YESTERDAY’S TELEGRAMS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2205, 8 October 1907, Page 1

YESTERDAY’S TELEGRAMS.

Press Association.

AUCKLAND, yesterday. A Ghineso restaurant-keeper in tuio city wins fined til© maximum penalty of £5 and costs for neglecting to clean his yard, the Magistrate oxpa-eis-sing regret tlio law did not provide imprisonment for sudi cases. Ino health officer stated that 18 receptacles containing vegetable and restaurant refuso were in fh© yard', which mas ankle deep in refuse. Tho Y.M.C.A. forward movement made an excellent start to-day. The donations included £IOOO from the Wilson family and £IOOO from all anonymous donor. TARAWERA, yesterday. The new bathing house erected hero by tho Government was opened on Saturday by Mr.- Vigor Brown, Mayor of Na-pier, in the presence of a number of visitors. The springs hero have been used for many years by a limited number of visitors, but their fame, especially as a curative agent in rheumatism and sciatica, having spread, the Government have been compelled to provide more adequate accommodation. A large new hotel has been erected near the springs, which can bo readied from Napier in. half a dav and from Wellington in a dav and a half. ■WELLINGTON, yesterday.

Tho Court of Appeal met to-day and adjourned till to-morrow. Tho first caso to bo taken is a Wellington one.

Replying to a deputation from Qtkgo,' tho Premier said the Government intended to actively prosecute irrigation' in Central Otago. Having arrived at this determination, the Government- could not allow the waters of tho Roaring Meg river to be taken in hind by private enterprise. Delays beyond the Government’s control had taken place, but the locking up of the rivers was not going to continue. “We will not,” added Sir Joseph, “allow the present state of inaction to continue.” MASTERTON, yesterday.

Extensive repairs are being carried ; out to tlio railway bridges on tho Well! ngton-Woiodrville section. A gang of workmen recently completed seven months’ work on tho Waipoua bridge, screwing up rods and renewing parts necessary. Tho Fernside bridge is now receiving attention. A new approach is being added a.t the south end. Considerable difficulty is experienced in connection with tho latter undertaking, owing to the existence of enormous boulders in the locality. It is anticipated that the repairing of the various Maurceville bridges will occupy over two years. A large amount of pile-driving is to bo- done.

ASHBURTON, yesterday. Despite 'the fact tliat warm, sunny weather is being experienced in Ashburton at the present time, nine degrees of frost were registered hero tihiis morning, and tlhere. was a coating of ice on the Domain ponds. OAMARU, yesterday. The opening of tihe new municipal buildings and opera house takes place to-day. A large number of visiting Mayors who are present were this afternoon entertained at luncheon by the (Mayor and Councillors of Oamaru. The visitors speak in laudatory terms.-of the enterprise shown by tihe Oamaru municipality. ■DUNEDIN, yesterday. -.The pilfering of cargo from trucks at the railway siding at Pelichat Bay lids been extensive during tflie past few months. In a case heard before the Juvenile Court this morning it was stated that 14owt of coal was stol

_ieri from one truck, and 9cwt Tom another. G-KEYiMOUTH, yesterday.

(This morning thirty men were started on tiho tidal docks in the lagoon, and the work will be pushed oh with as much- speed as possible, as the present berthage accommodation is totally inadequate to meet the demands of the increasing trade.

HOKITIKA, -yesterday. ■At an inquest on the man Johnston , -drowned from a dredge near Roes on Saturday, a verdict of accidentally drowned was returned._ A rider was added that a. regulation should be enforced, that all dredges should have printed rules and diagrams as to resuscitation of tlhe apparently drowned. Deceased’s body was quickly recovered, but the attempt at resuscitation failed. iMr. Henry B. Staines, a very old resident of Kanieri district, died yesterday, the victim of influenza. CHRISTCHURCH, yesterday. _ 'A statement was published this morning to the effect that tlie arbitrator, Mr. Day, S.M., to whom was referred the dispute between the Commissioners of the Exhibition and William Miins'on, regarding the comditions under which Minson undertook to provide accommodation at the exhibition for school had given a decision in favour of Minson on all points in dispute and awarded costs in accordance with the Supreme Count scale. This _ statement is incorrect. The decision will not be given for some days. Thomas Robert O’Callaghan was committed for trial to-day by Mr. Day, S M, on a charge of attempting to set fire to a house in, St Asaph street, the property of Clara Marfan. Rail in £2OO was allowed. ELTHAM, yesterday. !-Xt is thought the proposed sate of the Salvation Army home for boys is too low-lying, and an effort is being made to secure liahdon a ridge. Sir. G. P. Wlake has offered to bear a 6hia.ro of tiro extra cost. HASTINGS, yesterday. Owing to a- defective chimney, a two-storied residence, pf rooms, owned an*d occupiod by Ur* R. Nairn, near the racecourse, was totally destroyed by fire on Sunday at 2 a.m. The-doctor was awakened by a. noise as of bottes breaking, and found a cupboard on fire near the chimney in the kitchen. Hastily arousing the family, he rang u . p tdlephone exchange, but 3o minutes elapsed before the brigade bad the hose on. The occupants hud a oarrow escape, and were on the lawn bootless and scantily dad. The valuable, silver and furniture were destroved, only the surgical instruments being saved. The insurances, all in the London and Lancashire office, were. £1250 on the house and stlSoU on the furniture. , , -TIMARTJ, yesterday. F E. Lamb, architect, who was arrested at Hastings on a change of misappropriation, of money, appeared this ' morning on remand, when counsel for the prosecutor asked and was granted leave to whtdidraw tilie charge.