DOMINION NEWS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2672, 30 November 1909, Page 4

DOMINION NEWS.

A ROGUE AND A VAGABOND

rpiiii Piuiss Association.! NAPIER, Nov. 29. William Francis Hiley, convicted as a rogue and vagabond, was to-day »eii twiced to six months’ imprisonment. A SHEEPFARMER FINED. J. H. Bedwood, sheepf armor, was fined £lO and costs for failing to. take adequate measures to control rabbits on his property. BAILWAY TIME-TABLE REVISION. PALAIEESTON N., Nov. 29. Prior to the revision of the railway time-table, there were 46 trains running in and out of Palmerston dailyThe alteration ,in tho service, which conies into effect next month, accounts for an additional eight, making the total 54. TENDERS FOB NEW COLLEGIATE SCHOOL. WANGANUI, Nov. 29. The tender of Air. N. Aleuli, of Wanganui, for the erection of the new collegiate school buildings was accepted to-dav. It is understood the tendering is in the vicinity of £35,000. , Eight tenders in all .were received, four from Wellington and four from Wanganui. A STATEAIENT DENIED. - TAIHAPE, Nov. 29. In reference to a telegram from Palmerston re the state of the timber industry, the Bangitikei Sawmillers’ Association state that there is not any foundation for the report re the mi.ls closing down. Though trade is dull, itis now anticipated that- there will be better business after Christmas. TWO SHOPS DESTBOYED AT FEATHERSTON. WELLINGTON, Nov. 29. A Featlierston message states that a fire started in Lust’s kerosene store, owned by E.'H. Saunders, and spread to Waters’ bakery. Both were totally destroyed. Saunders and Co.’s premises were just saved. The loss is heavy in both cases. The insurances are Lust £2OO on stock (heavy) in_the South British office, Saunders £175 on building in the Northern office, Waters none on the furniture, stock not ascertainable. It was Waters’ own ingANTARCTIC EXHIBITS FOR THE CHRISTCHURCH MUSEUM. CHRIST CHUB H, Nov. 29. Several specimens collected, by Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Antarctic expedition bare been presented to the Christchurch museum. These include a collection of rocks, mostly erratics (bounders carried from a distance by moving ice) from Victoria Land, found on the glaciers near Cape Royds, some fungus l-nun the fresli water lake at Cape Boyds, and pome diatomaceaus mud dredged from the sea near Cape Boyds. THE SURCHARGE—A TOBACCONISTS’ PROTEST. At a meeting of Christchurch tobacconists this morning, there were two delegates appointed as a deputation which will wait on the Premier in Wellington, and will point out to him the injustice that will be imposed upon retail tobacconists if the surcharge duty of 2) per cent is placed on tobqeeo.