YESTERDAY’S TELEGRAMS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2165, 22 August 1907, Page 4

YESTERDAY’S TELEGRAMS.

Pross Association,

AUCKLAND, Yesterday. Tho Wnilii Grand Junction mine crushed 3705 tons of ore for £5911 9s Gd. Tho Board of Education appointed John Farrell its architect, at a salary of £SOO a year and actual travelling expenses. A AVliangnpo telegram states that Mr. McMillan had been fishing with wife and family. The party loft tlio boat and wont into the bush. Returning they found tho boat adrift. AlcAlilhui swam alter it and was drowned.

The Governor and Lady Plunket loft by tho s.s. llotoiti to-day. They travel overland from Now Plymouth to Wellington. Yesterday. On Saturday morning Air. W. S. Rigby, a member of the well-known firm of architects here, left his home at Cambridge and after transacting busines at Hamilton disappeared. Ho has not been soon or heard of since. Ho had been complaining of feeling very unwell, but so far as is 'known nothing serious was the matter with him. The matter has been placed in the hands of tlio police. WELLINGTON, Yesterday.

At the Supreme Court to-day Philip Brewster and Charles Dunn, who wore convicted yesterday on a charge of keeping a two-up school, camo up for sentence. Air. Justice Cooper said there could only be ono opinion about two-up houses, and that was that they were a menace to tlie community, particularly to the best interests of tho working man. Ho ordered each of the accused to pay a fine of £IOO.

In the Divorco Court to-day decrees nisi were made in the following cases: Annie Elizabeth Corley v. Ernest August Corley, Frederick J. Slade v. Louisa Slade, George Leopold Hartman v. Alary Hartman. The Post states that it is understood 1/hiO recent -court-martial in Wellington censured a prominent officer of tho permanent force for a breach of the regulations.

A deputation, consisting of Drs. Truby King and Collins and three ladies, waited upon the Hon. Dr. Findlay regarding infant life protection work. It was suggested that the period in which registration is bound to take place should be shortened, say three days in towns, and within a week in tlie country. The deputation also represented that the police were not tho proper authorities to exercise surveillance over infants’ homes, ancl that provision bo made for responsible officers and the cancelling of tlie registration of homes conducted in an undesirable manner.

Dr. Findlay, in reply, said lie was convinced something would have to be done to protect infant life more fully than was the case at present, anil the law would have to he altered to provide that a qualified nurse should inspect homes. He also intimated that tho law would ho amended in other directions.

HOKITIKA, Yesterday

Air. J. Hornby, who was tho first sawmiller in Picton district, died hero last night, aged 75, after a short illness. He had been engaged in the sawmilling industry here for some years.

Tho wifo of Air. Charles Upjohn died here suddenly yesterday. Her medical attendant and nurse were present. Her collapse was very sudden and unexpected. CHRISTCHURCH, Yesterday.

During the Grand National week tho tramway carried 202,084 passengers over tho system. The Riccarton line carried 26,729, Addington lino 27,956. The figures include, of course, ordinary traffic, but aro a large increase.

The body of a woman found in the river to-day has been identified as that of tlie wifo of John Williams, Rolleston-avenue. Tho woman had been strange in manner since her confinement. She had been missing since Alonday evening. It is supposed to bo a ease of . icide. OAiAIARU, yesterday. Although the sea has quietened considerably there is still a heavy swell, and tho s.s. Wanaka did not get inside tlie breakwater till midday today. Snow .is lying lower down on the hills than it has done for the past two winters. Farmers in town to-day say that more rain could yet be done with. At a meeting of the committee held this morning it was decided to continue the rain-making experiments, and that at the next trial several stations be worked simultaneously. THAAIES, Yesterday.

So far the police have failed to discover any trace of the safe robbers which would show their identity. The safe has now been opened and it was found a quantity of amalgam of small value, not more than £2O was taken. Most of the amalgam had been removed to the.bank the previous day. An important sitting of the Native Land Court is being held. Several large blocks will be dealt with, and some of the matters to bo determined are of a complicated nature, involving claims of hereditary descent, rights of conquest, etc. The Borough Council is establishing municipal abattoirs. A loan of £25,000 has been arranged, the first step towards unwatering the goldfields to a depth of 1000 ft), so that deep levels may be prospected. HAWERA, Yesterday. Obituary: Mr. It. S. Thompson, aetat 68. Deceased was well known in connection with native affairs on this coast for many years. DUNEDIN, Yesterday. The Young Men’s Christian Association is making an effort to raise £17,000 for a modern building. A preliminary dinner of business men and leading citizens will be held on Monday next when a scheme will bo outlined by Mr. Hyman L. Pierce. A special meeting of the City Council will bo held on Friday, wheu the C'avorsham Gas Bill, as reported on by a select committee of the House, will be considered. Tho question of whether the City should now purchase the gasworks is likely to come up for discussion. The ease of John McMillan contractor of Wellington, charged with tho theft of partnership money, was before the Supreme Court to-day. PALMERSTON, Yesterday. A boy named Sydney Carson, aged 13 years, shot himself in the head with a toy pistol this morning. He is in a very precarious condition. It appears that he had a difference with his elder brother about how ho became possessed of tho pistol, and when bis father subsequently demanded the pistol, the boy placed it to his forehead and fired after his father left him.