TELEGRAMS.

Feilding Star, Volume I, Issue 278, 29 May 1907, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

ins ruas ibbooutioh.] Dunedin, May 28. During the gale on Monday afternoon, a gust struck First Church Hall (in the course of construction), snapped the braces, and hurled the heavy frame work of the roof into the middle of the building. No one was working there at the time. It also ripped the ornamental work from the Bteeple of First Church. The damage is estimated at £160. Auckland. May 28. A man named Henry McLeod, employed by a restaurant-keeper in Parnell, has been reported as missing since about four p.m. on the 21st instant. McLeod had been in illhealth, and had recently come out of the hospital. He was paralysed in the right arm, and seemed to be in low spirits when last seen. He is 35 yean of age. Mr D. D. Hyde. Qovernment Poultry Expert, remarked to a Herald representative to-day that the Auckland poultry trade hadgone ahead by leaps and bounds. The production from Ist of April, 1906, to 31st March, this year, was about 15,000 head for export and the local market, and 1,128,000 eggs— a great increase on last year. JLf gone about in a proper way, this industry would take its place alongside the butter and frozen meat trade. The Auckland Master Bakers' Association, at a meeting to-night, decided to raise the price of bread from sixpense to sevenpence per fourpound loaf, as from Saturday next. A young man named Arthur Harris pleaded not guilty at the Criminal Court to a breach of the age of consent at EHerelie and Devonport and to abduction. The Crown JPrisecutor (the Hon. Tole) said the girl was not yet 16. and at the time of the offences alleged to have been committed was only a few months over 15. Her father is a horse trainer, and the prisoner is a jockey, who lived in the same house. He was warned by the girl's father, and it was alleged that he took her away one night and stayed away till the following day, when some friends of the girl saw her and took charge of her. Some letters written by the girl wert> read. In them she said she loved the accused, and would wait for him if he would have her. If not, she would take "the veil," as her parents had threatened to put her in a con. vent. The case was adjourned til' to-morrow morning. The jury were not locked up, but were cautioned not to speak to anyone about the case. Wanganui, May 28. In the, Supreme Court to-day two cases were heard. Both juries were locked up till late. Roger Pope, aged 67, charged with indecent assault on an eight-year-old girl, was sentenced to two years' imprisonment.. In the case of Jas. Floyd, charged with cattle stealing, the jury disagreed, and Floyd was bound over to appear when called upon., This case was before the Court last session, when the jury failed to agree. Auckland, May 28. At the Supreme Court, the Grand Jury returned no bill against Herbert Straker'and Charles Wilson, the two motormen charged with manslaughter arising from a street accident. The Grand Jury recommended, oin view of the laxity of supervision in nursing homes, that efficient medical supervision and inspection be insisted on. Mr Justice Denniston agreed with the recommendation. t At the opening of the new Grading Poultry Depot at Auckland, Mr Pounsford, poultry grader, stated that the number of poultry handled at Auckland increased from 5063 in iqO6 to 14,081 last year, and the eggs handled increased for the same period from 119,723 to 129,768. Masterton, May 29. Deputations from the Wairarapa Caledonian Society and the Masterton St. Patrick's Day Sports Association asked the Masterton Borough Council last night that at the sports of the Societies they be allowed to have a licensed booth in the park. Councillor Pauling presented a petition containing 501 signatures, supporting the application. A petition was also received opposing the sale of liquor in th* park. It was resolved by six votes to four that no liquor be allowed in the park. Wanganui, May 29. The Crown recently purchased large blocks 6i Native lands between the Wanganui and Waitotara rivers, and the Native Land Court, under Judge Sim, has, during the past few days, partitionad off Crown interests in the blocks to the extent of over 56---000 acres. It iB understood the land is to be surveyed at once, and -put upon the market: A large number ot Native owners in town are willing to sell other large areas, provided the Minister sanctions the purchases. The Supreme Court continued this morning. John Fisher was found guilty "of obtaining goods to the amount of £55 18s From Bennett and Co., of Ohakune, and was remanded till to-morrow morning for sentence. A similar verdict was returned against the same accused for the theft of £9 8s 6d from a lad named Sydney White, who was employed by Wisher in a boarding house at Ohakune, Napier, May 29. A young married woman named Alice Caroline Simpson died suddenly on Monday evening under circumstances that suggested heart trouble. A post-mortem, however, disclosed the heart to be in a healthy state, and on the suggestion of the doctors the inquest was adjourned to permit the contents of deceased's stomach being sent to Wellington for analysis. Palmerston North, May 29. Owing to a constitutional difficulty, the sitting of the Assessment Court which should have been held to-day w&8 adjourned. It apjfeared that Mr W. Stubbs, the Assessor appointed by the Kairanga County Council on its, behalf, is a member of the Palmerston Borough Council, and is consequently ineligible for a seat on the Bench. The position was explained by Mr A. D. Thomson, 8.M., President of the Court, which adjourned till June Bth., and in the meantime a fresh appointment will be made by the Kairanga County Counoil. „, Dunedin, May 29. John Creighton, a man over 80, was killed at Kyeburn, near Naseby, by falling over a high cuff. Death must have been instantaneous. Gisborne, Slay 29. The weather shows signs of abating , though a high sea is still running. Gisborne has been cut off fiora telegraphic communication for 24 hours, through a break in the wires. __ Wellington, May 29. Decrees nisi were granted by Justice Button to-day in the following cases:— Mary Mabel Campbell v. Samuel Campbell; Charlotte Matilda O'Kelly v. John Henry O'Kelly: Kate Ruby Lash v. Frederick William M ' Auckland, May 29. The Health Officer wrote to the Board of Education stating the general idea was prevalent that as soon as a disease of an infectious nature appeared, the school should be closed. This was a measure that seldom ought to be enforced, except in the presence of an actual widespread epidemic, and not even then as a matter of routine, nor unless there was a clear prospect of preventing the propagation of the disease such as could be looked for from less comprehensive action. As to the exclusion from school of particular scholars, it might be laid down as a principle that all children snffering from any dangerous infectious disease should be excluded from school' until there was reason to believe they had ceased to be in an infectious condition. Infectious disease seriously interfered with the aterage attendance, and under tho present metfipd of payment, was a strong incentive to headmasters to urge the closure of schools on comn ittees. From May 31st to June sth no lesg than £180,000 will be distributed as dividends by three raining Coy's operating on Haurakia Peninsula. Talisman pays £30,000. of which £20,000 comes to shareholders in the colony; Waihi pays a dividend and bonuses £150,000; and Waiotahi pays £15,000