YESTERDAY’S TELEGRAMS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2187, 17 September 1907, Page 1

YESTERDAY’S TELEGRAMS.

Press' Association." AUCKLAND, yesterday. Several'members’-of a football team of Kaipara natives, on returning home after playing a match at Port Albert, wero' attacked with measles. Five of the team'died. Speaking 'at a dinner at which the Auckland Rugby Union entertained tho Wanganui team on Saturday evening,' -H. 1 Absolum? tho captain of the visiting team, said his team were informed when they-mame-to Auckland' they' would be kicked off the earth. Ho had never played' in a more friendly game, although it was very hard-fought all through. A. Gray, the manager, said while the game was hard and fast, there was no suspicion of rough play or illegal tactics.

PALMERSTON, yesterday. At the Supremo Court young mail' named Tukorehu was convicted of assault- with intent, and sentenced to two years and two floggings of fifteen strokes. Prisoner said he was only 17, but tho Judge said he did not believe him. His Honor commented on the brutality of the offence and dissoluto habits of accused. But for his evident weak state of health, induced by dissipation, His Honor implied the sentence would liavo been more severe. NEW PLYMOUTH, yesterday. Tho Now Plymouth Bowling Club has decided to erect a memorial to tho late Mr. James Paul, who was known as the 1 father "of'bowling in New Zealand.,

WELLINGTON, yesterday. Mr. Alf. Lawton]' the welLknown comedian; who; shortly' after liis appearance in Wellington with the Human Hearts Company four months ago, was stricken with a serious illness, died ill the Wellington Hospital yesterday. Ho leaves a widow an-’ a' three-year-old son. Ho was born in'New York; and was 48 years of age. WESTPORT, yesterday. Seven deaths of old residents occurred within the past two weeks. A heavy fall of snow occurred on the high lands of Westport district on Saturday. It interfered slightly with; the working of the Westport Coal Company’s coal at Laverty incline. Tho barquentine Frank Guy is making a long passage from Gisborne. She left there 'on ’August 23rd and lias not- yet shown up. HOKITIKA, -yesterday.

The death is announced of Mr. Janies' S. Benyon, till lately proprietor of the'Kumara Times, also of Mr.' Alfred ’ Patterson, pioneer' meii of South Westland. (l „ DUNEDIN,' yesterday. The Bakers’ and Tailoresses’ Unions' endorse the Otago Trades and Labor Council’s manifesto re the Arbitration Bill. The former expresses its regret at the hostile attitude shown to labor by tlie Government, especially • the Minister for , Labor, as expressed in tho Bill. Tlie East Taieri branch .of the Farm Laborers’ Union th 1 - demands of the farm laborers exorbitant, and recommend- the exechtive to use their best endeavors to have farm laborers excluded from the operations'of the Arbitration Aot. - CHRISTCHURCH, yesterday. ’ The foundation stone of a new chapel for the monastery of the Sacred Heart was laid by Bishop Grimes’" on r Saturday. The building is in brick and' stone. Tho Rangiora Borough borrowed £BOOO for municipal gasworks. These are' now in operation. The exact cost is now found to be £BOOI.

The ICaiapoi Borough Council', will lay before the burgesses a scheme_of acetylene gas lighting. The estimated cost is one-third that of coal-gas works, and with the Welsbacli mantles to burners the light is claimed to be superior. - The Tai Tapu Dairy Company last year sold 637,091 pounds of butter, exported and locally sold. The average price to suppliers for butter fat 'was'll 3-16 d. Suppliers received in all £29,501. The safety of the Monowai was announced from all pulpits op Sunday. An inquest' was held at Ivaikoura on Saturday on a man named Gregg, employed on road works at Kincaid, who was found dead in his bunk on Thursday morning. The jury returned a verdict of death as the result of foul play by ono or more persons, there being no evidence to show whom.