NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1648, 15 January 1906, Page 1

NEW ZEALAND.

(Per Press 'Assrocaation.) Napier, Saturday. I At the inquest on W. P. Downey, who died from the effects of taking horse liniI ment, a verdict was returned that death was caused by turpentine poisoning, selfadministered, while suffering from the effects of exoossive drinking. hro-dy 01 who died as the result of an accider t while riding on top of a waggon, which capsized when descending the Kauangaroa Hill on Wednesday, through the horses bolt'ng. A verdiot of accidon'al death was returned. Reeftor, Sa'urday. The Consolidated Goldfields Compary have closed the Golden Fierce mine, and refuse to open it under tho bank-to-bank olause. The Miners’ Union declaro that the men have not refused to resume work, and ore looked out. The Premier will be consulted on the matter. A compoosa'ioa case, Young v. the Keep-it-Dark Company, a claim for £IOOO for the death of a sod, resulted in a verdict for £250. I Hokitika, Saturday. Tho Premier reached Okarito to-day, and visits the Franz Josef glaci-r tomorrow. He returns here about Tuesday, and is to deliver a policy speech at Kumara on Wednesday night, when the intended legislation fir next session will be forecasted. Invercargill, Saturday. I Judge Will’ams gave judgment for plaintiffs for £217 in the ease of Robert Cloavo and his wifo v. the executor of the will of George Tavlor, cla’m £390. Deceased, a nouageca r ian, was employed as a gardener for 40 years by plaintiffs. He gave Mrs Cleave two sums cf £3OO each ten years ago, which tho Court conn sidered gifts for what sho had done, and ancth' r of £IOO after an implied premise. Judgm : t was at tho rate of 30s a week from the data thireof. At ihe Primitive Methodist Conference, tie Rev. J. Sharp, in his presidrnfcial address, said that 18 years ago the Church 1 occupied 17 stations, the membership was 1284, the number of churches 38, valued at £26,000. In the interval they had about doubled the position in ministers, I members, and churches, and more than I doubled in Sabbath schools, while at the present time they had some thousands oi pounds of liquid assets.