YESTERDAY’S TELEGRAMS

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2179, 7 September 1907, Page 4

YESTERDAY’S TELEGRAMS

Press Association. AUCKLA ND, yesterday. TJie Kov. H. A. Hawkins leaves tomorrow liv tlie- Southern Cross for a Ion*; cruise. his purpose being to see whether (lie educated .Maori is likely to prove sueeessful in Cliureli mission work among certain archipelagos of the western Pacific. The Melanesian Society have within their sphere numerous islands peopled entirely by Polynesians, and it is recognised that the Maori is blood kin to these people, and that those young men who have been trained for evangelical work in the Church colleges of New Zealand might find a wide scope for their energies among them. Mr. Hawkins will he accompanied by Whiti Te Paa, and expects to he away some months. The Auckland Flourmillers Union

passed a resolution expressing alarm at the proposal to abolish the duty on Hour and urging flic Government

not to pormit such a monstrous suicidal policy. Tho “Mother Goose” pantomime season has boon phenomenal. Crowds nsseinblod at the theatre hours holore tho commencement. Tho sale of tiokots was stopped shortly before soveu o’clock each evening. Many pcoplo arrived on Wednesday by special excursions, nml arp Btill waiting for a clumco to socuro seats. It is estimated that nearly ton thousand people linvo witnessed fivo performance-. Tho dross circlo and rosorved stalls aro booked solid for a. week abend.

AYE LUNG TON, yesterday. A Gazette issued last night proeln’ins tho west wing of the Now Plymouth prison to bo a reformatory prison under tho Habitual Criminals and Offenders Act. Gaoler Alillington is appointed manager, Dr. A. AlcCleHand surgeon, and Margarot O’Grady matron. Frank Reed is gazottbd as nil inspector of mines. Captain-Adjutant G. F. C. Gloven, of Nelson, is appointed intelligence officer for Nelson military district. A meeting of tho Board appointed to inquiro into a complaint under the Agricultural Implement Manufacture Importation and Sale Act is postponed fill September 17th, at Christchurch. CHRISTCHURCH, yesterday.

The Independent Political and Labor League passed a resolution of want of faith in the promises made by tho Liberal Party, and that it will not again beg the Party to pass tho measures of reform so long advocated. It, urges supporters of tho Labor Party to rally round it and contest every seat for which a suitable candidate can be obtained, with the object of securing in Parliament tho justice denied by both tlio old political parties in the. colony. It was decided that tlio Christchurch South, Riecarton, Avon, and Lyttelton seats be contested by the League’s candidates at the next election. AA’ANGANUI, yesterday. Tho Rev. A. S. AYilson, late of Perth, Western Australia, wlio lias been appointed pastor of tlio Baptist Church, arrives to-morrow. Heavy rain fell all day yesterday. The museum authorities are endeavouring to secure from the local bodies a certain revenue sufficont to warrant them in appointing a taxidermist as curator.

AIASTERTON, yesterday. The decision of the Defence Department condemning the Opaki rifle range has caused projected rifle meeting this month to be abandoned as another range cannot be obtained. The Department refused to allow even a one-day meeting to be held. An affiliation ease which has been before the Court for some weeks past, and repeatedly adjourned in order to obtain additional evidence on defendant’s behalf, was finally dealt with to-day, when the Magistrate characterised it as one of the most extraordinary cases which ho had known. Ho came to tho conclusion it was clearly a case of mistaken identity, anil dismissed it with costs against i-laii tiff.

HOKITIKA, yesterday. Tho trustees of tho Hokitika Savings Bank yesterday handed over a donation, of £4OO for completion of the public library, towards which Air. Carnegie lias already contributed £2OOO. In doing so, Air. AV. Duncan, tho manager of the bank, gave an interesting resume of the early history of the bank, dating from November, 1866. Tho library building is a brick edifice, now nearing completion, and will bo a vory handsome structure. Tho Harbor Board consults Air. Leslie Reynolds this month in reference to the preparation of plans for improving the entrance to tho local harbor.

A memorial to the late Dean Mar- [ tin will lie unveiled at the cemetery . on Sunday afternoon. The mines throughout Westland are complaining generally of want of water, tho winter season being exceptionally dry from their point of view. The season, however, has been very favorable to settlers, and the dairy factory will start immediately, ' stock being well forward. TIMARU, yesterday. ' Yesterday the A rbitration Court was engaged in hearing a claim for compensation for the loss of a thumb, W. Miller claiming £IOO from W. ' Gibson. Claimant had cut his thumb off while gorso cutting for respondent. The 1 Court delivered judgment this morning, when claimant was awarded £1 per week for the eleven weeks he 1 was incapacitated. He was also allowed £5 5s costs and witnesses’ ex ! ponses. The Inspector of Factories asked for interpretation of the flourmillers’ award, whether head millers come under it. T-lie Court ruled that head millers were exempt. An application by the South Canterbury Painters’ Union to have their industrial agreement converted into an award was granted. The Court concluded its Timaru sittings this morning, and left for Dunedin at' noon. DUNEDIN, yesterday. Yesterday’s collections in aid of the Y.M.C.A. building fund amounted to £951 8s 6d, bringing the total up to £9221 Gs lOd. The donations given yesterday included one of £SOO from the Union Steamship Company. The Dunedin and Suburban School C'omnr'tecs’ Association, at a meeting last night passed a resolution expressing dissatisfaction with, and protesting against, tho inadequate staffing of schools, by which classes of 65, 70 and 75 scholars are required to be taught by one teacher. The Association also resolved that in view of the adverse reports of the Health DepartI meat and other competent authorities as to the lamentable condition of the Otago Girls’ High School building, the Minister of Education be urged to take immediate steps to improve the insanitary and uncomfortable class-rooms, or preferably to secure a vote from Parliament to re-build the whole structure at an early date. Local bagmukers have wired the Commissioner of Customs: “We view with grave cncern the removal of tho duty on flour, as it will most seriously affect our trade. Even under present conditions flour is being imported in small bags from Australia. Over one hundred bands will be affected if it is

removed.” INVERCARGILL, yesterday. The Employers’ Association last night heard their delegates’ report on the conference recently held at Wellington. Re the Conciliation and Arbitration Act, as proposed to he amended, it was resolved that the Association approve generally of the proposals, and leaves details in tlie hands of the advisory committee. Mr. D. J. Corcoran, Dunedin, has been appointed secretary to the New Zealand Athletic Union in place of Mr. T. P. Gilfedder, resigned. ASHBURTON, yesterday. Judgment was delivered to-day in the case of Alice Mary Voyce versus

A. L. /ouch, dentist, claim £IOO for wrongful extraction of two teeth. Tho plaintiff L a girl between 6 and 7 years old, and was taken by her mother to Zmirli’s surgery Id get two ii)ilk teeth extracted, so that two permanent teeth (incisors) would have room to grow. The two permanent teeth were extracted instead of tho milk teeth. Judgment was given for £6O and costs. Application for a. roheuriiig was made.