NEW ZEALAND.

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2140, 4 January 1881, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND.

[PHE PEBBS ASSOCIATION.] DUNEDIN, January 4. OperaticBimonsen’s Opera Company have been [ doing excellent business during the past forti night. Caledonian Sports- * At the Caledonian sports yesterday, Both. * of Christchurch took the second prize in the 3 principal running event of the Caledonian J Handicap. AUCKLAND, January 3. y Reed’s Settlersi Mr Q-. A. Reed was a passenger by the Albion * this evening for Tauranga, having made ■ arrangements for transferring by steamer a f portion of his party psir Lady Jocelyn from * Tauranga to tho block selected by him near 0 Gisborne. h S-S- Piako- * The s.s. Piako, sunk in Whangarei Harbor, 1 was insured for £250 in the South British. Overlaying At the inquest on the infant of Thomas s Powell, boarding-house keeper, found dead in i, bod, the jury returned a verdict of death i- through being overlaid, with a rider cautione ing mothers against the practice of sleeping e with children in arms. !’ WreckB The schooner Lady Don has been wrecked a at Hokianga. All hands were saved. 8 Suicide- ’’ A gum digger named Nixon committed suicide by hanging himself at Kawakawa ‘ races to-day. Reading in Bed. y A servant at the Oesmopolitan Hotel, while a reading in bed, fell asleep, leaving the candle burning. The window hangings ignited, but (j the fire was observed and extinguished before s it had made any headway, n TAUEANGA, January 3. a Special Settlers. r The Lady Jocelyn, ship, ninety-two day* “ from London, has mired. She bring! the * settlers for Mi Veiey 131swart’s special settle* “ st ent. The passengers are all well. 0 NELSON, January 3. 0 The Elections. a The nomination for the suburbs took place 1 to-day, when Messrs A. S. Collins and A s Harley were the onbrtwo nominated. Mr 3 Oswald Curtis, in proposing the first-named, I said that in tho present financial position of t the colony it was especially a matter of the 1 utmost importance that the very best men I available should be elected. On a show of! i hands being taken, Mr Collins had nineteen, c Mr Harley fourteen. A poll will be taken on . the 11th. BLENHEIM, January 3. The Fire Fatalityj The new year was ushered in by a terrible fatality. About 12.30 a.m. on Saturday j morning a house occupied by a bricklayer named Daike caught fire, and was soon burnt to the ground. When the fire was discovered, 7 Daike was roused, and escaped in a blanket. 3 The charred remains of Mrs Daike were | found under the kitchen floor. At the in- * quest to-day tho principal evidence was given by Daike, who stated that he and his wife j were intoxicated when they wont to bed. 3 When he was awoke by the noise of the fire 1 in the back room, he got up, took his wife to 1 the front door, and told her to open the doer . and run out, as the fire was increasing. He did not open the door, as she had plenty of r time herself. He returned to the bedroom to 3 throw out what he could get, believing that 3 his wife had escaped. He got through the > window, and did not know that his wife was } missing until the house was so for bi-rnt that , nothing could be saved. Other evidence " went to show that tho Daikos lived on good terms. The jury returned a verdict that there was no evidence to show how the fire : originated, WELLINGTON, January 3. The Wymcind Case AgainThe trustees in the banlrupt estate of T. 8, Wymond not being saisfled with the | decision given in the Magirtrate's Court on the charges preferred against Wymond, his wife, and nephew, for aile/cd fraudulent removal and concealment of goods belonging to tho estate, and acting undsr legal advice, have decided to indict Wymoid before the Grand Jury, also to apply to tie Judgo of the Bankruptcy Court to prosocite him for fraudulent insolvency, issuing a false balance sheet, and concealment of goods belonging to the estate. , Light Session. At the Supreme Court criminal sessions L there was only oio charge, that of Sarah Ballinger, for larmny, Prisoner was sentenced to six morche, JarthquakeA slight shocl of earthquake was felt hero I this morning. The direction was from North to South. , OAMARU, Janucry 3. Sports- . The wealhet on the first day of the games wav cold, Sat to-day was rather better. The attendance wan good both days. The surplus will be devoted to funding a bursary or scholarship. DUNEDIN, January 3, SportsThe heavy fall of rain to-day seriously interfered with sports and picnics. The Caledonian sports commenced on the grounds ut Kensington to day, but the.-o were only about 4000 present. Tho principal events were well contested. Tho Caledonian Handicap of 100, 220, and 440 yards was won by Duncan, of Otago-; Booth, of Christchurch, second; Hill third, Hutton, the Christchurch champion, was nowhere. Three-mile Walking Handicap—R. McDonald, 1; D. MeEwan, 2; W. Clayton, 3. Wrestling (Border style) Tiffin, X ; McGarry, 2 ; Robertson dislocated his shoulder. Mile Race—Allan, I j W. Burke, 2. The time for the races was. generally slow. (PROM ODE OWN COBEBSPONDKNT.] WELLINGTON, January 3. GubernatorialIhear that the programme for tho Governor’s tour of the colony has been slightly modified. Ho will start a fortnight earlier than intended, going first by the Hineiuoa to Manukau, thence by Auckland, Waikato, overland to Napier, New Plymouth, Wanganui, and Wellington, and afterwards to the South Island. The Native Commissioner. Sir W. Fox arrives to-night to confer with the Government regarding the commencement of his duties as Commissioner, and relative to tho details for the liberation of tho Native prisoners.