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Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2178, 17 February 1881, Page 2

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[I'EB PEHB9 ABBOCIA.TIOK.] AUCKLAND, February 17. A Mercenary Squabble. A difference has arisen between Pittman, the agent of the Australian cricketers and the Auckland management committee, through Pittman objecting to the terms accepted by Hallifax in Dunedin on behalf of the orieketers, that Auckland shall receive a quarter of the takings and a lump sum of £SO. The dispute will not interfere with the match. WELLINGTON, February 17. Our University. The session of the Senate of the University of New Zealand met yesterday. The business was formal, and they meet again this morning, when a motion will be carried—" That the Chancellor write to the Government, urging on them that in the event of a redistribution of seats in the House of Representatives the University be given a member. NAPIER, February 17. The Eleven. The Australians commenced batting at 12.30, with one wicket down for 10 runs. Murdoch and Palmer in, to the bowling of Liddle and Brtwards. At 130 the scores were—Murdoch 21, nat out; Palmer 12, not out; total, 36 for one wicket. Weather fine and attendance good. O AMARU, February 17. Suspicious.

On Tuesday a stack of barley, of 250 bags, belonging to T. T. Duncan, was burned. It is insured for £l3O in the New Zealand In. suranoe Office. Incendiarism is strongly suspected, as last night a shed, on another part of the same farm, containing maohinory and implements, was bnrned down. Neither the shed nor its contents were insured. DUNEDIN, February 17. Death by Browning. James Oswie, twenty-eight years of age and unmarried, was drowned while bathing in Lorell's Creek. He has been ten years in the colony. Sporting. In the absence of the Northern contingent, little interest is taken in the doings at Forbury, although a good deal of strong work has lately been done by locally owned horses. Goodman was first |to put in an appearance, with a string of five, and opened proceedings by sending Titania and Sylvanus a mile and a half at about lalf speed, both looking and moving well. Playboy did a steady gallop onos round. Le Loup, who is looking very fat, did only walking exercise. Native Oat, who seems much improved in Goodman's hands, trotted a mile and a half in grand stylo. Keene stripped Lady Emms and Legerdemain, sending them half a mile at a good pace Both show plenty of quality, but the former is rather light looking. George Djdson'o team did some useful work, and are looking ▼ery_ well. Cotton commenced by sending Oarrigeen twice round as a candidate for jumping honors, and finishing in fine style. The colts Moa Bird and Mameluke hod a regular breather five times round the tan with sweaters on. Sir William and Maude followed, going twice round at a good p*ce, and Jasper did a serviceable gallop by himself. The trainers complain that the course is very rough and lumpy, and allege that in its present condition fait work cannot be

done with safety. Sir Modred is a firm favorite for the Gup, also Titauia, but a dofinite quotation can hardly be given. " Pegasus " goes for Sir Modred, Le Loup, On Dit, Virginia Water and Titauia in the order named, hut expects to find his views modified as the day draws near. AUCKLAND, February 16. Educational. The conference arranged between the city school committee and the executive of the Board of Education terminated in an amicable settlement of all differences. A Poll. A poll of burgesses on the tramway question resulted in 317 for and 16 against. DUNEDIN, February 16. TelephonesThe Superintendent of Telegraphs has replied to the suggestion of the Chamber of Commerce that the prioe of telephones should be reduoed from £l7 10a to £lO 10s, to the effeot that " after careful consideration of the expense and labor which the establishment and maintenance of the telephone exchange will entail, the subscription has been fixed at the lowest sum whioh will afford a fair remuneration to the department. Tho Commissioner regrets, therefore, that he is unable - to make the reduction suggested, and as the number of subscribers in Melbourne, where the charge is £2O, is very large, ho trusts that the sum of £l7 10s will not be found prohibitory." Frozen FoodA meeting of the Chamber of Commerce was held this afternoon to meet Mr Laby, a Victorian gentleman, and hear his experience of the process by which meat, butter, and other art'cles of food arc preserved and exported from Australia to England. Mr Laby made a long statement, and received a vote of thanks. INVEROABGULL, February 16.' The Gold Robbery. An Orepuke miner, who recently visited Melbourne, has made a statement that perhaps may give a clue to the perpetrator of the Tararua gold robbery. On the day that the steamer came in he visited the room in a boarding-house ocenpied by one of her passengers, and found the way impeded by a. carpet-bap, which ho tried to move with his foot, but found so heavy that he had to put his hand to it. Its owner, a gentlemanlylooking fellow, left in an outgoing steamer soon after the Tararua arrived, taking the carpet-bag with him.

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" IBBSS."] WELLINGTON, February 16. A decision wag arrived at to-day that Parliament, which at present stands prorogued to the 28i,h inst., will be farther prorogued to the 19th of April, but will not meet on that date. The final prorogation will probably then take place to the date on which Parliament will be required to meet " for the despatch of business," which is expected to be about the beginning of Jane. The Government have taken the necessary steps to inquire into the Native difficulty which is reported to have arisen at Tiki Tiki. between Renata's people and the European surveyors. The affair is a mere branch of the old Murimotu dispute. Urgent instructions have been sent to the police authorities in the North to use every possible effort for the discovery and apprehension of the Te Aroha murderer, and the services of the most skilful detectives available will be brought into requisition. A cuee of a very painful nature was ventilated at the R.M. Court this morning. Wm. Rowe, formerly a member of the House of Representatives, was found guilty on his own confession of having stolen a florin from a bar till at an early hour this morning, and was sentenced to two days' imprisonment. Prisoner at one time represented the Thames constituency in Parliament, his colleague being Sir Q-dorge Grey. Fortunate in mining speculations, he succeeded in amatsing considerable wealth, and ho was the largest shareholder of the Caledonian Gold Mining Company, the shares in which were at one time worth £2OO each. In the prisoners' dook he seemed to feel his position keonly; indeed, with bis own lips he admitted his humiliation. He trembled like an aspen leaf, evidently from the effects of intoxication, and occasionally hod much difficulty in making himself heard, owing to his violeut shaking. In reference to the Lunatia Asylum inquiry and the apparently curious coincidence of the superintendent's sudden prosecution of three attendants yesterday, I find on inquiry that the superintendent, Mr Whitelaw, on the 10th inst., reported to Dr. Skae that he had that morning discovered three female attendants beating a patient, and asked whether he was to prosecute in accordance with the Aot. Dr. Skae, with the approval of the Minister at the head of his department, formally directed that the prosecution should take place, and the proceedings were commenced accordingly on the 10th inst.