NEW ZEALAND.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2538, 27 May 1882, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND.

[per frkss association. 1 AUCKLAND, May 26.

On the voyage of the brig Eobin Hood from Auckland to Sydney the sea broke on board, smashing the bulwarks, a piece of which struok Oapt. MoDonald, rendering him insensible for four days. While out shooting at Wangaros, flawtsorn's gun went off, the charge lodging in Flavell's neck. The man's oondition is critical.

A boy named Alex Brown was drowned at Kopuru by falling over the bank of the river.

A poll of the ratepayers is to bo taken as ;o the site of the Town Hall.

The directors of the Coffee Palaoe Company have decided not to acoept the tenders furnished for the Coffee Palace. The lowest was Jenkinson's for £15,907, and the highest, Rhodes', for £19.780.

Sir William Fox lectured to-night before the Young Men's Christian Association on his trip to England through America. There was a large attendance. Mr F. C. Larkins, of McArthur and Co., presided. Prohibitory orders under the Licensing Aot arc being frequently appliod for, to prevent intemperate persons getting drink from publicans. Sir W. Fox intends to leave for New Plymouth by the Stella. While at New Plymouth he will prepare his progress report on West Coast matters for presentation to Parliament.

OAMARU, May 26. To-day £7O wore romitted to Timaru in aid of the Timaru disaster fund. The Mayor's subscription-list is still ocen. DUNEDIN, May 26.

The ladies who have hitherto had a Servant's Home in hand, have had to acknowledge its failure, and they now propose to sell the buildings and apply the proceeds, after paying the liabilities, to the establishment of an Orphanage Mr E. B. Cargill, Consul for Netherlands, announces that he is prepared to furnish information to intending exhibitors at Amsterdam Exhibition, which will be held from May to October, 1883. To Whiti and Tohu aro at present in Dunedin, and will likely sojourn here most of next week.

The Hu3aar movoment ia making headway. Besides the troops formed in Dunedin a strong Taiori contingent has been secured, and additional troops are expeoted to come from Oamaru and Milton. The whole, including the Southland Hussars, will comprise one regiment. A grand conoort, in aid of the Timaru relief fund, has been fixed for June 9th. A grain show was held' at Olutha to-day, but was only a partial success, the entries being few. The ohampion prizes were given for the best samples of wheat and oats, whioh were not of particularly high class character. The show of roots was excellent in quality. INVEBOARGILL, May 26. A number of leading oitizens has sent a telegram to Sir John Hall to the following effeot: "We, the undersigned oitizens of Inveroargill, who appreciate and admire your administration of the public affairs of the oolony for the paat two and a half years, congratulate you on the honor whioh the Q.ueen has been pleaßed to confer upon you, and wish you long life to enjoy your well merited reward."