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Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2404, 19 December 1881, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND.

[PBB PRESS ASSOCIATION.] AUCKLAND, December 17. Singular AccidentAndrew Burns, of Mahnrangi, aged seventyfour, was accidentally killed by the falling of a burning rata tree, which he went to examine. Dangers of Matches. The infant child of a man named Neill, a gardener, was accidentally poisoned by eating matches. SportingThe Auckland Racing Club have removed tie disqualification of the jockey Byers, who was disqualified in the Golden Crown affair; The rights and privileges of the Auckland Simmer Meeting sold for £l4B. W. Weston, bookmaker, assaulted the ditor of the “ Observer ” at Tattersall’s for publishing strictures on a certain section of tie Southern bookmakers. Customs SeizureYestsrday and to-day the Custom House dßcers and police made important seizures of tontraband cigars and unstamped beer. Sixty-one boxes of cigars were taken from a leading firm, Brown, Barrat and Co. The Professional Burglar. Plummer was committed for trial to-day on three charges of housebreaking and two of sending threatening letters. Ship Ashore. A Tauranga telegram states that the May is not ashore. The ship parted her (able and went into the blind channel, where sie now lies. She just touches at the stern »i low water, A telegram to the South British Insurance Company states that the vieael is all right, and that no damage has bren done to the cargo. December 18. Birthday FestivalToday being the birthday of Duke Nicholas, tie Russian war ship Africa fired a salute at noon and dressed tde ship. It being also tie anniversary of his patron _ saint, St. Nicholas, the day was held as a high festival bj tie crew. The ship was thrown open to tbe citizens in the afternoon, and large numbers visited her. The electric light was eihuited in the evening. Generous. Tie Government has remitted £IOO out of the &20 fine inflicted on Camming, a brewer at Vtaikato, for sending out unstamped beer cask. Glad to hear itTro of the elder boys at St. Stephen’s Sohcol, Parnell, won the MoLellan scholarship and go to Napier to school. NELSON, December 18. Crime-

Tie Supreme Court opened yesterday. True bills were found against Hugo Ports for forgiry, and Wiremu Api for indecent assault on a Maori child. Ports pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to twelve months j Api was acquitted, DUNEDIN, December 18. Fine Art ExhibitionThe Otago Art Society opened their annual exhibition of paintings yesterday. CarelessnessBobert Millar, a young man residing at North Taieri, accidentally shot himself on Saturday. He was going downstairs with a loaded rifle in hand on ,his way to the targets, when the charge exploded, the bullet entering his jaw and killing him imtantaneously. [IKOM THE OWN COBBBSPONDBHT THB OP “PBBBS.”J APAROA, December 17. Boats have been dragging all day for the body of the man drowned off the Penguin, and the body has just been recovered.