NEW ZEALAND.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2605, 12 August 1882, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND.

[PEB PBBBS ASSOCIATION.] AUCKLAND, August 11

At a meeting of the Auckland Baoing Club, Afajor George was elected president, Mr B. Tonka vice-president, A banquet was given to-night to Mr Griffon, American Consul, who leaves by the mail steamer for the United States. It was largely attended by the principal merchants and citizans, The Mayor presided. The Tairoa, from Fiji, brings intelligence that Albert Octavius Stodart, aged nineteen years, formerly of Auckland, was sentenced to three years’ penal servitude for forging a cheque on the Bank of New Zealand. —Two Fijians were tried for the murder of an Islander on board the Tainui, in a quarrel over a coooanut. One was sentenced to ten years, and the other was discharged. Sir A. Gordon arrived at Levuka, via Tonga, in H.M.S. Miranda on July 9tb, At the inquest on the body of Walter Sirkett, a verdict of “ Found drowned " was returned. He had expressed himself weary of life. The inquest on the body of Thomas Mason, barman, who died under peculiar circumstances, was adjourned till Monday, to enable the police to collect evidence. Dr. Hooper was instructed to make a port mortem examination.

Baker’s survey party, who were driven off the Whaiti Kuranui block, near Patatere, have come into Cambridge. The City Council received fifty-one applications for the billet of clerk of works (£2OO a year). Major Derrom was appointed. One applicant said he had lost his wife, and could give his whole time to the duties. Another said he was an “abstainer,” and would always make the best use of his time ; another said he had a large family, and wanted work. One was a schoolmaster, with loc-il Board experience ; another was experienced in drainage on a small scale. Samuel Joy, charged with bigamy, has been farther remanded, as enquiries had revealed the suspicions of at least four marriages, and it is feared there may be others. The police are prepared to prove three, but one of the wives is said to have died a considerable time ago. Mrs Hampson, vs ho is leaving for England, addressed a meeting for women only at the Hall of the ning Men’s Christian Association, in oraer to organise a mother's devotional meetings. At the conclusion Mrs Hampson addressed Mrs O. 8. Ellis, a woman’s rights advocate, and admirer af Bradlaugb, and Mrs Ellis requested permission to say a few words. She wished to call attention of those present to the provisions of the Contagious Diseases Prevention Act, which was about to be introduced into Auckland, and of which she did think that not three women in Auckland had any knowledge of. Prayer was all very well, but to do any good women must act. The speech somewhat disconcerted the fair assemblage. Mrs Hampson emphatically stated that she did not think the meeting could bo detained to hear the question raised by Mrs Ellis discussed. D. Oxley, marine dealer, has preferred a claim of £IOO damages egainst the City Council for injuries received through the falling from horseback at night over un spread metal on the road. HOKITIKA, August 11. The report of Mr Cox, assistant geologist for New Zealand, upon Humphrey’s Gully mining claims, published in the annual goldfields report, is considered highly satisfactory. , ln , L Evan Hughes, miner, of Ross, fell 40ft from some homing at 11 a.m. Both his arms were broken, and he received other injuries, f ro m which ho died three hours nfterwurds*

TIM ABU, August 11. At the Police Court to-day Janie* Martin Shepherd was committed on six charges of forgery. The total amount of forgeries amounted to £2216 6j 41. Bail was allowed, the accused in £IOOO, and two sureties of £SOO each. Mo evidence was given for the defence.

DUNEDIN, August 11. Mr Binnie, of Maori Hill, ha* received order* for about thiity of hi* new gsa machines.

By to-day’s mail the immigration officer here forwarded nominated immigration applications for ninety three souls, equal to seventy-eight adults The Dunedin Jockey Club is offering a small premium for the, best plan of approach to and exit from the totalisator* at the race meetings. In some oases previously people have altnoEt had the clothes tom from their backs in frantic endeavors to get to the counters. •

The New Zealand Agricultural Company, it is elated, lay down 40,0001 b of poiiom d grain monthly on their various run* at Waimea. Although a close search has been made for the body of Mr Ferguson, the Bank clerk drowned at Balolutha, it has cot been recovered.