YESTERDAY’S TELEGRAMS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2218, 23 October 1907, Page 3

YESTERDAY’S TELEGRAMS.

Press Association. . CHRISTCHURCH Citv ,ne< i t ;v° the Christchurch Cu.v Council the following motion was carried: ‘This Council considers that fire prevention can be equally effective and more economically managed °y Die City Council, and respectfully requests tlie Government to exempt Christchurch from establishing a Fire Board. It was also resolved on the recommendation of a special committee to abandon tlie Waima’kariri wa-ter-power scheme in the meantime. The deadlock between tlie Homo Industries Committee of the Exhibition and tlie office authorities regarding tho literary competition has come to a head. The committee had been informed that it could not have the book containing the cyphers that would enable it to ascertain the prize-winners in the competition in accordance with the judge’s awards. Yesterday, however, Mr. AA ? . M Inson, chairman of tlie committee, re-, ceived advice from the Minister in charge that all tlie books necessary should be handed to the' committee. This has been done, and the committee, which vvill meet to-day, will probably aiuiounce the result immediately-

Fanny Sclmlters, licensee of tho AA hite Swan Hotel, was lined 10s and costs for a technical breach of tho Licensing Act in having .a bar open shortly after 10 p.m. on October 15. The barman had some difficulty in getting men out of the bar, and this delayed closing.

DUNEDIN. Tho Amalgamated Society of Engineers nominated Mr. McCullough as workers’ representative on the Arbitration Court, and Mr. Young, of Wellington, as acting member. NAPIER,

The eighth annual conference of the New Zealand Federated Builders and Contractors’ Industrial Association opened to-day, delegates being present from all parts of the colony. In the absence from town of the A favor. a warm welcome wr.s extended by Air. AV. AYard, president of the local union, and acknowledged by Alessrs Clarke, Auckland, and Bain, Invercargill. The delegates will ho entertained at a banquet to-morrow night. The Conference resolved that all apprentices should be, employed by agreement, and that all associations endeavor to obtain the principle being included in future awards. Where facilities are provided by" technical schools any boy apprenticed to a master builder shall during two yeafs of his apprenticeship attend at least two nights a week classes in . carpentry and joinery, fees to be paid by the master; that improvers bo bound by agreement and paid at the same rate as apprentices. NEAV PLYMOUTH.

Of four deaths in the Old People’s Home during the past four weeks, three were aged respectively 93, 93, and 97.

(Henry Toon, a youth of about 17, who at Palmtua ple-ulcd guilty to a charge of forgery and uttering, was before Judge Button for sentence today. Counsel for accused said that though accused’s father was a bankrupt. he would endeavor to. raise £l2 10s. the amount involved in the ■forgery. The Judge remarked that he hail seen several cases of stableboys in other parts of the circuit committed for forgery or theft. Ho did not know whether there was any :connection between the two circumstances. He would release prisoner on probation, but only on condition that the father gave him a sound hogging, that he would remember for a long time, a Hogging such as. bavs would have got in tlie public schools of ohlen times. The money ■.appropriated is to he repaid hydnstulmeiats. also costa of prosecution. The rumor of a slump in the flax industry is strengthened by an opinion expressed to-dav to a Post reporter bv Air. Hawkins. Government flax grader. The market, he cays, is weaker than for some time. Good, fair quality is only bringing £2o 10s here, .and if costs Alanawaiui II ixanillers £2O per ton to produce It. ■Some millers are hound to close down unless there is a change for the belter. “There is one compensation that 1 must mention,” sahl Air. Hawkins., “the quality of the flax arriving now is much minion ed.” ■ AY'ELLTNGTON., Fifty officers and men of the New Zealand First Contingent to South Africa dined together in AVelliilgion last evening. .Among those present were Colonel Robin, C. 8., who commanded the eont'ngent. Colonel Davies, C. 8.. who was second in command. Major Hughes, D. 5.0., •and Captains Rogers and Cana van.