NEW ZEALAND.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 2105, 22 November 1880, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND.

D?KB PBBS9 ASSOCIATION. J NEW PLYMOUTH, November 22. Sound Locomotives Wanted. There was a regular mess with the trains on Saturday, through two out of the three engines breaking down. The passengers from Stratford did not get into town till midnight. The men were engaged till yesterday repairing engines. The continuous repairs to worn-out engines adds to the expense of the line considerably. Poor William. Mr Eolleston was to have gone on to Auckland by the Hawea on Saturday, but missed his passage. GEAHAMSTOWN, November 22. The Te Aroha Gold Field. To give some idea of the distance of Te Aroha from Grahamstown, the “ Star” special rode there yesterday in four and a quarter hours. One hundred men are camped on the ground, and stores and business places are going up. The prospectors hare covered up the face of the drives to prevent persons interfering. A half share was sold for £6O, and it is proposed to form a company. The opinion of the majority of miners is that the district is worth prospecting. On the day of opening disturbances are contemplated. Parties are already farmed to prevent others from pegging out favorite pieces of ground. The Warden having declared the prospectors’ claim, the field will be open at nine o'clock on the 25th. Detachments of police are warned already to be in readiness to proceed to Te Aroha. Gold is said to have been discovered two miles on each side of the prospectors. WELLINGTON, November 22. Obituary. George Crawford, merchant, died last night night from a stroke of paralysis. He wa® aged seventy, and had been ailing nearly twelve months. Breach, of the Licensing Ordinance At the Magistrate’s Court this morning, Walker, of the Prince of Wales Hotel, and Mrs Harding, of the Union Hotel, were each fined £1 for a breach of the Licensing Ordinance by selling liquor before the transfer of their license had been completed. The Nautilus. The German man-of-war Nautilus has just arrived from Melbourne, Divorce Court. The Divorce Court opened this morning. Decrees absolute were granted in the following cases Ferguson v Ferguson, Dunedin ; Hinoock v Hincock, Dunedin; Denby v Denby snd Gilbert, Auckland; Munro v Munro and another, Christchurch. Decrees nisi were granted in the cases of Gillfellin v Gillfellin and Scott, Dunedin; and McGhee v McGhee, Dunedin, DUNEDIN, November 21. Fire. A ten-roomed house on Mary hill, in the glen, has been totally destroyed by fire. It was owned by Mr T. Wood. Mr T. Goodlet, the tenant, gave np possession on Friday, but had not removed the whole of the furniture. The fire was detected on Friday night, but it was thought it had been extinguished by the neighbors. The whole was insured in the Norwich Union for £3OO, part of which was reinsured in the Transatlantic and £IOO in the Hanseatic. Caught, but Defiant. Smith, alias Hardie, received six months for escaping from the prison gang. He was T©ry defiant during the hearing of the case. Mining. The Tipperary’s first crushing for the season is 3640r5. AUCKLAND, November 20. Dying from Shame. Joseph Worms, a prisoner in Mount Eden Gaol, undergoing a term of three years’ penal servitude, is reported as in a dying state, with no hopes of his recovery. Worms has been in a desponding state of mind since bis degradation, and which has undermined his constitution. Deserter CapturedA deserter from H.M.B. Danae has been captured at Onehunga by the police. November 21. Cole’s Circus. Cole’s circus troupe opened last night. Froin 4000 to 5000 people were present. The electric light was a great success, lighting up the vast inclosnre in every part, WELLINGTON, November 20. Rifle Match. A rifle match between the Torpedo Corps and City Guards took place this afternoon. After on exciting contest the former proved the victors by eight points. Sporting. Mr E. G. Griffith, of Christchurch, has been appointed by the Eacing Club as handicapper for the summer meeting.

Acceptances for the spring meeting are duo on Monday. DUNEDIN, November 21. Fatal Accidents. Joseph Kendal], a gold miner at Blue Spur, was killed this morning while proceeding from Lawrence to the Blue Spur. Ho is said to have fallen from his horse. Deceased was a widower without a family. Henry Hiscocks, twelve years of age, was drowned in the Olutha Biver at Boxburgh yesterday evening whilst bathing. The police and others dragged the river in the vicinity without success. Mining. An Arrow telegram states that a cake of gold weighing 3220z5. was brought down on Saturday, the outcome of 140 tons of stone. [FEOM OtTB OWIT OOEBESPONDBira.] WELLINGTON, November 20. The New Governor. A telegram was received from the Premier to-day that there were still no signs of H.M.S. Danae with Sir Arthur Gordon, but she is hourly expected, and all arrangements are being made for His Excellency’s reception. Mr Hall states that even should Sir Arthur arrive to-morrow it is not likely that he would proceed South earlier than Tuesday. Indeed, an effort will probably be made by the Auckland people to induce His Excellency to remain a few days there, and it is the intention of the Auckland Club to invite him to dinner, but it is not thought that he will start for Wellington later than next Tuesday, unless his arrival at Auckland should be unexpectedly delayed. On the arrival of the Danae Mr Hall and Mr Des Voux will go on board to receive Sir Arthur, whose business with the latter gentleman, his successor at Fiji, is not anticipated to occupy more than one day at the most. Sir Arthur’s suite is said to number only two persons. _So far as can bo calculated, his landing in Wellington will probably take place on Thursday next. The Patetere Block.

I am assured on authority that the statement telegraphed yesterday from Auckland that a hitch had occurred in the Patatere negotiations through the Natives disputing the amount of the Government advances, has no foundation in fact. So far as the Government are aware, the Natives have already implicitly accepted the statement of accounts tendered by the Government, showing the amount already advanced on account of Patatere, which is about £II,OOO ; indeed the Natives actually offered the precise amount of the Government claim in hard cash, and have since offered to deposit a marked cheque for that sum as a guarantee of good faith, pending the removal of the proclamation.