DOMINION NEWS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2590, 26 August 1909, Page 5

DOMINION NEWS.

THE ACTING-PREMIER

(Per Press Association.) NAPIER, August 25. The Hon. J. Carroll was interviewed by Mr Brown, M.P., on various local requirements, and proceeded South by the mail train. WELLINGTON, August 25. The Hon. J. Carroll, Acting-Premier, returned to Wellington trop the North to-night, and will remain hero till the session commences. The Cabinet will fix the actual.date. THE BUTTER PROSECUTIONS. NEW PLYMOUTH, August 25. Three prosecutions were dealt with this morning against butter dealers for exporting or attempting to export butter containing more than 16 per cent, of moisture. All pleaded guilty, under extenuating circumstances, and were fined os and costs in each case. DIPHTHERIA AT WOODVILLE. WOODVILLE, August 25. All the diphtheria patients are progressing satisfactorily. CH ARGE OF SMUGGLING DISMISSED. WELLINGTON, August 25. At the Magistrate’s Court Charles Maurer, a barber on the Tongariro, was further charged with harboring uncustomed goods, ostrich feathers, overcoats, etc., to the value of £7O. Mr Riddell, S.M., held that it was not conclusively proved that Maurer had harbored goods, and the case was dismissed. A similar charge against Pine, storeman on the Tongariro, was withdrawn. A warrant has ben issued for Pine’s arrest, but defendant had not been apprehended.

THE WAIAIATE —LEFT CAPETOWN

CHRISTCHURCH, August 25. The New Zealand Shipping Company has received cable advice that the Waimate, which had been delayed by an accident to her machinery, arrived at Capetown on the 21st, and sailed again on Monday, for Auckland. THE KAIAPOI RAILWAY COLLISION. An inquiry in connection with the railway collision that occurred' at K&iapoi on Saturday afternoon was held at Ivaiapoi yesterday by Mr. W. S. Ward, chief traffic clerk, Mr. J, Young, chief clerk in the engineer’s office, and Mr. P. Meachem, locomotive foreman. A number of railway employees and some of the passengers on the two trains wer examined. The inquiry lasted all day, and the evidence taken will bo forwarded to Wellington.