DOMINION NEWS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2188, 12 May 1908, Page 3

DOMINION NEWS.

Press Association. AUCKLAND,, May 11.; Thomas Leonard Easton, aluus Allison, who was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment at Napier for highway robbery under arms, escaped, from Waiotapu prison yesterday. At tho inquest to-day on the death of Wm. Amos ,-a- Wellington .resident,, who-died suddenly in. Queen fetieet yesterday, evidence was given that deceased' had endeavored to obtain accommodation at various hotels in Onolumga and the city, but uas it fused in every case on ammi.t ol Ins emaciated appearance. I *>? A“-'-V returning a verdict ol daitn ' natural causes, added a rulerthat the .authorities ho requested to take nc tion a uni list those -hotelkeepers wlho had -rcTused, for insufficient reasons, to accommodate deceased \t the Alagistrato’s Court to-day, McCarthy, S.M., ordered a, man wlo was charged with being a .habit ml drunkard, to be detained m tixp ! akatoa Inebriates’ Home, Aucki i-d for two years. Uichi ol Kirby, of Hastings, .mnrd aged 38, -died at the Hoepiitii' while under chloroform. In a. fall ,>::or a clooret-ep on Saturday lie fiac-V-u-ecl 'both iboncs'of blvq loft 'ami vrs brongli't into Napier tor treatDis. W. \V. Moore, and Brett administered I'lblor-pfoiim, ajjd -wluJo under the influence of the niincothcfcic the. paticr.it calk-need, and d-e-rpite the efforts of the V . loirs the- -patient failed to-rally. . • . . At a -meeting of the Nawior bot-pi-tal trustees to-day, the Chairman laid that at his request Dr Valentino. Inspector of Hospitals,' bad visited the* ho-'ipital and Inquired into the matters which-Air 'AY. J,. McDrat.lv desired to be 'investigated. .As •1 result Air 'McGrath had decided-to withdraw his motion 'that an; inquiry be held'. Owing to shortly (leaving .on a trip to England, Air IV E. Crease; resig-' -led the oliairmniifsliiip of the Ila-wkes 11 iy County Council. At .-a. meeting ;his -morning. ,Alr T. £MV Clia-mhe-rs ras appointed fo fill the -position until a pormant chainna-n has been appointed. The Hon. G. Fcwhls was present '.lining a part of the (Education' Board neoting to-night. A member of tlie Board raised the question of affording. certain' teachers bettor opportunities of obtaining-certificates and ' die 'Minister promised to, give the natter his consideration. 'A discussion on a motion which came before tlie Education Board to-night with , egard to the arraiigeimeiit.of school 'lours under certain condrjtious, pre.aimably to facilitate the giving ,of religious inst ruction, showed anembers 'o be equally divided and. no action ,vas taken. WANGANUI, Alny 11. . The body of Matthew'' Connor, a well-known' settler, who was drowned «n tho river 17 miles above Wanganui :m October 16th, 1907, was found floating opposite Castlecliff. to-day. At an inquest to-day, a verdict of accidental drowning was returned. WELLINGTON, Alay 11.

In consequence -of -ropresonitations made the heads of several banks have given Dr Al'aeon,.Chief HealthOfficer, an atsunance that their officers have a-gain beon instructed to withdraw all filthy notes from -circulation as presented. i -. Three Cliinese were to-day fined 25s each for selling paka-poo -tickets. CHR'ISTIOHURGH, Alay i 11. At tho Magistrate's Court to-d'ay Charles- Bryenton was ck-argcd* with stealing £'l4 from -Michael O’Brien, at Halswefl. CJiicif-Detective Chryetail stated that the accused) hud been, employed at -the Telegraph Dep-ant-ment’s ca-mp- and while there taok.-tlie amount stated. The accused .stated that if given an opportunity he.would refund the money aiul the Magistrate remanded him till t-o morrow morning for the , probation . .officer treport. , Ail inquest was held tins afternoon on the -body c-.f the man ,r l uHey who was found llying oil the road outside) Strathmore hoi'pit-al on- Friday afternoon suffering from injuries to his headf-and who died in the Christchurch hospital -yesterday. -'Jjnrefiti-g-atioiis have shown -that Tuirloy fell from a trap. The jury returned a verdict that -the deceased met his death through injuries received by a fall from a trap while in a state of intoxication.

A man-named Jas. Ward was found lying on -the.-river hank on Saturday night suffering from an overdose of cblorodyno. 'Ho was taken to tho police station by a constable with the idea that ho was drunk, -Unit later lie -was removed to the hospital where the attendants had to keep him moving all- night lest he should fall asleep. Yesterday he was better. Ho was this morning charged at tlie Magistrate’s Court with having attempted to commit suicide and on the application of the police’ he was remanded to May 16th*

A w-oman was caught red-handed desecrating a grave by stealing rib-bons-attached to, wreaths and flowers recently -placed on a -grave. ' She was promptly arrested and will appear at Court to-morrow.

The first meeting of the Board of Control of the Institute for Indigent Gentlewomen, constituted under the will of the-late Allan 'McLean, was held to-day, when a eommitteo was appointed to formulate, a .policy and to arrange the duties of a secretary. Tlio Board resolved, at its next meeting, to proceed to the election of two women as members of tho Board in terms of the will.

ASHBURTON, May 11. A-t an adjourned iiiquest heild -today on the death of A. H. Penny, who was found-dead.under e-ur.pici.ous circumstances in the iSomersct -Hotel on the 7th inst., the jury, after receiving tho report -cf the Gnvern-m-en-t anallyst, -returned a verdict that deceased committed suicide by taking oxalic acid -while temporarily insane..- ‘