NEW ZEALAND.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 2050, 18 September 1880, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND.

[PEHSS ASSOCIATION, | AUCKLAND, September 18. A Very Sharp Customer. The capture of the smuggled jewellery in possession of the German, Jacob Seift, and his being fined £IOO for smugging, did not end the extraordinary business. Some gold dust was found among his effects, which the police seized. The defendant claimed the gold dust, and said it was not smuggled, but said 1 hat he had procured it dowh South in exchange for goods, and he ashed that it be returned to him. The Magistrate decided to consider the matter, and the result was that a fresh information was laid by Mr Hill, under the Gold Duties Act, and the defendant was mulcted in a penalty of 20s and costs, though ably defended by Mr Dufaur, who urged that, as the gold had not been removed from the colony, there could have been no export. The Bench, however, held that the shipment of gold from one port to another was an export. Then the ability of the delinquent to pay the fine was a matter for discussion, but this difficulty was soon solved, for, though he denied his ability, the detectives discovered amongst his effots at the Hotel where he lodged a cartridge case containing about 200 sovereigns, although defendant had averred that it only contained cartridges. Out of this treasure he paid the fine and costs. Journalistic. The first number of the “ Observer,” an illustrated weekly paper devoted to politics, society, literature, and eport, was issued today. Eobbery. Last evening a robbery of jewellery at the City Club Hotel was perpetrated. The stolen property, which is valued at £IOO, belongs to Mrs White, the landlady of the house. The police are making inquiries. WELLINGTON, September 18. The Drain on onr PopulationAt a meeting of the Reform Association last night it was thought desirable to hold a public meeting with a view of receiving suggestions to prevent the large exodus of people from Wellington. Friendly Societies’ FeteThe Friendly Societies intend holding a great fete on the Prince of Wales’s birthday. Go Not SuretyAt the District Court this afternoon judgment was given in the case of the New Zealand v Howith, solicitor of Dunedin. The action was to recover £199, for which the defendant became security in the estate of Oattel and MoOree. Judgment was given for the plaintiffs. DUNEDIN, September 18. Criminal Sessions. There are nine prisoners for trial at the Supremo Court. Fire. Information has just reached town that a brewery at the North-east Valley has botn burned down. It was insured in the Northern Company for £IOOO. INVERCARGILL, September 18. The Time Table Question The indignation meeting held last night at the Theatre Royal was the largest ever seen there, the building being crowded in every part. Mr Goodwellie, the Mayor, presided, and submitted a memorial to the Minister for Public Works, which ho had caused to be drafted, sotting forth the inconvenience to all parts of Southland of the new time tables recently adopted to suit the Wiamea lino, stating that they are injurious to traffic, and praying that the August time table be revetted to. On the motion or Mr Lumsden, seconded by Mr Wade, the memorial was adopted, and also the following resolution, proposed by Mr Feld wick and seconded by Mr Rodgers—“ That the people of Southland can be satisfied with I nothing less than a return to the railway lime | table in force up to the end of August,

1880, on the ground that the new time table is moat injurious to the town of Invercargill, and moat inconvenient and detrimental to the country residents of Southland, and that the memorial adopted be circulated for signature at the close of the present meeting.” The tone of the speakers was moderate, though the meeting was very enthusiastic, and particularly so when the action of the members of the district was severely denounced by on© speaker, who said they should be called upon to resign if they did not back up the memorial. The memorandum was actively circulated to-day, and is already extensively signed. WELLINGTON, September 17. An Exodus. The Hero, which left for Sydney this afternoon, took 140 passengers, of whom 40 were carpenters, 4 blacksmiths, 7 printers, 19 shopmen, 35 laborers, 1 Venetian shutter maker. The s s- SorataDr. Lemon has received the following cablegram from Adelaide, dated 16fch, 6 p.m.: —“ The men on board the Sorata knocked off pumping for a few hours in order to get out some cargo, but the water rose instantly, and they had to put the pumps on again.” Ship SightedCaptain Dick, of the brigantine Endeavor, which arrived from Oamaru to-day, reports that when off Kaikoura yesterday he sighted a full-rigged ship, standing north. She is supposed to be one of the vessels now due from London to Wellington. INVERCARGILL, September 17. Magisterial ChangesThe Queenstown paper says that Warden Stratford leaves the Wakatipu for Ashburton in about a week, and it is rumoured that Mr Nugent will leave Riverton to preside over the courts in the Wakatipu and the Dunstan districts. Major Keddell of Clyde being removed to Westland.