DOMINION NEWS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2760, 15 March 1910, Page 3

DOMINION NEWS.

MOKE ACTIONS AGAINST THE AUCKLAND HARBOR BOARD.

1 , [Per Press Association. | I ( AUCKLAND, March H-L Briscoe and Co. have issued -a. writ against th© Auckland Harbor Board for £llsO, and; Wingate and Co. one for £ls7t> for tile value of gunpowder and explosives lost when the powder hulk was blown up in the harbor in November last. MUSICAL COMPETITIONS AT NAPIER. NAPIER, March 14. The Musical and Competitions Society’s syllabus for competitions in August- include four contests for choirs. The total prize money amounts to £2OO. A SHAM POKER HAND. The Magistrate characterised as a deliberate attempt to swindle a case in which James Johnson ‘‘took down” a Maori in a railway carriage for £ls or £IG on a sham poker hand. A hue of £lO and costs was imposed. ' AN OUTBREAK OF TYPHOID. Mr R a del iff e, a settler in tli.-ci vicinity of Jerusalem, up the river, reports that an outbreak of typhoid has occurred in the Maori Pa. at Jerusalem. Six cases have occurred up to the present, and several deaths have taken place. Mr Radcliffe says that a. Native doctor was there a week ago, but so far nothing has been done to check the disease. A GENEROUS DONATION. The Chairman of tire Napier Hospital Trustees announced tDiis afternoon that he had received an intimation that an endowment of land, valued at about- £4-00, had bean given for the benefit of the Chtonic Sufferers’ Ward. He said he could not- yet mention the names of the donors. FIRE AT HAMILTON. HAMILTON, March 14. A fire at East Hamilton early on Sunday morning totally destroyed three shops, two of which belonged to AA . Dey, and wore used as a general store and postoffice. The third was owned by Gardiner, and occupied by J. Whit© as a general fancy goods shop. The fire started in White’s, and the building being an old wooden one, was soon consumed. The firemen were powerless to prevent the spread of the five, there being no water. Doy’s shops were insured for £IOO, the stock for £2OO, and stable for £SO; White’s stock for £250 and shop for £IOO. PRESENTATION TO RETIRING OFFICIALS. . WELLINGTON, March 14. The officers of the Audit Department to-day made presentations to two retiring officers, Mr J. G. Warburton, late Auditor and Controller General, and Air J. B. Hey wood. Assistant Controller and Auditor. On behalf of the former gentleman, who wan unablei tobe present owing to- illness. Colonel Collins, the new Auditor-General, received a. valuable silver coffee pot and salver. To Mr Hevwood, who leaves ' shortly for England*, were’given a photograph of ihe staff, a cigar case, a sovereign case, and a rug. The Prime Minister, Sir Joseph W aid, -presided.

• HULLO, AMY BOCK.” One wharf laborer charged another in Court to-day with persistently using insulting words to jinn. The evidence showed that accused .repeatedly used words. “Hullo, Amy Bock.” when addressing informant. The Magistrate fined defendant 20s and costs £2, in default seven days’ imprisonment, holding that calling a man the name of a convicted criminal was insulting and calculated to provoke a breach'of the peace. C OMPEN.SAT lON CASEiS. At the Arbitration Court to-day several cases arising out of the- less of the Penguin and Due© were dealt with, liability being- admitted. .Mrs Abram, whose husband was master o; the Dime, was awarded £SOO against the Wellington Harbor Ferry Ccnipauy. In the cases against the. Union Company with respect Zb the Penguin, orders -were mad© as follows: Alary Hayes, awarded £400; Airs Loosemore, widow of an officer, £100; Public Trustee to administer the estate for the benefit of her posthumous child. Airs F. Driscoll, £207 on account of the death of her son, one of the officers. J.n the case of W. S. Rentoul, engineer, the- Court ordered payment of £lO5 to b? administered by the Public Trustee for the benefit of the relatives.' ROUGH AYE AT HER IN NELSON. NELSON, A! a roll 14. There is a howling north-west gale, raging here, with much rain. There is an enormous sea in the bay. NOT A STRIKE : ONLY A DISPUTE. CHRISTCHURCH. March 14. Th© Labor Department after investigation of matters connected with thealleged strike at A\ T ood Bros.’ grain store at Addington some weeks ago, ha 5 decided that there are- not sufficient grounds to warrant action being taken against the men. The matter will therefore lie dropped. SEACLIFF HOTEL BURNED. DUNEDIN, March 14. The Seacliff hotel, Sencliff now unlicensed, was burned down shortly, after midnight- on Saturday. The building was insured in the Atlas office- for £4OO, and in the New Zealand office- lor £IOO. Barry was the occupant.