NEW ZEALAND.

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2209, 25 March 1881, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND.

fPEB PBRBS ASSOCIATION. I WELLINGTON, March 25. His Excellency. The Governor returned from his Southern tour at i 0.3 j this morning. Another Speech. Mr Hutcheson, M.H.R. for the city, addresses his constituents on Tuesday. A Lecture. Mr Bracken, Deputy-Grandmaster of the American Order of Oddfellows, delivered a lecture last evening, the subject being “ A NigKt with L iver ” The Hon. Mr Dick occupied the eh dr. The lecture was in aid of the Wellington Working Men’s Club. S S. Penguin DelayedThe steamer Penguin, which left Picton at two o’clock this morning, has not yet arrived. The ordinary passage is five hours. It is thought that chick weather in tho Str.its has detained tho vessel. BLENHEIM, March 25. The insurances of the Wesleyan Church are : —Builder »nd trustees, £IOOO in the National; end trustees of the church, £350 in the Northern. The contract price for building was about .£I4OO. DUNEDIN, March 25. FireThe dwelling of Mr R. H. Bailey, watchmaker, C .n rugate, was totally destroyed by fire last night, owing to its inaccessibility. Mrs B dlny was in the act of retiring with a kerosene lamp in her band, when it exploded. Mr Bailey was insured for £.OJ in the Norwich Union. He estimates bis loss at JE3OO above that amount. The house, which belonged to Mr Jas. Smellic, North Tuieri, was insured in the Standard for .£2OO. Presentation to Dr- Copeland. Ihe Bev. Dr. Copeland has been presented with a purse of 100 sovereigns on severing a ten years’ connection with the Dunedin Church. En Route for the Vatican. Bishop Moran ea os fro Borne on April 21st. VolunteersAt tho Easter Review, to be held at Oamarn, the question of holding a rifle meeting for Otago, Canterbury, atd Southland annually will be dis 'usstd by the representatives of tho various companies. INVERCARGILL, March 25. Mutton Chop From Here to London. At a largely attended meeting of gentlemen interested in the export of frozen meat, a committee was appointed to obtain information as to tho ,-imonnt of support tho company is likely to receive. Great interest is taken in the matter, on! it is likely the movement will prove successful. HOKITIKA, March 25. Fire. Eistgate’s grocery und Lindermann’e engint-smilhe’ shops in R-voll street were burnt down at three o'clock this morning. Ei-tgate is insured for £250 in tho Now Zealand. Liudormann is uninsured. Tho damage done amounts to £9OO. AUCKLAND, March 24. A Native Gathering'. The Wuhanga meeting was opened, 3000 Natives and a cumber of Europeans being present. Tho speech of the Native Minuter was well received. SportingEntries for tho Easter Handicap and Steeplechase dose to-morrow at 8 p.m. Something Wanting. At a meeting of the Now Zealand Prudential Assurance Society, the balance sheet was considered unsatisfactory. The Chairman said that, under the present rules, it was impossiblo_ to carry on. It is proposed to form tho society into a company, with a large capital and influential directory.

The New Dock. In pwponuo to the Harbor Board * tion, Mr Whitaker promiaed to •elf with the Minister for Public Wor_a obtain the services of Mr Blackett, Chief Engineer, to report on the dock site. OAMBEIDGE, March 24. A Complaisant Husband. A sensation was created at daylight this morning between the tribes at present located in Cambridge. A member of one appropriatod last night a married woman belonging to the other, and at daybreak this morning the aggrieved tribe, largely supplemented by other Natives, armed with spears, axes, &3., marched through the town to the camping ground of tho other tribe. The demonstration was of a most threatening character, and amongst tho residents, suddenly roused out of their bods, great consternation prevailed. On both tribes meeting. A good deal of hostile demonstration was indulged in, and » animated discussion, conducted in tho Native tongue, ensued. Eventually, however, a compromise was agreed to, and tho offending tribe rendered a sort of compensation, consisting of money, blankets, greenstone ornaments, pigs, horses, dogs, &c., all heaped up in a pile between tho two contending parties. Tho wrath of the offended tribe gradually became appeased in proportion as the pile accumulated, and at length tho tender was accepted in full satisfaction. The money value of the compensation is roughly estimated at £3O. This was deemed sufficient retribution, and the irjurvd husband returned with his tribe, leaving the woman undisturbed. The proceedings created a good deal °‘ uneasiness until the effect came to bo nnder•tood. The Native Land CourtThe Land Court is proceeding slowly. Today’s business was unimportant, NAPIER, March 34. Our Charitable InstitutionsAt the end of this month oil charitable aid ceases. Tho Borough Council refused any grant, and consequently there will be no Government subsidy this quarter, and after that the subsidies cease. Tncre ore now twelve old men and twelve women and children in the refuge, and they must be turned adrift unless something ia done in the meantime. To-night tho Charitable Board met, and some strong language was used about the Borough Council. Ultimately the Mayor agreed to call a special meeting of tho Council to re-con-■ider their decision. FireA fire occurred at East Olivo yesterday, which destroyed a stack of unthreshed oats, and one of threshed hay, the property of Mrs McLees. The loss is estimated at £250. There was no insurance. Sporting. At the settling of the Jockey Club meeting the following amounts were paid over : —Mr Molvor, £SO j Mr Walters, £BS j Mr Yallanoo, £430; Hon, W. Bobinson, £220 ; Mr Farley, £SO; Mr Murray, £235; Mr Wheeler, £145; Mr Douglas, £25; Mr Keith, £3O ; Mr Nikora. £2O. Total, £I2OO. WELLINGTON, March 24. The Asylum Scandal. The Asylum Commission sat again to-day and took rebutting evidence ogainst the evidence in defence of tho management. A Good Ending. The Seamen’s Union, which was formed here a few months back, has been abolished. Bonus for EnterpriseThe " Gazette ” contains a notification that the Government is prepared to receive proposals from persons willing to establish a factory for tho manufacture of blasting and ■porting powder, tho proposer to state what amount of bonus he would require to induce him to undertake the manufacture. It is also announced that a bonus of £SOO will bo given for three years in succession for refining sugar each year by machinery established in New Zealand of not less than 100 tons of cane sugar. The firm refining the first 100 tons of sugar and receiving tho bonus shall bo also entitled to the bonus of tho two following years upon fulfilling tho conditions abovementioned, PALMBESTON NOBTH, March 24. A Divided Jury.

Edward Symons, landlord of the Horokiwi “Valley Hotel, wbb tried yesterday for the robbery of o number of cares found in the sand at Paikakariki in January last. The jury were looked up all night, and this rooming intimated that they could not agree, and were discharged, A fresh jury were empanelled, and a now trial is proceeding.