NEW ZEALAND

Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 459, 1 July 1902, Page 1

NEW ZEALAND

(Per Press Association.) CHRIS’! CHURCH, last night. It is understood that, as one result of the Representation Commission's labor, an extra seat is to be allotted Canterbury. Mr Charles Lewis, who resigned his seat during the session, intends announcing himself as a candidate for'tlie new seat.

I-lAWERA, last night. At the inquest on Jas. F. Hicks, a young man who died somewhat suddenly on Saturday morning, the medical evidence was to the effect that he died of blood poisoning, the pus from an abcess through bud tee'.'h getting into the wind pipe. A rider was added that no blame was attached to the dentist.

STRATFORD, last night. A young man named Leyden was driving his two sisters to church yesterday, when tiie horse became unmanageable and went ofi a side road among some logs. The g rls were bumped outon the road. Leyden was thrown into a barb wire fence. Ilis right leg was badly torn. One girl had her teetli knocked out. -

WELLINGTON, last night. Tiie Rev. C. S. Ogg, the venerable pastor of St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, tiie Terrace, fell down a flight of steps yesterday and was rendered unconscious for a time, and is new in a condition that is.considered serious,

The rainfall for June amounted to 8.18 inches, as against 2.83 for Die corresponding month of last’year. For the first six months of the present year the fall was 25.72 inches, as against 15.159 for the corresponding period of last year. At a meeting' of the Masterton branch of the Farmers; Union reference was made to the retirement of MrGlass, founder of the organisation. A resolution was carried that his services should be retained in the interests of of the Union, and the President gave, notice to move that it be a recommendation to all branches that a levy of sixpence per member he made to enable the Union to adequately recognise Mr Glass’s services.

The Government have ‘received a rough draft of the proposed contract with the Blue Star Line for a service to South Africa, and expect to hear j any day from the Agent-General of a settlement of the present difficulties. CHRISTCHURCH, last night. Cotterill, a well-known Anglican minister, died this morning, aged 87.

It is understood that as one result of the Representation Commission’s labor an extra seat is to be allotted to Canterbury. Mr Charles Lewis, who resigned his seat during the session, intends ‘announcing himself as a candidate for the new seat.

DUNEDIN, last night. It is understood that the Mornington Borough Council have purchased the tramway line, giving ‘£sos ‘for .the goodwill of the main line.