TELEGRAMS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 1970, 4 January 1907, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

MYSTERIOUS DEATH. 1 i Press Association. 1 DUNEDIN. last night, An inquest that had been adjourned i. was hold to-day concerning tho death j of Robert Francis Smith, seaman on H.M.S. Pioneer, whose body was found in the harbour on December 20. At the former inquiry, the medical evidence was to the effect that the man had apparently died from the effects of blows on the head by some blunt instrument. After further evidence the jury returned a verdict to the effect that death had been caused by injuries to the head, but that there was not sufficient evidence to show how the injuries had boon re- - ceived. s e TARANAKI NEWS. e s NEU PLYMOUTH, last night. 2 The Rev. J. N. Buttle, of Mas- , terton, informed a News reporter that £19(0 had been raised in the past jear by the Methodist foreign ciisi* Siou—a record. There are some amounts still to come in. Mr. Buttle is one of a commission of four ap--pointed to visit Fiji in connection with the Methodist mission there, the other commissioners hailing from the Commonwealth. \ ■ llie Taranaki Association Bowlins tournament was resumed to-day. At the end of the play Hawera, Strattoid and New Plymouth tied. The tic will be played off later. For the ’ first time on record New Plymouthl : StISSVC %S£ Str.t-1 , cont . est? > Wellington. ! night. d> and proVlneuvl i arrived to- : - . .... ~;4| dairy industry. TJ,irtv' VV^ LING ? ON > lasfc 'll ,I*, r • co-operative dai-v com Nor fir isll'llS S , oull,cril districts of tliefj cer to ™ !| a/e. appointed an offl-fj 'iff °¥“ o.iiciis is 1.600 per niiiiipp . *4.1 4. s tlio output of tho fuHoriwf a taX “ij — found dead. lo ,S insp“c'tor f named John KnU L . 1 1 il dead at Hurapcpe x } vas found fi 1 loft rt.li 'tho CpraS, h “~? MEIKLE commission. Further VE -V LINGTON > yesterday, gcrM “Clf® 'bet'.i-ecn'uie 'mana' man tT ° U staUon and a young unn. The latter said: “ Well thev and°added° d ir Ul ° old . mau at’ lasi,” have ) i 11 s a pood job, or he would To\” ‘wit th ° ' V i hole lot o{ ™ hnct f ' ltnoss asked tho manager of vis ton 0 / 1 10 1,10 y° uu S man was, and as told lie was a son of Meikle’s. Later. - John James Mcikle, tho petilonei, gave evidence before the Comhen 0 / 1 tblS aftc i'»oon to the effect that ben hc camcout of gaol in ISO” he was Lhc “n M"T Al ; thur ’ uo ' v dead, that lie •; fcCaSv.^Th d p a CoUVCl ' satioU witla 1 ab in Vi! 0 C ,°! Q T an y maden good ab n geitmg hcoid man awav ; it’s a S ft of 3 us in o gaok” WOU,d hnvo ‘ bad tho bV^tni 0 /] 1 '“w ‘° ners said ifc was dcsirX, hat the H °»- «• HcNab should bo hiseof S tho clst CSS hl rCSard t 0 0110 IAJOR WYNYARD’S SERIOUS injuries. CHRISTCHURCH,.Iast night. I he Secretary of the N.Z. Criek-i Aior'w'v 18 a , dvise< i . to-night that •, 5 IJ ? l'd I captain of the Eng,h encket, team, lias been ordered' T? J y medical advisers and' • lU cavo b >’ thc Coriu(,hiij to-ajprrowf / sv . i