YESTERDAY’S TELEGRAMS

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2175, 3 September 1907, Page 4

YESTERDAY’S TELEGRAMS

Press Association,

AUCKLAND, September 2. At tlio Rotorua train accident inquiry it was stated that an engine driver named Donnelly could giro important evidence in regard to passengers tampering with angle-cocks. Mr. Kettle. S.M., said lie was satisfied from the' former evidence that the cocks had been interfered with. It was unnecessary to call further evidence on that point. Hugh Chisholm, aged 60, formerly gaoler at Dunedin, Clyde, Westport, and Gisborne, who retired three months ago and intended to settle in Auckland, died here on Saturday. At the Supreme Court Justice Denniston' sentenced Thos. Marchmont, aged 18, to three months’ imprisonment, and allowed Andrew Ramage, aged 16, to probation for twelve months for breaking and entering at Gisborne. A Maori named Piripi, aged 20, got twelve months for false pretences at.Hawera, ' The Rev. Herbert Reeve, Home Mission priest at Taranaki, has accepted a call to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Auckland. DUNEDIN, September 2. Obituary: Mrs. Parata, wife of tlie member for the Southern Maori district; also, F. R. Smith, formerly Registrar of Deeds at Dunedin. Concerning the Dunedin Dental Hospital, the management explain that though the patients averaged about one a day, most of those had attended at least- twice, and fillingin cases (which form the majority) have needed from six to a dozen attendances. Three students' have, in fact, been kept occupied, and the hospital so far has fully justified its existence.

WELLINGTON, September 2. A deputation from the New Zealand Alliance waited on the Minister for Education to-day in regard to the teaching of hygiene- and temperance in the primary schools of the colony. The Rov. Mr. Dawson said they regarded temperance teaching as an absolute necessity. He urged the Government to arrange for these subjects being taught, and to appoint specialists who would undertake or supervise the work. The Minister said all knew how much he was in sympathy with the request, but there were very considerable difficulties in the way of doing all asked. He was endeavoring to work up to a definite scheme of teaching hygiene and temperance by moans of the School Journal. He found it very difficult to go much further. However, he had asked Mr. ITogben during his visit to Great Britain and America to find out what was being done and how it was done. He hoped ns tho School Journal developed to get more and more information into the hands of teachers, and thence to the children, as to tho effect of alcohol on . tho human system. Ho wished to do 1 this without effecting a radical innovation.

The Citizens Lite Assurances Company has taken up New Zealand Government debentures to the value of half a million pounds. Tho Wellington Trades and Labor Council has issued a lengthy manifesto to workers, strongly condemning the Arbitration Act amendment proposals. The manifesto asserts that “it is most difficult from a mere recital of the principles of this amending Bill to get at its hidden depths and meaning. After a most exhaustive scrutiny of every detail of the Bill, wo havo no hesitation in saying that this is the most, cunningly devised, insiduous and dangerous measure from tho Standpoint of workers and public well-being which has ever been submitted to the House of Representatives and to tho people of New Zealand. If the Bill is passed into law the Council advises unions to withdraw their sanction to this kind of legislation, and to use all means of passive resistance to make tho legislation null and void.” MARTON, September 2. Highdon, Heroine, Starina and Fatupacrehu have been scratched for the Marton meeting. OAMARU, September 2. This morning a petition was largely signed by the flourmill operatives, protesting against the abolition of the duty on Australian flour, on the grounds that it would seriously affect the labor market by closing New Zealand mills and throwing a large number out of employment. The petition is being forwarded to the Minister for Customs and local representatives. The local Chamber of Commerce wired to the Minister and representatives, protesting against the removal of duty of flour, pointing out that it would seriously affect town and country labor, and lead to

a diminuition in the price of land. Tlio North Otago A;'and P: Association aro taking similar action. Since Saturday morning 2.45 inches of rain foil. Tlio weather has now cloarod. ' AVAIPAAVA, Soptomber 2. Daniel Toliill, acting porter at the railway station, has beon arrested on a cliargo of thieving from the goods Shod ' BLENHEIM, September 2. A week’s canvass by a member of tlio Methodist Church amongst his fellow religionists culminated yesterday in a. remarkable collection, tlio sum of £llOO being taken up at two services. The object- of the movement was the wiping out ot the church debt, renovating tlio church building, and providing a now infant Sunday school. Much of the money was given in £IOO cheques. A fatal fire occurred early yesterday morning. A throe-roomed cottage in Percy street was burned. Tlio charred body of a mail, believed by the police to bo Thomas Dun'klcy, a'carpenter, a prohibited person, was extricated. Deceased had been drinking the last few days. •HAMILTON, September 2. At the adjourned inquest on the body of Patrick McSweonoy at Tnupirij tlio medical evidence pointed to the probability of deceased being alivo when lie entered the water. There wore no marks of violence. A verdict of death by drowning was returned.