TELEGRAMS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2043, 2 April 1907, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

ERIKNDLY MOCiKITE'S.

Press Association. GORE. Saturday. tocal *’Mount Wcdon s^e.riS ? d. >i\ ng d S C var“ \n\f l matters importance to the Order. The .ddrj^w, as or del.ed.to Sr^ite^i^dress,^!^ £113,896 16s Id. an increase for tho incut of representatives, and a ™ to the various dredges is being made by the delegates.

OUR AVON DER LAND. ROTORUA, last night. All the geysers at Whakarewarewa ."ere very active on I 1 nday and &at lirdav. ' The Pohutu geyser played three times on Friday, twice on .Saturday, on each occasion C or .s , ] ly T i.„ hour, it being a beautiful sight. 3 he Waikorokini, Prince of Waßs a l Keren i geysers were playing c " lt "’" ouslv. A large number of visitoio are in town. On Friday was very wet. Saturday beautifully . fine, «‘U' -1 clear, rool night, and indications for a spell of line weather.

DOMESTIC TROUBLES. DUNEDIN, Saturday. Before Air. C. C. Graham, m the Police Court, fresh'proceedings were instituted in a case wl.ieh has at various times been ventilated in the courts during the past three or four years. The fresh development this morning was an application hv John Hod so ii to cancel on the grounds of bis wife’s infidelity a summary separation order issued against him. Mr. ft. H. Irwin appearel for applicant, and Mr. Emslie for Isabella Hodson, applicant’s wife. Mr. Irwin- said this matter first came before the court some years ago in the shape of an application by the wife for a summary separation. Hodson resisted the order on the ground that his wife was too friendly with a man named Thomas Barber. Tlie court refused to make the order, the Magisfcr ite . suggesting that Mrs. Hodson would get rid of Barber prior to those proceedings. However, a deed of sepurjition had been entered into between the Hodson,s, and John Hodson made - some payments under -it, hut after hearing a rumor of his wife’s misconduct with Barber he refused to make any further payment. Subsequently a second application by the •wife for a summary separation was successful, Hodson being unable to attend to oppose it on account of being unable to leave his work as mine manager. ' Hodson was at various times brought before the court, and sentenced to term:: of imprisonment vor failing to comply with the order of the court to make payments to his wife under ibis summary separation order. Jlo had suffered sixty days’ imprisonment for this, and had, in fact, just now completed a sentence. His wife seemed to take a delight in putting him into gaol again as eocn ns he came out. Mr. Emslie said that tlie applicant, never paid anything and immediately on getting out of gaol made application to the court, so that Airs. Hodson was continually being there to answer it. This was wearing her out, and Hodsou paid no costs at all. John Bedson said he had served a month’s gaol for failing to comply with tlie order. He had kept Barber bug enough, and was not going to keep - him any longer. He went to Dunedin because ho got a letter from me of his children to come and turn ATr. Barber out. “and I would have turned him inside out,’’ lie added, ‘‘but I could not catch him. This sort <-f sneak you never can catch, for they know too much for you.” About the time of the proceedings at Cromwell in July ho receiyed a wire from Dunedin informing him of his wife’s condition, and asking wliat proceedings lie intended to take, if any. He denied having assaulted liis wife m the 22nd January;- 1906. .His threats of instituting divorce proceedings were not made because lie wanted to get out of making payments to his wife. Annie Hodson, applicant's daughter, also gave evidence. She said her mother before the child was horn denied to her that she was in trouble, hut after the child was horn she heard her mother give evidence that her husband was its father. Ma--gir.it Hodson, another of applicant’s daughters, gave corroborative evidence, supplemented by stories of Barber’s conduct in the house with her mother. ' About last Easter her mother had admitted to her that she was in trouble, and that Barb-- was the cause. .Jane Hodson, a yoan-vr daughter, gave evidence as to Barber’s intimacy with her mother. At this stage the further hearing was adjourned to 81b April?

MILITARY MANOEUVRES. AUCKLAND, Sunday. AA’itli tlie exception of Friday’s showers no rain has fallen during tlie holidays,, blit it has. been overcast and threatening until this afternoon,when , it showed ‘ signs of clearing for tomorrow. About 500 volunteers are taking part in the Easter manoeuvres, which arc being held at Lal-m Takapuna and adjacent forts. Some useful work, including target practice by artillery, took place on Friday, but yesterday’s operations were on a minor scale, large numbers now having returned to work. A churchparade was held to-day. The i'Oceedings will terminate to-morrow by a combined parade at Takapuna racecourse. A SUICIDE. AUCKLAND, Sunday. . At an* inquest on Alexander Sclndtze, found dead in the Cemetery Gully, a verdict was returned of death from the effect. of a bullet wound self-inflicted while of unsound mind. DEARER. COAL. AUCKLAND, Sunday. Coal dealers at a private meeting decided to raise the retail price of coal by one shilling per ton. oiv’i.g to the companies having made a tis-o of that amount at the .limes. RAILWAY ACCIDENT. • AUCKLAND, Sundry. A railway accident occurred at Ouslow road crossing, Iyingsland, about’ six o clock on Saturday evening. The tram iroin Auckland, on nearing uho crossing, goes down a curved incline, and until the engine is almost at the crossing, it cannot be seen. Henry Cyril Greenwood, aged 16. years, and Arthur Bennett, aged 14 years, soli ot the Mayor of Newmarket, were driving a waggonette, but although the tram whistled they apparently did not hear it, Tlie horses just got oyer the rails as the .engine struck the waggon, breaking all tlie fore carnage, but cutting the horses clear. 4 lie boys were thrown clear of tlie rads, Greenwood on to the cattle:u;' Eennott on to a patch of Liass. ihe former received a slight contusion at the bottom of the back, and Bennett a slight abrasion at the lack of the head. The waggon was lnwn clear of the rails, lmt the horses bad a remarkable escape, not being injured. lhc boys were taken to their homes.

EGG-LAVING. BLENHEIM, vested;, v. i lie result of the 46tli week of'the egg-laying competition was 1154grand total, 92.777. Highest pens for the week: Bythell and Co, silver \\ yandottes, 31; Brookes, 29: Marlborough Hotel, 27 ; Servajean, 27. all white Leghorns; Brow poultry arm. silver YVyandottes, 27.' The i 11 1? pens to -date are: Brookes > ■ *e, • antl 1 - Association 1225, A. Thompson 1185, Servajean 1165 horns. 0,1 11J3 - all 'rt'ito. Leg!

FOOTBALL. GISBORNE TEAM AT NAPIER. N Press Association. NAPIER, last night. Jhe annual f ootball match be,V K ;„ Eaiti-City and Scindo r ootiia 11 Clubs was played at Has- - tings this afternoon before a fair attendance of spectators. AY. ' Hay captained the visitors, and T. Walsh die home team. In the first spell pla;, was chiefly confined to the forwards of both sides, the few passing rushes which were initiated beiim generally spoilt by wild passing. Each side had an attempt at goal from nee kicks, hut tile efforts were frultless. lhc spell ended without score on cither side. Shortly after tho commencement of tlio second spoil, MclS am am, for Scindo, marked close to tile hue. AValsli placed a neat goal. Die Scindo forwards from this out made, the game very fast, and • kept play almost constantly in tho Lyaitu quarters, lm.t the defence of the latter was sound, and no further score, resulted,- the game ending in jj ; L>voi( qf Scimle. by 3'poinis' to ni(i . ! Scinde forwards as a whole "-ere . At ryei-inr to their opponents, both in t:io scrums arid- Tlio -lihopout Of itlieU; : W backs. Hav, Miller, and. Olsen, for .yai-vi. and- ■ Walsh, Carson, • am,[ '“■’G.-.--- b fol- Sf ude, v.-oi-o vie best.;

REFEREES’ ASSOCIATION. IMPORTANT RTJGBY POINTS. Press Association. DUNEDIN, Saturday. Tho annual conference of. the Now Zealand Roi'erces’ Association opened on Thursday morning. Delegates were present representative of Auckland, Wellington, Otago, Wanganui, Nelson, Southland, Manawatu, South Canterbury, Hastings, and South Taranaki. Messrs Mnekio and Robb, of Wellington, were also in attend- ■ ance. Some hours were spent discussing thb rules of the game. The Hawke’s Bay Association asked that no team playing under the jurisdiction of-a Rugby Union should bo allowed to object to a refereo being appointed by. the Referees’ Association. It was -decided that tho New Zealand Rugby Union givo to the New- Zealand' Referees’ Association power to appoint referees in representative matches in cases of dispute. It was decided by. six votes to four to delete the note that a player throwing the ball into touch cannot play the ball himself until it has been played by another player. Tho Auckland delegate brought forward the advantage of the rule, and it was agreed by six to five that the question be sent to the New Zealand Union for their decision. A motion that a scrum be given for an off-side puss forward was negatived by seven to four, but it was agreed to got the ruling of the Now Zealand Union on tho question. Auckland asked: Can a referee alter the flags marking field play once tho game was started, . if in liis opinion the ground was not correctly marked. It was decided to refer the Auckland Association to tho introduction clause in the circular addressed to tho referees. Tlib following officers were elected: Patron, tho Governor; President. Mr R. M Isaacs ( Wellington); vicePresidonts, Messrs Campbell (Auckland), H. T. Tilley (Wanganui), J. H. Manning (Manawatu), F. A. Hemplomnnn (Wellington), 0. M. Whittington (Waipawa County), J. O’Connell (Hawke’s Bay), A. Oklcsliaw (Nelson), I’. T. Evans (Canterbury), T. Strachan (South Canterbury), R. M. Munro (Otago), J. S. McGrath (Southland); secretary and treasurer, Mr. J. M. Robb (re-elect-ed); Management Committee, Messrs A. Campbell, J. H. A. Loughton and P. C. Mackie (all re-elected); auditor, Mr. C. H. Manson (Wellington). Mr. Sievers (Wellington) moved that all expenses incurred by any member of the Association acting in foreign matches be defrayed by the homo union, expenses to include travelling, hotel, and out-of-pocket. The motion was carried with tho exception of tho clause “out-of-pocket.” expenses, which was considered to savor of professionalism. It was resolved that the next conference and annual meeting be held at Wellington. The secretary was given an honorarium of £lO, and his work on behalf of the Association was enthusiastically eulogised. It was resolved that the affiliated associations be recommended to .consider tho question of a paid secretary'.

RAILWAY COLLISION. Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, Saturday. A serious railway collision occurred yesterday morning at Rakaia station. Two trains, one carrying Exhibition visitors to Ashburton and the other bound for Sheffield with volunteers for the Easter encampment, met iu a head-on collision about half a mile north of tho Rakaia bridge. Botli engines, w ith their tenders, were' extensively damaged. Fortunately there w as no loss of life. Two care immediately behind the engines telescoped, one a passenger-car-riage and the other a horse box. The cariiage had been emptied of its passengers at Dunsandel, and a bov left the horse box at Rakaia. The drivers and firemen had remarkable escapes, the or.ly injuries, of .any importance being sustained by .one fireman. The passenger train for the south left Christchurch station at 10 4-~ p.m., and carried passengers to •Ashburton and intermediate stations. Tt was a special, "nnd had to run every Thursday evening .during the Exhibition for the convenience of South Canterbury visitors. It contained a fairly large number of people when it left Christchurch. The train had half a dor.cn passenger cars. It stopped at several wayside stations and got somewhat behind time. Directly behind the engine was -a second-class carriage .with 24 passengers when they left Christchurch'.' At Dunsandel 20 alighted, and the remaining four changed into a car further back. This desire for company saved their 'lives. -The driver and guard werN instructed to wait at Burnside, a small flag sta tion, four miles north of Rakaia. lor a special train bringing South Canterbury ‘volunteers to Sheffield for camp. The night was dark and stormy, with heavy rain. . No officer was .stationed at Burnside, and the men in charge-of the train wore left to their own resources. . The train waited some time, but did not turn into the siding ns instructed. Thoy inovcd on at a fairly rapid pace towards Rakaia, leaving Burnside at 2 a.in. Meantime the volunteer train reached Rakaia. and had for some reason waited there about an hour. Apparently the driver bad some idea ho would meet the north train at Rakaia, but on it not. making its appearance lie went on to Rakaia bridge, just north of the township, and the rules are tlfat when trains cross at night time the guard must precede on foot or or, a bicycle. TJic train went ut* a sna.il s* pace* over tbe bridge, an cl then steam was got up. Suddenly tlic other train loomed out of the darkness. The crash. was heard half a imle away, and news was carried to I taka ia by a volunteer on a motor bike, and a doctor was brought out- The messenger then rode'on to Ash burton 17 miles (theAirhole feat occupying one hour), and the breakdown tram, with men and officers, was sent from Christchurch, also -angs from Hinds and elsewhere. The two .r engines were standing together, their smashed'' in and much damaged. The car and horse-box in the rear of the respective engines were mined. One horse was killed. The following were injured : James Meiklo, driver or the train from Christchurch, bruised and 1 shaken; W. McGrath. Ins fireman, a nastv cut on the head: 1 eter Doig. of Chertsey, travelling in a “carnage next to the one telescoped with hie wife and" two danfclitei’3, thrown from liis seat and his face cut badlv* Christopher McCarthy. Christchurch a bad cut over the eve. . Several others received minor miuries. Ihe troops got scot free. The whoß affair appoa'-s to have arisen through neglect of the order to wait for the train to pass at .Burnside. A ,f ’°T line is being constructed to enable traffic to pass the stranded engines.