Untitled

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 7, Issue 388, 25 June 1866, Page 1

“ The Panza Company.” —We agree with the following sensible suggestions made by a correspondent of the New Zealand Herald, relative to the “ Panama, New Zealand and Australian Royal Mail Company ”: - —“ Sir, might I suggest to the mercantile community the great convenience of abbreviating the name of the above company by calling it the PANZA Co. It would soon become as familiar and be found as useful as the abbreviation P.&O. Co., now universally adopted.—l am, &c., Ruahine.”

Sticking-up at the Grey River. —The Grey River Argus, 29 th May, says;—“ In our last issue it was mentioned in the letter of our correspondent at the Twelve-mile, that Mr Johnson, storekeeper at the Little Grey, had been stuck-up by two men and robbed of a quantity of gold. We have since received further particulars of this outrage, and of the clever capture of the robbers by Mr Johnston and others who volunteered to assist him; and of the subsequent escape of the ruffians. It appears that Mr Johnston was on his way to town with 55ozs of gold in his possession, when in a lonely part of the road he was attacked by two men with masks or blackened faces. A severe struggle ensued, and whilst the robbers had Mr Johnston on the ground face downwards, he contrived to slip the small bag of gold into a hole he scratched in the soil. He was ultimately overpowered and searched, and the theives, after taking from him what money he had, tied him to an adjoining tree. After they had bound him they searched about and found the string of the bag.projecting from the ground, and soon got the bag itself and made off, leaving Mr Johnston, as they thought, firm and fast. He contrived, however, to release himself, and at once returned back to the store and procured assistance. The party, consisting of himself, his partner, and three men, one of whom is known as the “ Novice,” set off in search, and after some careful tracking it being dark at the lime, they found the men camping in a gully not far from the scene of the outrage. They were soon captured, bouud and taken prisoners to the store, where they were kept ail night. In the morning'the gold was. found near their camp. The men were then, tied and sent down to the Ahaura in charge of one of the captors, but on the road they, effected their escape, greatly to the disgust, of their escort, and equally so to all who have anything to lose by the depredations of the baud of thieves which infests the district.”