YESTERDAY’S TELEGRAMS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2095, 22 January 1908, Page 4

YESTERDAY’S TELEGRAMS.

Press Association. WAUiOA. Thi' morning broke beautifully for tile races, but at It).MO a sliong southerly gale came up, and brought in from seaward dense volumes ot smoke, quite obscuring the sun, ond making the air heavy and oppressive. It was at first thought Whakainahia estate was on lire, but it was found to be smoke from Alanguohane and Mahia. blown out to sea and suddenly brought back. AUCKLAND. A verdict of wilful suicide was returned by the coroner’s jury this morning in the case ot Joseph Hreese, porter, whose body was found on the beach at St. ilellier’s, a local seaside resort. A tin of cyanide ol potassium had been found beside the corpse. Chemical examination showed that- this poison was the cause of death. Obituary: James Reid, aged <l, owner of Alotutapu Island. CAMBRIDGE. A long spell of the hottest weather experienced for many years is being felt here, and rain is badly needed. A collection amongst the members of the Seventh Day Adventists’ Conference hero realised £315. N liildbUiS. Air Ernest Coppell, partner in the sash and door factory at Takaka, was attempting to adjust the nut ot a band saw, when the spanner slipped. His right wrist struck tlio saw and was nearly severed. It is hoped to save the hand, but he will bo eight •>i*» U <‘‘ l c, llllsTcl . lu i,CH. Tliirty-niuo building permits wero issued in December by the City Conncil. the estimated cost being £2<V ~of 94S cattle slaughtered at the eitv abattoirs during December 17 wero condemned. Of 0791 slicep live wore- condemned. The la mbs slaugnforce! were 2960, calves 397. and pigs 513, one of each being eotidmniied. Dredging returns: Alexandra Eureka 1250z5.. Rising Sun OOozs, Alanuherikia 42ozs for SSliours, Rise and Shine 26ozs. Quotations: Alexandra Eureka Os, 6s 3d ; Alexandra Lead 6d, lOd; Bignell s Notown 2s Od, 4s; Electric 12s, 15s; Manulienkia sellers 17s; lDso and Shine 21s, 24s’; Rising Sun, _l7s fkl, 19s 6d. Tho Alolyneaux river is 7ft Gin above normal‘ OAMAItU. A fire at Hampden last night destroyed an eight-roomed ’bonse ouned and occupied by James fi . Hampden. The insurances amounted to £SOO iir the Otago Farmers Cooperative, but AH Findlay estinvite.n his loss at several hundreds I’’,' o?ceS of tius. Tho ori B m of tl>. fire is unknown.