NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 865, 15 April 1903, Page 1

NEW ZEALAND.

Per Press Association/

AUCKLAND, last night. A healthy male child, horn a few hours previously, was found last night on a doorstep in a respectable part of the city.- Accompanying it was a paper parcel containing linen,i baby clothing, and a milk-bollle, but there is nothing to identify the ,parculage of Ilia child. it was wrapped in cotton curtain, and was tidily dressed. The baby was handed over to the Chari I able Aid Hoard officers. The police arc endeavoring ,lo find the parents. CARTERTON, last night. 'At the inquest yesterday on the two-ycar-ohl son of John .Sage, seLtier, Clarevillc, who was drowned in the Manga tireri river on Sunday, a verdict of accidentally, drowned was returned. CHRISTCHURCH, last night. At the inquest held at Eurnham in connection with Ihe deatli of James Deny, found drowned in a tank at the Industrial School, the manager of the school staled that the hoy had been of weak intellect, of a morose, sullen disposition, and had been guilty of bad habits. The list of punishments showed that deceased had been Hogged since January, 1902, ionr times for absconding. Since his admission in March, 1889, he had absconded 12 times. Dr. Symes stated that he knew the boy to he of weax intellect and subject to weakening l-.abits. He did not consider llie school a proper place for persons of weak intelligence unless they were separated and classiiied The jury returned an open verdict, and endorsed Dr. Symes’ opinion as io classification No further trace has been found of A. D. Austen, missing since Saturday from the local nursing home. A man answering the deseripiion was seen at. Sumner by three persons, two of them subsequently confirming the ideal Teat ion on seeing pm.tegraphs. Yeslerday the police of Lyttelton and Sumner were out on the Port Hills seard mg. AUCKLAND, last night. At the inquest on the boy Walker, the jury found that he was killed acc dentally by the falling of a block and tackle while swinging. DUNEDIN, last night. The Otago Presbyterian Synod today decided to relieve Dr. Watt from ministerial work at Green Island,and let him coniine his attentions solely/ to the theological hall at a salary of £f>nn. GREYMOUTH, List night. The Labor Conference was resumed ibis morning. The question of _ the appointment of Colonial organisers was left in the hands of the Executive. It was decided to request the Government to gei passed into law flic Masters and Apprentices. Referendum. and Shop Hours Bills. It was resolved 1 hat the Government be asked to increase the land tax and abolish Ibe duties on Ihe necessaries of life not produced in the colony.