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Evening Star, Issue 3736, 12 February 1875, Page 2

TLc ‘ Tribune ’ ig responsible for the following ;—“A. conversation took place the other day between two Maoris ; Ist Maori—- ‘ How the Pakeha turn insolvent ?’ 2nd Maori— ‘ You show me half-sovereign, I show yon how Pakeha make insolvent.’ No. I handed tLa desirtd coin to No. 2, who thereupon put it in bis pocket, and walked otf. saying, ‘ Now then, you insolvent. Kapai!’ ” A body was found on Wednesday at Black Point, Awambko, by a party of men who were crossing with a dray between Mr Johnson’s two farms. The body is that of a man of stout build, with light hair, and Was

dressed, iiy a. shirt and moleskin browsers lb wa« lying face downwards, and bad no marks of violence. It would appear to have been lying where it was found for four or live days. At present there is no clue to its identification. A case of sudden death occurred this morning. As John Griffiths, ca r penter, living in Russell street, was proceeding to his work at Kensington, at about 7.45 o’clock, and when opposite Mr George Dryden’s in Russell street, he fell to the ground and expired shortly after, i’eceased who was subject to heart disease, leaves a wife and child to mourn his loss. Dr. Sorley was called in by those who went to Griffith's assistance when he fell, but the man was dead when he arrived. One of the greatest official farces ever perpetrated is reported from Auckland in connection with the loss of the Cospatrick. The news of the destruction was received on the 3rd January. On the 28th the Auckland Provincial Government issued a ‘Gazette’ extraordinary, surrounded by a deep mourning border, and containing the following announcement“ Superintendent’s Office, Auckland, 2Sth January, 1875.—The Superintendent deeply regrets to announce that be has received, by telegram from the Honorable the Minister for Immigration, official intimation of the destruction by fire of the ship Cospatrick, with immigrants, bound for Auckland. —J. Williamson, Superintendent.”

A case of importance to merchants and others was tried at the Resident Magistrate’s Court this morning. Complaints having been made that in several parts of the town the footpaths were blocked up by carts standing on the crossings leading up to certain places of business, the police brought as test oases actions against three men in the employment of Mr J. T. Mackerras. From the evidence adduced, it appeared that the carts had been backed up against Mr Mackerras’s door for the purpose of loading, and Mr Btout contended that a crossing was not the footpath. His Worship held that to keep a cart on a crossing for any length of time was to obstruct the footway, and fined each of the defendants Is and costs. Notice of appeal was given. It is a singular coincidence that a Taranaki man has now tied for the Champion Kelt two years running Last year Humphries, late of the Taranaki Militia, tied with 'amlin, and now l-'lder. of the Armed Constabulary. ties with Skinner. What makes he coincidence remarkable is the fact that Hllder has been shooting all through with Humphries’s rifle, which was lent for the contest. The ‘Auckland Star’ says there was little concealment on the part of the Thames men of their desire to see the belt go away from Auckland if thev did not win it themselves —in fact, almost a bitter rivalry was exhibited between the Auckland and 1 hames men. The Thames men must have lost a lot of money for they backed Hoskins heavily. The last ‘ Gazette ’ contains the rules and regulations under which policies may be issued under “The Religious Ministers’ Pension Table.” Under this regulation the trustees of the pension fund of any religious body may have policies issued to them insuring the lives of ministers belonging to their body. Another proclamation states that—“ The Industrial Insurance Regulations contained in the second schedule to the order in Council, dated llth November, 1874, and table A. as approved by the Governor in Council on 18th August, 1874, shall apply, anything to the contrary in such regulations notwithstanding, to members of the society known as ‘ The Independent Order of Good Templars’ in New Zealand, whether or not registered under The Friendly Societies’ Act, 1867, and to wives of such members.”

Two accidents are reported in the last issue of the ‘North Otago Times.’ The first was on Sunday, to a young lady, daughter of a settler at Kakanui Mouth. She was driving back from church, and stopped to give a friend a lift. While changing the horse started, and she was thrown out, falling on her head. She was picked up insensible, and remained in that condition until Tuesday morning. It is feared that the consequences will be very serious. Mr Coggins, chemist, of Oamaru, on Tuesday morning was going down the accommodation road near Paterson’s, to the main road, when something frightened the mare he was riding, and before he had time to gather up the reins she dashed through a partly .gpeu £ate, smashing her rider’s arm against the post. Compound fracture of the forearm was sustained,' A locomotive engine passed over ph.e Green Island coal branch railway the other day for the first time. The ‘Bruce Herald’ thinks advantage might be taken of this line so soon as the Taieri and Waihola bridges are completed, to carry on the passenger traffic at least between Dunedin and Balclutha by running coaches between Walton Park, the terminus of the coal railway, and the Mosgiel station, a distance of a mile #nd a-half, or two miles at the utmost, as it is etili’ - gt qpmion that the Chain Hills tunnel will not be' completed before 1877. Would a loop line from Waitpn Park to Mosgiel not prove serviceable iu relieving the heavy traffic likely to exist over the steep gradient existing between these places, even when the line is in thorough working order ? If so, would it not be well to pro” ceed with its construction at once, as a cheap and serviceable line could be formed by following the contour of the gullies running on each side of the Chain Hills ?

The Mafeerewa Road Board must have lively times of "if; occasionally. At its last meeting, ou a proposition being made to fill up a vacancy, a Mr Button spoke ‘‘jpterferingly,” as a local paper puts it, but afterwards got both demonstrative and abusive. Eventually he addressed the person who had been nominated in a manner that called forth the intimation that if such language were repeated he would be under tho necessity of kicking him downstairs ; tho indignant Buxton delivered himself t&usl/r—V.Do it, then. You are a Board of private works, appropriating public moneys to your own private .ends. The only works the Board undertakes are n.ear tho properties of members. I may be a troublesome character and T came here today with the intention of going in charge, sooner than be robbed any longer. You just get your own ends served, and let the roet of the business pass in the' most hasty manper.V At this juncture a poli eman appeared ou the .scene, supd Mr Buxton thought it politic t.Q rjatiye? “ An interesting lecture on Melanesia and i its missions was delivered at the Tempe ranee Hall last night by the Rev. Mrßipe, pf New Norfolk The chair was occupied by the V e n. Archdeacon Edwards, while on the platform were several clergymen, and there must have been close upon two hundred person? present in the body of the hall. The lecturer stated that since 1848 the Melanesian Mission had been conducted on the basis of converting the natives through the instrumentality of their own people. He had been a member of that mission for eight y»'ars. The Central College was in Norfolk Island, to which pupils from the other islands were sent to be ordained as clergymen, priests, and deacons. There were at present one native priest and two deacons. The missionary schooner Southern Cross made a tour of the islands, every .six mouths. In Santa Cruz, whew Bishop Patteson was killed, nothing had yet been dohe. The language p£ M.oty becoming

the common language, though the different dialects were once remarkably numerous, there having been no less than two in one small island. The islands bad been almost depopulated by the labor trade. There were two schools in the New Hebrides, and in each of the islands forming Banks’s Group there was a school established. There were 187 natives (150 males and 37 females) attending the central school at Norfolk Island. A. vote of thanks to the lecturer was move! by Mr Quick and carried by acclamation. • s ome native curiosities were exhibited in the room, and attracted considerable attention. This morning a deputation of residents in the North-east H rbor and Vauxhall districts, comprising Professors Black and Macgregor, Messrs Cutten, K. ' illies, and W. Hooper, waited upon the Superintendent with reference to the road across Anderson’s Bay. Mr Gillies said that the width of the road (thirteen feet) was so little that it was dangerous to drive across. Numerous accidents had taken place there, the Provincial Treasurer, amongst others, nearly losing his life while crossing, and another man was once taken out all but drowned. If Government would widen it, say eight feet, on the inner side, the Koad Board would fence it ; and this would not be an expensive work, as the fascines originally put down projected at the side of the road, and would bear the extension proposed, while the shell bank had also solidified. The matter was one of public safety.—His Honor said he knew the road well, and could not think it so very dangerous. Unless prison labor were used the work a«ked for could nob be undertaken, and the prisoners were at present occupied in more important and more pressing works He thought the Peninsula railway would have its line alongside the road, and the'n would be the time to go in for widening it.— Mr Cutten thought that a greater reason why it should be widened, ai the trains passing would be liably to make horses shy,—Mr Gillies understood that the line would c r oss the road, as the station was to be in the heart of the bay, near the hotel.—Mr Hooper said a subsidence had taken place in the road, ami if Government would raise it twelve or eighteen inches the Road Board would metal it.—His Honor said be would lay the m itr.er before the Executive, but did not think a fivorable answer would result. The deputation must remember that farther down the pe >p!e were wanting a road and it would be unfair to widen a portion of the existing road while at Portobello they had none at all. Government should open the road as it is as far as possible before doing that. We would remind our Caversham friends that Dr Carr will deliver one of his interesting lectures in the school-house this evening. The employes of the Otago railways are requested to attend a meeting called to organise a Railway Employes Benefit Society, to be held at Dunedin Station on Monday, the 15th inst., at 8 p.m. We would remind our readers that this evening’s performance is for the benefit of Mons. A. Fleury, when “ The Rose of Castile ” will be given. The enjoyment of opera-goers during both seasons has in no sipall degree been contributed to by M. Fleury’s efforts, a consideration in itself sufficient to ensure him a full house. But if bis numerous friends rally round him it ought to be £ bumper.