NEW ZEALAND.

Globe, Volume XXI, Issue 1691, 22 July 1879, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND.

[from otjr own correspondent.] The False Eeatd. DUNEDIN, July 23. The prisoner Goldsmith, who was received into the gaol yesterday under a month sentence for resisting the police at Palmerston has been found to have a false beard, and was identified as William Barnard, who is wanted at Kaiapoi on a charge of sheep stealing. Rooney, the arresting constable, is entitled to the reward of £75.

[pee press agency.] WELLINGTON, July 23. Mr Samuel Lock, Native Resident Magistrate at Napier, met with a painful accident here last night. It appears that iu the dark he walked over tho breastwork near the “ Evening Post ” office, and broke his leg badly. Dr. Kesteven, who attended him, has taken five pieces of bone out. The receipts at the Customs yesterday amounted to £3015. Shook of Earthquake. A sharp shock of earthquake was felt last night shortly before 11 o’clock. Public Meeting. A committee is being formed to arrange preliminaries for n great meeting which is to inaugurate a Liberal Association of New Zealand, Theatrical. Mr Carey, theatrical manager and agent, has leased tho Oddfellows’ Hall, which in future is to be called tho Academy of Music. Considerable improvement in the building is being made. PORT CHALMERS, July 23. The G:mmding of the Benares. Sailed—Barque Clyde, for Newcastle. As tho ship Benares was being towed out of tho Port at 5.20 p.m. yesterday, she struck on the bar, and tho tow rope getting adrift from the p.s. Kaputai, she canted broadside on between the North and South channels. An effoit was made to tow her out stern foremost, but it failed, and after dragging away at her for four hours, tho tug returned (o Port for assistance. At 2.10 a.m. to-day she was dragged into deep water, and taken up to the powder grounds, where she anchored at 3 20. Eighteen inches of water were found in the well, and since then she is mating from six to seven inches per hour. Ga.gs of men have b; en sent off to rc 1: ovo tho crew. She w :1 l have to bo discharged and docked. DUNEDIN, July 23. An inquiry into tho grounding of the Benares commenced before the Collector of Customs this afternoon. The evidence shows that tho accident was occasioned by those on the tug letting go the hawser. The vessel made water at tho rate of eighteen inches an hoar during tho night, and it was or’y kept under by vigorous pumping. HOKITIKA, July 22. Hokitika Indignant. A crowded mealing, “ to protest against the proposition of Mr Reeves, M.H.R, who is endeavoring to gat tho Supreme Court and public offices removed from Hokitika to Qrevmouth,” was held in the Town Hu 11 last evening, tho Mayor in the chair. Tho following resolution was carried unanimously:— “ That this meeting considers the proposal of the member for Roefton, Mr Beeves, to remove tho public departments from Hokitika to Greymouth inexpedient and unjust, and pledges itself to use every means to prevent

such a result.” It was further decided that the foregoing resolution bo telegraphed to the Government, and to Messrs Gisborne, George, and Barff.

WELLINGTON, July 21

At a meeting held at Fielding it was determined to establish a Working Men’s Club, with a capital of £2OOO in £1 shares. 181 shares were taken up by those assembled. There has been a very heavy snow fall on the ranges. It is five fast deep on parts of the Rirautaka, breaking down all telegraph lines end cutting cfl communication with the North.

At a meeting held at the Star Hotel this evening, Mr Ollivior in the chair, it was resolved to canvass the town for subscriptions towards sending a football team to Christchurch shortly, where they expect to meet a team from Dunedin, which is to be there about the same time.

TIMAEU, July 21. At the Police Court to-day, 0. W. Wood, arrested at Wellington on a charge of wife desertion, was ordered to find sureties by eleven o’clock on Wednesday, or go to gaol for six months.

DUNEDIN, July 21

The poll for the election of Mayor for the borough of Port Chalmers for the ensuing year took place to-day, there being two candidates—Messrs William Innes (the retiring Mayor) and William Murray, who last year was defeated by sixteen votes. Tho Return - icg Officer announced from the front of the Town Hall the result to have been : Murray, 176; Innes, 121; majority for Murray 55.

A man, named William Cross, employed at the machinery of a crane at the Eailway goods depot, Dunedin, met with a fatal accident on Sunday morning. Tho brake of the crane happening to be unfastened, swung round and crushed him against the framework. Cross was at once picked up by some of his fellow-workmen, hut with the exception of uttering an exclamation of agony, ho never spoke again. Dr. Maunsell, who was promptly in attendance, pronounced life to be extinct. Deceased, who was an old resident of Otago, had worked under the Harbor Board for a considerable time, and was forty-five years of age. The Suez mail was brought up by tho South train, and was delivered early this evening. Tho railway authorities are making arrangements for transferring the sub-paymasters at Dunc-din and Invercargill to Christchurch. It is stated that a legal firm in this city has received instructions to stop the performance of “ H.M.S. Pinafore” in New Zealand. The copyright is alleged to belong to a Mr Williamson, at present residing in Melbourne. The Dunedin school committee he’d a meeting to-night to discuss the question of savings banks in schools. After full discussion, a resolution was come to affirming the great necessity that exists for children being taught habits of thrift and economy. They express no opinion as to the probable effect in that direction of penny banks in schools, but would be glad to see it tried for twelve months, if one of the head masters would consent to take the matter in hand, A man giving the name of Barnard was sentenced to seven days’ imprisonment for obstructing tho police at Palmerston. Ho was found to be wearing false whiskers, and is now recognised as the person who absconded from his bail at Kaiapoi, where he was charged with sheep stealing. Tho ship Benares, while being towed out of port this evening, carried away her tow-line and grounded broadside. A gang of men left at 11 p.m. to assist her. INVERCARGILL, July 21.

The election of major to-day for Invercargill resulted in the return of Mr Goodwillie by a majority of five, the numbers being Q-oodwillio 314, and J. W. Bain 309. The election for North Invercargill resulted in a tie between Messrs Garmson and Thomson,

The train to Kingston was delayed two hours to-day by heavy enow on the line. It lay from three to five feet deep at Fairlight. The train has not yet returned.