SATURDAY'S TELEGRAMS

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2081, 6 January 1908, Page 1

SATURDAY'S TELEGRAMS

Press Association. AUCKLAND. Referring to Ibe statement that there is a tremendous falling off in the output of hemp from tin* Auckland province, Mr. Johnson, Governmen grader, informed a Star representative that the output from the Auckland province grading stores for 1907 was far above the average, and totalled 47,750 bales, weighting 8500 tons, and worth approximately £220.000. The output of tow was 2000 lons, worth approximately £12,000. bringing the total value up to £233,000. On these figures Auckland province is turning out one-third of the total yearly hemp output of the Dominion. Interviewed, Air. Shanaghan, inspector of the Auckland labor bureau, said tho past year had been highly satisfactory from every point of view. In almost every trado there had been a steady demand, and in. the building trade there existed wonderful activity. Referring to unskilled labor, Air. Slianaghan said that tho demand was far in excess of the supply, and throughout the year there had been a steady call on the labor market for all conditions of workers. At- tl.o sale of Air. J. Marshall s blood stock to-day, Wetpnna,. the winner of the Summer Cup was purchased bv Air. AV. Lyons for 12/0 guineas. ' The racing stables were purchased by Air. C. Cleland for £1075. ‘ „ . The Education Institute Conference this morning received recommendations of the progress committees in regard to classes and divisions, which wero all agreed to with a few slight amendments. WELLINGTON. The Biological Department, states that shipments of friut recently received in New Zealand have been mncli freer from orchard pests than was the easo before the Department increased the stringency of regulations i™i'“*»'“ CHnlsTC i. nmc „, The body of an old man named Thomas Ford was found in the emigration barracks at Southbrulge lastniglit. It was in a very decomposC<l statc ' DUNEDIN. In the Police Court this morning a man convicted of drunkenness was deemed a habitual drunkard and committed to tho Salvation Aims Home at Palcatoa, Hauralu Gulf. This is the first time a Dunedin in a i gist rate has put the provisions of the Habitual Drunkards Act into force, owing to tho lack of a suitable h Tn.essenger in one of Hio Dunedin mercantile establishments has inherited several thousand pounds m cash and a nice bit of London proporty‘ GORE. An old man, Alexander Noble aged 70 years, was found dead at Alan deville this morning. Be» had been ailing for some time. An inquest will probably be j’^ver CARGILL. William Hazlett, aged 34 a I armor at South Hillend, was killed on Friday afternoon bv a fall of eaitli, a pick penetrating Ins -a bom oik