DOMINION NEWS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2265, 10 August 1908, Page 3

DOMINION NEWS.

[Press Association.] AUCKLAND, August 8. Ah Jong, tho Chinese alleged to have been shot by his muto, died this morning. AUfJKLAND) August y. A man named Emil Bach, supposed to be a German, committed suicide by shooting himsolf in AVellesloy Stroefc on Saturday. Deceased spoke very little English, and had been despondent through inability to get "° lk ' NAPIER, August 9. Tho announcement is made of the death of James Hay, formerly Cluof Draughtsman in the Napier Lands Office. Deceased went to Sydney some months ago for tlio purpose of' securing medical advice, and shortly after his arrival ho underwent- an operation. However, this proved ineffective in gotting to the root of tbe troublo, and cablo advice was received lust night stating that Mr. Hay passod away yesterday. A special mooting of tho IVvpior Branch of tho Hawke’s Bay Educational Institute was held on Saturday for the purpose of discussing the provisions of the Education Act Amendment Bill. Tho following resolutions wore carried —“That this branch of tlie Educational Institute heartily congratulates tho Minjstor for Education on tho production of tho Bill.” “That a remit bo sent forward to the Executive of tho New Zealand Institute recommending them to urge tho Alinister to modify the measure so ns to secure from reduction the salary of any teacher whose school is reduced in grade, until such teacher has had an opportunity of applying for nml receiving a transfer to a higher or nil equivalent position.” “That the Minister bo asked to make provision so that teachers with 20' years' service whoso salaries arc less than £2OO s\ year, , and touchers with 15 years’ service whose salaries are less than £l6O, shall receive the maximum salary of tlmir grade from .January Ist, 1909.” . . There is no nows of the. passing mau Squire AVilson. who left his home some days ago, and was last seen oil the road to Awntoto.

CHRISTCHURCH,- August 9. The Inspector of Police has received a telegram from Lecston stating that a farmer named John Chambers hung himsolf in an outhouse on his farm yesterday. Ho had been in low spirits, and was ailing for sonic time past. ; , . A telegram received from AVaikari bv the Inspector of Police this inorniiier'states tu.it a swagger, about 60 avs of age, who had been working at Air. Crossley’s station at the AVqka Pass, was found dead last night. His name is unknown. Thomas Dawson, a co-operative laborer, from Dunedin, met with a serious accident at Broken River yesterday morning while working at a sandstone cutting beyond (Sloven’s Creek. Two shots'of six plugs of dynamite each were fired, and one of them simplv blew out tho tamping. Dawson,, thinking the charge had cxplodcdy “jumped” the boring and tho ■Charge fiew out, striking him in the face and anus. He was attended to by bis mate, Rose, and Air. Lewis, resident engined*, and Air. Chiplin, inspector. Dawson was brought into Christchurch by the evening train. TIAIARU, August 9. The passenger station at Fairlie (fourth class), combined lvith post office and telephone exchange, were burned down during the small hours of this morning. No one saw where the fire originated, and not further particulars are available. The stationmaster rode to Albury and telephoned tho fact, and arranged for material for to-morrow’s business. DUNEDIN, August 9. The police raided the premises occupied bv George Fisher, at Balclutlia, oh Saturday, and discovered about four bottles of whisky and one bottle of rum. A prosocuion will follow. Fisher was fined recently on a charge of sly grog-selling. Airs. Eliza AlcEneany, who resided in York Place, died suddenly today. On opening the front door of her house she fell out on tlio footpath and expired. Deceased, who .was about 60 years of age, had been ailing for some time, and death was due to apoplexy. f. ■„ GORE, August 8. A fatal accident occurred this morning on a water race being constructed for tlio .Muddy Creek Sluicing Company, about twelve miles from Waikaia. Last night a charge of gelignite was exploded, and about 9,30 to-day James Lindsay, Joseph Tonnezzy, Samuel Crawford, and Jas. Henry were clearing away the debris when' Toimezzv noticed portion of the charge. (Lindsay removed most of it, but some remained in tho rock, and he took a pick t 0 clear away the rock when an explosion inimmediately occurred, as ho must have struck the explosive. Lindsay and Tonnezzy were killed instantly. Henry, Crawford, and another man named Kennedy were somewhat soverly injured. Linclsav was shattered almost beyond recognition, both legs wero broken, and hung by shreds, one hand was also blown off. Tonnezzy’s injuries appear more in tlie chest. The injured men were medically attended to, and no serious results are anticipated. Lindsay was a native of Zcelian,' Tasmania. and Tonnezzy was in Italian, bom in Dalesfield, Victoria. Both wero single. INVERCARGILL, August 9. Several cases have been set down for hearing before the Arbitration Court on Tuesday. These include about half-a-dozen alleged breaches of awards, an application by Sawmill Workers’ Union for new award providing for increased wages, a compensation case, and charges against A. McNeil, AY. Lew's-and Co., and Masters and Sons that they, not being occupiers of tailors’ workshops nor employers of tailors, did receive orders from customers for suits of clothes.