YESTERDAY’S TELEGRAMS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2233, 9 November 1907, Page 1

YESTERDAY’S TELEGRAMS.

Press Association. AUCKLAND. Two youiijUj'apane.so were charged at the Polico Court with deserting the British ship Habart. (They submitted a written statement, winch has been translated into English, setting out that they w„re Japunesostudents who had been sent out from Japan to make themselves acquainted with that grand and honorable English' nation, the rulers of tlio world. They asked that (they should not be comuelled to r&turn. to their ship with'an ' “unhonorable-face,” for they would have no other method than death as Japanese. The case was adjourned to procure an interpreter. At tho meeting ol' tho Chamber of Commerce this afternoon, the following resolution, moved by Mr. Peacock and seconded by Mr, 3. Nathan, .was carried: '“That this ClßVliiSreivcon■siders it highly desirable in view of fires taking place in connection with shipping, that the- Harbor Board should take steps to adopt by-laws lor the prevention of smoking and the uso of wax matches on tlio wharves or on board of tho ships alongside, and* that a deputation wait on the Board to urge the same.” CHRISTCHURCH.

The Canterbury Kennel Club’s second annual show opened to-day. Thor was a fair number of dogs benched, and tho bulldog and fox terrier classes wore specially strong. In the latter class, particularly, a number of promising young dogs seem to have come on sinco .last year. Spaniels wore also fairly well 'represented. DUNEDIN. John .Robertson, hotelkeeper at Alexandra South, adjudicated a bankrupt in July, has been committed for trial for failing to keep proper books of accounts. • . .At,, tho competitions to-day, tho liuilibrous recital was won by Miss Gardner (Dunedin), Mrs Sutcliffe (Wellington) and Miss Lulu Arnold (Wellington) being second and third. Inquiries mado locally go to show that -the post and .telegraph projiosals regarding-classification have given (general satisfaction. Tine iticreaso in rates of pay is regarded as very substantial. Tho provision for payment of an extra £lO per annum to married men, to widowers withchildren, and drawing .£450, is regarded as remarkably thoughtful, as also the proposal that no mafo officer 22 years of age or over shall receive less than £IOO year. GREYMOUTH. A fatal accident occurred (at the Wairoa Coal Company’s works, Blackball, this afternoon, whereby the foreman of tho tunnel work,, Mark Horrobin, was killed by a fall of stone. Deceased was 42 years of age, and leaves a wife and family at Home. HOKITIKA. Mr John Tail, photographer, died this morning, after a long illness. He had been a resident here since 1865, and filled a number of public positions, including that of* Mayor. HASTINGS.

At the Magistrate’s Court, E. W. Fitzgerald, a bookmaker, pleaded guilty to street betting, and was fined £1 and costs 17s. J. Moses, to whom tlio Hawke’s Bay Jockey Club has refused a jockey’s or trainer’s license, was charged with trespass on the Hastings racecourse without a permit-, and was fined £2 and

A man named John Barr Aitkin, a miner, of Collingwood, was found drowned in St. Vincent street gutter (this morning, lying face downwards, with his hands in Ids pockets. 11l tlio vicinity were blood stains. ■ Deceased arrived in on Sunday with other miners. Thero are no marks of violence; except a graze above one eye, -a slight cut on the chin, indentations on tlio nose anti forehead, nrobably caused by stones in the fall. -It- is not known whether the blood marks in the vicinity ■were from a human being, or a beast or bird, as the marks are slight, but it is thought-probable came from a dog. Deceased was addicted to drink, aIId was senarated from, his wife, who is at Millerton. His wife recently applied for a maintenance, order, and at .the -time of tlio death a summons for disobedience was found on him, for £67 due, deceased being called on to appear at "West-port. The police theory is suicide, as the hands of deceased were in the pocket, and he was lying face downwards when found dead. OAMARU. Airs Bowie, wife of Ml’ Daniel Borrie, chairman of the Waitaki County Council, died at her residence at Papakaia this m'orniug. The deceased lady landed at Port Chalmers from the ship Maori, in' 1857 and has been a resident of Oamal'U district for over 42 years. PALMERSTON N.,

A meeting of hotel, hoarding-house and restaurant keepers decided to form a Caterers’ Union, to raise the tariffs owing to the high price of the necessaries of life. A sub-committee was set .up to prepare details of tilerevised tariff iand submit them to a future meeting. The annual meeting of the Manawatu Ilifio Association opened most auspiciously, but towards the afternoon the weather became boisterous, iand shooting was carried on under difficulties. Tlio first match was .the Linton Rifle Association, which was won by Adams of Pukekohe Rifle Club, with 67 points. J. Pickering, of Linton Riflo Club, Sergeant Marshall, of Pahiatua, and W. Winslade, of Opaki, shared the place money, with 66 points each. Oroun Match: Sergeant 'Humphries, Hawke’s Bay Mounted Rifles, 61, 1; Sergeant Coop, Palmerston North Guards, 60, 2. Rapid Firing Match: Turnbull, Opaki, 32. 1; Drummond, Wanganui, 31, 2. TE AROHA. A four-roomed house, occupied by Mr Maxwell, was gutted by firo last, night, through a lighted candlp. being left in the children’s room. Three children were nearly suffocated. The

brigade appeared promptly and saved most of th c effects. TIMARU. An inquest was held at Waimate last evening on a younginan named Percy Beard, who was picked up unconscious on the 'river bed at Waihao on Wednesday morning, and died a few hours later. Tho evidence showed deceased had been thrown from a young horse ho was riding, and the base of his .skull fractured by a kick or the fall. A verdict of accidental death was retUrned‘ W.HA NGA-REI. Obituary: Mrs Stone, wife of Mr ,T. T. Stone, stock inspector, and a daughter of Hon. T. ' Thompson. Death was due to complications following on influenza. WELLINGTON.

At the Presbyterian Assembly today a resolution was passed, expres-sin-.tr .gratitude.for the progress made, urging a new opportunity be granted to*th^Church in the early stages of national life of preventing evils that iiavo grown to be 'a scandal iu older ’lands, and commending -the entire work alike in crowded centres rnd sparsely peopled districts to the prayers and liberality of t-lie whole Church.