making Committee received a telegram from the Premier this afternoon promising the raise the subsidy to £2OO. Canvasses for subscriptions are meeting with great success, and there is little doubt the experiments will he carried out on a large soale. DUNEDIN, yesterday.

At a special meeting of the Otago Harbor Board yesterday, a letter was received from Mr. E. G. Allen, M.H.R., Chairman of the Otago Dock Trust, with reference to th e proposed loan of £IOO,OOO. The writer suggested that the Board should take over the functions of the Otago Dock Trust In’Hie near future, with a view of having included in the sclieluio of works proposed to be carried out from loan money power to apply a portion of such moneys to equipment account and charges, if any, in connection with the taking over by -ho Board of the new dock. The writer stated that when the proposal to raise a loan was introduced about three years ago it was inferred at tlie discussion on the subject at the BoarJ meeting that in the event of £IOO,IIOO being then borrowed the Board cbuld entertain the question of taking over the responsibilities of tlie Dock Trust The Dock Trust also wrote suggesting a conference between the two holies to discuss tlie present position rn.il future prospects of Hie Trust. After a lengthy discussion the Board de-’fl-ed to refer Mr. Allen’s letter to the Trust for further information, Hie writer having explained that tho letter came from him as a private individual.

Jo.-ioph Edmund H-ainer, v,U> iu March last, while working on the s s. Manuka at Dunedin, was hawked down the hold and severely inju-vd, claimed £ISOO damages from _ the Union Company, and the case lias been settled out of court, the company paying £6OO. Twenty-'eiglit cases of rotten flounders from Auckland were condemned to-day by the Health Department as unfit for consumption. TAIHAPE, yesterday.

Tho victim of Hie Mo-awhango riding fatality, James Woodgate, was a well-known resident of Uitiku, and was not Thorne, as previously reported.