NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 77, 6 April 1901, Page 1

NEW ZEALAND.

[BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Wellington, Thursday. John Haughton pleaded guilty in the Magistrate’s Court to nine charges of theft, but as there are four charges of perjury to be preferred against him at the Supreme Court, his sentences were left to the higher Court. The Wellington Garrison Band accompanies the Commonwealth Contingent to Melbourne.

Trooper Casey, of the Second Contingent, was convicted at the Magistrate’s Court of a grave assault on a Chinaman, but, in view of his excellent' fighting record, was let off with a fine of £2 and £3 10s costs.

New Plymouth, Thursday.

The Registrar’s returns show that at March 31st there were 234 old age pensions current in Taranaki aud Clifton Counties, 189 being for the full amount, the aggregate being £3,968. Napier, Thursday.

Messrs Nelson Bros, have received the following cable from the Colonial Consignment and Distributing Company : “ A further fall in North Island mutton and second quality lamb. To-day’s quotations are : Best Canterbury, 4fd ; Napier and North Island, 3Jd; lamb, first quality, sfd ; second, sgd.” Christchurch, Thursday.

News has been received here from private sources that Major Craddock, who left in command of the Second Contingent with the rank of major, has been promoted to the rank of Brigadier-General in the Imperial Army. Greymouth, Thursday. At a meeting of the Sawmillers’ Association held here on Monday, it was decided to raise the price of timber to 7s per 100 ft. f.o.b.

Dunedin, Thursday. The Star’s Pembroke correspondent wires that a young man, named Moore, had his timber raft wrecked in Lake Wan aka last Friday, and was cast ashore on Pigeon Island, where ho nearly perished. He remained there without food or clothing for thirty-five hours. A heavy shock of earthquake was felt at Arrowtown last night. The Conway case is evidently not intended to como on till towards the end of next week, since Sergeant Griffiths, who had been working up the case here, only left by the express this morning to catch the Monowai at Lyttelton tonight.