YESTERDAY’S TELEGRAMS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2193, 24 September 1907, Page 1

YESTERDAY’S TELEGRAMS.

Press Association. AUCKLAND, yesterday. Peter Dromgool, a railway surfaceman, single, aged about 28, w.is killed instantly at Papakura. He was a passenger by tho early goods train and was alighting at Papakura, where the train does not stop. Ho held to the handle too long and was thrown between the carriage and the van. The wheels passed over liis body, badly mutilating him. Tho cutter Eleanor, owned by E. P. Covile, was wrecked on Maori Rock on Thursday last. The crew rowed to tho mainland in a dinghy. John Dunn, who cut his throat .with a razor on September 7, died in liosp i tn 1 yesterday. Mr. T. A. Edison, replying to a letter asking his opinion as to the effect of ironsand on ships’ com pusses, writes: —“There must he an immense body of iron near the New Zealand coast, judging from the magnetic

wands well known to exist there. 1 have no doubt this body of ore would cause a deviation in ships’ compasses.” .'NAPIER, yesterday. Miss Rutledgo, of Napier, won tho lUiwke’s Bay golf championship, heating Miss Bennett, 9 up and 7 to play. The Supreme Court opened to-day, Judge- Button presiding. The calendar was a Light one of (ten eases, none of a serious character. Arthur Graham Owen (false declaration), William Smith (false pretences), and Lee Fun (forgery) pleaded guilty, -and were remanded for sentenco. Daniel Toliil for theft from the railway goods sheds at Waip'.twa, was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment. The Hawke’s Bay football championship resulted: Rovers 16, Scinde 9. 'A.

AVAIHI. yesterday. 11l the final of the local cup match on Saturday two players were ordered off the field by the referee. The game was 'abandoned, after ten minutes’ play, by one Of the teams leaving the field. TAIHAPE, yesterday. The police raided a billiard saloon at Utiku on Saturday and found a quantity of beer, whisky, and appliances for washing glasses, etc. Tiie place was practically fitted as a bar except for a counter. WELL IN G TON, yesterday.

Mr. James Alaekny, Chief Inspector of Factories, died last night. Deceased who was fifty years of age, joined tho Labor Department when it was formed in 1891.

The provisions of the Pure Food Bill, regarding light weight bread, were the subject of a deputation to the Minister for Public Health from the AVellington Master Bakers’ Association. The deputation was under the impression that by the terms of the Bill every loaf of bread delivered by a baker had to ho weighed at the door, and any deficiency made up. Against this the deputation entered an emphatic protest. In reply, the Minister shid there was no general weighing provided for by the Bill. It simply put on bakers the onus of proving that the bread they sold was the weight it was represented to be.

The High Commissioner's cable, dated London, September 21, states: The mutton market is firm;, but the demand is only moderate. Arrivals are very light. There is no alteration in price since last week. The iamb market is very firm. A good demand continues on account of the fine earcases. Canterbury .lamb 5.',, other than Canterbury SJ. The beef market closed weak. Lower prices prevail —3jd and 2id per lb for hinds and fores respectively. The butter market is very firm. There is a large demand for the better grades. Lower qualify is dull of sale. Choicest New Zealand is nominally 109 s, Danish 117 s, Irish 108 s 6d. Siberian 98s. Tho cheese market is firm. There are only sniall supplies on hand. Canadian white is at 60s, colored 01s. The lienip market has lost the improvement in price, and closed weak on account of the decline reported from Manila. G.ood fair grade on spot is at £32 ss, fair grade £29 ss. Fair current Manila £33. The cocksfoot seerl market Is rising. There is a little better demand for this commodity. A vein go price of clean, bright dressed 171 b seed is at 645. The wool market closes strong. DUNEDIN, yesterday.

On Saturday evening .William Fcnsev was returning from Cargill street to his place of business at Messrs Stewart, Dawson and Company’s, jewellers, when he met with a fatal accident. It .appears that while turning on a steep declivity towards Filleul street the wheel of his bicycle skidded, and Feasoy was flung heavily on liis head on the footpath. He was found in ail insensible condition, and removed to tho liopital. He remained unconscious fill his death at 11.30 p.m. Deceased, who was quite a young man had been married only six months. . .it has been finally decided that the steamer which is building for the Union Company for the South Sea Islands trade is to be named Tofu a. She is being built at Denny’s ylird, Dumbarton, and her principal measurement will he 350 ft by 48ft by 30ft. Her gross tonnage will he 4200, and she will have engine-power capable of developing a speed of 14 knots. Accommodation for 100 first-class passengers, and 50 second-class passengers will be provided. Delivery by the builders will be given early next year, and the vessel will arrive here in good time for the next island passenger season.

It has also been decided to give the name Winifeniatn to the large cargo steamer which is in course of construction for the company by William Hamilton and Co., of Port Glasgow. The vessel’s principal dimensions arc 415 ft by 51ft hv 30.',ft. She is designed to carry 8500 tons dead weight on a. draft of 24ft 3ui, and a speed of 101 knots. Delivery is to be given in March.

OH RISTCHUiRCH, yesterday. There is quite a severe epidemic of influenza in tho city and suburbs. Medical men say it is highly infectious, hut people disregarding this are spreading the disease. Very many establishments are being worked short-handed, and the Taylor-Car-rington Company had to close down, most of the principals being ill. The epidemic is considered to have affected more people than the notorious la grippe of twenty years ago.

THE Vi ". 'HT OF BREAD. A MASTER BAKERS’ DEPUTATION. (Special to Times). WELLINGTON, Sept. 23. Tho provisions in tho Pure Food Bill regarding light-weight bread wore tho subject of a deputation to tho Minister tor Public Health to-day from the Wellington Master Bakers’ Association. The deputation, however, appeared to bo under a misapprehension. It was under the impression that by tho terms of tho Bill every loaf of broad delivered by a baker had to he weighed at the door and any deficiency made up. Against that tho deputation entered an emphatic protest, urging that it would necessitate doubling the staffs and ho a considerable hardship to the honest traders. In fact, Mr. Denhard declared that tho traders were practically all honest now, and ho contended that they should give a further trial to tho present system under which 21b 3oz of dough had to be put in for a 21b loaf and 41b Oozs for a 41b loaf. The Minister pointed out that time and again the present system had boon found utterly useless in convicting sellers of short-weight bread, who only had to swear that they did put in the statutory quantity of dough and no one could refute such a statement. He also urged that tho trade should await the experience of the proposals of the Government as expressed in the Bill, and said that if next session the trade could show they did not woik well and could suggest something better, lie would bring in an amending Bill. Eventually, in answer to a remark by a member of the deputation the Minister said there was no general weighing provided for by the Bill. It simply put on the baker the onus of proving that the bread he sold was the weight it was represented to he, and he could do what ho liked about the quantity of dough lie used. The secretary of the Association said he did not think there would be any hardship in that or that a master baker would object.