DOMINION NEWS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2722, 29 January 1910, Page 6

DOMINION NEWS.

ELECTRIC POWER-HOUSE FOR AUCKLAND. [Per Press Association.'! AUCKLAND, Jan 28. The City Council decided last night to adopt the electrical engineer’s scheme for the extension of electric lighting, and the erection of a new power-house and 1 that steps be taken fortliAvith to obtain the authority of the ratepayers to raise a loan of £225, 000 for the purpose of carrying out the scheme. TEMPORARILY INSANE. ROTORUA, Jan. 28. At -an inquest as to the cause of the death of Reginald ToAA'bridge Biggs, a A’-erdict aa’us given that death Avas due to the results of a bullot wound selfinflicted on Christmas morning Avhile Biggs was temporarily insane. DANNEVIRKE HIGH SCHOOL. DANNEVIRKE, Jan. 28. Miss McLeod, of Reef ton, A\;as appointed assistant mistress at the Dannevirke High School to-day, out of twenty applicants. SLY-GROG AT MASTERTON. MASTERTON, Jan. 28. Thos. B. Lee, of Masterton, laborer, was to-day convicted of sly-grog selling and fined by Mr. Turton, Stipendiary Magistrate, £SO and costs. ANOTHER “INFANT” GAMBLER, WELLINGTON, Jan. 28. A bookmaker, named Paddy Gharden for betting with an infant, Avas fined £l2, with costs, YOUNG BURGLARS COMMITTED FOR SENTENCE. Two’ lads, named Maurice Pointon and Joseph Haughey, pleaded guilty at the Magistrate’s Court to-day to thirteen charges of breaking and entering and stealing goods valued at about £33. They Avere committed for sentence. NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE. The annual meeting of the NeAv Zealand Institute Avas held yesterday. The statement of accounts shoAved receipts £936, including £392 balance from ’ast year and £SOO Government grant, .'.he expenditure A\-as £534, the balance in the bank being £402. The Carter bequest fund Avas reported as standing at £2891, including £2735 balance at 31st December, 1908. There Avas £2859 invested by the Public Trustee. Mr. A. Hamilton, of Wellington, Avas reelected president. Dr. Chiltou, oi Christchurch, Avas appointed editor of the transactions of the Institute. T 1 e next annual meeting Avili be ! eld D Auckland in January, L9ll. CHINESE GAMBLER HEAVILY FINED. Jim Young the Chinese occu r, ie r of the house in Haining Street, recently raided, was to-day found guilty of keeping a gaming house, and fined £4O.