YESTERDAY’S TELEGRAMS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2201, 3 October 1907, Page 1

YESTERDAY’S TELEGRAMS.

4> Press Association. AUCKLAND, yesterday. Tho seven o’clock train from Frankton, to Paerou. narrowly escaped disaster last evening. The points on the Thames side of tho yard were fixed at half-cock, and wedged there with a piece of wood. The train was travelling slowly, ami only tho engino was derailed. Three and u halfhours were occupied in replacing it. A similar attempt to derail tho train was made on the same lino six weeks •ago. MASTERTON, yesterday. A storm of unusual violence blew this morning. lit was almost a cyclone, and caused many peoplo to fear their houses woulel ho blown over. Tho roar of tho gale towards Tararuas was almost terrifying. It was followed by a thunderstorm, with a heavy downpour for half an hour. CHRISTCHURCH, yesterday. Nows was telephoned from Amberley to-day of tho sovasesit north-west gale experienced -for years. Considerable damage was done. ?'ho windows of tho railway station were blown in, and trees uprooted and broken in all directions. Many private residences suffered. Chimneys wero blown down, windows smashed, roofs blown off, and telegraph poles are down. The service is interrupted. The weather cleared by noon. PAHIATUA, yesterday. A portion of the parapet of tho Commercial Hotel, which is in course of erection, came down with a crash about 7 this morning, owing to tlio extremely violent wind. Fortunately, no one was injured. The daniago is estimated at about' £6O. A number of telephone mires wero broken by the fall of the parapet, but a gang of linemen were speedily on tho scene, and telephonic communication is being rapidly restored.

NEW PLYMOUTH, yesterday. Tlio Customs revenue for September was £3832, as compared with £2742 for September, 1906. , Tlio Taranaki branch of tlio Liberal and Labor Federation passed a resolution genezially approving tlio Factories Aot- Amendment Bill except the section re population limit, which it was thought should be 10,000. ■ CARTERTON, yesterday. One Slauden sued one Abbot for £6, the value of a pig, which it was alleged ho killed in a high-handed, unwarrantable manner. Defendant had advertised a notice that all pigs trespassing would be destroyed, but a Magistrate held that as his fences were in bad order he had no right to shoot tho pig, and gave judgment for ■ "WELLINGTON, yesterday. j The Chief Dairy Commissioner in- , formed a Post reporter that a large J number of samples of butter would . bo taken during the coming season , and analysed by the Department. ] Special analysts will'be stationed at ] New Plymouth to carry out the anif lysis under tho directions of the ! chief chemist. This move has been taken as the result of an analysis of a number of samples of butter which : were found to contain an excess of ; moisture over the limit allowed by - the British market, namely 16 per

ent. TIMARU, yesterday. j The buildings affected by last ! igbt’s fire were owned by Mr. A, S. Uworthy, and insured for £IOOO in £ lie North British Insurance Com- , any, arid for £SOO in the Royal Ex- ; liango office. The damage is esti- , lated at between £2OO and £3OO. 1 'aid-well’s ironmongery stock, which 1 as considerably damaged by smoke 1 nd water, was insured for £2500 in 1 ie Royal, Ivolly’s tailor stock for J 75 in the United, Jaxon, labor ag- - :it, £45 in tlio*same office. Cairns, t md agent,_ estimates his loss at £4O; ■* e was uninsured. ( AUCKLAND, yesterday.' ] James Sulfiv.an, steward of the T iotiki, for selling liquor to Maoris j b Maitakana, during the absence of * ie captain, was fined £4O -and - ists. The Magistrate, Sir. Dyer, ‘ eld tlm.t the captain was not moral- , • responsible, but might perhaps be • ichn-ically so. Decision on the lat- , ;r point was reserved. 1 DUNEDIN, yesterday. ( At a meeting of the Dunedin Pres- f ytery, the Rev. Chisholm (Roslyn) ] as nominated Moderator of tho Ge- 1 era-1 Assembly. A call from Carter- i m congregation to the Rev. L. 1 hompson (North Ta'icri) was bus- ( lined and accepted. ,