NEW ZEALAND.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 1982, 1 July 1880, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND.

[PBKB3 ASSOCIATION.! AUCKLAND, July 1. Charge against a Pretty Barmaid. A young and pretty girl, barmaid at the Greyhound Hotel, was charged this morning with stealing £l2 from Ernest Brown whilst drunk. At Last! Mr Sheehan proceeds to Wellington per Rotomahana on Saturday. Charge of Bigamy. Edward Lawler Litohor, of Wakefield street, was charged to-day with bigamy. It appeared that one of his wives has just come over from Australia. He was remanded. GRAHAMSTOWN, July 1. The Withdrawal of Subsidies. At a meeting of the Borough Council the following resolution was passed unanimously —“ That this Council has heard with alarm the intended stoppage of subsidies before the expiration of the time stipulated, and fears its ability to keep up contributions towards the of the local hospital and charitable institutions unless the subsidies are continued or provisions made other than that provided for in the Government proposal.” Charge Withdrawn. The charge of perjury was heard to day against Mr Henry Elms Campbell, solicitor, and was dismissed. WELLINGTON, June 30. The Waimate PlainsThe Native Commissioners have just received news that Te Whiti has paid a formal visit to Colonel Roberts’ camp. Apprentice DrownedAn apprentice onthePareora named George Freeman, aged thirteen, a half-caste and native of Christchurch, while engaged in the main chains, fell overboard and was drowned. All endeavours to rescue him were unsuccessful. It is supposed that he was struck by the main sheet block. HOKITIKA, July 1. Fatal Accident. Mr Oowlishaw, of the firm of Cowlishaw and Plaisted, was a passenger from Melbourne per the Albion, While transhipping in the roadstead the stage from the Albion to the Waipara turned over, and Mr Oowlishaw fell into the sea and was drowned. The night was pitch dark. INVERCARGILL; July 1. liberal Reform Hysterics. At a meeting of settlers of Forest Hill, held in the schoolhouse, resolutions were carried that those present take the earliest opportunity to solicit the support of their fellow-colonists throughout New Zealand to drive the Hall-Atkinson-Vogel-McCaughan Government from office. Vital Statistics. The vital statistics for June are—Births 7, deaths 9, marriages 2. Musical. At the Philharmonic Society’s concert, when the “ Creation ” was given, there was a large audience. The whole affair was a great uooess. Arrest of a Doctor. Dr. Moffett Wiuton has been arrested for manslaughter. He was called to attend a Mrs Cameron in labor, but went away and refused to return. Another doctor was called in, but in consequence of the delay the mother and child both died.

NEW PLYMOUTH, June 30. FireOn Sunday evening a house belonging to Samuel Alexander, at the Herman settlement, was burnt to the ground. Alexander was about leaving the farm for another he had rented at Manutahi, and during the previous day he had removed bia furniture, ho visited the.house on the night of the fire, but returned to Manutabi the same night, and not hear of the fire till next morning. -An inquest will be hold to-morrcw. Canterbury Co-operative Land ciationThe Land Board announced to-day to the delegates from the Canterbury Co-opera-tive Land Association, that they had set aside a quantity of land for sale in a favorite district on tho deferred payment system; applications to be sent in by 7th August next. WELLINHTON, June 30. The Bankruptcy LawsThe Chamber of Commerce held a meeting this afternoon to consider a letter from the Parliamentary Committee re the bankruptcy laws. The Chamber recommended (1) that & bankrupt’s estate be administered by an official assignee, to be an officer of the Court, and that oreditors appoint trustees to act in conjunction with him. (2) That the circumstances which should disentitle a bankrupt to his discharge should bs the failure to keep books, reckless or fraudulent disposal of property, destroying or falsifying books, or tho non payment of 7s in the £. (3) That no bill of sale shall take effect until registered ; that every bill of sale given by a trader over his stock-in-trade shall be absolutely void as against the claim of any creditor whoso debt was existing at the date of the bill of sale. (4.) Deeds of arrangement should bo abolished. (5.) That no debtor shall be discharged until his examination in open Court. Customs DntiesThe Customs duties for the month amount to £15,094 7s 7d. Vital StatisticsOne hundred and twenty births and thirtyone deaths wore registered and thirty-one marriage certificates issued during June. Tiie UnemployedA deputation of the unemployed will wait on the Premier to-morrow. TIMAETJ, June 30. Customs Duties. The Customs revenue collected at Timam in June was £1721, being a decrease of £lOl compared with the corresponding month last year. The Heavy Rains. The heavy rains of the last few days caused floods in the rivers, but no damage is reported except that to tho railway line at Waimato Junction. A heavy sep has been running, but no injury was done te the shipping or tho breakwater. OAiTAEU, Jane 30. The heavy floods have not caused so much damage to tho railway line in this district as was anticipated. The Duntroon branch is flooded at Black point, and the train was unable to run this afternoon, but as soon as the water subsides traffic will be resumed. No damage has been done co the line. Tho trains between Titnaru and Oamaru were impeded at Waimate J unction, but the damage was repaired in time to allow the Christchurch express to come through. The morning train from Oamaru to Palmerston was delayed an hour through some slight damage to the line between Otepopo and Hampden. The Dunedin express did not arrive in Oamaru till six o’clock this evening, instead of twenty minutes after twelve as usual. No damage has been done to the breakwater, although tho sea running was a very heavy one. DUNEDIN, Jure 30. The City CouncilThe City Council have withdrawn their Loan Bill for the present. It was incidentally mentioned at yesterday’s meeting that tho municipal account vras already overdrawn £I6OO, and Or. Eish expressed the opinion that there will bo some thousands of a deficit next yeer. Customs RevenueThe Customs revenue collected at Dunedin for June amounted to £183.216j4s lid, against £176,948 Os lid for the corresponding month of last year. Vital StatisticsThe vital statistics for the Dunedin district for June were—Births, 163 j deaths, 53 ; marriages, 41. The Weather. The late rains have caused heavy floods in the Taieri river, and several slips on the -railway line. A telegram from Naseby states that tho snow on the mountains is melting. Sad Occurrence. At Woatherstones a child named Martin has been burned to death. Antimony. Satisfactory accounts have been received of i> shipment of antimony to Melbourne from VTaipori, INYEHOAEGHLL, June 30. Vital StatisticsThe vital statistics for Invercargill for June are—Births, 46 ; deaths, 9 ; marriages, 2.