NEW ZEALAND.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2576, 10 July 1882, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND.

[PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] AUCKLAND, July 8. John Daly, a publican, at Waiaroa South, was fined 2s and costs for drawing beer from casks without defacing the stamp. The annual meeting of the Auckland Teachers* Association was held. There was a large attendance. The report showed a good credit balance. The annual meeting of the Horticultural Society has been held. The report is encouraging. Byron’s new comedy 11 The Government ” was played here for the first time in the colony, and was a great success. The party of police concerned in the capture of Epiha and Fakaroa, it is stated, are to be rewarded. The commemoration service for the 12tb July was held this afternoon in Pitt street Wesleyan Church by members of the Auckland Orange Lodges. There was a good attendance. Grand Master D. Goldie, of the North Island Jurisdiction, presided. The Yen. Archdeacon Mansell gave an address. Among the brethren in regalia was a number of seamen of H.M.S. Nelson. The collection made is to be forwarded to the Irish Emergency Committee, Ireland, which it was stated by the Grand Master had expended last year £7OOO in -relieving the necessities of persons of both creeds persecuted by Fenian organisations. WANGANUI, July 8. The 100 yards running race between J. H. Pollock and Kirkwood was won easily by the former, who gave Kirkwood 10 yards, and was level with him at 50 yards, WELLING TON. July 9. At the Magistrate’s Court, yesterday, Thomas Farrow, night watchman of the ship Crusader, was charged with larceny of property belonging to Thomas McKay and Edward Clark to the value ,of £lO and £1 respectively. On the latter charge he was sentenced to three months’ imprisonment, and on the former was committed for trial. After two days’ trial in the Supreme Court F. E. Liardet was acquitted on a charge of perjury. DUNEDIN, July 9. At the Police Court on Saturday, a husband named Carter was charged with assault on his wife. The latter has a protection order, but had taken her husband back to live with. He, however, whenever ho gets drunk, abuses her, and the police stated there was fear that if not restrained he would kill her. The police added that the wife thought she bad broken the protection order by taking her husband back, and they knew of several women with orders who took the same view. They asked for an expression of opinion on the point, but the Bench did not give this, contenting themselves with binding Carter over to keep the peace. Two youths have been arrested by the police on suspicion of being cocooned in the burglary committed at the “Daily Times” office last Saturday night. They are also susposted of being concerned iu another offenoe of the same description. The first curling of the season was indulged in on Saturday morning, a hard frost having occurred. A public meeting will be held next Wednesday evening under tho auspices of the Good Templars to consider the amendments suggested by tha licensed victuallers throughout the colony in the Licensing Act. The members of the Kitchener family injured by the recent fire are all now improving in health.