WELLINGTON NEWS.

Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 253, 2 November 1901, Page 2

WELLINGTON NEWS.

By Telegraph—Press Association. Wellington, last night. A cablegram has been received announcing the death in London yesterday of Mr John Beaumont, Chairman of the Loan and Mercantile Agency Company. Deceased was at one time a member of the firm of Gould, Beaumont, and Co., Christchurch. Sir Hector Macdonald this morning paid a visit o the local schools and hospital and other public institutions, and this afternoon unveils a memorial at the new Scots Church to the men who have fallen in the war. A Wanganui telegram says that Mrs Clampett, the well-known music teacher, has just received word of the death of her ! husband, Arthur George Clampett, at Syraj cuso, New York. Deceased, who was aged ! *l2, contracted a heavy cold, and died of | pneumonia. lie was accorded a military j funeral, being a member of the military | college at Syracuse. | A Sydney firm has instructed its New j Zealand agents to buy up ail the poultry offering in this colony for shipment to South Africa per Otarama this month.

A SUICIDE. William Mathers, an elderly engineer employed by the Meat Export Company until Wednesday last, hung himself at j Oriental Bay to-day. lie had been of i peculiar habits for some time back. COLLEGE SPOUTS, i At the Wellington College sports to-day I Bridge won the Old Boys* race, Johnston I being second. j SIB HECTOR MACDONALD. The Wellington branch of the New Zealand Association of Naval and Military Veterans held a parade at Government ; House this evening for the purpose of 1 being inspected by Sir Hector Macdonald, i There were forty-nine decorated veterans jon parade. Sir Hector Macdonald made ; a short speech, in which lie said he hoped I the example of the veterans would stiuiu- | late the younger men to join the ranks. | To-night Sir Hector Macdonald was entertained ut a banquet by the Gaelic Society. 1 The Governor and Premier are among j those present. SLY-GROG SELLING. I Gallate 1 Los., oyster saloon proprietors, i were to-day lined iif>o by the S.M. for i selling liquor without a license to two probationary constables, who had ordered stout and oysters at defendants’ shop. Mr Short considered that the witnesses for tho defence had committed wilful perjury, and for that reason made tho penalty severe..