YESTERDAY’S TELEGRAMS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2166, 23 August 1907, Page 4

YESTERDAY’S TELEGRAMS.

Prosa Association.

WELLINGTON, yesterday

Judgment in tho enso of Pedio v. Alillor, regarding tho power of tho Arbitration Court to onforco its orders when failure to pay fines occurs was givon in tlio Court of Appeal to-day. A majority of tho Court, tho Chief Justice, Justices Cooper, Chapman, and Button held that the appellant must succeed, and the judgment, of Judge Williams bo reversed, with a direction to tlic Supreme Court to issue an attachment, or in other words, tho decision declares that imprisonment can follow non-payment of fines inflicted under tho Arbitration Court. AUCKLAND, yesterday.

Air. Justice Donniston granted decrees nisi in Arthur William Cottele v. Amelia Cottolo, on misconduct with William Ross, and in Edward Vincent Walters v. Elizaboth Walters and Thomas Walters, co-respondent, the latter being respondent’s lialf-hrother, with whom misconduct was admitted. Tho Court inquiry into tho Rotorua train .accident wasformally opened to-day and adjourned until to-morrow. Yesterday afternon Air. Beattie, chief mechanical engineer, gave a demonstration with the Westinghouso brakes in the railway goods yards, Air. Kettle, S.AL, counsel, and exports being present. The most exhaustive tests were made with an engine detatched from tho train, and the train and engine linked. Tho demonstration occupied two hours. In reference to tho publication in the Christchurch Press of a testimonial from Dr. Bakowell, of Auckland, respecting the benefit derived from treatment by an unregistered medical practitioner namod Stanton, who was sentenced to four month’s imprisonment the other day, Dr. Bakewell, interviewed by a Herald reporter last night, said he had not the slightest doubt that he had been really cured of cancer by Stanton through hypnotic suggestion, and so far as the white powders given him to take wore concerned, he did not think that they had anything to do with tho case beyond keeping up the suggestion. Anyone who laughed at the ° idea of hypnotic suggestion in medical science must be very ignorant of what is goiug on in tho medical world. Three well-known medical men had diagnosed Ids case as cancer tumor in the throat. “At tho time,” he said, “it was either Stanton or deliberate suicide. I was in terrible despair, knowing the disease meant certain death, and was in that state of mind when suicide seemed the only course. I shall never forget Stanton’s piercing look and tlic good ho did for me. Alany medical men wrote to me on the subject, including (the British Medical Association in Wellington. I replied I had been cured by Stanton, and that before they blamed iiio for goiug to him let them w'ait till they felt themselves condemned to death as I was. A man is not endowed with superhuman wisdom because he has x>assed the examinations of a medical corporation. A mimic attack upon tlio Auckland forts, maned by three companies of garrison artillery, was made last night by a hostile cruiser, attended by two torjiedo destroyers, each endowed with a sped of 20 knots, and heavy armament. The enemy was supposed to have evaded the British warships, and intended to attack tlio port under cover of darkness to destroy the Calliope Dock in tlio bright moonlight. The enemy’s largo ships represented by the Defence steamer Lady Roberts, and two pinnaces from H.AI.S. Encounter, were discovered from the forts, and wore presumely repelled with terrific damage. The enemy’s cutter landed at the bastion fort, seized t'he sentry, and cut off telephone communication, but tho defenders assort, she approached from the town side, whereas she should have come from tho seaward. NAPIER, yesterday. Tho Colonial Consignment and Distributing Company, London, cabled to-day: “Frozen meat —To-day’s quotations: Canterbury mutton 4-jd, Napier, Wellington and North Island 33d, lamb first quality Sid, second ojd, beef hinds 31 d, fores 22. PAHIATUA, yesterday. At tho District Court Elizabeth White sued Alargaret Britland for £3OO damages for slander. Judgment was given for £25 and costs. In Branigan v. AlacDonald plaintiff claimed £250 damages for alleged libel printed in the Pahiatua Herald, concerning statements made about evidence given by plaintiff in the case McDermott v. AlacDonald, heard in the S.M. Court. After hearing evidence and argument of counsel, Judge Ilaselden said, taking the whole article together the words used were not fairly ’ capable of a defamatory meaning, and he withdrew the case from the jury. Plaintiff was nonsuited with costs. Notice of appeal was given. ROTORUA, yesterday. A man named Patrick McGowan, aged 36 recently from South Africa, was drowned in the Lobster Bath, Ohinnemutu. Ho went to bathe with another man, and complained of faintness, but his companion could not pull him out, and McGowan was drowned before assistance arrived. He is supposed to have been a commercial traveller.

DUNEDIN, yesterday

At tho Police Court William Patrick Harrington was charged with stealing between November last and tho present mouth drapery valued at over £IOO, the property of the Mutual Stores', his empoyers. On the application of the police a remand was granted. Henry Francis Smith, charged with breaking into tho premises of Hogg and Co., and stealing an overcoat and bicycle, was also remanded for a week, it being stated that it was the intention of accused to plead guilty after evidence had bon taken. There is still a largo quantity of Australian flour being brought into Dunedin. From tho present appearances this .is likely to continue for some time. Tho Star says tho present .agreement under which tho Now Zealand Flourmillors Association was formed is not likely to be renewed when it expires in a few months’ time. CHRISTCHURCH, yesterday. At the inquest held this afternoon touching the death of Mrs. Williams, whose body was found up the river Avon this morning, a verdict of “Found drowned” was returned. MASTERTON, yesterday. George Heron, storekeper, sued the Borough Council recently for £lO5 damages through raising a footpath to tho permanent, level, thus allegedly causing damage to plaintiff’s' property through causing water to

accumulate round it, and also necessitating raising tho fence and probably the house also. The Magistrate to-day gave judgment lor defendant body, on the grounds cliiotly that the former footpath was not permanent and his doubt ns whether any damage had been really caused by tlio Council’s action.