DOMINION NEWS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2622, 2 October 1909, Page 5

DOMINION NEWS.

ALLEGED FORGERY. [Pick Press Association.l At the Police Court John William Chadwick was charged Avith the forgery and uttering of three cheques, amounting to £25 in Dunedin and Wellington, and was remanded till Wednesday. FIRE BRIGADE ASSOCIATION. NAPIER, October. 1. The next annual conference of the United Fire Brigades’ Association will be held at Hastings on Febuary 21. A PECULIAR CLAIM FOR DAMAGES HASTINGS, October, 1. Mr. McCarthy, S.M., gave a reserved judgment in the case of England v. O’Neil, claim £l5O damages sustained in consequence of defendant s conducting the business of pork butcher so as to create a nuisance. Plamtilt occupied the upstairs of the building in Avhich Avas carried on the business of dining-rooms. Defendant, on the ground floor, manufactured small goods’ in connection Avith his trade. Plaintiff’s health broke doAvn through the offensive smell, and she gave up the business. The Magistrate said that Avith eA-ery care and skill used, and Avithout proof of actual injury to health, the defendant would still be liable. Judgment Avould be given for plaintiff for £IOO and costs £l4 Bs.

INCREASED CUSTOMS REVENUE. NEW PLYMOUTH, October 1. The Customs revenue for September quarter totalled £11,446, as against £10,396 last year. LIQUOR IN NO-LICENSE AREA. MASTERTON, October 1. In a charge of sending liquor into a no license area Avithout a proper label the evidence shoAved that accused bought tAvo demijohns of beer in Carterton. each containing two gallons, and addressed one to himself and one to a mate. These he placed in a sack and addressed it in Masterton,but did not state on the la Ix 4 that the sack contained beer. Accused was fined £5 and costs, in default of one months imprisonment. INQUEST AT CHRISTCHURCH. CHRISTCHURCH, October 1. An inquest on William Moore, driver for a baker, who died on his rounds on Thursday, Avas held to-day. A verdict of death from haemorrhage of the pericardium was returned. THE DEANS MEMORIAL. A meeting of the Deans Memorial Committee Avas held to-day. The bal-ance-sheet slimved a balance to credit of £204 9s. A draft deed of trust Avas approved, under which the entire control of the scholarship and aAvardmg of same Avas left in the hands of trustees, any variation of tlie trust only to be by the Board of GoA-ernors of the Canterbury College after consultation with the trustees. A design for the inscription on the memorial tablet was approved.

THE NEW HARBOR BILL

TIAIARU, October 1

At the Harbor Board to-day a letter from the Board’s solicitors advised that some provisions of the new Harbors Bill are expected to he extremely detrimental to this Board’s interests in certain directions, and that other Boards had approved of these provisions Avithout recognising that they were detrimental to themselves also.

A AIISSING CLERK

DUNEDIN, October 1. A warrant has been issued .for the arrest of a cleric lately employed by the city corporation, formerly town clerk in‘South Dunedin, on an information charging him with the alleged theft of £BS, the property of the corporation. He is supposed to be in the North Island.

A COAIING CONTRALTO

Air. Orchard, of Sydney, musical judge at the Dunedin competitions, told the committee that lie considered the society had discovered a contralto with a future in Aliss Eva Skerrett of the Bluff.

THE TIMARU HARBOURMASTER

TIAIARU, October 1. Captain Tait was to-day appointed harbormaster at Tirnaru, vice Captain C!ai J kson (deceased). The salary is £350 per annum, Avith a .free house.

AIR JOHN FOSTER FRASER

DUNEDIN, October 1. Mr J. Foster Fraser arrived here by the second express last night, arid was welcomed by the Caledonian Society, Gaelic Society, and Bums’ Club He was accorded a civic welconm to-day. Mr Foster Fraser’s civic welcome took place at the Town Hall at noon the Mayor, Primate, and editors ot the daily papers speaking.