YESTERDAY’S TELEGRAMS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2199, 1 October 1907, Page 1

YESTERDAY’S TELEGRAMS.

Proas Association,

AUCKLAND, yesterday

Very, stormy weather continues 011 the West Coast. After being detained at Onehunga since Thursday tho,.. s.s, Rarawa left lor New Ply-mouth.yesterday,-and crossed the bar safely at 5 p.m. in tho face of a high sea.

Dr. Soliultz, Chief Justice of German Samoa, was a passenger y ti e Hauroto. Interviewed with relercnce to the recent cablegram about Germany’s designs on Tahiti ho saul there was nothing in either his visit to Tahiti or in the visit of a German cruiser to amuse any suspicions of Germany’s intention. No designs were contemplated. Ho visited Tahiti continuing liis ethnological .studies, in which he was deeply interested, ■and also to go into the question of colonisation. It was an accident that the cruiser arrived at the same time. There was no reason why a German warship should not visit Tahiti periodically without- being suspected of dark designs 011 the island. All inquest on Mary Lydiard, who died in Miss Maellwain’s toilet establishment, disclosed that death was due. to xioisoning by cyanide of pot? assium. The jury returned a verdict- of suicide while in a state of despondency, and added a rider urging that dangerous chemicals all >:lid not he so easily accessible. ■Mr Poole, M.H.R., addressed a meeting of Unionists on Saturday night and discussed the proposed amendments to the Arbitration Act. All unions were represented. Mr, Horning, president of tho Independent "Political Labor League, presided. The meeting resolved unanimously that tho proposed amendments were a retrograde step in labor legislation, and there was no other course for unionists but to condemn the Bill as a whole, and ask the Government to withdraw it Details of the foundering of the barque Viking received by mail, sta.to that she was struck and sunk by the barque Atlas off Oape Horn on_ the voyage from Auckland to New York It was a bitterly cold night, and an Antarctic winter gale was blowing. The' Atlas, a steel vessel, was the stronger, and cut a terrible ?asli : n the Viking. Seeing no chance to save the vessel, Captain Petersen called the crew to save themselves, which they did by clamboring over the bows of the; Atlas as the wo barques were' locked' together. Captain Petersen stayed to help his wife, to whom lie was married just before leaving Auckland. As Mrs. Petersen was scrambling over the wreckage the sen swept her over-hoard. In an instant Captain Petersen jumped after her*. Neither survived. The Atlas was so badly damaged that she put into Rio. The survivors of ■‘die Viking were shipped to Norway. WELLINGTON, yesterday. Tbh High Commissioner’s cable, dated London, September 28, states: “Tinde for all classes of mutton Inis been very slow. Prices arc barely maintained. Holders are firm. River Plate mutton is*.'in large supply and being strongly pushed for sale. Canterbury mutton 4fd, North Island 33d. The lamb market is firm. The demand' is chiefly for light-weights. There is no change in prices. Tho beef, market is dull. Offerings are verv largo, prices declining. Hindquarters. 33d. fores 2Jd. The butter uyirket is firm. There are only small arrivals. Beat Victorian makes have sold at about 113 s. Danish 117 s. Canadian 110 s. and Siberian 995. The cheese market is rmiet. hut firm. The New Zealand stock is exhausted. Canadian white is at 595, colored fils. Tic lieirua market is quiet, and there is little doing. A good feeling.prevails. There is no change in. price*. The cocksfoot seed market is very firm. A good demand continues for bright, clean 171bs seed at fi7s. r < he wool sales are now proceeding, with large attendances and active competition. Following are current quotations: Merinos 71 per cent advance: scoured and fine crossbreds, all grades 5 per cent, advance: coarse crossbreds. all grades, and medium crossbreds, all grades, remain unchanged.”

The Council of the Now Zealand ■Rifle Association h-ave decided to allow tlbe use of the new wind gauge at the next annual meeting at Trentham. It has also been decided that the null of the trigger he olbs. instead of Gibs. The new type of Bisfey targets will he used at Trentham in future.

Captain AlcGrogor McKenzie, master of the steamer Oamphill, was found dead in his cabin this morning. AVhon the steward went to the cabin a-t 7 o’clock he found the door locked. The lock was picked end deceased was found lying on his face and liis hands in a nonl of blood, and there was a blood-stained razor on the table. Deceased was a married ■llian, his wife and family living 111 Morayshire, Scotland. DUNEDIN, yesterday. The insurances on Clifton _ House fire -are: .Buildings, £6OO (in the South British,’ damage about £200; furniture, £SBO in the Alliance and £2OO in the National. NEAV PLYMOUTH, yesterday. A hoy named James Dustow, aged 15, son of a Bell Block farmer, is supposed to have been drowned in the ADingati river on Saturday afternoon. He left his home to go whitebaiting, and did not'return. Tracies and his boots wore found on the river bank. A largo party was out searching yesterday _ and dragging the river, which is in flood, hut the body was not recovered. The Supreme. Court opened this morning. There were only two criminal cases, one against eight defendant* for unlawfully assembling, based on the notorious Opunake tarring/ and feathering incident, and the other a case of child desertion. Iko Grand Jury threw out both bills. WANGANUI, yesterday. The body of ’an elderly man named Gialv.in, who had been missing about three weeks, was found in tjie river this morning near the Heads, i'e ceased was last seen late at night near tho gasworks when ho asked to bo direoted to his home, which was in the opposite direction. A meeting of Chinese gardeners yesterday decided to raise tho pri’e of vegetables 50 per cent. AVESTPORT, yesterday. A fire was discovered in the after hold of the s.s. Te An.au when lying in 'Westport roadstead on Saturday morning. The hold wins full of smoke. AYater was poured in and tho outbreak subdued. Some cases wore charred. Considerable damage was done to Westport and Greymouth cargo by - fire. The fire is supposed to have originated in some limo shiplied at Dunediin. Consignees here are taking delivery of tho goods under a general average fund, pending an estimate of the actual damage. John Kirluam, a trucker, aged 21,

single, was killed in the Dcnniston colliory by a fall of etono and coal this morning. NELSON, yesterday.

Francis John Parks, a well-known local identity, has been arrested m d remanded oil a charge of coin-milt ting an unnatural offence 011 Friday night at the Port. Bail was fixed at. £3OO, and has not yet been forthcoming. On Friday week about GO or / u ounces, of amalgam was taken from the Golden Blocks battery at Tait„pu, Collingwood, valued at ’between £BO and £IOO, and being tho result of about four weeks’ cleaning up. 'Hie robbery was- perpetrated evideu.tlv by an unskilled baud with a knife. ‘ No attempt was mado to get the bulk of the gold in the stamper boxes. The police are investigating, but a clue is thought to bo hopeless. Cold weather continues, with very ohangmble conditions, and sometimes ruin. TIM'ARU, yesterday. At a meeting of the thigh School Board to-day, tho late ja tutor, who retired 011 superannuation five months ago., complained" that he could gel- neither satisfaction 110 c money tvepn ..the Superannuation Board, and he asked the High School Board to help him. It was decided to write remonstrating with the Superannuation Board on their failure to pay.