YESTERDAY’S TELEGRAMS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2118, 18 February 1908, Page 4

YESTERDAY’S TELEGRAMS.

AI'CKI.AND. At tlu- Supreme Court Richard .101111 Strong, lor assault with criminal intent, was sentenced to throe years' h ml labor, ami Thomas Morgan, for horse stealing at .Kotorua, to two years, concurrent with his present sentence. I’A L.MERSTON. At nresent there is no serious shortage ol water, lull there is absolutely no nourishment in the grass, anti tlte milk yields are still decreasing appreciably. It is considered that unless rain falls very soon several creameries anti factories will have to close ilow u. STRATFORD. A wire has been received here that J. K. Wilson ,ot Gordon Bond, took a drink of sheep dip in mistake for Imp beer this morning and expired before medical aid arrived. I’AJIIATGA. A meeting of the executive of Hie Pahialtia central branch of the Farmers' Union resolved to urge the provincial executive to do its utmost to secure the amendment of any new labor Hill to the elVcet that a reasonable per cent age of employes must lie members of a union before the union has power to cite employers to appear 1 before the Industrial Court. WELLINLITO.v Messrs -Keene and Reid, ol M id" lington, who hive entered into tt contract to supply Tauranga with gas for a period of 30 years, will leave for England next month to secure a complete gas making outfit, anti it. is their present intention while at Home to purchase a couple of 8000 or 8000 ton ste liners with which to open up trade between Tauranga and Wellington. . The Makariui scholarships at le Ante College have been won as College. Junior scholarship, open to Native boarding-school boys: tiiissie Had held, of To Ante Native College. Junior scfhol-arship, open to boys attending Xitive schools: Taaro Korometo, of Kangitukii school. Poverty Hay. Junior scholarship, • pen to boys attending public or Native schools: Horowini Katetc, of Waima school, Hokianga. Each scholarship is tenable tor three years, and is worth £3o per annum. Obit it try: l)r W. B. Tripe, aetat Sd. About live months ago deceased met with an accident, and had three ribs broken, but the immediate cause of death was inlluenza. NELSON. The insurances on the lire at Dodson and Son s malt house are £sjl)o in the Standard on the building and eJoO also in the Standard on the malt. The value of the malt in the place was between £I2OO and £l-100. It will be unknown till the sale what the net loss will be. Air Justice Williams, opening the criminal sittings, referred to the lignt calendar, there being only three cases, none of a serious character. No bill was found in the case against David AlcConnochio, icharged wivft sending a threatening letter, owing to Bruit us, the principal witness for tlie prosecution, failing to appear^ Albert Brown ,aged 13. son ot A\ illiam Brown, Waikouaiti, was drowned in the Waikouaiti River yesterday while trying to rescue his younger brother, who was in danger. Alexander AY a mock, aged -AO, died suddenly at- his residence. Cannongate Street. Moruinston.