NEW ZEALAND.

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

NEW ZEALAND.

[per press association.] AUCKLAND, October 30.

Mr J. E. Compton has resigned the chairmanship of the Harbor Board. His reasons have not been disclosed.

Young Long has been brought down to Auckland by Detective Strathcrn, and removed to the Hospital for medical treatment.

Pond, Colonial Analyst, has reported to Superintendent Thompson that he failed to find arsenic in the stomach and intestines of the late Mrs Hedges. The daughter’s statement thus proves a falsification as to the woman being poisoned by her husband.

The body of William Cook, drowned from the yacht Madge on Sunday week, was found greatly decomposed. GISBORNE, October 30.

A number of visitors returned from the oil springs of the Southern Cross Company. Two ladies and several gentlemen wore sent down the shaft by the manager. As some of them stepped into a depth of two feet of petroleum at the bottom, they were convinced of the existence of the oil. EEEFTON, October 30.

Shares in the Big River claim, sixteen miles south of Reefton, and virgin country, are coming into great demand; 4s 3d was paid and 5s asked. Experienced miners who visited the ground report favorably. The County Council are going to make a road there. The Nil Desperandum Company are on the best stone ever found in the mine. Shares are in demand. The Inglewood stone is improving in quantity and quality. Shares are in demand in that mine also.

WELLINGTON, October 30.

Between thirty and forty Volunteer representatives left for the South by the Arawata this afternoon; also seven register keepers, and Mr A. J. Collins, a member of the Executive of the Association.

John Knowles, Under-Secretary for Public Works, has received a lengthened leave of absence on the ground of serious ill-health. Mr Benzoni, Assistant Undersecretary, takes over his duties.

It is stated that the Council of the Rifle Association will in Dunedin he asked to vote the 20 per cent, remaining due on prizes won in Nelson last year. The total amount is about .£7O.

Complaints are rife regarding the severity of the Junior Civil Service examination papers this time. Ross and Woodyear’s circus intended to go South to-day, but were unable to find room in the Arawata.

McGrath, the lowest tenderer to-day, signed a contract for the Te Aro reclamation. The exact amounts of the tenders were as follows : —Peter McGrath, accepted, .£34,955; Ross and Dunbar, ,£44,125 ; John McLean, .£13,460 ; Coffey and Co., .£47,01)3 ; J. Saunders, .£51,531; John Whittaker, .£53,103 ; James Lockie, .£58,707. In the K.M. Court to-day the case of J. L. Hall (theatrical manager) v Louisa Crawford, was called on. The plaintiff sought to recover £SO for breach of engagement, [the defendant having left his company without notice and contrary to agreement. ' Mr Ollivier, for the plaintiff, applied to have some evidence taken in Christchurch. Mr Shaw, for the defendant, raised a preliminary objection that since the service of the summons the plaintiff had filed a declaration of insolvency, and was consequently out of Court. The Magistrate, Mr Hardcastle, took time to consider. TIMAIUJ, October 30.

At the E.M. Court this morning three seamen of the barque Gerd Hoyc were charged with disobeying orders and assaulting the first mate. All three received seven days’ hard labor for the first offence, and two of them twenty-one days for the latter.

DUNEDIN, October 30. The Cromwell Company have sent down a cake of 204 ounces, from 300 tons.

The “Daily Times” objects to the proposed alteration of the time-table for the Christchurch express to enable it to call at Waitati, and thinks it likely to lead to further applications from small places, and consequent serious delay. It suggests that speed should bo rather accelerated than diminished.

The following circular has been received in Dunedin, dated Head-quarters of the Salvation Army, London, August 30th; — “ You will be glad to hear that we are fully resolved to send officers to New Zealand as soon as possible. We have just sent off a major and a large number of officers and soldiers to Australia, and he will be instructed as quickly aa possible to

establish at least one central station in each of the colonies, so that we hope before the year is over you may hear of the Salvation Army in New Zealand. We are always thankful for kind letters and promises of help, although we do not rely upon them entirely, as we have almost always found that where a good soulsaving work is done the means are very soon forthcoming to support it on the spot. (Signed), It. Walton.” The Rotomahana came into Port Chalmers to-day. Up to the time of her arrival at port there was no sign of any damage having been done to the vessel, which made no water. The passengers have forwarded a letter to the directors of the company, referring in very favorable terms to the conduct of Captain Webster after the accident. Mills, managing director of the Union Company, was on board the vessel when the accident occurred.

By the ship Waitaki, from London, the General Government received thirteen ferrets out of fifteen shipped. They are to be sent up country to wage war against rabbits.

Mr Dick, Colonial Secretary went to Invercargill to-day. He returns on Wednesday. INVERCARGILL, October 30. George Brown, farmer, at the Rosslyn Bush, was killed on Saturday near his house through a fall from a dray, caused by tbe horse stumbling. Simonson’s Opera Company arrived from Hobart to-day, and appeared to-night in “ Madame Angot.” They had a fair house, and the performance was favorably received.