GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2174, 2 September 1907, Page 3

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Press Association. AUCKLAND, August 31. Captain Ross, of the schooner Ysahel, arrived from Tonga to-day. He reports when in the locality of the submarine disturbance previously reported, tlm chart showing 1003 fathoms, a terrific explosion was heard. Several of the crew declared the vessel had struck something.. -Tho mate went aloft and reported shoal water ahead, and .on. both hows. The Vs libel was then running before a northeast gale, and the'position, was serious. Another" shock shook the vessel from stem to stern. The rumps were used, but drew no water, and the shoals reported proved only cloudy water. The smell of sulphur was very pronounced. A third and last shock was experienced, at 6 p.m., as darkness -was setting in. The locality was latitude 21deg 18min south, longitude 175 deg 47min west. • It was a vory'dark, rainy night. Nothing could be seen as to tlie nature of the disturbance. . ' Tho steamer Devon, which arrived from London to-day, brought 157 immigrants, including 23 for Port Chalmers, 38 for Wellington, 24 for Lvttelton, anil 69 for Auckland. There .ara a largo number of families. lho immigrants are all well. ' NEW PLYMOUTH, August 31. r The annual meeting of tho Taran- * aki Producers Freezing Works Company was held this afternoon. The \ report showed 214,586 boxes of hut■•tor and 16,773 cases of cheese were • * T +Vin na.CP3SDTI. 3,11

- increase of 27,974 cases of butter and 7142 of cheese. The balanoo-sheet showed a credit of £3587 on the year’s working, after adding £IOO to •'* 'reserve and ivriting off £363 for dei preciation. ,Tiio directors propose to • place £5903 to credit of tho sliarollX°ldorS\vELLlNOTON, August 31. Tho Hon. Mr. Millar, m his reply -■ to the employers’ deputation, reter- ' ring to the new Factories Act, saul - that where six women and boys were employed all day in a vitiated atrnos- ‘ phere, it was necessary to have a separate place for meals. It tins ' .number' was too small, ho would m- - tniire whether it was necessary to ex- ' „ tend it. Referring to the clause Mealing with holidays, Mr. Millar said what the deputation asked was that the whole colony except tour r"ntres should bo exempted from the - • (Saturday half-holicl-- for a factory, -wwhich was purely a factory and not <■ *' a shop. He was not going to alter tho law in this respect. He was wil- ' lintr where a shop and factory were combined to add one or two thousand to the proposed quota of population, .so long as they did not make this principle general in its application. ' In consequence of a newspaper report that bad language was indulged •a 'ill in a football match between Wellington College and the. Suburban V? Club, the Governors of the College • 4 -ihave called on tho headmaster to re.port upon athletics generally, and

specially as to tho propriety of College teams ongaging in matches witn outsido clubs other than soliools. WANGANUI, August 31. In response to Trossider’s challenge, Webb’s backer, Mr. Tuck, this morning deposited £IOO with the editor of tho Horald to bind a match for the sculling championship. The race will eventuate on the Wanganui River, probably at the end of February. ASHBURTON, August 31. Rain commenced about midnight last night, and still continues. up to noon to-day 67 points had boon registered. It is oxpooted that there will be considerable mortality among lambs, as the weather is cold.. CHRISTCHURCH, August 31. At a mooting of tho Now Zealand Cricket Council it was reported that 10s in tho £ had been refunded to tho guarantors and affiliated associations in connection with tho M.C.C. team’s tour. There was also a balance of £365 in hand, which would bring tho amount to 13s 3d in tho £. It was docided to take £7O from the ordinary account and pay to tho Council’s guarantors, which would roduco tho liability to tho guarantors by another 3s in the £. At tho same meeting a circular lotler was received from tho New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association on tho subject of tlio elimination by legislation of the professional element in' sport. The matter was discussed at longtli, and tho general opinion was expressed that it would be extremely undesirable to have the con troi of sport vested entirely in amateur bodies. Delegates woro appointed to attend tho forthcoming conference to ho held in Wellington to consider tho matter, with instructions to support proposals which would enable amateurs and professionals to meet together. It was thought that, the proposals of tho New Zetland Athletic Association, if given effect to, would prevent the New Zealand cricketers playing against Australian and English teams, which always included a certain number of professionals. _ A satisfactory trial of one of the motor cars to bo used in the new service from Culverden to Hanmer Springs took place yesterday and today under tho supervision oT prominent officers of the Railway Department-. The car carried a full load of passengers and luggage, and was taken as far as the Waiau ferry, a distneo of 19 miles from Culverden, which will bo the terminus of the new servico until the smaller streams between that point and _ tho Hanmer township have been bridged. Heavy rain is falling. A spell of tbreo days’ wet weather is oxpected. OAMARU, August 31. Rain set in this morning and has become general all over the district.