DOMINION NEWS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2226, 25 June 1908, Page 2

DOMINION NEWS.

[Phess Association.] ELTHAM. June 24, . At the Magistrate’s Court to-day T. 11. Surrey, a drover, of Inglewood, was committed for trial on a charge of stealing a yearling steer, of the value of £1 10s, from an Eltliam resident. * Mr. A. Turnbull, S.M., delivered judgment* in tho cast' in which the New Zealand Axemen’s Association sued L. Hutton, an axeman, for £6 ,16s lid, a dishonest promissory note, with interest thereon, given for nomination and acceptance fees in respect of events at the Eltliam carnival. The case for the defence was that section 33 of the Gaming Act of 1881- read with section 7 of the Act of 1894, and made it impossible to recover nomination fees. Plaintiffs maintained that there was not a gaming contract, but a purchase of a right to compete in a game of skill. Mr. Turnbull gave judgment for the defendant, and said that if the provisions of section 33 of the Act of 1881 had not been repealed by section 7 of the amending Act, plaintiffs would have been entitled to succeed.

CHRISTCHURCH, June 24. The new chapel just erected at the convent of the Sacred Heart, Barbadoes Street, was opened this morning by His, Lordship, Bishop Grimes. The chapel, which has been placed at the south-western end of the convent building, is a very pretty little building, with seating accommodation for the nuns and pupils, and a gallery, on the northern side. The walls are of stained wood, handsomely decorated, and running up to a high arched roof. The sacristy is particularly imposing. The altar steps are of marble, and it is proposed to replace the present temporary altar by asstructure in marble. > •

WESTPORT, June 24

A representative of the local coal mines syndicate interested in boring on low levels for coal measures, leaves shortly for London with the object of having a company floated. Dr. Micliell and Mr. Wliarford, of the Antarctic ship Nimrod, on a walking tour from Christchurch, have arrived here, having come by way of Otira and Buller gorges. They leave to-morrow for Nelson. \ MASTER!’ON, June 24. The police received information this morning that an infant named Maud Pain, aged seven months, a daughter of E. Pain, of Nikiniiki, had died as the result of burns it bad received. It appears that Mrs. Pain was holding the child in front of the fire, when •it fell into the lire and was so severely burned that it died. WELLINGTON. June 24.

t The Wellington branch’of the Civil Service Association has decided to support the Executive’s recommendation of Mr. H .W. Bishop, S.M. (Christchurch) and Mr. H. 11. Spence (Auckland) for election to the Superannuation Board, the vote for the third candidate being left to the discretion of branch members.

. CHRISTCHURCH, June 24. A peculiar poisoning case occurred on the Broken River-Christcliureh train to-day. John Smith, the guard, feeling thirsty, purchased a bottle of lemonade at- Darfield. After drinking some of the contents he was suddenly taken ill. and on the arrival of the train at Christchurch, was taken to the hospital, Another person who drank a portion of the lemonade was also affected, but obtained, relief by inducing vomiting.