NEW ZEALAND.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 1971, 18 June 1880, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND.

[PRESS ASSOCIATION.] GEAHAMBTOWB, June IS. EireS. Stevenson’s Hotel was burnt down last night at 10 o’clock. Thera is no“clue to the origin of the fire. The insurances are £2OO on the building in the Borwich Union, £2OO on the furniture, and £IOO on the stock in the Imperial. The proprietor was about to proceed to Wellington as a delegate to the .Licensed Victuallers Conference. The Electoral RollAt the Municipal Council meeting last night, a committee recommended the taking of steps to increase the number on the Thames electoral roll. Poor Mr Richardson. A petition to unseat Mr Eiohardson for Christchurch and replace Sir G. Grey, has received over 100 signatures. WEIiLIBGTOB, June 18. PetitionIn two days 4500 signatures have been obtained to the petition against the Municipal Corporation Amendment Bill. The whole c£ the city councillors signed the petition. PALMEESION NOETH, June 18. Gold ProspectingA considerable party of prospectors under the command of on experienosd miner named Eankin, have been searching for gold in the valleys and creeks of the Tararua ranges So far, it has found small hut not payable quantities, but Eankin is convinced that there a rich vein somewhere in the vicinity. The paity toiled on in hope until provisions failed. On Wednesday a meeting of the principal men of Palmerston was held, and in order to thoroughly test the matter, it guaranteed a storekeeper for provisions for the party for three months. The place being made for is a gorge fourteen miles from Palmerston. The party is sanguine of ultimate success. As the party was out thorough the recent wretched weather, it may be expected they have undergone some privations, and the whole suffer from rheumatism. So far, they have expended £6O in the venture, and now that they are being backed, they start away again on Sunday. DUNEDIN, June 18. The Fisheries Bill. The Otago Acclimatisation Society urge the amendment of the Fisheries Bill by the incorporation of the provisions of the Salmon Trout Act of 1867 and the preserving of the acclimatisation societies revenues from licenses and penalties. Benevolent CarnivalThe carnival takings to date have been £5lO. Drowned in a Fit. The body found on the Hindon railway has been identified as that of Michael McCarthy, a laborer. While in a fit, to which he was greatly subject, he fell into a few inches of water and was drowned. AUCKLAND, June 18. Forgery. William O’Oonnel has been charged with forging and uttering a cheque for £l4 on the National Bank. The prisoner was sub-agent for tho <3K»▼ T.ifo Aonurnuoo, and recently has been doing canvassing at Coromandel. Getting short of money he presented the cheque in question at the Bank, and was at once informed that it was forged. Ellen McOloughlee, whose name prisoner forged, deposed that he had confessed the fact to her. j AUCKLAND, June 17. The Hannah Mokau. The Hannah Mokau has been sold at auction, by order of the Government, for £750, to Mr Alison, North. Shore. A Scandal about a DoctorThe “Star” publishes a strong scandal about a doctor who recently purchased a practice here. A young Swiss lady, to whom he had become engaged on board ship six month ago, came out by the last mail steamer with her trousseau ready and prepared, expecting to be married in three days. He never went near her till forced to'do so by the chief officer of the mail steamer, and subsequently he said that he would not marry her, and must have been drunk when he proposed. It then transpired that he was engaged to a lady living at Eangatikei, where he has since gone, leaving the poor Swiss girl to her fate. The affair is creating a-great sensation here. WELLINGTON, June 17. Mining Ifews. The mining lease of the Golden Point Gold Mining Company was sold by auction this afternoon to Mr Eeeves, M.H.R., for £4OO, and the plant to Mr Masters for £lls, Horticultural Society. The financial report of the Horticultural Society shows a deficiency of £ll. Land Tax Defaulters. At the Magistrate’s Court, several cases against land tax defaulters were heard, and judgment was reserved. OAMAEU, Juue 17. FireA fire, by which two stacks of barley was destroyed, took place on Wednesday evening The fire is supposed to he the work of an incendary. Inquest. An inquest was held to-day on the body of the infant found under a bridge on the North road. The verdict was an open one. No clue has been found as to how the child came by its death, or who the mother is. INVERCARGILL, Juno 17. Criminal Sessions. At the Supreme Court to-day Francis Wheedon for arson at Mataura was found guilty and sentenced to two years’ imprisonment. Donald McKay was found guilty on a charge of aiding and abetting the arson, but sentence was reserved pending a decision of the Court of Appeal on the law points raised. In the case of Duncan Cameron, who pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting aison, sentence was deferred until next sessions, a plea being made for mitigation on the ground that he had turned Queen’s evidence. His Honor promised to consider the matter, and in the meantime released prisoner on bail. McKay was sent hack to gaol until the decision of the Appeal Court was given. All three were mixed up in the well-known Mataura arson case. This case was the last on the calendar.