NEW ZEALAND.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 2076, 19 October 1880, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND.

AUCKLAND, October 19.

Auckland and the West Coast.

- The establishment of mercantile relations between Auckland and Taranaki, via the West Coast, is being vigorously advocated.

Off to Fiji. H.M.S. Daras leaves to-day for Fiji. The Irish Eelief Fund.

The Lord Mayor of Dublin has acknowledged the receipt of £l6Bl from Auckland for the Irish relief fund.

Hard Masters.

At a meeting of the Grammar School Governors to-day, a resolution was passed forbidding the master or the secretary to takepart in scholastic meetings outside the Board's business without permission. WELLINGTON, October 19.

Obituary-

Mrs Fitz Williams, of the Lingard troupe l died at 2.30 this morning.

Whale Ahoy!

A large sperm whale was seen near the entrance of the harbor last night. DUNEDLN, October 19.

Sudden Death.

George Minifie, machinist of the "EveningStar," died suddenly this morning of heart disease.

Cheerful Applications.

Mr Caldwell, Governor of the Gaol, by the last two mail deliveries, has received quite a flood of applications for the post of hangman of Ah Lee.

Committal-

William Adama, alias Lee, has been committed for trial for an attempt to utter a forged cheque.

TIMARU, October 19.

A Desperate GirL

Lilla G reaves, a young girl on remand for stealing money from a lady who bad lodged her oat of charity, was sentenced to-day to two months with hard labor. On each occasion, when before the Court, she refused to plead, maintaining an obstinate silence. The medical evidence, however, favored her sanity. After her sentence she expressed a determination to drown herself as soon as she regained her liberty. The Harbor Board-

The harbor works have been entirely stopped for the past month, awaiting the arrival of a small dredge ordered from Eng. land, which could have been readily manufactured in D unedin or Christchurch. Considerable distrust is expressed at the manner ii» which the Board is delaying the work by resolutely declining to patronise the colonial foundries.

AUCKLAND, October 18.

Retrenchment-

Messrs Barns, Bradburn, Talbot, Wilson, and Miller, of the Customs department, have received intimation that their services will not be required after the present month. Mr Wilson retires on compensation allowance. Dreadful Death.

A man known as Deaf Jack was killed on the Piako ro»d. While intoxicated, he fell off his horse, and was smothered in the mud in a wayside ditch. Death of a Waikato Soldier.

Information was received by the mail that at the land slip at Nainee, in Bengal, Msjor Morphy and Mrs Morphy were killed. Morphy served in the Waikato war as a subaltern.

Diocesan Synod.

Tho Auckland Diocesan Synod opened today with an address from Bishop Oowie. A Bank v an Insurance Company' At the civil sittings of the Supreme Court the oase of the Bank of Hew South Wales t Royal Insurance Company, claim £2850, came on for trial. Plaintiffs it seems are holders of the mortgage deeds over a saw mill at Whangapona belonging to 0, A. Harris, and which was destroyed by fire several months ago. It was insured for £1350 with, the Royal Insurance Company, and after the

fire had taken plaoe the company preferred to reinstate the mill instead of paying the money as represented in the policy.

A Dangerous Practice. At the inquest on the body of John McGillp, who died from injuries reoeived while landing heavy pieces of machinery from the ship Waikato, the jury returned a verdict of "Accidental death," with a rider condemnatory of men riding on heavy goods being •lung ashore by taokle. .Deceased was standing on a piece of machinery coming on the ■wharf in the sling, when the sling gave a cant ever and he fell off, striking the ship's fender and breaking some of his left ribs, whioh were forced in on his lungs. NAPIEB, October 18. The Gallant Colonel. Colonel Whitmore's Olive Grange Estate has been disposed of to Mr John Boberts for £50,000. This includes 4600 acres, 13,000 sheep, 250 cattle, and tho working plant. Colonel Whitmore leaves for England at the beginning of the New Year, and does not intend to return. The Petroleum Company. News has been received that the Poverty Bay Petroleum Company have at seventy feet depth struck a vein of oil. These veins are likely to be leaders in a quartz mine. The manager expects to strike the main reservoir in a fortnight, and dams have been erected to catch the oil should the well overflow. There is considerable excitement about the shares, whioh are changing hands at 3s, 6d only being paid up. If the Gisborne well turns up right a company will probably be formed to sink wells in the southern portions of the province, as indications of petroleum beds exist within a few miles of Napier. Gißborne will probably be prospected for gold as well as oil, a rich piece of quartz having been picked up amongst the metal carted from "the river to make roads. It was muoh water worn. Other similar pieces of quaTtz were found, but none showed gold. RacingThe programme for the Jookey Club's March Meeting is out. About £I3OO is offered, the chief prize being e. 500 guinea cup. Pastorallambing is now all but over, and large increases are reported on all sides. Shearing is now in full swing, and the first clips are being shipped. WELLINGTON, October 18. For the ExhibitionA large number of excursionißts left Wellington to-day by the steamer Arawata, en route for the Melbourne Exhibition. The s-s- HeroThe Hero has arrived from Auckland. When her oargo has been discharged she will he handed over to the Union Company. NELSON, October 18. A Heavy Gale. There was a very heavy gale from the south-east experienced in Nelson last night, but no damage was done. The Naval Brigade, who proceeded to Motueka yesterday for church parade in their boat, the Aurora, did not arrive back until this morning. iHATELOCK, Ootober 18. Fatal Boat AccidentA sad acoident happened at Crail Bay, Pelorus Sound, yesterday afternoon. A boat containing Mr and Mrs Finnie and two children, Mrs Miller and one child and Bobert Lindsay left the bay for a sail about 1 p.m., and when about a mile from shore a squall suddenly struck the boat and capsizad her, throwing the occupants into the water. Mr Finnie's two children, aged about one and three years, and Mrs Miller and her child, aged five, were drowned. The rest clung to the boat, and when rescued by some people from the sawmill were found in a very exhausted state. The bodies of Mrs Miller and Mr Finnie's two children have been recovered, and are being brought to Havelock, where an inquest will be held. DUNEDIN, October 18. Insspector Mallard. Inspector Mallard has determined to leave the police force sooner than aocept a reduction in rank. Mr Proctor. Mr Proctor lectured to another immense audience to-night.

[PBOM OUB OWIT COBBBSPOITDBNT.] WELLINGTON, Ootober 18.

The Pariaka Meeting. An official telegram received to-day from the Government Interpreter, Mr Thomson, states that there was a very full attendance at the monthly Parihaka meeting, whioh commenced yesterday. There was a fair sprinkling of Europeans and plenty of food, but the speeches were practically the same as last month. Eoni Pihima supplies the food. Hiroki was present. Te Whiti spoke for three quarters of an hour, and went over the same ground as last month. He said that he -was working for the twelve tribes, and nothing could be taken from them. Tbe Government were powerless, because there was no standing ground for the great and strong this day, but all were dependent upon his words, which had been called lying words. This was not a time for war and strife. The warriors (the constabulary) were lonely and tired of idleness. Tohu in his speech attempted to prove from Scripture that the fencing prisoners would not return for two years. The rain stopped further speech making Betrenchment RumorsIt was currently reported in town to-day that Mr G. S. Cooper, Under Secretary for the Colony, was about to retire on a pension, bat I am informed that there is no foundation for this report. Betrenchment is still actively proceeding, and I expect to be able in a day or two to report something definite regarding judicial, magisterial, and other changes, but the Government preserve close reticence as to their intentions until thoy are certain that official instructions have reached the officers affected. I hear that the Minister was much annoyed at his intention relative to Messrs Conyers and Lawson leaking out prematurely, nor is it known exactly how the news actually came out. The San Francisco Mail. The Wanaka left Manukau at 8.45 this morning with the San Francisco mail, and the bar being in good order she crossed easily. She comes direct to Wellington, calling only at Taranaki, and is expected to reach this port about seven to-morrow evening. So far as I can learn no arrangements have yet been made for forwarding it immediately to Lyttelton and Dunedin, failing which it will not leave Wellington until Wednesday or reach Ohristchuroh or Dunedin before Thursday.