YESTERDAY’S TELEGRAMS

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2170, 28 August 1907, Page 4

YESTERDAY’S TELEGRAMS

Pross Association. AUCKLAND, yesterday. Tho Nora Niven, which has been trawling 'in tho Bay of Plenty, has arrived. She takes in a supply of wator and coal, and resumes trawling in tho Bay of Plenty. AV'EI/LINGTOIN, yesterday.

Tho Compensation Court- has been, sitting for some time hearing a claim; for land taken by the Corporation in connection with the enlargement of Karori reservoir. During the hear-' ing a novel and important point cropped up. The 'Municipal Corporations Act prohibits foul or liquid matter being allowed to flow into any watershed required for tho purpose of waterworks, and counsel contends this provision so limits tho rights of the owner of such land as to reduce its' value. Judge Cooper considered the: point so far-reaching that it ought to bo remitted to the Appeal Court, and tho hearing was accordingly adjourned to enablo this to be done. Sir Joseph Ward rocoived a messago from Air. Hall-Jones this morning, announcing that ho had arrived in London ’safely, all well.

The Collector of Customs and two detectives raided Chinese .laundries inWillis Street this morning, and seized a quantity of opium. A Chinaman was arrested and will bo brought before the Court to-day. DUNEDIN, yesterday.

At the inquest on Wiliam Daragh, boatswain, who died suddenly on Saturday evening, medical evidence showed that deceased suffered from valvular disease of the heart, death being due to heart failure. The jury returned a verdict accordingly.

Inquiries prosecuted by a .reporter yesterday show that as the result of the recent ruin tho outlook for farmers in Otago has vastly improved, the prospects now being decidedly bright. Good rains appear to have fallen in all country districts, and it is expected there will he an abundance of feed, while farmers will bo able to push on ploughing, etc. Aliners, who have suffered severely of late owing to scarcity of water, will now have an abundant supply. CHRISTCHURCH, yesterday. A special meeting of tho City Council authorised tho raising of a special loan of £3OOO for tho construction of sanitary conveniences. The representative of the late D. T. Young, engine driver on the Government railways, killed recently at Christchurch railway station, has sent in a claim on the Christchurch City Council for £2OOO compensation. AMung’s engine collided with several nightsoil trucks, and the negligence of the Council’s servants is alleged. The Council deny liability. Addressing the jury at an inquest yesterday, Air. Bishop, S.-AI., said perjury was very rife in the Courts, and it was absolutely necessary to protect those persons on whom tho unhappy lot of conducting public inquiries fell. Perjury struck at the very root of the administration of justice, and should bo dealt with very sharply. INVERCARGILL, yesterday.

The Supreme Court opened before Judge AVilliams this morning. His Honor said it was a subject for sincere congratulation that the calendar was so light. There had been practically a total absence of crime in tho district the last three months. Only two bills, one for perjury and one for intimidating a witness, were presented. Samuel Gill pleaded guilty to perjury by swearing that he had always gone under Iris right name in tho North Island. His Honor said perjury was so common and so difficult to discover that punishmentshould follow except- in very exceptional circumstances. He sentenced prisoner to three months. Frank Coutts and ALu-tin Campbell, charged with attempting to dissuade a witness from giving evidence in a sly grog case, are now being dealt with. AVAIPAAYA, yesterday.

A man named Scott was killed by a timber waggon upsetting this morning between Ongu Onga and AVaipawa.