NEW ZEALAND.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 1895, 20 March 1880, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND.

[PBH PE2SB ASSOCIATION.] WELLINGTON, March 20. The Unemployed. The Government have gent a memo, to the secretary of the Benevolent Institution, authorising him to engage thirty men, to be immediately forwarded to the Murimotu Plains for the purpose of road-making. WANGANUI, March 20. PedestrianismYoung Scott commenced his pedestrian feat at nine o’clock on Friday night. At ten minutes past eleven this morning he had completed seventy miles and .was talking

Fatal AccidentA young man named Astridge fell off the new Post Office and lauded on his head. He was picked up unconscious and soon afterwards died. TIMARU, March 20. The Riot at Pig-hunting CreekThe sheep riot cases terminated this morning by the Bench declaring they should never have been brought before the Court. Without calling for the defence, the Magistrate simply bound MoLeish in £SO and two sureties of £25, and Bull, the chief cudgelist, in £2O and two sureties of £lO, to keep the peace. NELSON, March 20. The Easter ReviewThe number of volunteers who have given in their names as intending to take part in the Christchurch review has now reached one hundred. Probably a good many more will leave Nelson. BurglaryThe premises of Wong Tape, Chinese merchant, Stafford street, were broken into last night, and £l5O in notes and gold stolen. The strangest part of the affair is that fifty sovereigns and four pieces of gold in the same cheat were not abstracted. The Cumberland street TragedyThe inquest concludes on Tuesday, the only witnesses left being Inspector Mallard and Hr. Brown. DUNEDIN, March 20. Obituary. Daniel Haggart, an early settler at Olutha, died suddenly, aged 80.

Gold MiningA cake of 443 ounce* from 400 tone of stone has been sent down from the Tipperary claim. AUCKLAND, March 19. Loss of the Oaha. Information has been received in Auckland from New Caledonia that the well-known schooner Oaha, formerly the Peerless of Auckland, has been lost in a hurricane on about the 17th ult., when returning to New Helride* from Noumea with laborer*. It is stated that all the crew and laborers were lost. Beyond the fact of the lose, there is no farther information to hand. The Orakei ParliamentThe Orakei Native Parliament opened today. Paul Tohere presided. A number of European* were present. Paul opened theproceeding* in a lengthy speech, and handed round a printed programme of the subjects for deliberation. The more important questions are—subsidies to chiefs, free passes and food and medicine. They demand to he excluded from Road Board taxation, and that they should have six instead of four representatives in Parliament. The speech making has been postponed until to-morrow. Presbyterian General Assembly. At the Presbyterian Assembly a report was read from the Maori mission. The report stated that the labors of the missionary in Turakina, Parawhena, Athore, and other districts had been rewarded with considerable success. The location of missionaries at Cambridge and Wanganui up river district, was recommended. The report concluded hy expressing surprise that so little had been done by the Church towards this object, and expressed the opinion that the Otago and Southland Church would assist if proper representation were made on the subject. The report was adopted. A Narrow Escape. John Simmons, mate of the Gipsy, fell off the wharf at midnight, but was rescued by constable Jago. NAPIER, March 19. The Napier HacesThe gates and grand stand at the jockey club’s two-days’ meeting realised over £SOO. The GovernorA hall was given in the Theatre Royal last night to the Governor, who was present with Lady Robinson. His Excellency was to have left Napier today by the Hinemoa, but there was such a fearful sea on that the departure of the steamer has been delayed. In replying to the toast of his health at the banquet given by the stewards of the Jockey Club, his Excellency the Governor advocated, the amalgamation of the racing club and the jockey club, and said if that were done the club would be inferior to none in New Zealand. WELLINGTON, March 19The Cost of Mending a LegAt the District Court this afternoon, the case of Mould v Wallace and another, owners of the Darcy Pratt, was heard. The action was brought to recover the sum of £2OO, for injuries sustained by the plaintiff through the alleged negligence of the servants of the defendants, whereby a piece of timber on the wharf at Wellington was blown on to plaintiff with sufficient force to break his leg and inflict other injuries. Judgment was given for the plaintiff with costs. The Shooting Season. The season in which native game may bo killed has been proclaimed from March 29th to 31st July inclusive. The VolunteersThe following addition to the railway regulations appears in the “Gazette”:—Volunteers in uniform and under arms, when travelling by rail on passes issued by the officer commanding, will be provided with second-class accommodation and charged at the rate of Id per mile, payable by the defence department. The order is to take effect from this date. GISBORNE, March 19. A Singular DeathA man named Keldbrandt, a painter, was found drowned in a well at the back of the Royal Hotel. The aperture through which the body passed was about 15in. square. The Waingarama Block. The hearing of the case of the Waingarama, number 2 block, which has been going on for the last fortnight, is temporarily suspended, owing to the bad weather, which prevents the Natives from attending the court. The forthcoming evidence is looked forward, to with much interest, on account of the important interests involved. HOKITIKA, March 19.

Verdict of Manslaughter. At the Supreme Court to-day the last case on the calendar, Esgina v. Symonds for manslaughter, was heard, and lasted all day, and the jury brought in a rerdict of guilty. Judge Williams sentenced the prisoner to four years’ penal servitude. DUNEDIN, March 19. Supreme Court. There are fifteen European prisoners in gaol for trial at the ensuing sessions of the Supreme Court, and one under remand charged with burglary, arson and murder. The Waimate Fire CasesThe hearing of the case Theobald v Studholme was continued at the Supreme Const to-day. The defendant and others gave evidence for the defence. The case will probably be concluded to-morrow forenoon. The Cumberland street Tragedy. The coroner’s inquest on the bodies of the Dewar family was resumed to-day, when several witnesses were examined and the inquest adjourned until Tuesday. Dr. Niven gave evidence as to the appearance of the bodies. From other evidence, it appeared that the prisoner Butler, who had been under police surveillance since his discharge from gaol on the 16th of last month, was seen by Detective Bain on the Saturday previous to the murder. On a former occasion, he said to Deteetive Bain, after asking for work, “ I want to do well for myself this time and would like to get work, because if I break loose again I will be one of the most desperate tigers ever let loose in a community,” Bain got him some manual work at Have ns bourne. He had previously asked to be introduced to some of the newspaper editors, as he was desirous of writing some articles for them.

OAMAEU, March 19. Settling Day. The Oamaru Jockey Club at their settling up to-night paid over sums amounting to £437.

[PEOM OtTR OWN COBBESPONDENT.] NEW PLYMOUTH, March 10. The Native Commi-.sion. All the business of the Commission at New Plymouth has now been concluded, and the whole party leave here for Hawera to morrow morning, where a few matters were left unsettled when there last time. It is expected that some sittings will be held at Patea, tut that is not certain. The Parihaka Meeting. All day long stragglers from Parihaka have been coming through the town, looking as if they had their holiday, and hailing their acquaintances as they rode by them in the street. Sir Wm. Fox did not pass unrecognised. One joyous, middle-aged Maori, when riding by, hailed Sir William as “ pakeha,” gave him a wave of the hand, and rode on, reminding one very much of the close of a race day. Another party is going to Parihaka to-morrow. Ascent of Mount Egmont.' One of the parties who went out to ascend Mount Egmont was successful. Only one of party, who neglected Banting's teachings, did not reach the summit. The whole of the party visited Bell’s Falls on Stoney Hirer, where there is a very pretty fall of about eighty feet, and which a very few years ago must have been a hundred. It was discovered many years ago by Sir Dillon Bell, then Mr Bell, who followed the bed of the Stoney River up in his endeavor to scale Mount Egmont. As the falls are backed by huge cliff* hundreds of feet high on every side, he was obliged to retrace his steps and follow up another stream, and he eventually found a road to the top. There were no guides to the crater in those days as now, and to ascend the mountain then was a real feat. Curiously enough, the old Maori by whom Sir Dillon was accompanied went with the party a few days ago, and was very much excited over it. It is seldom that those who ascend are fortunate in getting a clear view all round, and altogether the ascent of Egmont is not considered worth the labor.