NEW ZEALAND.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 2086, 30 October 1880, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND.

[PBBSS ASSOCIATION.] AUCKLAND, October 30.

Spiritualism-

The Spiritualists of Auckland hare formed a Spiritualistic ProgressiTe Association, with a large membership and an executive committee. The subscription is one shilling a month. They are forming a library of spiritualistic and free thought works, and intend to secure a lecture by Dr. Peebles in a public hall on his way through in the mail steamer. Coal for the South Seas. Coal is being shipped from the Say of Islands from the Friendly Islands as an experiment. If successful, a large trade will be opened up. GRAHAMSTOWN, October 30. The Te Aroha Goldfield. The “ Star’s ” pigeongram from Te Aroha says that gold has been got from a reef in in the prospector’s claim to day. The resultof an assay of Te Aroha gold shows :—Gold, 69.70 ; silver, 20 ; base metals, 0.101 j vain* per ounce, £2 16s lid. The Mayoralty. Great interest is being taken in the Mayor* ally. Colonel Fraser, late warden; Mr Braisey, solicitor; and Mr Wilkinson, proprietor of the “Advertiser,” are all candidates. WELLINGTON, October 30. The HermioneThe Hermione, ship with 30 passengers, 94 days from London is beating into the harbor. Killed by a RollerThe lad named Bitkin recently hurt at the College ground, died last night. DUNEDIN, October 30. Judge Harvey’s Retirement.

Mr Stout, on behalf of the bar, on the conclusion of the business of the District Court to-day, expressed their regret at Judge Harvey’s retirement, saying they were surprised that the Government should have seen fit to remove Districts Judges, whose appointments were always regarded as life ones. Mr Harvey, in reply, said he intexded re-entering the profession. He could not help thinking that an unusual course had been adopted, particularly when he saw senior officers of the Court displaced and juniors retained. StatisticalThe month’s revenue is £31,354, or a falling off of £2381 for the corresponding month of 1879. CricketIn the Wallace v Dunedin match yesterday Haskell made 102 not out. The scores were— Dunedin, 219 ; Wallace, 30, and 65 for seven INVERCARGILL, October 30. Educational ReservesThe Southland High Schools’ Board of Governors have resolved to sell their endowments to the extent of 1900 acres, and they have given notice to the tenants. AUCKLAND, October 28, An Immigration Question. At a meeting of the Waste Land Board the chairman said that he had received a telegram from Mr Rolleston on the question of introducing immigrants. The proposition was that the passage of agricultural laborers for the Lincolnshire farmers should be subsidised by the Government, but Government could not agree to such a proposal. Mr Firth said that no application of that nature had been made to the Board. The chairman said that the question had never been raised, nor was there any obligation on the part of the Government to aid in the introduction of these people. HAWEBA, October 29. Sale of Waimate Plains. All the cash and deferred payment sections were sold. The value of the cash land was nearly £31,000, and nearly £BOOO were received on deposits for cash land. Many purchasers are strangers from Auckland and Southland. Three hundred persons were present. The bidding was cautious in most instances. The deferred payment land averaged £7 an acre, and the cash averaged £6. The sale was conducted by the new commissioner, Mr Wray.

TIMABU, October 29. Destruction of Mechanics’ InstituteThe Timarn Meohanioa’ Institute, valued at £3OOO, was totally destroyed by fire to njgbt The fire broke oat shortly after ten o clock, and in a few minutes the whole building was inflames, and by eleven o’clock it was destroyed. Part of it was of |o!d dry wond. All the books and furniture were saved. -the Church of England bazaar people had luckily cleared all the balance of the goods out except about £2O worth. There is no clue as the origin of the fire, which broke out in the back or stage part, which was locked up at 7 p.m. Several adjoining buildings were in great danger for some time. Xbe CJourthouse next door being of concrete did not suffer. The insurances are reported to be, £650 in the South British, £650 in’ the Liverpool, London, and Q-lobe, and £650 divided between the Traneatlantio and Victoria Com* PSmeß " O AM ABU, October 29. RacingNominations for the Oamaru Handicap, Public Handicap, Hurdle Handicap, and Plying Stakes Handicap, close on Monday, November Ist. Waterworks Loan. The £IO,OOO loan for the completion of the waterworks scheme has been floated in Melbourne at 95, and will shortly be placed to the credit of the corporation. Harbor Facilities. The barque Lurline, consigned to the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, arrived at Oamaru port on Friday night, and early on Tuesday morning discharged her entire cargo at the wharf. She proceeded to the outer anchorage yesterday morning in readiness for sea, having been loaded with a full cargo of nearly 11,000 bags of oata in twenty-eight working hours. DUNEDIN, October 29. Sudden Death. At Palmerston an inqueet was held touching the sudden death of Deborah Forrester, a domestic. The medical evidence showed that death was caused by internal hemorrhage, the case being similar to that of Miss Adelaide Neilson. The Kyeburn Murderer. The Wanaks, which arrived from the North, did not, as was expected, bring the warrant for the execution of Ah Lee. BALOLUTHA, October 29, Clutha County CouncilAt a meeting of the Clutha County Council to-day, it was resolved that the salary of the Chairman should cease at the end of November. INVERCARGILL, October 29. Magisterial. Ur Wood, 8.M., who has been transferred from Biverton district to Ashburton, was presented with an address at Waik&ia before leaving. He has been Resident Magistrate and Warden for the last seventeen years. Sheep Poisoning. The phosphorus seems to be playing havoc with the sheep in addition to destroying the rabbits. A country resident states that on one run within a short distance of Invercargill. upon which there are 9000 sheep, 150 I were found dead within a few weeks, an examination of the carcases proving that death resulted from eating the poisoned grain. Mr FoxUr Fox, whose services as Police Inspector were recently dispensed with, is to be presented with a testimonial by the citizens of Invercargill. Fatal AccidentA fatal accident occurred at the Edesdale railway station this evening. It seems that just after the train from Invercargill to Clinton left the station a woman named UcNaulty attempted to leave one of the carriages and fell between the carriage and the platform, receiving such injuries that she died in a few moments. Jraou OUB OWN OOBEBSPONDHNT.] WELLINGTON, October 29. The Native Minister. Ur Bryce is expected to return to Wellington to-night by coach from Foxton. The Parihaka Natives-To-day’s official telegrams from the constabulary camp report that the Native fencers having had a hint yesterday to mind what they were about, came down at an unprecedentedly early hour this morning (about six o’clock), but only went through the usual mummery. It is stated that the Natives are being frequently robbed by some tramps who are idling about that part of the country, and that some irritation has been occasioned in consequence. Industrial Exhibition. The Government have arranged that all articles intended for the Industrial Exhibition, to be held at Dunedin in June, 1881, are to be conveyed free over all the New Zealand railways, provided that in the event of snob exhibits being sold, the railway charges shall he paid. Packages must be clearly and legibly marked by exhibitors, “ For the Dunedin Industrial Exhibition.”

The Fijian Murderer. It is understood that the complete papers relating to the case of Joe, the Fijian mar* derer, have been received to-day from Auckland, and that the fate of the wretched man will in all probability be decided at a meeting of the Executive Council to-morrow.