NEW ZEALAND.

Globe, Volume XX, Issue 1604, 10 April 1879, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND.

[PER PRESS AOENCT.I Auckland, Aprils. Barry O'Neill, a comique, appears here shortly. 'J he Kaitangata relief committee roaolved—

" That this committee concur in the general principle expressed in a telegram from Dunedin to agree to forward the aim contributed in Auckland, relying on the committee at Dunedin to make the most judicious use of the money placed at their d spo-al." It w:u stated that the Mayor of Dunedin in his official capacity will always act as a member of the central committee. It is estimated that the sum of .£IOSO, clear of all expenses, will be sent from Auckland to aid in the relief of the sufferers.

A servant woman, named Smithfield, fell into the cellar of the Occidental Hotel by accident, and was very seriously, it is feared fatally, injured in the spine. Opunake, April 9.

Messrs Sheehan, Ballance and Macandrew will meet at Now Plymouth to-morrow. Messrs Mucandrew and Ballance have been over the Mountain road, which is now very bid. An inquiry into Captain Wilson's alleged defalcations will commence to-morrow at Hawera. There is nothing fresh on the Plains. Wellington, April 5.

The Mount Cook school committee refused to take advantage of the Penny Savings Banks in schools system. An appeal is to be made to the public for a good peal of bells for St. Peter's Church. The Premier and Native Minister are to leave by the Hinemoa this evening, for New Plymouth. The Resident Magistrate to-day sentenced an articled seaman to four weeks' hard labor for refusing duty. Johnston and Co. sued the captain of the Loch Fergu3 for damage to a quantity of galvanised iron on the voyage out. The Magistrate held that defendant was liable for the damage caused through hi?, negligence. The only way in which the damage could be accounted for was that the hatches had been left open for ventilation, and whilst they were open a quantity of sea water had swept in. Judgment for plaintiffs for .£sl 8s 9d, and costs. While in the South his Excellency will visit Westland, if the weather be at all favorable. After his return to Wellington his Excellency will visit Picton and Nelson, and hopes he will be able to spend a month in Auckland before the opening of Parliament.

[from our own Timarxt, April 9

The annual South Canterbury Amateur Athletic Club Sports take place on May 7th and Bth. The club now numbers nearly 250 members.

A man named A. McA.listor was severely in-

jured near Cave last night while riding home He has been insensible ever since, and it is supposed he was thrown and kicked in the chest. Arthur John Goodwyn was to-day committed for trial for fraudulent bankruptcy by concealing a quantity of goods from his creditors. Other charges in connection with his bankruptcy are to be brought against him. Kainer's new diorama of the Russo-Turkish war was produced for the first time in New Zealand at the Theatre Royal last night. There was a large attendance, and the diorama is certainly a real work of art. The slight accident to tho crane has not stopped work, and another set of blocks are now laid.

At the present time there are fully 150,000 sacks of grain stored in Timaru. Dunedin, April 9. A four-roomed house in the Valley was totally destroyed by a fire caused by the falling of a kerosene lamp. The building was insured in the New Zealand for .£BO. The furniture is insured, the office not ascertainable. [Press Special Wire.] Dunedin, April 9. A man named John McGaff was this morning found dead in bed at his residence, at Caversham. He had been employed by Messrs Proudfoot and Co. in laying the pipe 3 in connection with the Silverstream water supply. The cause of his death is believed to have been heart disease. David Forsyth Main, an ex M.H.E., was today charged in the Police Court with having damaged one of the railway engines to the extent of thirty shillings. As the witnesses were absent the case was dismissed without prejudice. Willis and Seymour's Zealandia Exhibition ia drawing crowded houses nightly. The pictures are beautifully painted. It will travel Northwards. Blenheim, April 9. At the Land Board meeting, it was agreed that the Rai Valley land, having been put up to auction under clause 45 of the Act, should be declared open for sale at .£3 an acre on 9th May next. This would open it to saw-millers, instead of deferred payment for settlement.