NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1520, 31 July 1905, Page 4

NEW ZEALAND.

.(Per Press -Association.)

AUCKLAND, Saturday

At daylight yesterday, a man was scon to snatch a case of jewellery, from a Queen street shon and run. y\, chase ensued,,- ail'd' resulted in the arrest of Francis Mitchell, and articles valued at £23 were. recovered. In the Police Court this morning accused pleaded guilty, and was sent to the Supremo Court for sentence, WELLINGTON, Saturday.

[Following is the result of the competiiion amongst North Island v)olunleers for the Government prize medals for 1905 : Gold medal, best shot in tha North Island,, Private A. X,. Iliumphriesy Taranaki Rifles-, 55 points ; gold and silver medal, second best shot in the North Island, 53 points (name of winner notisent) esilvcn medal for -best shot in Auckland district, Private :J* Q. Coraes, Ohincmiiri Rifles, 51 ; silver medal, best shot in Wellington district, Sergeant 12. Perrin, Palmorston North Rifles, 52 points. CIIRISTCHjURCII, Saturday. 12iglitchn men were charged to-day with being found on premises Used as a common gamin'g bouse on the 19th. A nineteenth man was charged with being the Keeper of the house. All were remanded for a week. TIMAR.U, Saturday- . Walter Shaw, employed at Mount Peel station, was killed last night through a waggonette he was driving capsizing in a 1 stream three miles north of Geraldine. .The vehicle) was found iis ■ the stream with Shaw’s body, alongside.