YESTERDAY'S TELEGRAMS

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2102, 30 January 1908, Page 4

YESTERDAY'S TELEGRAMS

NA L’LLOK

A (in' was discovered a( live minutes lo 2 o’clock this morning in » four-roomed house in Norman Lane, oil' Carlyle street, owned and c.ccu pied by Air. T. .Morrow, painter and paporhangor. The place was completely gutted. The cause ol the outbreak is unknown, as .Morrow and family had not been living in o>o house for the last few days. L'lie furniture was insured for iHSo ill the United ottice.

AUCKLAND

The volcano on Savaii, Samoa, continues active, with hut slight -n----ierm'ssion. Uasengers by the s s. N’avua, which arrived to-day hail ainaguitieent view of the volcano by

night . A severe hurricane was expor,’.meed over portion of the Fiji gr.u.p lor two davs about a fortnight hack. ft was especially destructive it. i/omahunn. From the scanty toports to hand it seems that, besides front damage to copra plantations and ibo destruction of several buildings on shore, including Marks’ store, the nnall steamer I’arua was driven on a reef and completely wrecked. fho Hippie was also piled up on a reel; it had a better fate, being refloated, but two ketches were completely broken. An overdue cutter is feared to have sunk at sea in the hurricane. AIASTEItTON.

A serious explosion occurred at J. (J. Ewington’s moulding shop. William Darvill, nephew of the proprietor, being severlv injured. Operations had just been finished, and Darvill was running olf the remainiiig.molteii metal in the furnace. By some means water found its way into the concrete department beneath the lurmice, into which the suporflous metal ran. As soon as the Hu id metal was turned on ail explosion followed, wrecking the blast furnace. l)arvill had a miraculous escape lrom death. None of the others were injured. Darvill, who is a representative footballer, had a leg broken during a game last season. PAIiIATUA.

Ln a case in which a claimant sued to recover the amount of a dividend on a certain vaeo at Ashhurst, the Stipendiary Magistrate, Air. James, nonsuited plaintiff, .remarking that notwithstanding the totalisator was a legalised form of gambling, no money staked or lost could be recovered in a court of law. WELT.I NOTON.

John C'uadley, unmarried, aged 38 years, arrested yesterday afternoon, •>ii a cliargo of having no lawful means of support, was found dead in the police cell of tlio central station at 11.30 last night. He was in a low condition when arrested. An inquest will bo held this afternoon. BLENHEIM

It was recently stated in the leading papers that a cortain Southland rifle corps had won the Sargood Cup with something over 70 per cent of i.lio possible. Blenheim Rifles made '290 hits of tho possible 320, equal to 90. G per cent. The latter is probably the winning score

HOKITIKA

The Into train to Ory mouth last night ran into a young horse, which was cut to pieces, and the second carriage of the train was derailed, and the Jino damaged. Trallic was interrupted for an hour, but there was no serious injury to plant, and passengers were unhurt. Traffic was resumed as usual to-day. _ ■ Joseph Maneria, of W aitaha, has been committed for trial tor killing four sheep and one heifer, alleged to be the property of a man named Austen

CHRISTCHUR CM. > A conference ''"as hold Inst week of representatives and workers in .shop and factory tailoring trades, the object being to gather opinions in regard to a proposal for the Government to import labor. The feeling was distinctly adverse to the proposal. It was stated that a branch of the firm’s business had closed, and the firm was unable to absorb twelve tailoresses who are engaged in the branch it was intended to clbse. The opinion ■> was expressed that the present press-’S ure would not continue throughout' the winter montlis. It was alsol pointed out that for eight months in .• the year, in the order section of the! trade, there was a gread deal of broken time. It was held that the ordinary increase of population, by immigration was quite last enough, and a sudden influx might tend to overtax the labor market. It was far better that the trade should grow than he forced in the way proposed. The secretary was instructed to submit the facts brought forward to the Minister for Labor. DUNEDIN.

The Salvation Arnry authorities have decided to convert the Arthurlio property at Middlemarcli into a home for orphan and stray girls. The property was acquired with the view of being utilised for orphan boys.

At the Police. Court this morning, All Hung, charged with having, in his possession opium suitable for smoking, was fined five pounds and costs. Accused was fined in October last for a similar oflence.

GORE. James Holms, of Waimatana, a wellknown settler, and breeder of Hereford cattle and Romney sheep, died this morning.