YESTERDAY’S TELEGRAMS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2196, 27 September 1907, Page 1

YESTERDAY’S TELEGRAMS.

Press Association,

AUCKLAND, yesterday. ; Tho cutter Eleanor, which went on Maori Rock oil- Thursday, is a total wreck. A party which wont down on Monday to inspect the vessel found her jammed between two rocks, with her rail just v-isablo -at low water. No salvago operations could bo carired out, and tho vessel has been abandoned. ! The total shipment of butter from ! Auckland for tlio month was 3604 boxes, as against 3204 boxes for the corresponding month of last year. I At the annual meeting of tho Auck- ' land Farmers’ Freezing Company, a | dividend at the rate of 6 per cent was declared, absorbing £2351. Tlie sum of £2OOO was transferred to tho reserve fund, anil £1383 was carriod forward, after full allowance-had been made for depreciation. The chairman, in his address, reforred to the fact that this was only tlio third annual meeting, anti that tho company had acquired a big freezing works at Onoliungn. They contemplated going in for freezing “porkers” for tho London market* and lyiticipated a largo increase in the lamb export trade,owing to the very large influx of breeding ewes into the province. At the end of last year tho prices realised in London for lambs sent Hoine by the company had equalled the best Canterbury. The Auckland Bowling Club has arranged to send a team of 25 players to return the visit of the New South Wales team, with J. Carlaw as manager, leaving Auckland on January 13th.

NAPIER, yesterday. At the Supreme Court, John Dunlop and George Marsicano were both found not guilty in cases of alleged carnally knowing girls under sixteen years of ago. Just as the Dominion celebrations were about to commence a fire alarm sounded, and the'crowd flocked to tlio scene of the outbreak, a four-roomed cottage in Milton road owned by D. C. Hitclinian. Under the influence of a strong wind the building was quickly gutted. The insurances are unavailable.

PALMERSTON, yesterday

His Excellency opened the new Alexandra ward for women yestorday. The weather was fearful; nevertheless, there was a good attendance. Mr. Wilson, chairman cf tho Hospital Board, made an opening speech. Dr. Valintine was the only other speaker besides His Excellency, who declared tlio ward open. The ward is a fine building, 72ft by 14ft, and cost £4525. It has a verandah 12ft wide round three sides of a total length of over 80ft.

WELLINGTON, yesterday. A meeting of ratepayers of Melrose Ward approved of tlie City Council’s proposal to borrow £IOO,OOO for tho purposes of drainage in tho Melroso portion of tho borough. At tlio Magistrate's Court Robert Officer Porter pleaded guilty to converting to Iris own use several sums of money totalling £2l 9s 6d, belonging to the Australian Temperance and General Mutual Life Association, by which he was employed. Restitution had been made, and the Association bad.agreed to take accused back. Accused was ordered to como up for sentence when called upon. Mr. Justice Cooper yesterday took up tho adjourned hearing of an application by Mr. T. Young on behalf of Agues Jensen Inglby Williamson, Reefton, for a rule absolute for a writ of habeas corpus calling on the gaoler of the prison to show cause why Miss Williamson should not be discharged from custody oil the grounds that tho

warrant on which she was arrested was irregular in many particulars. The woman was arrested on a warrant issued 'from tho District Court at Reefton, on the ground that she was about to leave tlio colony for tho purpose of defrauding her creditors. She denied being a bankrupt on ail affidavit filed, but admitted that her brother-in-law was an uncertificated one. She also denied being about to leave the colony. The case bad been adjourned from the previous day to enable tlie Official Assignee to be represented, and tho Court authorities at Reefton to bo communicated with as to whether any bankruptcy proceedings bad been instituted against Miss Williamson. His Honor having heard counsel on both sides granted tlio rule absolute moved for. Annie Whitaker and William Burford were committed for trial on a charge of having used an instrument with intent to procure miscarriage. William George Tustin, a bankrupt. charged with failing to keep proper books and with contracting debts without reasonable prospect of being able to pay tlie same, was committed for trial.

BLENHEIM, yesterday. .An earthquake occurred shortly after 4 this morning. CHRISTCHURCH, yesterday. About 3 o’clock this morning the Eiro Brigade was called out to a fire at Messrs Hayward Bros.’ factory, in Peterborough street, the" same premisese in which an outbreak occurred on Monday evening. Yesterday’s fire was found to have originated under the building, and took about an hour to extinguish. Considerable damage was done to the building, estimated at about £250. A heavy north-wester sprang up on Tuesday, flinging great clouds of dust through the streets and over the buildings. The air was oppressively hot and enervating. Tho visitor was the worst nor’-wester of the season. The Council of tho League of New Zealaud ‘Wheelmen, at a mooting last night, decided to offer the championship events for this season to the Otago Cycling Club. A decree nisi was granted on the wife’s petition in tho divorce case of Powers v. Powers. Respondent was recently sentenced to ton years’ imprisonment for an offeuco on a little girl. DUNEDIN, yesterday. At the Police Court a young man named Ernest Edward Cuthbortson Maxey was charged with having .attempted to set fire to a shop in Kai'korai Valley. The evidence showed that on the 12th inst. a firo broke out in a room at the back of tho shop, the sofa and chair being in flames. On tho lltli inst a firo broko out in the shop amongst somo paper bags. Both fires were suppressed before much damage was (tone. On tho occasion of the second fire accused was said to have been drunk. Accused was committed for trial.

At a meeting of tho Independent Political Labor League tho question of cost of obtaining legal advice was discussed, and it was decided to urge on the Government the necessity of establishing a State legal bureau with branches in all of the towns with a population of not less than 5000, to enable legal assistance on payment"of a nominal fee.

William I! '.dale, 66 years of age, a liairdrossii by trado, attempted to commit suicido at his house by cutting his throat with a razor. There wore also two razor cuts on the loft forearm. Tlio reasons lie gavo for tho act wero that bo had boon worried by iiis landlord to pay his rent, that ho had nothing to oat, and that his heart had boon troubling him. His condition is not considered sorious. Ho was formerly a resident of Oamaru, wlioro ho was known as Professor, Barsdale.

At Palmerston South, John McGregor, a Dunbaclc boardinghouselceopor, pleaded guilty to two charges of sly-grog selling, and was fined £4O [n all and costs. From a statement made by tho Crown Prosecutor, it appears that a systematic trado was carried on during some eight or ten days a plain-clothes constable was living on the premises. A subsequent raid unearthed a small quantity of liquor.

After tho sitting of tlio Court, Major Keddoll, S.M., was presented riqtii a jiurso of sovereigns by the Bar and citizens of the town, it being his last visit there in his magisterial capacity.

Twenty-one young women from Leicester wore passengers by the IVhakatane, which arrived from London yesterday morning. They are boot operators for a manufacturing firm in Christchurch, and left for their destination by tho Manuka in the afternoon. The-, steamer also brought a consignment of throe young pedigree boars for Seacliifo mental hospital, ■and 44 little grey ewes for tho Otago Acclimatisation Society. The Arbitration Court hold a short sitting yesterday. From the discussion tliore are indication of several disputes being settled without recourse to the Court. In the musterers’ dispute the Union was una-ble to show it had complied with section 105 of tho Act, and the Court finally decided to strike the dispute out. as it appeared very doubtful whether the Union could by the production of tlio minute book prove compliance with the requirements of section 105. An application to amend the general laborers’ award was dismissed.

A trunk telephone wire was opened between Oamaru and Dunedin today. A public meeting at Middlomarch decided to petition Parliament against tho proposed purchase of Mr. Gillies’ residence there as a consumptive sanatorium.

The weather is unusually warm; in fact, yesterday was quite a summer’s day. To-day is being observed as a close holiday. ' The Arbitration Court reserved its decision in tho carpenters’ dispute.