GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2193, 24 September 1907, Page 3

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Frees Association. AUCKLAND, Sept. 23. Mrs. E. Yates. ex-Mayor of Onohunga, continues in a bad state of health, but has been removed from a private hospital to her home. Mr. Thomas Henry Smith, exJudge of the Native Land Court, died to-day, aged 83 years. Ho had resided in the colony since 18-12, retiring from the Public Service in 13 ' 6 ' . ELTHAM, Sept. 23. An interesting case was before the Court to-day. Fred. Fontanella was twice tried at the Supreme Court for the alleged theft of £4l 10s from a safe in the Coronation Hotel, each jury failing to agree. R. H. Campbell, former licensee, to-day sued him for money alleged to have been wrongfully taken or received. Mr. Turnbull, S.M., gave judgment for plaintiff, and fixed security for appeal at £7O cash. WELLINGTON, Sept. 23. Tho Meikle Defence Committee met to-night, about 20 sympathisers being present, to consider the provisions of the Meikle Acquittal Bill. The measure was favorably commented on, though a sub-committee was set up to draft a proposed amendment. Resolutions were passed expressing gn.ititude to the Government for introducing the Bill, and hoping the measure would he speedily put through its final stages.

INVERCARGILL, Sept. 23. Georue Lees, aged 26, single, was .admitted to the hospital suffering from wounds and bruises caused by timber falling on him at Clifton. The Employers’ Association recommend employers to -close their, places of husincr:-' oil November 1L instead of November S). King’s Birthday. At to-dav's sitting of the Nightcaps Commission. Jardine (who was incidentally commended by the chairman for his brave efforts to save Duncan) stated that in sending men to put up tho brattice Lloyd did not adopt reasonable precautions. He should have opened tho scale door and started the fan.

(Special to Times.) A retail draper,- on boing interviewed by the “Post” regarding the new tariff, said he thought the tariff would certainly encourage'New Zeaon* o.\b3 jo; ‘sajmpejmtßUi purq manufacturer of drapers’ lines an amount of protection that he needed. It allowed tho basic materials that could not be made in the .colony to conic in freo or at a nominal duty, and it put a good import duty on many things that could De made here. There had, said the draper, been some outcry made because of tho reduction of the duty on cotton, and tho contention had been made that this would facilitate adulteration of wool, but it seemed to him that tho most effective way to deal with that trouble would bo to pass a law requiring such mixed manufactures to bo stamped once to every two yards with tho words “cotton wool.” Such a law was needed, and it seemed to him most unfair that any mill should bo allowed to compete by means of “shoddy” manufactures against tho all-wool output of reputable mills.