DOMINION NEWS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2743, 23 February 1910, Page 5

DOMINION NEWS.

FIRE BRIGADES ACCIDENT

ASSURANCE

TPer Press Association. ! HASTINGS, Feb. 22. The annual meeting of the Fire Brigades’ Accident Assurance Company was resumed to-day. The annual report was adopted. The election of officers resulted as follows: President, Captain Eagleton (Napier); vice-presi-dents, Superintendent Bellringer (New Plymouth and Captain Hansen (Westport) ; treasurer, Secretarv Scantlebury (Reefton); secretary, Mr. J. G. Gil herd (Napier, re-elected); auditors, Messrs J. V . Findlav and W. Hodgson.

•A. CHARGE OF INCENDIARISM. MASTERTON, Feb. 22. Iwo Chinese, Wen Gen and Wong Gee, were committed for trial, on a charge of incendiarism, at the sittings of the Supreme Court, which opens hero on Monday, Februarv 28th.

THE LAND FAMINE. DAXNEVIRKE, Feb. 22. „ *ue ballot for the Ivumeti sections, lour miles from Dannevirke, takes place to-morrow; 370 applicants have P u t in over 1100 applications for eleven sections, comprising 3060 acres. BRITISH MEDICAL INSTITUTE. ' , V ELLINGT ON, Feb. 22 The annua] meeting of the New Zealand branch of the British Medical Association is being held in W ellington this week. proceedings opened last night with a soiree, at which the presidential address was delivered bv Dr. James Purdy, of Lower Hutt. Among the large company of guests was Sir John Batty Tuke (the well-known specialist in the treatment of the mentally diseased), who arrived from London by the steamer Tainui, on Saturday. The retiring president. Dr. T. Moore, of Napier, introduced to the gathering the President-elect, Dr. Purdy. After extending a cordial welcome to the visitors Dr. Purdy proceed, ed to discuss the formation of a national type in New Zealand.

A CRUEL MAORI. CAMBRIDGE, Feb. 22. A Native, charged with cruelty to a horse, by riding the animal to'death and then leaving the carcase on the roadside, was fined £'2 and costs £4. The police said that liquor was the cause of a- certain element which got into the Maunga Tautari tribe, and demoralised a large section. Several prohibition orders were granted against Maoris. The Magistrate decided to show little mercy to people supplying prohibited Natives with, drink. *'

TELEPHONES IN WELLINGTON

WELLINGTON, Feb. 22. The Telegraph Department is pushing on with the work of dismantling the overhead telephone wires in the central pa ids of the City. No less than 2S miles of underground conduits, each conduit being capable of carrying 600 sets of telephone wires, have been laid in concrete. The actual trench excavations to enable this to be done extended over the length of 31 miles. The conduit system, which is now partially in use, will meet the needs of the city for the next 25 -rears.

THE PINK AND WHITE TERRACES

Referring to the statement regarding the existence, of the pink and white terraces, the .Hon. T. Mackenzie said it was too early to give anything like a definite opinion on the subject, but he had obtained valuable reports from the Departmental officers, and had.decided to widen the scope of investigation without touching the pubic purse.

OAMARU HARBOR BOARD.

OAMARU. Feb. 22

Mr. R. Milligan was to-day unanimously re-elected chairman of the Harbor Board. The annual report disclosed a further increase in the trade of the port as regards exports. There was practically no difference in the ouantitv of imports, the cause, alleged being the continuance of cheap differential railage rates by the Railway Department". Reference was also made in the report- of the scheme now in progress to bring about settlement of the 1879 loan of £IOO.OOO, the total liabilitv in respect of which now stands at £202,000.

SIN MONTHS FOR STEALING

DUNEDIN

Feb. 22

At the Police Court, this morning, Li nicy , alias Charlie Jeffries, alias Lennon, was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment for stealing a bag and suit of clothes (belonging to a commercial traveller) from Watson’s Hotel, and also a bicycle from the street.

TAXI-CABS FOR INVERCARGILL.

IN VET? CARGILL, Feb. 22.. Taxi-cabs will shortly be running in Invercargill. G. IV. Woods and Co. having ordered four Darracqs, the first; of which arrives in a few weeks.