NEW ZEALAND ITEMS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3129, 27 January 1911, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND ITEMS.

OUTBREAK OF TYPHOID. LPER PRESS ASSOCIATION.-.! DARGAVILLE, Jan. 26. Ni ne more cases of typhoid have developed at the Maori settlement at Repia and Maumai, since Saturday, five at the former and four at the latter. Dr. McGill visited.the camps to-dav. The water from Rcpia is obtained from an artesian well, and the supply appears to be quite pare. It is thought that contagion is caused by kissing rather than from insanitation or impure water. fruit growing in the north. The Northern Wairoa climate is specially adapted for fruit-growing, and large areas are to be planted out next season. Peaches are plentiful and m one orchard props are necessary to hold branches up. One grower is getting the ground ready to plant out 35,000 strawberry plants.

SEQUEL TO- A POLICE RAID. WAIHI, Jan. 26. As a sequel to the recent police raid at Waihi beach, H. Sorrensen. at the Magistrate's Court was convicted of selling liquor without a license in the Tauranga electorate, just oyer the Border line of Ohinemuri district, and was fined £25, with costs. AY. Turner, for illegally dealing in liquor at Serrensen's camp, was fined 20s. Philips Toms, ior ordering liquor without giving the person to whom the order was given a statement in writing of his name and address, was fined 30s. NOXIOUS WEEDS PROSECUTION. The A Waihi Gold Mining Company was fined 40s to-day for failing to clear certain mining reserves of a noxious weed, to w it. blackberry.' FIRE AT MASTERTON. MASTER TON. Jan. 26. A fire occurred at midday yesterday at Lansclowno. near Masterton, a large store house containing 5000 gallons of wine and a large number -of implements and a large quantity of furniture, belonging to Mr H. G. Williams, being destroyed. The damage is estimated at close on £'3000.THE HALF HOLIDAY IN WELLINGTON. AYEI. LI NO TON, Jan. 26. A meeting of representatives of local bodies, held to-day, to fix the day for the weekly half holiday for the currentyear, decided in favor of Wednesday (the same as heretofore) by six votes to three. THE ROTORUA'S IMMIGRANTS. Commenting on Mv Smith's remarks that a number of girls who came out l>v the Rotorua were obviously of loose character. Air A. Crawford, editor of the Amice of Labor, a South African paper, said he saw nothing on the trip over that could! be condemned in any way. Altogether the ship's company was a most respectable one, and New Zeiland was fortunate to get such a fine body of immigrants. He gave the statement by Mr Smith a most emphatic denial. ARRIVAL OF.THE ATHENIC.

The s.s. Athenic arrived at 4.50 p.m. yesterday, bringing 611 passengers, including 50 Sedgwick boys. At one si ago of the journey there were 911 passengers on board. Of the Now Zeal’.nd passengers 158 are booked for .Wellington, 175 to Auckland, 93 to Lyttelton, 32 to Dunedin, 27 to Bluff, 21 to New Plymouth, and 30 to Timaru. The assisted passengers number 117. Fortynine domestics. 24 farm laborers, and 8 farmers came by the vessel, as also did 24 wives rejoining their husbands.

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. GREYMOUTH. Jan. 26

Charles Fineran, caretaker of the •Waltham' School, Christchurch, attempted suicide : yesterday by cutting ■ his throat in four places with a razor. He is in a critical condition. DENTAL EX AMIN A TIONS. DUNEDIN, Jan. 26. Dr Pickerill advises that A. J. Hansen, C. E. Hercus ,and W. S. Seed have passed the final or second professional examination for the degree of Bachelor of Dental Surgery. These are the first graduates in dental surgery in New Zealand. OTAGO A. AND P. SOCIETY. The Otago A. and P. Society has decided to immediately reinstate on the old site the buildings, recently destroyed by fire. %