NEW ZEALAND,

Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 284, 11 December 1901, Page 4

NEW ZEALAND,

By Telegraph—l’:e3» Association. Wellington last- night, j At the Supreme Court Edward lolioek, ; convicted of cattle-stealing, tvas admitted J to probation for three years. Edward Wilson, who escaped from gaol a couple of months ago, broke into a j whare and stole some of the contents, j and made an attack on a constable with , a tomahawk when being re-arrested, was tried at the Supreme Court to-day and • found guilty. In his address to the jury j the prisoner made charges of harshness again the warder in charge of the prison j gang, which both the jury and Judge I Edwards considered should be inquired into. The Judge also considered the constable exceeded his discretion in conduct that provoked the assault. Prisoner was sentenced to one year, cumulative upon his present term. Wanganui, last night In the Arbitration Court this morning the tin-plate workers’ and tinsmiths’ dispute, also the timber dispute, were taken. Further evidence was heard, and the cases were adjourned to the sittings at Masterton on Thursday. Woodville, last night. Francis Thompson and Walter Elliott were convicted of taking trout from tne river with a pitchfork, and were fined £5 and £lO respectively, with costs £1 18s each. Christchurch, last night.

In the course of a speech at Cheviot, replying to Mr Meredith’s attack on him, the Premier stated that the time would como when they would find lie had not mado anything out of his position. It would have been better for him and his family if he had never touched politics. Oamaru, last night.

James Johnston was before the Police Court to-day on a charge of attempting to steal from a person on the racecourse. He was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment. The prisoner, who had just completed a term of twelve months, was seen to roll a man named Richards over and attempt to rifle his pockets. Napier, yesterday. The finding of the Court in the Magisterial inquiry re the Waimate fire states that the fire originated in the flax, and every means was adopted to suppress tho outbreak.