NEW ZEALAND.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2673, 31 October 1882, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND.

[per press association.] GISBORNE, October 31

3lr Hilton, the mine manager of the Southern Cross Petroleum Company, has forwarded to Mr Clark, managing director, a, most encouraging report. Messrs Gralam, Crawford, Cooper, and Kerr have visited the grounds, and state there is no exaggeration in the report recently forwarded, and everything, is working satisfactorily. WELLINGTON, October 31.

The residence of Mr J. Cook, at Makara, las been burned down. Only a little of tire bedding was saved. Nothing is insured. The loss is between .£IOO and .£SOO. The cause of the fire is unknown. The roof was first observed to be on fire. NELSON, October 31. _ <Mr Levestam has addressed his constituents, and received a vote of thanks and confidence. . Alexander Moss and his companions have turned up all right. The latter was lost Tor twenty-five hours. ALEXANDRIA, October 31. There was no mooting to-day, this being the Maori Sunday. The Waikatossent Mr Bryce a letter stating they had made up their minds what they want, and asking for another interview. AUCKLAND, October 31. Max Wider, a young German, connected with the great Hamburg shipping firm of Slomans and Co., who had come here from Germany for the purpose of reporting on the capabilities of the Waikato land for the production of sugar beet, died of congestion of the lungs. On Sunday he had spoken favorably "of the land, and was about to proceed home for the introduction of German labour and capital, and for the erection of the best machinery. The entries for the Takapuna races close to-morrow. A lad named Miller, aged IG, whose father keeps a store on the Grafton Road, went down a gully between that road and the Domain to search for ferns. He was accompanied by a companion younger than himself. Miller climbed to the top of the fence to get over to where the ferns were growing. On the top of the fence were .fixed Iron spikes, and when .Miller

■wa? balancing himself on the top to jump clear, he slipped down and one ot the spikes caught in his thigh, and so le was kept hanging on the fence. dho who' was with him was not strong enough to disengage him, and ran for his father. When he arrived he foimd his son strug•jlinn-. He had disengaged himself fiom thelspikes, and had fallen to the ground, where he was lying in a pool He was immediately conveyed to the Hospital. He is in quite a delirious condition, and small hopes are entertained of his recovery. Kowi Manipoto approves of the proposed English hand Company and the Auckland Natives Land Colonisation Company, but thinks they unite, in which case he would become a director. A number of Te Whiti’s followers are livino- at Whatiwhatihoe, and are prophesying after the manner of Te Whiti. It is thought probable that the movement will increase. KUMARA, October 31. • A two-roomed cottage at the upper end of Seddon street was quickly burned to the ground this morning at two o’clock. Barbara Weldon, a woman of ill-fame, was living in the house at the time, and before assistance could be secured, the house was completely enveloped in flames, and the charred remains of the woman were discovered near the door leading to the street. An inquest will be held this afternoon.