NEW ZEALAND.

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2238, 30 April 1881, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND.

[PBB PEBSB ASSOCIATION.] AUCKLAND, AprU 29. Stabbing a Girl for Love. Tha yonng girl named Carlilo, who was stabbed at Eivorhead by a sailor named Sims, has been brought to Auckland hospital, and is likely to recover. Tha jugular vein was exposed, but was missed by a quarter 'of an inch. Sims was charged at the Police Court with attempted murder, and remanded till May 6tb. TAUBANGA, April 29. The s.s. Tanpo. The steamer Tanpo has started for Auckland, being towed by the Staffa. The steamer "Wellington will pick her up on the way, and will be met by the steamer lona at Cape Colville. The leaks have been stopped, and it is hoped that she will arrive safely. NAPIER, April 29. Parcel Delivery. The “Herald” is in a position to state that the Government proposes to establish a parcel delivery system throughout the colony. It will bo limited to packages of 141 b weight. The present proposal is to make a uniform charge irrespective of distance, the object being to facilitate the carriage of small parcels, especially between places unconnected by rail. Settlers In Distress. Mr Ormond has just returned from the bush settlement, where he has been enquiring into the condition of the settlers. Ho finds them in great distress. Even where the railway peneirate the settlors cannot got their timber to market owing to the scarcity of trucks, while the freight rates are so high that they absorb nearly all the profits. WELLINGTON, April 29. DeathLetters by the Suez mail record the death at home of Mr Bridges, formerly inspector of the National Bank here. Kailway EmployeesThe rules and regulations applicable to all servants on the New Zealand Railways are gazetted. AquaticsWtn. Hearn has received a communication from Albert White, of Mercury Boy, agreeing to scull for £IOO o-side and the championship. White proposes that the race shall be rowed at Wellington over a three miles and a half conrae, at 10 a.m. on Monday, 25th July, and that the first deposit be made at Auckland on May 16th. Hearn suggests that tha race shall bo rowed within six weeks, and that it take place on a Saturday afternoon instead of Monday, bat he will agree to White’s terms if the latter in slats. Good Times. His Excellency and Lady Gordon attended tbi theatre to-nigbt, when there was a large am fashionable audience. “ Mach Ado about Nc thing ’ ’ was played by command of his Excel lonCy ' GREY MOUTH, AprU 29. Mining Spec. At a meeting held to-night it was resolved t form a company for tho purpose of prospoctin the Lagoon and south beach in the vicinity t Groymonth, with tho object of gold mining The capital was fixed at £SOO, in pound share Some of tho leading citizens in Greymouth hai identified themselves with the scheme, and cm fourth of tho capital was subscribed in tl room. Mr Blair. Engineer-in-Chief, leaves for Hok tika to-morrow morning. TIMARU, April 29. Mo Lightee Paper. At an inquest to-day on tho body of a Chin man, found dead in tho Domain yesterday, verdict of “Accidental death” was returned. DUNEDIN, April 29, More AdvertisementsThe Dunedin Industrial Exhibition promis to bo a groat success. Tho applications f space already received exceed all expectations. Vive! la bagatelleIn tho case of Maokay v Prondfoot, it w agreed in the Supreme Court that the money dispute should bo paid into tho Bank of N< Zealand.to a joint account, not to be touched 1 either partner without tha consent of the oth( The amount is about £20,009. Robinson Crnsoeing. A boat’s craw composing four men have be left in an awkward plight on a small island i tha Taieri Mouth, through their boat drift! away. They signalled by fires to the sho: nd a steamer is going from Dunedin to th

assistance. They have been on the island sinct Thursday. INVERCARGILL, April 29. Railway AccidentA little girl, aged one and a half years, dangler of Mr Reid, a rabbiter, was ran over by the train at Dipton this evening and killed. Zela’s Zeal Zigzag. When performing at the '1 heatro Royal this evening, “ Zela,” a gymnast formerly with Chiarini’s circus, fell from a ring trupczs a distance of 15ft, landing on the seats in tho pit She was severely shaken, but was able to appear on tho stage, after which she was taken to her lodgings, fcho was out of practice, and had been advised not to appear.