NEW ZEALND.

Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 179, 6 August 1901, Page 4

NEW ZEALND.

By Telegraph—Press Association. Wellington, last night. A meeting of the Wellington telegraphists on Saturday night appointed a deputation to wait upon the Secretary of the Department to bring under his notice a grievance as to the long hours which the operators and cadets now have to work continuously without reliefs. Sometimes, it is said, they are seven hours without an interval for a meal.

The Hallway Department have purchased the creosote plant belonging to Messrs Campbell Bros., at Woodend, near Invercargill, and will continue to use it for treating sleepers for Southland lines. Last year Mr Campbell treated 17,000 sleepers for tlio Department. Last night the police made a raid on a Chinese gambling house in Saining street, and arrested four occupants for engaging, in a pakapoo lottery. At the Magistrate’s Court they were each fined £1 and costs, and Joe Quick, keeper of the house, was fined an additional £1 and costs'.

The Court of Inquiry into the Newtown camp scandal opened this morning. Mr Wilford appeared as counsel for several troopers who had a grievance, but neither lie nor the press representatives were allowed to remain.

Nelson, hist night. A seven-roomed residence owned and occupied by Vere Bogle was burned to the ground early last evening. A portion of the furniture was saved. The cause is supposed to be a candle left too near a curtain in the children’s bedroom. The house and contents were both insured. Particulars are not yet available. Christchurch, last night. At the Supreme Court Henry Johnston, a baker, was found not guilty on a charge of breaking and entering a warehouse at Lyttelton. His Honor Mr Justice Denniston, in his charge to the Grand Jury, commented on the welcome absence of cases they had heard so much of recently, namely, assaults on women and children. The only very serious case was the charge of murder against McLean. Francis Haywood was sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment for stealing a quantity of jewellery from a house. True bills were returned against Archil aid Campbell McKellar for forgery and uttering, Charles Chapman and Henry Johnston for breaking and entering, and Alexander McLean for murder. James Bowes Ivock appeared for sentence upon a charge of theft of from Beatie and Co., drapers, and was sentenced to six months. Peter Dunn, charged with sending threatening letters to his late sweetheart, was ordered to enter into his own recognisance of £3O, to pay A'4 costs, and to come up for sentence when called upon.

Dunedin, last night. Charles Smith was brought up for sentence to-day on a charge of larceny from the person. He was sentenced to two years’ hard labor. William Campbell, for stealing £io from the Public Trust Office, was admitted to probation, conditional upon his paying the money and costs within one month.