NEW ZEALAND.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 1881, 4 March 1880, Page 1

NEW ZEALAND.

GRAHAMSTOWN, March 4. Driscoll v Norwich Union Insurance CompanyThe case of Driscoll v the Norwich Union, claim £SO, being part of amount of insurance money, waa concluded after a two days’ sitting last night. Judgment was given far the plaintiff. Considerable interest was taken in the case, and the evidence was very conflicting. The agent of the company swore positively that he had not received the re-

newal of the premium, while three witnesses a* positively swore to the contrary. The addresses of counsel occupied nearly four hours. Other cases are likely to result from this one. Scarlet Fever. Scarlet fever is spreading. A Pleasant set of Councillors. At a stormy meeting of the County Council members accused each ether of malpractices re the sale of the balance of the iron imported by the Government for the large water-race which was sold by the County Council. AUCKLAND, March 4. Plenro-pnenmonia. Mr Whitaker’s secretary, in reply to a communication from the Cambridge Farmer’s Club, replied that the weight of professional testimony goes against the existence of pleuropneumonia in Auckland. Mr Kinlock, Y.S., commenting on the letter, emphatically reiterates that the disease does exist. Irish Belief FundSubscriptions are still coming in to the Irish Relief Fund. Singular. A large number of applications are being made for separation orders by married women. . Momonistic. Some singular facts came to light in con. nection with the recent Mormon scandals. Mrs Lucky, wife of a fish hawker, who tried to bolt with Elder Pearce by, the mail steamer, says she was very unhappy at home, owing to the harshness of her husband. She appealed to Elder Pearce for advice. Several prayer meetings were held, and the Mormons recommended her to pray for guidance. She alleges she saw the Virgin in the night, and the angel told her to go to Utah. Mrs jackson, of Christchurch, a widow, and her three children accompanied Elder Pearce to Salt Lake. RIFLE CAMP, March 4 [Latest]. The Nelson Meeting. The eleventh match is just completed. The remaining scores are :—Dalziel, 71; Webster, Lieut. Mclntosh, King, each 68; Rogers, Purnell, each 67 ; Richardson, G. Price, Norris, McKee, McKenzie (Blenheim), each 66; Lieut. Adams, Milne, Thorbum, each 65; Christie, Monk, E. Smith, Lieut. Ballinger, Stagg, S. Soper, Menzies, Mair, each 64 ; Kenning, Skinner, Bannister, Appleby, each 63; A. Ballinger, Cumming, Harkness, each 62 ; Ross, Winton, Fenton, Badger, Sergt. Doige, Griffiths, each 61; Beach, TL Sutton, Desforges, each 60 ; Marshall, Donnie, W. Adams, each 59 j. Coventry, Wemyss, Bady, each 58; Hawes, Hitching, Peak, Sutton, Gilchrist, each 57 ; Hutchinson, Lewer, Martin, each 56; Sergt. Ballinger, 54 j Taylor, 53; Stafford, Fox, each 52; Captain Thompson, 57 ; Rutherford, 41. WELLINGTON, March 3. Accidents. A report has just reached town that a man has been killed and another injured by a fall of gravel in a ballast pit at Featherston. Typhoid FeverTyphoid fever is prevalent in some parts of the city. Flower ShowThe flower show to-day was a great success. DUNEDIN, March 4. Fatal Accident. William Mitchell, aged 14, was drowned in the Taieri, near the ferry, yesterday, while bathing. A younger lad with him was frightened and ran away for assistance. The Easter ReviewThe Dunedin Naval Brigade will go under canvas at the Christchurch Review, and will be represented by 100 officers and men and 35 band, TIMARU, March 4. The Riot Cases. In the riot cases an application for a new trial, on the grounds that irrelevant evidence had been allowed and the jury misdirected, was refused, but sentence was deferred pending the result of an appeal to the Superior Court on the points raised by the defence, Mr Stout undertaking to state a case. The prisoners, six in number, were bound over to appear, when required, each in a sum of £2OO and two sureties of £IOO. Application for New TrialIn the case of Sims, found guilty of larceny, an application for a new trial on the ground that the jury had twice over returned a verdict that there was no felonious intent, which was practically a verdict of not guilty, and that the Judge misdirected them in defining what constituted larceny, was refused. DUNEDIN, March 4. CricketThe Cricket Association held a stormy meeting last night to consider the challenge of the Wanderers for a match at Easter. Mr Beale, the vice-president, left the room. Ultimately the Association decided not to entertain the challenge, and the Dunedin Club will be left to arrange a match with the visitors. AUCKLAND, March 3. Irish Relief FundThe Mayor sent a draft for £llOO by the mail for the Irish relief fund. The Presbyterian ChurchThe General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church meets at Auckland on March 15th. Further Reductions. The services of Mr Rust, cable inspector have been dispensed with in consequence of the Civil Service reductions. The Waikato Railway. The Ohaupo-Te Awamutu section of the Waikato Railway is finished as far as the Mangapiko river. Revised Fire Insurance Tariff. It is understood that the fire insurance companies have agreed on a revised tariff, which largely increases rates of premium. Obituary. Mr H. F. W. Colson, well known in connection with athletic sports and captain of the Auckland football team which played against Canterbury, died in the District Hospital to-day. Mr lawson. Mr Lawson, Superintendent of Constructed Railways, goes South to-morrow. The Mormon Kidnapper. Strong indignation has been aroused by the attempt of the Mormon Elder to kidnap a married woman and three children yesterday by the mail steamer, and tarring and feathering are openly threatened to the elder if he remains here. Phonographic Company. The Phonographic Company has come to grief through the phonograph being pawned. WELLINGTON, March 3. MysteriousIn sentencing a woman named Annie Dryer to four weeks for vagrancy, hie Worship said that she had bad three illegitimate children, of whom two had disappeared in a most mysterious manner. The Late Fire. Mr Gilruth, who was in possession of the Pakuratahi Hotel, destroyed by fire last night, is unable to account for the origin of the fire. He loses £3OO worth of furniture, which was uninsured. The building was insured for £IOOO in the Colonial office, and £2OO in the Royal. Irish Relief FundThe Mayor remitted to Dublin this afternoon £SOO in aid of the Distress Fund. The Knrunui Coal CompanyAt the Magistrate’s Court this afternoon in the case of the Kuranui Coal Company v Burns, which had been adjourned for the purpose of considering if the company could recover calls, his Honor gave judgment for the plaintiffs. K.UMARA, March 3. New Gold Discovery. There is considerable excitement over a new discovery of gold near the Teremakau river, six miles from here. Over 200 miners visited the ground to-day. The shaft of the prospectors is sunk on ground belonging to the Native reserve, which one of the party has leased. The prospectors object to miners settling on the ground,, and the affair will coma before the warden to-morrow. The prospects of the party are reported to be very eood ’ TIMARU, MarchS. The Trial of the Rioters. The jury found all the prisoners guilty but O’Keefe, Kelly, and Watson, but recommended them to mercy, Mr Stout said that

he would move for a new trial on the ground of misdirection, and the accused were remanded till 10 a.m. to-morrow, when the poms will be argued. DUNEDIN, March 3, Arrivals and Departures. During the month ending February 29th. 469 persons arrived at Port Chalmers by sea, and 137 departed. Narrow EscapeA narrow escape from drowning occurred this morning to two fishermen "named George Welding and John Drake. From the statement of Welding it appears that they were about a quarter of a mile from Taiaroa head® fishing. At about five o’clock they noticed the Koputai coming out of the heads, and thinking that she was going to keep her course right out, they did not attempt to poll the boat in towards the shore, but suddenly the steamer ported her helm, and her engines were stopped. Before they could pull the boat clear the steamer had struck her broadside, cutting her through to the keel, and precipitating both of the men into the water. Fortunately Drake managed to get hold of the fender hanging at the sponson, and caught, hold of his companion just before he got under the paddle wheel. The men were taken on board, and the boat made fast astern, the Koputai bringing them up to Port Chalmers. QREYMOUIH. March 3. Mining Accident. A serious accident occurred to-day in the Brunner mine. The manager, Mr Elliott, and a carpenter named Broadfoot were examining the mine, when the latter held a lighted candle to examine the works. An explosion of foul air ensued, and both men 'were seriously burned, Broadfoot dangerously so. The mine is uninjured. [EEOIt OUE OWN COEBESPONDBNT.] WELLINGTON, March 3. The Minister for Lands. The Hon. Mr Rolleston, Minister for Lands, left town this morning for Featherston en route for the Wairarapa settlement, Napier, and the North. The Governor. , His Excellency tha Governor and Lady Robinson returned from their visit to the South at 8.40 this morning in the Hinemoa, which left Akaroa at two o’clock yesterday afternoon. Irish Relief Fund. The gentlemen who went round the city collecting subscriptions in aid of the Irish relief fund were not so successful as it was anticipated they would be. The whole of the lists are not yet in, but up to the present timethe amount received is £l7B Ss Id. The total amount now in the hands of the Treasurer is £604 3s, of which sum £SOO was sent by cable to the Lord Mayor of Dublin this afternoon. Tender Accepted. The tender of Messrs Fraser and Tinne,. Auckland, for £1490 for three thirty-tow steam cranes, required for use in Auckland, has been accepted. The UnemployedThe Government has made further provision for the unemployed to the nmnberprobably of 100 men. Of these, fifty more will be taken on immediately for the roadmaking on the Waimate Plains. Colonel Reader is now receiving applications and. making his selection from the applicants, who include a large proportion of good able-bodied men. These will be forwarded shortly, some to Opunake, and some to New Plymouth. Besides these fifty, the Government intend to send thirty men to Masterton, and most likely another twenty afterwards, to commence work on the next section of the MastertonWoodville Railway, towards Opaki. There is a heavy piece of cutting on the line, upon which, the men can be profitably employed, much in the same way as those now engaged on tho Wadston section of theWellington-Foxtonline.. All these men will be employed on the same terms as the others, but as the County Councils of Wairarapa East and West are preparing to open their roads, and will almost immediately be in possession of funds available for this purpose, it is expected that they will be able to employ nearly 100 men, at ordinary wages,, on these works. These various openings should greatly relieve the prevalent distress.