NEW ZEALAND.

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2320, 10 September 1881, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND.

[PEE PRESS ASSOCIATION.] AUCKLAND, September 9. Proposed Beet Sugar Company. A Beet Sugar Company is proposed to be established at Tawhaoro. The Waikato settlers have agreed to plant 300 acres at once, a sell the beet at 14s per ton to the company. Testimonial. Mr H. R. Watt, accountant at the Bank of New Zealand, was presented by the general inspector, Mr D. L. Murdoch, on behalf of the staff with a handsome silver salver and cruetstand, also a diamond bracelet and locket for Mrs Watt. He left to-day for Christchurch by the Rotomahana. Vaccine. The City Council are sending to Sydney for vaccine lymph from the calf. Accident. Inspector Thompson, of the Armed Constabulary, had his leg broken by a kick of a horse at Te Awamutn. Fatal Accident. Thomas Oollerick, lately telegraphist at Wangaroa, who attempted suicide there by taking chloral, and was sent to the Lunatic Asylum for a short time, was killed by the Waikato down train at 8.15 at Ellerslie cattle crossing. He is presumed to have been awaiting the train. He was struck on the head by the cowcatcher, which knocked the body down the embankment. His wife and children are at Auckland. Deceased was transferred to Wangaroa from Gatlin’s river station, Otago. WELLINGTON, September 9. The Oppressed Jews. Upwards of £250 has been collected in aid of the Jews in Southern Russia. Hailway Mishap. An accident occurred to the Masterton train yesterday. When descending the steep gradient north of the Upper Hutt, a truck ran off the line, and was dragged a distance of eighty yards. Fortunately the other vehicles did not leave the metals. The cause of the accident is unknown, but it is understood that an enquiry will he held. QRKYMOUTH, September 9. River Improvement. For the last five or six weeks the channel of the bar has been straight out in the direction of the river, the beacons not requiring to be altered during that time. For the past month the depth of the water on the bar has varied between twelve and fifteen feet, vessels homing in with one tide getting discharged and loaded and out by the next. The prevalent opinion is that these effects are due to the harbor works. Notwithstanding the late succession of heavy gales from the southwest and north-east the retaining wall being run out seaward has sustained no actual damage.