NEW ZEALAND.

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2231, 27 May 1881, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND.

(pBB PBBBS ASSOCIATION.) a AUCKLAND, May 26, 8 Missing Vessel. a The Policeman, in command of Captain j Champion, left this port on the Bth inat., in „ hallaat, bound for Hokianga. At the latter g port ahe was to have taken in a cargo of timber v for Noumea. Hokianga was never reached, t however, and any cargo loat is very trifling, t The Policeman was a aohooner of 62 tona ® register, built at Sydney in 1854. In 1871 * she became the property of Captain Sonter, of the Thames, and until within a year ago was r engaged in the coal trade between Russell and j the Thames. She also traded for a abort _ time to West Coast ports. The Policeman t had made three trips to Noumea in charge of I Captain Champion, and was insured in the ] Now Zealand office for £SOO. f Building Redivivus. { There has been a rise in building materials, i especially bricks, owing to extensive building, t A million bricks are wanted for the present J year’s works, and 300.000,000 for Fiji, for the • Sugar Company’s works. Local brickmakors are puzzled to supply the quantity in time. j Hopeful Sign. 1 A preliminary meeting for the erection of a | Coffee Palace in Auckland has been held. It was agreed to form a company in £l_shares, , and a corner site opposite the Waitemata , Hotel, on the reclaimed land, was selected for i the building. Steps to float the company will be taken at once. 1 NAPIER, May 26. ; Lost in the Bush. Anders Jansen, travelling to Palmerston North on April 30th, lost himself in the bush. He was attacked by wild cattle, and took refuge in a tree. A fog came on, and at night he completely lost himself. He supported himself on berries and roots, and turned up at Masterton on Tuesday, being directed to the township by hearing cocks crowing. He weighed thirteen stone when ho lost himself, and was reduced to seven stone. He was taken on to Woodville, where he is being taken every care of. A Legal Question. Judge Kenny to-day intimated that the Union Steamship Company had refused to pay the costs as ordered by the Court of Inquiry re the Boojum and Sir Donald collision. He also stated that there wae a question as to whether the Court had power to make the order against the Union Company, who were not officially before the Court, but ho would like to hear arguments from the counsel engaged. Finally Tuesday was fixed for argument, Mr Lasoelles, who appeared for the company at the inquiry, intimating that he would not be present, as his presence would he admitting that the Union Company was concerned, which ho denied in toto. WELLINGTON, May 26. Appointments. Messrs Henry Poroher Lance, John Marshman, George Lilly Mellish, and Henry Richard Webb have been gazetted School Commissioners under the Education Reserves Act for Canterbury district. DUNEDIN, May 26. 1 A Censure All Round. The Resident Magistrate gave judgment today in the case of Fish v the members St. Leonard’s school committee, for Ho characterised it as a little episode discreditable to all parties concerned, particularly as it took t place in the interest of education, and afforded such a fine example to the youth whose interests the committee wore supposed to be considering at the time. Damages were given against two defendants for £25 and costs. Never Satisfied- • The Government are not pushing a-head - with the new railway station works as ext peoted, and it is feared that years will elapse i ore there is a change from the present arrangements.

A ScareThere was a scare in one of the suburbs by a report that smallpox had broken out amongst the Chinese gardeners, but the report was unfounded. Mr Karron, a M.H-E-Mr Barron, M.H.R. for Oaversham, has been addressing hie constituents in various places, and receiving votes of confidence. fortunateThe Oamaru papers stated that Mrs Dunne and four children were believed to have gone by the Tararua, but it is now found that they went by the Rotorua to Sydney. This reduces the total number of passengers to 146.