DOMINION NEWS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2224, 23 June 1908, Page 3

DOMINION NEWS.

• [Press Association.] AUCKLAND, June 22. A man named John Eae died at the Avondale Mental Hospital yesterday after having completed the-record of 49 years and 5 mouths incarceration. He was admitted to the institution on February 22ud. 1859, and Ills register number was No. 15.

A strong deputation representing the Friendly Societies’ Conference waited on. the Hon. G. Fowlds to-day, urging;that a clause should bo inserted in tlio proposed Hospitals Bill to allow them to obtain hospital treatment at half and quarter fees as formerly. _ This concession was removed some time ago, and tlie 5000 members of tlio conference are keenly desirous of retaining what, they claim is a right and not a privilege. The Minister intimated that he bad little doubt that the point would bo conceded. HAMILTON. June 22. John Connelly, a train-examiner, had a leg run over during shunting operations. The leg was amputated at the hospital. NAPIER, .June 22. At the Supreme Court to-day .Edward Coyle and William Cameron alias Joseph Carr were charged with breaking and entering anil theft at Woodvilie. Coyle was found not guilty and discharged. Cameron, who was found guilty, was remanded for sentence. Tlios. Merlin, found guilty of assaulting Titos. McGrath, a teamster at Wairoa, was sentenced to 18 months’ imprisonment.. • • WELLINGTON, June 22.

Airs Newall, wife of Colonel Newall. died to-night. She was a sister of Colonel Roberts, formerly Stipendiary Magistrate at Tauranga. The deceased lady married Colonel Newall in 1872.

The following is Captain Edwin’s weather forecast to 3 p.nn. to-morrow: Moderate westerly winds northward of Napier and New Plymouth; strong northerly winds from thence Fouthwards with falling barometer. Forecast to 28th inst: Moderate westerly winds northward of East Cape, Taup'o and Manukau Heads to 25th inst., increasing after that date to strong or high winds from between north-west •and south-west; strong westerly winds after tho 24th, then to Napier, unsettled weather with rain and prevalence of strong to high northerly winds, changing b.v tho west elsewhere after 24 hours. NELSON, June 22.

At tlie Supreme Court to-day James AVilliamson, charged with unlawfully carnally knowing a girl under 16 at P.aponga was acquitted. The trial of Halines "and Anderson on a .charge of the murder of J. Burke at Westport will commence to-morrow. DUNEDIN, June 22. I). V. Hood, a young man who sustained severe injuries to liis bead through coming into contact with machinery attached to a pump on the ctearner Kaitangnta at Port Chalmers last Friday, died in the hospital today.