DOMINION NEWS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2270, 15 August 1908, Page 3

DOMINION NEWS.

[Press Association.]

AUCKLAND, August. 14. A lire occurred this morning in premises occupied by Air. Green, silk importer, and Alaxwell and Montaguo, in the Hall of Commerce buildings, damage to the extent of £'lsoo being done. Tho contents wore insured in the Royal Company for £2OOO, and tho building for £OOOO in the New Zealand Insurance office. The annual show of the Auckland Kennel Club was opened to-day. Among the clmllengo classes allotted to tho Auckland Club this year by tho New Zealand Kennel Club arc Scottish and Skye terriers, and Irish and English settere. In the Irish setter challenge .class, Voyager, a. fine imported dog, owned by Mr. Walter Seavill, of Waingarq, carried off the honors. The Wishaw Jock collie trophy for tho best roughcoated colonial bred collie dog or slut, over 12 months’ old, wa6 won by Air. J. R. Hayne, of Dunedinwith Zealundia Premier, a splendid dog, bred in New Zealand. A man named Edward Wilson, who was seriously injured in a tram accident in Kyber Pass on Tuesday afternooon, died at the hospital at 8.30 a.m. to-day. Wilson, who was by occupation a driver, was struck by a tram car whilst he was emerging on to the main road from an alley near the Captain Cook brewery. He was a widower, aged 74 years. The secretary of the Amalgamated Union of Carpenters and Joiners states with regard to the labor report, “There are altogether 18 tradesmen, including carpenters, bricklayers, plasterers, and painters, out of work, i.e., union men, and there are at present 30 carpenters on the books of the union out of work.” He adds, “our trade .in Auckland is in a. deplorable position at the present time.” AVAIROA, August 14. A large and influential deputation waited upon Air. A. L. D. Fraser ALP., asking him to use his influence to obtain a regular bi-weekly mail between Napier and Wairoa. Air. Fraser promised the deputation every assistance, and said that lie would lay before the Government such a needed thing for the progress of the district. NEW PLYMOUTH, August 14. The police received advice late tonight of a fatal boat accident at Awakino. Chas. Govenlock, Albert Perratt, P. Ilalmond, and Fred. Halmond went in a boat fishing at the mouth of the river. On the return journey the boat upset and Govenlock, who is a storekeeper, was drowned. The body was recovered. Another of the party was rescued with difficulty. An inquest will be held on Saturday. WELLINGTON, August 14. The following is Captain Edwin’s we itlier forecast to 3 p.m. to-morrow: Moderate to strong easterl.y winds, with fine weather north of New Plymouth and Napier; expect stronger northerly winds and unsettled weather thence southwards. At the Magistrate’s Court to-day. a laborer named AY. Kilkollv was sent t-o prison for fourteen days for assaulting a non-unionist baker named James Heron. The affair arose out of the recent otriko of bakers in AVellington. The Magistrate, Mr. James, said it was no use inflicting a fine as it would ho paid by the union. The man knocked down and killed by a train in Wellington last night proves to have been Charles Davis, a , fisherman, of Alakara. At tho inquest to-day the driver of tho engine, James Barr, said that just before tlie accident the firenfan, William O’Brien, said to him, “Stop, Jim, there’s a man crossing in front of the engine.” Steam was shut off, and the brakes applied. No bump was noticed, but witness felt that something was dragging. The train was travelling at the usual pace of 15 or 20 miles an hour. It was pulled up within 100 yards. Daniel Lane, a driver, identified deceased, wlio he believed was a widower with no children. The deceased had been drinking heavily, and was intoxicated between 4 and 5 o’clock yesterday afternoon. The jury found a verdict of accidental death, no blame being attachable to the engine-driver or fireman, August 14.

In the Blenheim egg laying competition the total for the week was 1772 eggs; grand total 18,334. Highest pens: W. K. Thomson, white Le'diorns, 31; Adams, white Leghorns, 29. Highest totals to date: Brown, white Leghorns, >518; Miss Brown, black Orpingtons, 502; Sturroclc, black Orpingtons, 457; Edelston, white Leghorns, 417; iSowmanwhite Leghorns, 411; Aliss Shawwhite Leghorns, 409. GEEYMOUTH, August 14. A fatal accident of a very distressing nature occurred . this aiiorniiigwhen a voung mail named William Bird aged 28 years, was run over by a ballast train. Trucks were being loaded on an incline, when they started to move off. Deceased tried to put on a brake, when he slipped, and a wheel went over his legs. He was taken to the hospital where both legs were amputated. At six o clock this evening bo died, Deceased leaves a wife and two young children. INVERCARGILL, August 14. At tho Police Court to-day the adjourned hearing of the case against Frank Poff resulted in lus conviction of hiving assisted In the unlawful sale of wilisky, for which he was sent to I'aol for three months. Rose 1 oftconvicted last week of sly giog-ser line was sentenced to one month. John Fahey, charged with conveying liquor for sale in coimneotion with the above cases, was fined 30s. At tbt! Arbitration Court to-uvj the sawmillers’ case was concluded, and the Court reserved its decision.