DOMINION MEWS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2323, 16 October 1908, Page 2

DOMINION MEWS.

* [Pbess Association.]'

NAPIER, October 15. James Glover, aged about 54 years, a carter, was found drowned in Battery Road lagoon -this afternoon. Groans were hoard near the place on Wednesday night, but a civilian and constable who made - a search were unable to ascertain whence they proceeded. At low tide this afternoon Glover’s body was discovered lying in the mud. His coat was found on the bank of the lagoon. Deceased leaves a widow and six children. WELLINGTON, Oct. 15. ■ Tho shipping companies will continue the present low irate of freights on hemp and tow till the end of December.

The Court of Appeal on Donnelly v. Meinertzfhagen dismissed the motion to -allow costs, as on a distance, with £5 5s costs. The appeal Meinertzhagen v. Donnelly by agreement is partly heard, and tho caso was adjourned until to-morrow morning. The following is Captain Edwin’s weather forecast to 3 p.m. to-morrow: Southerly moderate to strong winds northward of East Capo, Taupo, and Kawhia; westerly moderate to strong winds thence to Napier; westerly strong winds to gale thence southward, sand probably with rain, CHRISTCHURCH. Oct. 15. A sharp shock of earthquake was experienced '.at Hanmer at 2.45 this afternoon.

The annual meeting of tho shareholders of the New Zealand Shipping Company was held in London on the 13tli inst. The profit and loss accounts showed a credit of £54,527, including £18,760 brought'.'forward. A dividend of 6s per shore was declared, making with the interim dividend of 4s paid in April a total _of 10s per share; £15,500 was carried forward to next year. The retiring directors were re-elected.

- Yesterday afternoon the steamer Ripplo returned to Lyttelton from the -Chatham Islands, and on arrival Captain J. B. Allsop informed the Shipping reporter of the “Press” that a few days before his vessel called at the island a quantity of wreckage evidently from a sailing vessel which had met with disaster was washed ashore there. The wreckage consisted of a teak wood skylight about 7ft ijn length, withlbrassgrating attached, and a portion of a broken spar, painted white. Captain Allsop said he thought tlie spar was a portion of the spanker boom of ia sailing ship. On being informed that a life buoy from tlie missing Locli Lomond had been picked up near Great Barrier Island, -Captain ABsop said he was strongly of opinion that tlie wreckage washed -ashore at tho -Oliatha-ms had come from that vessel. There wore no -marks or letters on the wreckage, -but he thought that inquiries mado in Melbourne or Newoastle regarding tlie color of tho Locli Lomond’s spars might give some clue. Captain Allsop -further stated that if the Loch Lomond liad been ib trouble in Cook Strait or oven to the northward of New Zealand, the currents which set to the south would carry floating wreckage in tho direction of the Chat-hams. TIMARU, Oct. 15. Oscar Sundborn, fishmonger, was fined £3 and 16s costs to-day for cm* ploying a male assistant more than, the statutory number of hours per week. One week he worked 85 hours.