DOMINION NEWS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2451, 16 March 1909, Page 4

DOMINION NEWS.

— -W \ (Press Association.) THAMES HIGH SCHOOL. THAMES, March 15. The High School Board to-night appointed Mr. J. [Prick H. A. Anson, 11. A., London, assistant master of the Thames High School. Applications were received from several parts of New Zealand. REVIVAL IN TIMBER TRADE. Some large timber contracts have been let of late. It is estimated that f \ some will take ten y«rs to complete-PIA-.KO LAND DRAINAGE. The Piako land drainage is progressing satisfactorily. Important work isbefng undertaken. death from arsenic POISONING. TA 111 A PE, March 15. A child suffering-from arsenical poisoning, consequent on eating plums, died yesterday. She was the daughter of Mr. O.miman, sawmiller, and was aged I-V v-:ars. It is supposed that arsenic rrr-m a preparation used iot spraying tee trees adhered to the fruit. THUNDERSTORM AT TAIHAPE. Rams urd a seveie thunderstorm occurred here on Saturday evening. They were beneficial, and removed the sulphur frrun the atmosphere consequent on. the Ngaruanoe eruption. During the storm, the smell of sulphur waesvery pronounced. ■ A SUPREME COURT APPOINT! MEAT. CHRISTCHURCH, March 15. Mr. J. J. Turnbull, at present chief bailiff at the Magistrate’s Court, Christchurch, succeeds Mr. E. V. Seager as? crier at the Supreme Court. AN ACCUSED STATIONMASTER. Christopher Isaac Dauby, ex stationmaster at Leeston and Waikari, has been committed for trial on a cnarge 1 of stealing a lady’s blue costume and a quantity of blue cloth, valued at £3* ]9s 9d, consigned hv Ballantyne and Co. to Mrs. Cook, of Lincoln. Bad was allotted in one surety of £lO. CHRISTCHURCH BREAD PRICES. CHRISTCHURCH, March 15. The' master bakers have decided to adopt the- coupon system. Twelve coupons whi be sold ter os 3d. and the price of t*r*r£icl was at 3Ju. The new svstrin opera tee tr - m the beginning of next month. The trice of bread will alter aceordhig to the * rice cf flour, on the following scale: V, hen flour is at£3 per ton broad will be 6d the large loaf; non" £D os, bread 61 d; flour £l-3 ills, Jbre.ad 7d: fir. nr £ll os, bread 7ld; Sour £l3, breed Sd.