NEW ZEALAND.
(By Telegraph—Press Association.) Auckland, last night. _ The steamer Knight of St. George, from New y ork via Australia, brings twentyfour locomotives for the Now Zealand Government. \ General Sir Hector Macdonald to-day \ inspected a largo gathering of school children. He highly complimented the cadets on their appearance and drill. In the Supreme Court, Archibald ,Tohn McNeill, who recently passed himself off as Sergeant Hardham, V.C., and imposed upon many people, was sentenced to three years’ hard labor upon each of three charges, the sentences to run concurrently. Danncvirkc, last night. A gentleman from Australia, who was here last week, placed an order in Dannevirkc district for three million feet of white pine timber of sizes hitherto exported to Australia. Persons interested in the timber trade regard this as an indication that the Federal tariff will not prove so injurious to the exporting of white pine to Australia as was previously anticipated. Wellington, last night. The Mokoia, which left for Sydney on Saturday, took only thirty tons of cargo from New Zealand ports. In the Divorce Court a decree nisi was granted in the case of W. J. Walsh v. Sarah Walsh.
The Christmas comforts collected in the colony for the New Zealanders at the front have been forwarded to South Africa. The Wellington gifts comprised thirteen cases.
Mrs Smith, an inmate of the Porirua Asylum, escaped from the institution yesterday, and her body was found this morning in a dam at the back of the asylum. Christchurch, last night. The criminal sessions opened this morning before Judge Denuiston. There was a small calendar, including charges of unlawful carnal knowledge, manslaughter, and wrecking, the latter being the Adriadne case. His Honor, in his charge to the grand jury, reviewed the evidence and explained the nature of the case against each of the accused, Mumford, Kerry, and Freke. He also stated that Captain Willis, agent for Lloyd's, was perfectly justified in paying Mumford .£IOO for information re the wrecking. Amongst the principal amounts paid away over the C.J.C. Metropolitan Meeting arc G. G. Stead £3690, “ ]). Gordon ” £1230, Sir G. Cii'tibrd £BOO, E. J. Watt .£450, C. P. Murray-Aynsley •£4oo, I'. Watson .£4OO, Hon. G. McLean .£305, and V. Harris .£285. Altogether the prize-money distributed amounted to ,£9950.
Dunedin, last night. Perry’s death was caused through leaning over the bannister of Watson’s Hotel, and falling over by some unaccountable moans. He fell, falling on the back of his head on to the flagging below. He remained unconscious until 2.30 yesterday morning, when he died. He stayed at Watson’s till three weeks ago, when he shifted quarters to the Shamrock, He was 63 years of age,
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Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 260, 12 November 1901, Page 2
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