NEW ZEALAND.

Globe, Volume XXI, Issue 1674, 2 July 1879, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND.

[pee press AGENCY,] Ths San Francisco Mail. AU CKLA.IW, July 2. The mail steamer, City of New York, ia signalled to arrive in two hours. WELLINGTON, July 2. The Ironworkers’ Strike. The ironworkers, before taking decided action, will wait to see how the employers’ proposals effect them when put into practice. PATEA, July 2. Robert Shearer has been brought up for brutally assaulting his paramour, Rebecca Stewart. The woman is frightfully knocked about, and her injuries are so bad that she is unable to appear. Shearer is remanded for a week. AUCKLAND, July 2. The tender of T. J. Woon is accepted for erection of the Glen Orchard Stud Company’s premises, Taranaki, at £B3O. Captain Minns, a very old settlor, died yesterday. His children and great grandchildren number about ninety. The Auckland exhibits for the Sydney Exhibition a,’ll go per Hero. A Scene. A scene occurred at the illusionists’ performance lest night, when the Governor was present. A stalwurb mariner offered to tie Chevalier Thorne who consented. The captain mounted the stage, and bound Thorne, who frequently complained of rough usage. The captain finished his work with evident satisfaction, exclaiming “ I think she’s shipshape now.” Thorne begged the patience of the audience, and then struggled, twisted and wrigled for nearly half an hour. Some of the audience laughed, others cried “shame,” but at length, however, he extricated himself, looking veiy red and exhausted. His wrists were much cut. An altercation took place between Mr Weightman and the captain, nearly resulting in a fight. The whole scene was very scandalous. The illusionists then abruptcy the performances. An Expensive Seance. During yesterday several prominent spiritualists waited on Mr Thorne, of the Illusionists, and cha’leuged him to a private seance in order to perform Slade’s slate writing. Thorne referred them to bis agent, stating that ho wou’d give private seance* at one guinea for are nnnutes for each person present. Tiie Native Crisis. There was a good deal of excitement iu town this morning, owing to a report current that shooting had commenced at Hawera. The report orig’mted among the Maoris in town. Iho <S-.iTernmenb, having no information, sent an urgent nict>t»g« to Hawera, which brought the following reply:—Hawera, xo-15. No truth whatever in the report that fighting has commenced. The ploughing has not commenced. Te Whiti says that the ploughmen having been imprisoned his prophecy ia ended. This is taken to mean that tho matter passes into other hands now, which is supposed to be Titokowaru. [ehoh otrs own correspondent,] Mail Deliveries. RANGIORA, July 2. There is to-day tho most wretched mismanagement shown in the delivery of the mails beyond Kaiapoi. Instead of tho bags being forwarded by horse conveyance through Flaxton and Southbrook, and then sent on to Ashley, Sefton, Amberley, and Hurunui—in accordance with an excellent arrangement completed by Mr Buckham, the postmaster, under which all the mails were to have been only an hour late—the mails have gone to Bennett’s, and are expected iu Rangiora about one, while those to Amberley will not go forward till six, and those for the Hurunui coach will be delayed till to-moiraw. To the Bunko and business men, in anticipation of tho fourth of the month, these irregularities are very serious. The despatch of tho mails seems to bo in the care of a few undor clerks, to whom the inconvenience inflicted on correspond ents ia a matter of no concern. An experienced officer ought to bo sent in times like the present, to see that tho delays aro lessened as much as possible. Prospecting iu Westland. HOKITIKA, July 2. There was a large attendance at the public meeting held in tho Town Hall last nigbt to take steps to form a prospecting association. The Mayor was in tho chair. It was unanimously resolved—“ That this meeting considers it desirable to form an association to thoroughly prospect tho country south of Hokitika. The meeting then adjourned till Tuesday next. AUCKLAND, July 1. A servant girl named Lucy Broom was committed for trial on a charge of forging a telegraph receipt to obtain four pounds sent by money order telegram to Mrs Brown, from Dunedin. At tbe Harbor Board to-day a letter was received from tho agents of tho Union Company, stating that additional boats would bo laid on during the summer, "and asking for further accommodation for storage. Sixty men were enrolled in tho Volunteer Light Infantry Corps at Hamilton, Waikato, and Captain Dawson, of the 67th regiment, was appointed to command. Tho Hinemoa, with tho Governor and Colonel Wrntmore, will go South to-mor-row. WELLING TON, July 1. An influential meeting of Catholics was held last night at the Bishop’s residence, and a resolution to tho following effect was carried unanimously :—The meeting expressed its sense of the injustice Roman. Catholics are laboring under by the operationof the present Education Acts. They, being one-sixth of the population of the colony, by tho operation of the Act are deprived ci all the benefits from State endowments for- educational purposes. The meeting also expressed its deep sympathy with their co-religionists, sow about to meet in Dunedin to discuss what remedial measures should be taken to do away with the disadvantages under which they aro laboring, and to appoint delegates to represent them in Dunedin. The delegates have not been chosen. * The statement that tho “ New Zealander ” is about to [absorb the “ Times,” is not correct. The negotiations aro off. The “Chronicle” says that the claim of Mrs Meurant, of Auckland, which has been before Parliament since 1810, and

before innumerable committees and com*missioners, has at length been settled, £2OOO having been paid over in full of all demands to the trustees, Mr Swanson, M.H.E., and tho Native Minister. All hand* aboard the steamers Eangitira, Huia, and Tui, now in port, struck. Those aboard the Jane Douglas are to follow as soon as the cargo is discharged. It is understood that those on the Manwatau will strike directly she returns to port. It is, however, deemed probable that an amicabloloompromiso will be effected between employers and employed. TIMAHTJ, July 1. The correct names of those drowned in tho brigantine Akhar on Sunday are—Captain John Wctts, bis wife Mis Margaret Watts, Edward Eriseon, boatswain, John Thompson,, cook, and James Shea, ship’s hoy. The bodies of all but Shea were recovered yesterday. An inquest was hold to-day, but no further particulars were elicited. A verdict to tho effect that they were drowned at the time of tho vessel's wreck was returned. Mrs Watts has a brother in one of the Auckland banks. John Thompson, the cook, leaves & wife and family in London. About tea o’clock this morning the harbor master received a telegram to the effect that a vessel was in danger near tho mouth of tho Temuka river. He at once signalled to tho steamer Beautiful Star to that effect, and started with a party of tho Rocket Brigade. The brigade had to travel eleven miles, partly by road and partly by lagoon, and four miles along tho beach. As they neared the vessel, she was found to be the brigantine James AStowart, which left Lyttelton for this port on Wednesday lost. She was within 200 yards of the shore, but was hedging herself out. The steamer Beautiful Star shortly after arrived, a»i towed the vessel to Timaru, where she now lies in safety. The brigade deserve warm praise for their exertions during last week, having been on duty almost incessantly. Captain Jones, of the Beautiful Star, has also earned the gratitude of all the community for the manner in which he ran to the assistance of this vessel, and of the George Noble on Sunday. The captain of the James A. Stewart says he was twenty miles from Timaru last night, and more than forty from tho Temuka mouth, and cannot understand how he got down there. Tho Customs revenue for tho port of Timaru last quarter, was £6216, against £5302 in the corresponding quarter of last year. The floods are rapidly subsiding, and mail communication with Christchurch and Oamaru is expected to re-open to-morrow. Trains will not run for a day or two. Communication with the ap-country districts is almost entirely suspended. .-. INVERCARGILL, July 1. The Northern mail wan delivered this evening, being the first since Saturday. The vital statistics for Invercargill district for June were: —Births, 85; deaths, 15; marriages, 15. All the Invercargill railways are open, and Ibe trains run as usual, no floods having occurred. The express train north got no further than Clinton to-dlay, returning thence at the usual hour.