NEW ZEALAND.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2642, 25 September 1882, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND.

[FBB PRKBS ASSOCIATION.) NEW PLYMOUTH, September 25. On Saturday afternoon, three brothers, named McDonald, were falling bush in the vicinity of the Durham road, Inglewood, when a tree falling collided with another that had been cut, which fell upon flwen McDonald, killing him instantly. FIELDING, September 25. The Maori chief Takanate, of the Knangati Kawhata tribe, was buried yesterday with great ceremony. About 400 Europeans were present. A great feast is to be held on Tuesday and Wednesday. The Maoris from Waikato, Napier, and Otaki, are now assembling. Food for 1000 persons is preparing. OAMAKU, September 25. A fire occurred early on Sunday morning in a cottage ocoupied by a family named Dray. It was extinguished before a large amount of damage to property was done, but an infant wtT so badly burned that it died this morning. The fire occurred through a candle being left burning. BALOLUTHA, September 25. A stable belonging to Mr James Bell, a settler at Inoholutha, was burned out early on Sunday morning, when a large quantity of harness and farm implements were destroyed; also four horses, valued at £lB5. The total loss is estimated at upwards of £3CO. No insurance. The origin of the fire is unknown. DUNE DIN, September 25 It is stated that Mr Dalgleish, olerk of the Court at Cromwell, succeeds Mr Stiatford as Warden at Greymouth. In the divorce case, Winton v Winton and Joseph Patrick, a decree niii was made absolute, with costs, against the co-respondent. The soore in the football matoh should be Otago, 11 points ; Sydney, nil. One of the two dispute! touchdowns was, it seems, awarded to Otag" j but in accordance with the New South Wales rule* no try for goal was allowed, because two Otago men had touohed the ball down. Otago therefore won by one goal, two tries, and one touchdown to nothing.