DOMINION NEWS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2250, 23 July 1908, Page 2

DOMINION NEWS.

[Pluses Association.] AUCKLAND, July 22. A mooting of ratepayers .has authorised tho Auckland City Council to raise a. loan of £130,000 lor various city works and street improvements* Everything is well forward for the industries exhibition which is to ho opened in Auckland on August 3rd. Tho shop windows’ display commences three days fa tor. Tno sub-corn mittoo appointed to arrange tho allotment of space met this afternoon. It was reported that tho building now being erected was not largo enough to provide the space applied lor, and it was therefore decided to erect an annexe which would provide 16001't of Horn- space. NAPIER, July 22. Patrick Gorman, of Havelock, well known in tho North Island as iliotoikeepor and sportsman, died to-day, at the age of 81. A combined meeting of labor unions in Napier to-night framed tho following resolution —“That while unhesitatingly reaffirming the principle of aribtration and conciliation, this meeting emphatically condemns -tho proposed Arbitration Amendment Bill.” WANGANUI, July 22. Mr. Walker Erapson, for 21 years headmaster of tho Wanganui Collegiate School, has resigned tho position. T'lio Rev. J. L. Doro, M.A., lias been chosen .as Mr. Ellipse n’s' successor, and will take over his duties at Easter next' year. At the last meeting of'tho School Committed permission was granted to members of the local Ministers’ Association to give religious instruction from 0 to 9.2.3 on Wednesday morning of each week. The chairman of the Education Board has now issued instructions that school hours must not bo altered without permission of tho .Board. This is practically vetoeing tho School Committee's resolution.

■WELLINGTON, July 22. The following is the result of tho election for the Superannuation Board : —Post and Telegraph Department : 11. A. It. Huggins 945, W. McNickle 784, W. It. Thompson 546, H. L. iSlyfield 320, J. W. Salmon 183. Other departments of Civil Service: G. Allport 1001, H. It. Spence 976, 11. W. Bishop 944, G. S. Richardson 527, H. E. itedclitfe 517, C. E.. Bennet 443, J. W. liinneburgh 415, G. id. Smith 415, E. W. Watson 391, F. DeCastro 299, P. S. Waldie 297, H. C. Jones 220, A. H. Duff 201, C. E. Adams 130. Those elected are: Post and Telegraph: Huggins and McNickle. Other departments: Allport, cipenoc, and Bishop. The saw millers of the Dominion, representing 150 mills, sat in conference to-day .preparatory to a joint conference of millers and timber merchants to inquire into the reasons of such huge importations to the detriment of local mills.' It was resolved that all sawmillers present at the conference be a deputation to interview the Prime Minister and the Minister of Customs, urging upon them the necessity of increasing the import duty on Oregon pine and similar foreign timber used for building purposes. Tho following is Captain Edwin’s weather forecast to 3 p.in. to-mor-row :—Strong winds to gale from tho westward generally, and with falling barometer; rain is probable in most parts of tho country. Tho Chief Justice (Sir Robert Stout) this morning granted leave to the Wanganui Uollege Board of Trustees to borrow up to £35,000. CHRISTCHURCH, July 22. Allah James Dix, who was caught in tho act of leaving Mr. H. Tuck’s shop on Saturday night with four tins of tobacco and a bottle of whisky and twenty-one halfpennies (which lie thought were sovereigns) in his possession, appeared at the Police Court this morning. The accused pleaded guilty, and was committed t 0 the Supremo. Court for sentence. A perfunctoTy observance of Arbor Day was made locally, and such programmes of tree planting in various localities as. had been planned were either curtailed or rendered impossible by the bad weather. The Sixth Standard boys and girls of the East Christchurch School, with their .teachers, wero assembled at the grounds this morning and were addressed by tho headmaster and the chairman of the School Committee. Mr. Jamieson expressed the hope that next year the scheme of tree planting on the Port Hills would be resumed. He also referred to the need of tree planting as a provision for the future. Thereafter the scholars .assisted in planting four shelter trees in different parts of the playground. At Opawa a 6tart was made with the removal of a bank preparatory to carrying out a comprehensive plan of tree planting at a later date. At several other suburban and country schools tree planting was carried out last evening. . , A handculfed prisoner, arrested by Constable Harvey at Cheviot, made a desperate attempt at escape as he was being conveyed to the ltaugiora lock-up. The constable, however, was too swift, for .although tho man bolted lie was run down .after a sprint of several chains.

Alfred Detliard was charged this afternoon with selling liquor without a license. He was remanded till Saturday. With regard to a telegram from Wellington published in Monday’s issue stating that figures prepared by the Wellington tramway department showed the average fare charged to passengers to be 1.33 d in Wellington, the same in Dunedin, 2.12 d inCJiristcliurch, and 1.37 d in Auckland, the Christchurch “Press” is informed that those figures quoted are not the average per passenger, which is a very different tiling. It is pointed out the figures show that not so many penny tickets are sold in Christchurch in proportion to the higher fare as in other places, which is accounted for by the spread of population over a larger area, necessitating longer lines. The following shows the average fare per mile: Wellington 7.9 d, Christchurch 9.0 d, Auckland 9.3 d, Dunedin I.os. These figures are the cash faro rates, and from them must be taken discount, in which Christchurch is stated to be much more liberal than the other centres, the Christchurch discount rate running up to as much as 51 per cent. Mr. V. G. Day, S.M., held an inquest to-day on tlio body of Corrie J ames Batchelor, 12 years of age, who belonged to Waimate, and who was killed at Methveu yesterday. The evidence showed that the deceased was leading a mare, which bolted and dashed the lad "against a gafh post. A verdict of accidental death was recorded.

With reference to the fatality on the second express yesterday, the police state that enquiries show that the girl, Laura Goodwin, left her home in Tay Street, -Richmond, yesterday, about 11 a.m. She said that she would return shortly, and give no indication that she intended leaving town. Though she did not return for lunch, no anxiety was felt, and it was not until about 5 p.m. that any enquiry was made concerning her. A relative then went out to Riccarton, thinking that the girl might be paying a visit to friends. As this mission proved fruitless, and news had come through of a fatal railway accident, the deceased’s sister called at the Police Station and asked that enquiries bo made. She could not, however, suggest any reason for the girl leaving home in this abrupt way. This morning some relatives proceeded to Timaru by the first express, and apparently their worst fears have been verified.

The Hospital Board-to-day discussed the question of taking oyer the consumptive sanatorium erected on Cashmere Hills. It was decided to postpone the matter until the financial position of the institution was ascertained with regard to outstanding liabilities. Arrangements have been made to accommodate Nurse Maude’s patients at Bottle Lake hospital until the consumptive sanatorium is opened.