NEW ZEALAND.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2583, 18 July 1882, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND.

fjPHB f BBSS ASSOCIATION.] AUCKLAND. July 17. The Kelson anchored cff Kawau. TheMayor left Auckland to day to join the officers in a shooting party over the island. A seaman named Philip Mann fell off thebarque Oabsrfeidh, lying at Helensville, and was seriously injured internally by being jammed between two logs. He was brought to the Auckland Hospital. The injuries proved fatal. Auckland footballers agree to the proposal of the Wellington Union that the Bydaey footballers should play the first matoh hero about the end of August. A team will be at once selected and go into training. At the Supreme Court William Hazlett r aged seventy-three, was charged with rspa on a child ten years old. Sentenoed to four years' penal servitude, and thirty lashee within a month. NELSON, July 17. The steamer Beautiful Star, whioh left Wellington for Wcstport on Saturday morning, put into Nelson at eight o'clock to night, with engines partially disabled. She experienced very severe weather from W.N.W.. and S.W., with heavy seas. When off Bock's Point, about three this morning, the engines partially broke down, and the captain headed her for Nelson. Off Farewell Spit she passed the steamer Southern Cross, and at eleven o'clock transhipped the mails and passengers on board that vessel. Hepairs are expeoted to take at le:-t one day. WELLINGTON, July 17. It is understood that Mr Bryce, Defenoe Minister, has telegraphed to Colonel Scratchley, requesting that, if possible, he will ooase over to New Zealand and advice the Government as to providing defences for the four principal ports of the colony. No reply hs* as yet been received. Communication on the Siberian lines has baen restored. Mr T. Bracken, M.H 8., gave an interesting lecture this evening at the Theatre Boyal on " The Press and its Power." Sir G. Grey presided. The lecture, which was very successful, was in aid cf the widows' and orphans' fund of the Southern Cross Ladge,. LOOP. DUNEDIN, July IT. There is great activity in the share market. The weather to-lay has bean bitterly cold. There was a fall of rain last night, and it hs» been freezing sicoe. To-night, in the presence of the reporters snd two medical gentlemen, Mr Binnie, of Maori Hill, gave an exhibition of the lighting capabilities of his new gaß, for whioh he face now taken out patents in & litiblia ana New Zealand, and has sold the former. The gw is manufactured out of air, water, and ordirary beef or mutton fat. Ho has had it burning in his private housa for twelve* months. The light is pure, clear, and white, and more powerful than that o! Donedin gas. It has no smell. The cost is very sinall, running from Is 3d to 2? per thousand feet.

The "World," after a twelve nighte 1 ' season, which monetarily has been is, euj'prising suecets, was withdrawn to night for " New Babylon," which was ulsc T»eil r 6« ceivei. IHVERtUBGILL, July 17, At a meeting of busin-es mea affected bj the recent advaaces in ineuranca rales, he-d this evening, an li'.euracco Protection Association was formec, and a committee sppointed to make ierms with the present campKiieß, failing that to invito an outside Insurance Company to take up the work. Insurances were promised in the room to the amount of £IOO,OOO. Mr Brydoa sold to-day, through his agent! here, on aoeount of the He-* Zealand and Australian Land Company, 5000 acres of the Edendale Estate, including sawmill and plant, to Messrs Moffett and irloane, in &0 i>tion to the sale reoantly made to them.