YESTERDAY’S TELEGRAMS

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2177, 5 September 1907, Page 4

YESTERDAY’S TELEGRAMS

Press Association. AUCKLAND, yesterday. The governors of St John’s College have appointed the Rev Colin W. Scott-Moncrieff, warden, from a large number of applicants' in England, Australia and Canada. Alexander Patterson, draper of Hawera, who was adjudicated bankrupt on his own petition on February 16, 1906, with liabilities of £16,000, applied at the Supreme Court to-day for annulment of the order, on the ground that the Auckland Court had no juridiction, because he was a resident of Harewa, and that the petition should have been filed tlire. Judge Denniston reserved his decision.

The Tailoresses’ Union passed a resolution strongly opposing the Arbitration Amendment Bill, as it is not in the best interests of the smaller unions, which need help and advice from the unionists of other trades. WELLINGTON, yesterday.

The following resolution has been adopted by the Australasian Federated Seamen’s Union: “Tha t this Union expresses disaproval with those clauses in the Conciliation and Arbitration Ilill pertaining to the abolition of Hoards of Conciliation, and the replacing of them with industrial councils, restricting the unions in respect to the use of their funds, compelling non-unionists to contribute to tbe funds of the union, thereby abrogating the long-fought-for principle of preference to unionists; the compelling of unions with their central head outside New Zealand to retain two thirds of their assets in the colony; authorising employers to deduct 25 per cent of wages duo to a worker for the purpose of liquidating any tine that might be imposed ; prohibiting unions from registering under the Trade Union Act, and prohibiting any person who is not' employed or who lias not been employed in trado of which the union is representative from holding the position of officer or seat on the committee of management.

The charter of the steam trawler Nora Niven hy the Government has been extended for three months from to-dav. The vessel will leave "Wellington as soon as she has taken in coal and stores. Tbe locality in which she is to trawl for the next three months has not yet been decided upon.

INVERCARGILL, yesterday. A sensational shooting ease occurred at Nightcaps at 11 o’clock last night, when Henry Reid, a miner, aged 22 years, from Tasmania, shot Lydia Gibbon, aged 22. with whose parents he lodged, and then attempted suicide. Reid has been paying attentions to Lydia Gibbon, who die couraged him. as she was engaged to

another. The two sat talking in the kitchen, and nftor all had retired shots wor hoard. The girl was found lying in a pool of blood, with a bulletwound in her head. Reid was discovered down a well with a bulletwound in his palato. Both are In a critical condition. NAPIER, yesterday.

Tho ehargo aginst Lee Fun of manufacturing opium suitablo for smoking was dismissed in tho Police Court to-day. Fun vvns immediately afterwards charged with perjury in thatlie had sworn lie had not boon in prison in Wellington. HASTTNGS, yostorday.

Mr. Harold Beauchamp, Chairman of Directors of the Bank of Now Zealand, visited Hastings yosterday in collection with tho building of proriiises on tlio site of the offices recently destroyed by lire. 110 approved of tho plans of a very liandsomo bidding in brick, and tenders are to be called immediately. During liis visit ho motored through the surrounding district, and expressed tlio opinion that tho progress of Hastings fully justified the Bank in building a substantial office.

DUNEDIN, yesterday. Yesterday’s collection for the Y.M. C.A. building fund totalled £667 17s lOd, bringing the total up to £7667 17s lOd. The donations yosterday included two of £SO each, one of £3O, six of £25, and two of £2O. At- a meeting of tho Women’s Christian Temperance Union the following was carried unanimously: “That in view of the alarm aroused in the minds of the public by tho circumstances connected with the wreck of the Kia Ora, the Government- be respectfully urged, in the interests of the travelling public, especially women and childron, to abolish packet licenses, a copy of this resolution to be sent to the Premier, Minister of Marine, and district M.H.R.’s It was decided to send a copy of t-lie following resolution to tho principal steamship ■ companies: “That taking into consideration the number of lives entrusted to your company on its passenger steamers, the Dunedin W. C.T.U. earnestly begs your company will follow the example of the principal American steamship companies, and insist on total abstinence from intoxicating liquors on tho part of its officers.”

WOODVILLE, yesterday.

A case of cruolty to animals will come before tho Court this week. A mob of 131 cattle Avero put in lour trucks, and when they reached here 12 were dead and 15 were down and dying. The police ordered the removal of the cattle and they were placed in a paddock pending investigations. The authorities say two more trucks were necessary. A good find of copper ore has been mado on a Napier syndicate’s property at Maharahara. The reef is roughly thirty foot wide. CHRISTCHURCH, yesterday. Mr. Justice Chapman, at the Supremo Court to-day sent David Baird to gaol for six months for perjury. The case arose out of evidence given by Baird on the inquest of an illegitimate child, of which he denied paternity, and made other false-state-ments, which at a later adjournment of tlio inquest he confessed were untrue. An appeal by Sergeant Foully, of Ashburton, against the decision of tho Stipendiary Magistrate there in a case against Gideon Scott- was upheld. Scott was proceeded against for a breach of the Licensing Act, 1904, under regulations regarding notification to the police of liquor imported into a no-license district. The Magistrate dismissed the case without hearing evidence, on tho ground that no penalty was fixed for a breach of the clause in question, and he therefore could do nothing in the matter. The case was referred back to the Magistrate for a decision on tho facts.