GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2135, 18 July 1907, Page 3

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Press Association. AUCKLAND, yesterday. The fishing boat Zealandia lias been lost with Alfred Chapman and Boivlev O’Brien, members 1. “', y^o tl m"t boal Wki“h« been washed a widow and five children. O liricn was sinL ' lc ' HAMITjTOIs - j yesterday. A shop in Victoria street, owned by Green and Colebrook and occupied by Ramsay, draper, was gutted b> fire last night. The brigade did good work in saving the adjoining promises. The building was insured tor £375 in the United, and Ramsay s stock for £7OO in the V ictoria. WELLINGTON, last night. The Executive of the Now Zealand Educational Institute waited on tlio Minister for Education to-day and urged that clause he inserted in the proposed Civil Service Superannuation Bill giving to members of the " v- : f

j toacliors’ superannuation fund the I option of taking a vote as to whether they shall join the proposed Civil Service Superannuation Fund. Mr. Fowlds, in reply, said personally ho was in favor of the insertion of such a clause, but the question was one which lie would ltavo to reserve for consideration of the Cabinet. The Empire Boxmaking Co.’s factory. Adelaide road, was destroyed by fire to-night. The mantelpiece works adjoining wove scorched. The premises destroyed wore full of intlammnble material, including a large stock of cardboard boxes.

At the Magistrate's Court, to-day, ' James Rowen, nrrrested in Sydney, I was committed for trial on a. charge , of quitting New Zealand and taking ■ with him part of his property whilst being an undischarged bankrupt. NAPIER, yesterday. Arthur Graham Owen was committed for trial on a charge of making a false declaration at Christchurch to the Registrar of Marriages. Tlio prosecution stated accused had declared himself a bachelor and had gone through tho coremony of marriage with Ruth AVintor, lie having previously gone through tho same ceremony with a woman named Minnie Schmidt at Adelaide. According to a statement made by accused the Adelaide marriage was not legal because lie had a wife living in England then. A branch of the White Race League was formed here last evening. The Harbor Board have resolved to call tenders for extending the wharf accommodation with a viow to providing berthago for ocoan liners. CHRISTCHURCH, last night. Tlio Arbitration Court to-day dealt with a considerable number of breaches of award, but none woro of

more than ordinary interest. George Simpson a builder, giving evidence as an expert in the matter of mantelpieces, said a majority were manufactured by specialists, but there was always a largo supply available at the ironmongers. These were marbled and grained, and were made l>y Chinamen in Australia. He added that kauri rubbish of New Zealand was sent over there, worked up by Chinese, and sent back to compete against tho colony’s work. At tho Arbitration Court further enforcement cases were heard. _ For paying less than the minimum wage, Ballan and Ray, aerated water man-

nfacturors, were lined £2l; Arcli. Bold, £2: and AV. H. Hanks, carpenter, £o. For accepting less than the minimum, H. Robinson, Stunning, and J. Lever were each fined 10s. F. P. Clnridge was fined til tor jailing to give employees alternate Sundays off. The Christchurch Brick Company was fined £5 for not paying overtime to a traction engine-driver. The police have received information from AVaiau that a man named Charles Ogle was burned to death last night at Glen Wye station. . ASHBURTON, Yesterday. Boring rights for oil. have been secured over 20,000 acres in various parts of Ashburton county bv a syndicate.

Ar „ DUNEDIN, hist night, Air. It. Glendining, who has interested himself in the proposal of the Council to provide a winter garden for citizons, has generously decided to undertake the entire cost of the structure, and present it to the city. The building will be divided into three parts namely, tropical, sub-trojiical and cool-houso.