GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 7 September 1907, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Per Press Association!- _ Gisborne, Last year George How ChoWjja wa»l-; tliy Chinaman, married to a Bjiropaaifc' woman, left with his family ou. ft firipk to China, intending to stay ftjr some? time. • The family, not caring-ior the change, returned to Giaborne, but the husband haying invested funds in; China; remained to realise his estate, i IIow": Chow, failing subsequently to Veturn, his wife re-visitcd Hong Kong, paying in the meantime received disquieting news that all efforts-to find lir hug' /band had failed and that it was beared ; he had met with foul play at the hands of lawless bands. Mrs Jiow Cbow !vs»' now returned to Gisborne with idr bOn» aged 11, who had been placed it a cot lege in Hong .Kong.

j , Ashbuxton, Friday. Judgment was delivered to-il*y in the , case Alice Mary Voyce v. A. L. Zouoh,' dentist, a elaim for £IOO for wrongful extraction of two teeth, plaintiff in;a J girl between sis and seven' years '^jigo,She was taken to surgery fagot two milk so that" . two permanent (incisors), would' have room to gro*\ The two pertain-' 1 , ent teeth were extracted instead of the milk teeth. Judgment was given for £SO and costs/' Application has been made for a ;rehearing. Masterton, - Friday. An affiliation case which has been beforo the Court for BOme weeks past and repeatedly adjourned in order to obtain additional evidence on defendant's behalf, was finally dealt with toduyi. The (Magistrate 'cliarasterisejd iff as one of the most extraordinary eases he had known. He came to tho eonclusioni that it was clearly a case of nistaken idontity and dismissed the informotion with costs against plaintiff. "' t.i t j „ Friday. ' The Independent Political Labor Lague has passed a resolution disclaiming againsithe failure of the Liberal party to fulfil its promises and decided" that the League should oontest every 3e at for which siiitatoe candidates can be S pi** ****»*>■ Christcourch South, Eiccarton, Avon and Lvtteiton will be contested.

„. Hokitika, Friday. Miners aro complaining of tho want' of water resulting from the dry season. Iho weather, however, his been very favorable to settlers. The dairy factories will begin work immediately, btook. is well forward. • Masterton,- Friday. . Tho decision of the Defence Dooarf. ment condemning the Opoki rifle ranee lias caused the projected ride mooti™ of this month to bo abandoned, as an ! ■ other range cannot be obtained. The Department refused to allow even a ■ one-day meeting to be held. Hokitika, Friday. The trustees of the Hokitika SavWj* Bank yesterday handed over Hon of £4OO-to the public library towards which Mr Carnegie, the American • millionaire, contributed £2OO.