LATE NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1640, 5 January 1906, Page 3

LATE NEW ZEALAND.

'■ / (Per Press Association.) Christchurch, las) night. A young man Darned George M. Crooketa, who with another mao named Amos, pleaded guilty to a charge of arson in connection with the firo in Manehrs er street some time ago, has been pardoned. No answer bai yet been received by Mr 0. M. Gray, M.H.R., to bis letter to the C Premier re the Post Office clerks. It is ‘\abderstood that the whole matter will be with a) the first Cabinet meeting "after the holidays. The Christchurch Tramway Board, at a meeting to-day, agreed to the request of the International Exhibition Gomanssioners to construct a branch line to the exhibition, the cost to be provided by the Commissioners; the fare to be 21 from the railway station, out of which the Commissioners are to receive lid royalty. I ' Duoedio, last night. I At tha Caledonian Grounds this afterI noon a competition was held for a gold I medal to enable F.aok Ford, of lovcrcarI elll, to attempt to break too record ol 100 I f fl et 9 inohes of A. A. Cameron for throwI mg the 221 b hammer. Ford succeeded at I the second attempt, throw n? the hammer I 100 feet 10i inohes, thus ®f a .^ l3blD f, a I fresh record, which wai certified tc by the I inspector of weights and manures, amd a, I ngmbor of gentleman ooanectod with the I coal Caledonian Society.