SATURDAY’S TELEGRAMS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2210, 14 October 1907, Page 1

SATURDAY’S TELEGRAMS.

Press Association. DUNEDIN, Saturday. At the Port Chalmers Police Court, Will. Paris, Herbert Harr,by, and John Driver were charged with assaulting an old man named Thomas Way. The prosecution contended that Paris struck Way on the head, knocking him down, and then kicking him; also that ithe other accused • were present. The charges against Harrby and Driver were dismissed, ■but Paris was fined £5, with costs £2 6s, in default two months’ imprisonment. The magistrate said it was a case of drink and hooliganism. PALMERSTON, Saturday. Entries for the A. und P. Show closed at 9 p.,m. to-night. No figures are available, tout it is safely predicted that the Show would bo one of the most successful ever held in the Dominion. Lato feo entries will toe received up to next Friday for live stock only. The slieeji entries are especially good. A number of imported sheep will toe exhibited. Entries for the children’s section have been louring in from all parts of the district, and excellent exhibits are expected. The Kennel Club show, too, will ho even better than ill former years. It is fully exjiected that the show will he one of the most successful ever held iii the Dominion. The mooting of the North Island Poultry Association, which was to have been held on the 14tli dust., has been postponed till Show week, as more memjers are expected to be present.

The weather has been frightful during the past few days. To-day a gale of wind raged continuously and made tilings very unpleasant. A considerable amount of damage, wa6 done in various parts of the town. Many hoardings were blown- down and limbs of trees blown off. In one instance a hoarding while* falling struck a young lady who was passing, knocking her down. She was taken to a hotel near by and attended to-. Fortunately her injuries were not severe. Glass windows in the Clarendon and Railway hotels wore smashed by the force of the wind, and more damage of a similar nature was done.

HOKITIKA, Saturday. There is a good deal of dissatisfaction hero iat the protracted delay in completing ifhe Ross railway extension. Tho 'bridge contract is already long over the time allowed, and as yot the main bridge has not even been commenced, although the line should have been opened months ago. It is calculated it will take fully 12 months from tho time the work is actively resumed, but as yet there is no sign of this being done. The Railway League and local bodies are agitating. The Mayor, Mr. Michel, pointed out last night that at the present rate ft would take 87 years for the lino to reach Okarito, the principal township in South "Westland. There is a very unsettled feeling at tho apparent neglect of the Government to push the line through to Ross, also a general feeling of dissatisfaction at this town not having the benefit and convenience of a daily through service to the East Coast, now that the summer months are at hand. Strong representations are being made to Ministers on both matters

NELSON, Saturday.

The weather continues wintry, with ■tropical rain, snow, hail, and elect and thunder. During a thunderstorm at Takaka a bull owned by James Pago was electrocuted. It was running loose, and was found dead, having lain down by a wire fence, which was splintered by lightning, the wires touching the caroase. On Thursday night Constable Brooks, of Westport, who had brought a lunatic for the mental hospital, fell or walked out of the third storey window of the lloval Hotel to the pavement below. . He had a miraculous escape, being only severely bruised. Ho is now in hospital.

NEW PLYMOUTH, Saturday. A representative cf an English syndicate has arrived hero with a boning plant, which is to ho erected on the site of a petroleum ileaso secured by the syndicate at Carrington-road, near town. The syndicate holds options over nearly four thousand acres, and propose to sink threo additional bores without delay.

Tliore is nothing fresh to report at the Taranaki Petroleum Co.’s bores, progress being satisfactory. The directors resolved last night to hold the annual meeting on November Ist. On tlio West Coast tho bad Heather continues, with little sign of clearing. An eleotrical storm -ibis afternoon was responsible for considerable damage. Lightning slri'i.k and knocked the front out of Waiengona railway station and shattered a number of telegraph poles, breaking and fusing wires. In con sequence th 0 railway telegraph system w>.s interrupted and trains were held crowing to the consequent breakdown of the tablet system. At a meeting Of the directors of the New Plymouth Caledonian Society last night it was resol/ed to accept the offer of the New Zealand Athletic Union ito hold a second championship sports and conference liere. Wednesday, February 26th, during band contest week, was fixed as the date of the meeting. An endeavor will be made to arrange wtli the various provincial societies to bold sports meetings about tho same time ’in order to attract lompet ’ ors. OAMARU, featu>cay. Bearing on tho recently, telegraphed reports from Auckland as the result of interviews iby the Auckland Herald as to evidence or otherwise of grievances in the Postal and Telegraph Department, the Oamaru branch of the .Post and Telegraph Officers’ Association unanimously adopted the following resolution: _ “In view of the beneficial .reforms introduced during the past few months and the assurance that an amended classification measure will be introduced in Parliament this session this branch of tlie Post and Telegraph Officers’ Association disapprove cjf the action of certain officers in allowing themselves to be interviewed ns to grievances, imaginary or real, and considers the action taken by the Auckland Herald as undignified, illadvised, and ill-timed, and .that representations bo made by this branch to its Executive of the desirability of acquainting the Press Association of the existence of the Post and Telegraph Officers’ Association for the information of its agents.” ASHBURTON, Saturday. A poll was taken yesterday on a proposal to raise a loan of £20,000 to nrovide a high-pressure water supply for the borough. Out of 700 voters on the roll only 380 exercised their privilege, and the opposition party Slaving worked hard the proposal was lost liv 280 to 99 votes. ' MASTER-TON, Saturday. A remarkable applicant for old ago pension appeared at tho Court here. He is aged 90, and until quite recently was regularly earning 9s a day at pick and shovel work. An aceident .incapacitated him and oil ado him an applicant -for a pension. TIMARU, Saturday, y young man named Newington was cycling down Ocorge-streot hilt wlien tlie front wheel of Ins bicycle came off and the rider was tliroun on his head. He was temporarily . rendered unconscious. After receiving medical attention he was sent to hospital.