YESTERDAY’S TELEGRAMS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2103, 31 January 1908, Page 1

YESTERDAY’S TELEGRAMS.

Dress Association. AUCKLAND

An .inquest was hold at Waiukn on Tuesday on the body of Alfred Noale, drowned at Waikato Heads, Iho evidence showed that the launch in which tho party had gone outside the Heads intending to fish, owing to an accident to tlio rudder, was not thoroughly under control, but the passage across tlio bar was considered sale by tlio occupants. Neale, however, when approaching tlio bar jumped up in a fright, and with the oar with which (to had boon assisting in steering throw himself overboard and was drowned. Tho jury’s verdict was in accordance with tho evidence. FEILDING.

After a dry spell of nearly two months, being severely lolt in the Feilding district, a welcome chango in tho weather occurred at an early hour this morning. Light rain fell for some hours in and about Feilding, and heavy rain in and around the .south-western district, over Rongotea " a> ‘ ’ CARTERTON.

Rabbit poisoning is universal amongst farmers in this district. Hundreds of the pest are lying dead. It is stated to be the best season for poisoning since 1899. PALMERSTON N.

Local dairymen have decided to increase tho price of milk from 3d to Jd per quart. Light refreshing rain sot in during the night, and continued at intervals to 9 o’clock this morning, when it ceased, but the promise of more remains. The rain will freshen up feed all over tho district, but cannot, owing to the lateness of the season, exert much influence on tho milk yield, except in tlio case of recently calved COWS ; PAHIATUA.

A fire partially destroyed Mrs. Milno’s Book Arcade. Tho stock, consisting of goods, stationery, and other perishable goods, was practically destroyed. Tho stock and fixtures were insured in the Royal lor £soo. Tlio building was owned by Hallonstein Bros., Dunedin., and was mSUVCd ‘ WELLINGTON.

The University Senate to-day discussed a bequest by the late Daniel. O’Sullivan, of Pleasant Point, for tho purpose of founding a scholarship or scholarships for medical students ot the Roman Catholic faith. The Chancellor considered tho bequest should be handed over to the Public Trustee, and so maintain tlio purely secular character of the University. Other members failed to see that acceptance of a bequest reserved for members of a certain church would in any way propose religious tests. Eventually tho Senate, by 14 votes to 6, decided to accept the trust. A bulletin on the sheep maggot, with a colored plate of tho fly, by Mr. Gill-nth, Chief Government Veterinarian, has been issued by the Department of Agriculture, and a copy is being forwarded to all sheepfarmers in tho Dominion. Tho pest has only within the last year or two been positively identified in New Zealand, but already its ravages in some loealites are serious, the illustrated bulletin will enable farmers to identify the fly, and check its spread, anti direct them how to protect their flocks from Tlio illustration is of a maggot taken from a stricken sheep. , , , i Ail amateur weather prophet, who lives at 3v.arori, ancl lias created, some reputation by the success of his productions, foretells exceptional disturbances on or about February 2nd in tlio form of an earthquake, tidal wave, or hurricane, with heavy rain. Ho bases Ills prophecy on tlie fact that tho earth’s surface, and particularly New Zealand, will be then nearer the moon than for many yours IW Mr. Riddell, S.M., gave judgment to-day ill a ease against Captain Kempson, master of the Athenic, who was charged with transferring firemen from the Athenic to the lonic without first discharging them in the presence of the superintendent in tho manner provided by the Shipping and Seamen’s Act. Tlio Magistrate considered defendant- had committed a breach of the Act, and fined him twenty shillings and costs £6 13s. The annual meeting of the Board off Governors of the New Zealand Institute is being held to-day, Mr. G. M Thomson presiding. The annual report stated that the members oil the roll if various incorporated societies wero as follows: Auckland 164, Wellington 101, Canterbury 147, Otago 116, Hawke’s Bay 46, Nelson 30, Westland 46, Manawatu 63; total, 713. The amount standing to tlie credit of the Carter bequest on December 31st was £2617 11s lOd. The balance-sheet for tlio year showed a credit of £361 5s lid. CHRISTCHURCH.

The wind has changed to the east, and tho temperature has fallen considerably, the sky giving indications of rain. It has been the most rainless summer on record here. DUNEDIN.

To increase the facilities lor transhipment of New Zealand steamers by the Union Company’s steamers to Canadian and Australian iroyal mail liners at Suva,'the Company are providing a powerful steam launch to he despatched at an early date.