DOMINION NEWS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2588, 24 August 1909, Page 4

DOMINION NEWS.

UNEMPLOYED RELIEF. NAPIER, August 23. The Citizens’ Unemployed Relief Committee had very little business to transact at the weekly meeting to-day, there evidently now being few, if any, pressing’ cases to be dealt with. G.S.S. CO.’S STEAMER MOVEMENTS. , WELLINGTON, August 23. The steamer Manapouri, now engaged in the Tahiti service, will withdraw from that trade on her return to "Wellington next week, and will enter the new service recently contracted bv the Union Co. to carry fruit from Fiji to Melbourne. The Tarawera succeeds the Manapouri on the Tahiti run. THE HON. G. FOWLDS. The Hon. G. Fowlds, Minister of Education, left "Wellington to-day on a brief visit to Auckland. FUNERAL OF MR, GEORGE PAYLING. CHRISTCHURCH, August 23. The funeral of the late Mr. George Payling took place this afternoon, there was an exceedingly large attendance, which testified to the general esteem in which the deceased was held, and the popularity which he had won. The public bodies with which he has been connected were strongly represented the pall bearers were drawn from the Christchurch City Council, Hospital Board, Tramway Board, and Trotting Federation. There was a long line-of vehicles, each being- occupied by sympathising friends. The service at the grave was conducted by the Ven. Archdeacon Averill, and a short Masonic ceremony was conducted by Rro. H. R. Smith. MINISTER FOR PUBLIC WORKS.

me Ho'ii. It. McKenzie, who passed through Christchurch to-night, stated lie had had an application from the Federated, Miners’ Union to apply the bank-to-bank clause in connection with the tunnel works at Otira. He said that ae the -work neither came under the gold or coal mining laws his impression was that the clause could not be applied, but he was taking legal opinion. MR. WRAGGE’S FORECAST. GORE, August 23. Mr. Wraggo wires to the “Standard” that the disturbance named Dido, notified some days ago is surely approaching, and IJmbra. is now overlapping the western districts of New Zealand. It -was Dido that caused the lieayv rain and disastrous floods in Victoria and elsewhere. Early in September another disturbance named Ancliiscs will be experienced, and shipping is advised accordingly. ' TWO DROWNING CASES. ft DUNEDIN, August 23, • Air the incmest on tho bodv of Mrs Emma Smith, who was drowned at St. Clair, a verdict of found drowned was returned. It* transpires that sho left - her six weeks’ old cliild with her : sister-in-law. The body of a man' was founw on Tomahawk beach yesterday afternoon. Deceased, who was apparentlv between GO ami ,70 years of age, had, judging by indications on tho body, been in the water about three days. Near the body was found a walking stick with the Itters .“H.D.” carved on it. The body was to-day identified as that of Herman Boring, aged l 79. Deceased was formerly pro nr iotor of the Turkish baths at Moray Place.