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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXXVII, Issue 4, 13 March 1903, Page 1

ItmrriD pmss associatioh.] LONDON, Yesterday. "Reuter'B A.deu correspondent bas reported that a battle ha 3 taken place be- 1 tween the Abyssinians and tho Mullah, in wbiob a thottsand wore killed, the Mullah' mother being captured. While Sir Franciß Jeune was surrim.ng up in tho Grranville-yordon divorce suit and giving tho cutody of the child to the petitioning husband (Granville), Lady Gordon left the Court and disappeared with ber child. Ber husband stated that he ie unaware of her destination, but expected to find her at home, A Calais telegram states thafc she arrived there early yesterday/ and proceeded to Paris. Mr Wyodhatn, Chief Secretary for Ire* land, announces that the recent gales have caused irreparable damage to Pbcenix Park, where thousands of tree 3 have been destroyed. BRISBANE, This Day. An official who was employed in the Government. Printing Office, has be*n attacked ny plague. MELBOURNE* Yesterday, Bfrtli Houses have appointed seven: mananeis each to confer on tho Reform 1 Bill. The Labour Party has complained of being unrepresented. The Premier said the party had absolutely epposei t^e Bill all along, t SYDNEY, Yesterday. Atlother case of plague is reported. | Good rains hate fallen in the Bi rerica district. Ihe driver of the Melbourne express had a sensational experience near Wagga. During the heavy raiu aad storm the line was under water, an the rain fell itt a prfeet cataract. The water drove into the engine, and only with the greatast difficulty wa, the tire prevented from being ex-.fuguisbecl. Tbf ChWan training ship OenoMl Baquedano has itfrWed frog VgP*™f' ASHBURTON. Yesterday. Jobn Gonr.ey, threshing machine o-yter: was killed this afternoon on the to*d near Winslow's,. While bis ta*ine was travel g along , thp road he got down to do somolhing to it; aid ft 78 sp:. posed Ihat his foot slipped. Ho fell under tbo wheel, which went over him, crushing him to death. AUCKLAND, Yesterday. The position in regard to the deadlock in the furniture trade is unaltered. At an interview by a " Herald " reporter, Mr Iregear said :-" I see no good in attempting any longer to bring about a ettltement. 'ihetw. sides bare apparently drawn firm a line across which neither workers nor employers will pas 3. lt will therefore b« left for the Arbitration Court to say whai was its .nt.ntioo in making the award. It would be impropei for me, us an official, to take any further partiutl-e matter. I have exhau ted argument, and almost entreaty witb bolh sidea, in endeavouriog to bring-*»bout a 1 peaceful solution. It will now_iremain 1 with hia Honor Mr Justice Cooper to say whether he considers that thero haß been an attempt to evade tbe provisions of the award or not." __„.,,_ t DUNEDIN, Yesterda-y

The directors of Kempthorne, Proeser and Co., New Zealand Drue Company, report that the net profits for the yea-r amounts to J6ISU9, md, adding the balance broupLt forward, and deducting lho dividend paid in Jamiaiy, there was was available --27,3 13. It is proposed to pay a 7 per cent dividend, and carry forward -3133,6.4. As some members of the trade have broken faith in the mattor, the Licensed Victuallers' Association havo rescinded the resolution aboll.b-Dg free counter luncheons, oysters, etc NAPIER, Yesterday. The Premier laid the foundation stono of the new Government Buildings here to-day, in the presenca of a lar*c con_our.o of people. He spoke afc some length, reforriDK to the services renderet. fs. the cobny by the old Provincial Council of Hawkes Bay, which had been responsible fof the ejection of the building now bB The Premier' ie a guest this etonlna at a smoke concert.given by tfee If .£ UffWdes' Association, and he w.U to leaTnp in tbo nronrnß by an egress train for W,Uin^oii. uTEt . Btor^ , An old pensiontr was to-day charged ] With false representation in not dibclosing the irhofle of his property -when making a claim for a pension, he harms- at the time £100 on deposit in the *»ttk. .lo consequence the accused was paid £1 'nci -* peneion than that to which he was entitled. Major Keddell, S.M, severely lectured the defendant, and ordered him to pay ..14 and costs within 48 hours.