DOMINION NEWS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2274, 20 August 1908, Page 2

DOMINION NEWS.

[PIIKHH ABHOCIATION.]

WHANG All HI, August 19

llohepo and his wife Emma wore commiUcd Joj; trial on a charge oi' nninhiriiig their infant son ,M lkarini. '|*lm evidence showed that all concerned appeared to have gone par.ially insane. AUCK.Ii.VNi), August 19. Ensign Hold. Emmett, ol tins U.iS.S. Connecticut, ami a descend int of Urn famous Irish patriot, will, while on .shore at Sydney, he the guest of llis Eminence Cardinal Mo-

11. is estimated that 1.00,000 poet male, ehielly for America, were post'd last week.

There has liecn a considerable influx of sheep into Auckland district during I lie winter, the largest number being drafted into the markets. Since the sheep census closed in April no less than than 'IO,OOO wethers have been brought overland, generally from the southern districts of Taranaki and portions of Hawke’s Hay and Wellington into the Waikato. Although there was a very great index two years ago to all parts of the province, the sheep immigration to the Waikato this winter is nnpiecedeiited in the history of Auckland as a sheep district.. ’ Tlise figures show, of course, that the Iro/.en meat industry and the local meat trade is both increasing, and that land is being steadily settled. In tin l course of a report presented to the Auckland Provincial Employers’ Association this afternoon, tho Executive Committee drew special litIculioii to the deplorable and utter disregard of taw and order which had been so much in evidence of late a several sections of workers throughout the Dominion. No less than 18 strikes had taken place in as many months. Those strikes, and the action of the Government in regard thereto, proved beyond all doubt that tiie Arbitration Act in its present form could neither prevent strikes nor ell’ectually deal with law-breakers who left their employers in the lurch at a moment’s notice. I n speaking on the subject, the President, (Mr. Goldie) saiii there was an evident reluctance on the part of the Government to olVend those who would carry 4 he largest voting power at the election s. Organised labor, under the leadership of professional agitators, was doing its best to ruin the industries ol the Dominion. The employers muvt. become an aggressive force, or else tie ir rights would he filched away, and that spirit of enterprise and earnest enthusiasm which tended to make a rowiitry great and glorious would have departed from their midst. WAX (i A X 111,l 1 1, A ligust 19.

A woman mined Airs. Loti tin It road, a Dunedin resident, was arrested bv the police to-night on a charge of putting a child in a coni box on Monday evening. It is alleged that Airs. 11 road left Dunedin on .Saturday with her adopted child, and came straight to AVnnganui, -and deposited the infant where it was found. She will appear before the Court in the morning. AIASTERTOX, August 19.

Groat disappointment was felt at the non-arrival of Lord Plunket for to-night>s ambulance demonstration, when tlie Governor was to attend to present the certificates. A guard of honor went to the station to escort him io town. Inquiry revealed the fact tint Lord Plunket only arrived in Wellington late last night. and was under the impression that tomorrow was the day fixed for the function. Profuse apologies were tendered for the inisunUorst uiding. There is a considerable gathering of country residents to attend the various gubernatorial functions, . which have been postponed till to-morrow. WELLINGTON. August 19. At the Supreme Court to-day. A\ m. Gunn McKay, who was convicted yesterday of receiving goods stolen from the steamer Blenheim, pleaded guilty to •ealing two bottles of brandy from the steamer l’utiki. He was sentenced to 18 months’ imprisonment on each charge, the sentences to be concurrent. Henry Mathers was charged with the theft of money from a till, and was found not guilty. John Griffin was acquitted on a charge of indecent assault. John Griffin was sentenced to 19 months’ imprisonment for knowingly receiving stolen property, Black. alias Vt'n.n, -i;—. |.' rt vmnii, for stealing £1 9s and a purse from the person was sent to prison for six months. The following is Captain Edwin's weather forecast to 8 p.m. io-morrow : Strong winds to gale from between north-west and west-south generally: and rain is probable in most parts of iho count rv.

An inquest was held to-day on the body of Rosabel Byron, a ntirso who ten days ago swallowed twelve tabloids of pcrcldoride of mercury. This is I'd times the usual dose prescribed by the medical profession for a patient It was shown that deceased lied been working hard. ami her nerves were unstrung. A verdict of suicide while temporarilv insane was returned, CHIIISTCHCRCH. August IC. The Tiber .Department reports having despatched 24 men yesterday to the railway works at Broken River. Fight more art' to follow tomorrow". The labor market is again normal, with every prospect of strong demand for farm and unskilled labor during the next few weeks if the weather holds fair. Reports from Broken River indicate that work is progressing satisfactorily. There are now nearly POO men employed on the railway works, and there appears to he a feeling of general contentment among the men with the conditions of labor'under the co-operative system. The fine neither of the past few weeks has done much to ameliorate the discomforts inseparable front a new camp.

White workmen were engaged yesterday in excavation on the C ishmetv Hills for the city reservoir, they unearthed a number of two* bones. The bones apparently belonged to a sinall specimen of the utoa. They were Found about loft below the surface of silt, and had been S*tw«eS so some extent by the pressure of the earth above.. 'Vhe bones h.:j,ve been secured by the Christchurch. Mtnsetufs curator.

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School managers to-day, the directors stated that guarantee pupils were required to attend two quarters, and in many instances did not do so. A penalty was provided for in the guarani ee. Air. AY. Scott said ho had hopes some d iy of getting employers to make attendance at technical schools part of apprenticeship. A committee was appointed to ascertain the Board’s legal position, and to draw up a form of guarantee in distinct terms. The Arbitral ion Court heard tho Allandalo coalminers dispute to-day, tho principal questions involved being deficient places, wot places, and height of boards. The Court has now concluded its sittings bore, and leaves for Wellington on Saturday. It has disposed of eight trade disputes, one compensation case, and'a number of enforcement oases, all the business having been cleared off. At a meeting of the Hospital Trustees to-day it was stated that the Einance Committee had considered a letter from the secretary of the En-gine-drivers’ Union which stated that tho boiler in tho institution must bo in charge of a certificated engineer. Tho chairman (Air. Solomon) pointed out that the hospital engine must bo worked 24 hours every day, .and an engineer under the award must work only eight hours. Therefore, the Board would have to employ three engineers, besides which they were liable for about £IOO back wages. It was decided to pay back wages and conform to the award. The Dunodin branch of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters -and Joiners, the largest union affiliated to tlie Otago Trades and Labor Council, his decided to endorse the resolution passed at the Trades and Labor Conference urging workers to vote.no-lieense, with a view to placing tho trade under control of tho State, on tho understanding tint this would occur if no-license proved a failure.

George Wilson, aged 60 years, residing at Port Chalmers, met with a serious accident on the s.s H ini ilia k i this afternoon. He had been below, and when coming up through the hutch he fell heavily into the hold. Ho Was removed to the hospital unconscious, and is in n very critical condition.

A man named Jas. McKinnon, aged o 5 years, who met with serious injuries l ist night through falling 30ft down the hold of the Aloeraki, in which ho was night-watchman, is in the hospital in an unconscious condition. It is thought lie is suffering from concussion of the brain.

In connection with tho telegram from Wanganui on Monday stating that nil infant had been found in a coal box at the rear of an unoccupied house, the local police believe the child was recently taken to AYanagnui from Dunedin ii'i charge of its foster-mother. Further developments are expected in the near future.