LATE NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 838, 12 March 1903, Page 2

LATE NEW ZEALAND.

ELECTRICITY

FURNITURE TRADE DISPUTE.

(Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND, lash night

Mr Tregear states that lie intends remaining in Auckland till the furniture deadlock is settled. He is still hopeful.

ROW IN A LIGHTHOUSE

—Mr Haselden, S.M., left for Mokohinau lighthouse to-night to enquire regarding a disagreement between the lighthouse-keepers, resulting, it

is slated, in several cases of assault. A new stall of light keepers also lefti for the island to-night.

DEATH OF MR HORTON

AUCKLAND, last nigh

Obituary :MrA. C. Horton, one of the proprietors of flic New Zealand Herald.

CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE UNION. ...

DUNEDIN, last night

The W.C.T.U. Convention opened this morning, when there were present :—The President, Mrs A. R. Atkinson (Wellington) ; corresponding secretary, Miss M. H. Powell (Christchurch); recording secretary, Miss Maunder (Hawera) ; treasurer, Mrs H. Hill (Napier; editor of “While Ribbon ” Mrs Sheppard (Christchurch) ; business manager, Mrs EmiLli (Christchurch) ; delegates : Macalister (Invercargill), u askew (Creymouth), Ritchie (lvaiapoi), Dewar (Auckland) ; Misses Dewar (Onelumga), Kirk (Wellington), Roberts (Christchurch), Minciim (Feildingß Patterson (Ormondville) ; superintendents of departments : Mrs Webb .(Ormondville), Mrs Kirkland (Dunedin) ; district officers, Mesdames hluzengarb and Adams (Dunedin). The President’s address was read and enthusiastically adopted. Letters of greeting were received from the Australian President, and from .Queensland, South Australia, West Australia, and Tasmania, and letters .were read from Miss A. Cordon and Mrs Barney, of America, Miss Perwell, New South Wales, and Mrs Espenak, of Norway. After the noontide hour of prayer, a discussion ensued upon the h a rmaid question. In the afternoon, tiie report of the Corresponding Secretary was read and discussed Reports on home meetings, Sabbath observance, and narcotics were read and discussed, and adopted.

A .SUSPENDED DECISION

CHRISTCHURCI-I, last night.

At a meeting of tiie Trotting Association, a letter was read Iron Hunter, owner of Ringwood, the

horse that was disqualified for inconsistent running at Wairio, Southland, last meeting.. The Association’s disqualification was endorsed ; but in consequence of a statement contained in Hunter’s letter, forwarding the resolution lias been delayed. After discussion, it was resolved that a decision in the case be withheld, and that a copy of Hunter’s letter be sent to the .Wairio Jockey Club, both parties to he informed that the case will be considered at next meeting of the Association. PATRIOTIC FUND.

At a meeting of the Patriotic Fund subscribers, it was reported that a sum of £1240 was still in hand,while applications for assistance were not numerous. It was suggested that a donation should he made to the Veterans’ Home fund or the local Jubilee Memorial fund. After, discussion it was decided to defer the question of giving a substantial sum to the Veterans’ Home for a time, until it could be seen how much more would be required to assist disabled Canterbury contingent,ers A sum of £l5O was voted to the Jubilee memorial.

Mr Alloo, the expert who is reporting on schemes for utilising the water power in New Zealand rivers, visited Rakaia Gorge to-day. He considers it a better site than Waimakariri Gorge for obtaining power for Christchurch. LAND BOARD.

WELLINGTON, last night. Mr John Stevens, ex-M.H.R. for Manawatu, and Mr T, F. Robertson, of Taihapc, hav?'been appointed members of the Wellington Land Board. JAPANESE ENVOYS.

Messrs Takaoka and Ando, Japanese envoys, left for the South tonight by, the Taluue. _ _.

THE PREMIER.

Mr Seddon left this afternoon for Napier. He will probably, remain all night at .Woodvilie.

A FIRE.

The Native G’ollcge at Otaki was destroyed by lire last night. Only a small portion of the furniture was saved. It was an historical building, erected by the Church Mission fifty years ago, and was fairly, well endowed.

THE PREMIER.

NAPIER, last night. Tlie Premier is expected to arrive, here by special train about midnight to-night. He will iay the foundation stone of tlie new Government buildings to-morrow afternoon,

DEATH

Augustus Glover, a member of J. C. Williamson’s “ Sherlock Holmes ” Company, died in the hospital here to-day.