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Kumara Times, Issue 885, 2 August 1879, Page 2

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[press agency.] Wellington, August 2. Mr Sheehan has decided to stand for the Thames, along with Sir G. Grey. In the House of Representath es'last nigh.t, the Opposition laid down certain conditions under which they would grant supplies, 'out the Premier said they would not accept such conditions, and that the Opposition must and should grant supply. The House eventually agreed to grant supply, and adjourned till 2.30 on Monday.

[NEW ZEALAND PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Wellington, July 31. Three more Native prisoners have been committed for trial. Mr E, Baker, Clerk to the Resident Magistrate’s Court, has been appointed Resident Magistrate at Walroa. fhe Native prisoners who arrived from New Plymouth yesterday were sent, along with 40 more, to Dunedin. Captain Gray, lately Landing Surveyor in H,M, Customs, has superseded Captain M'Kenzie in command of the Stella. In consequence of changes in the management of the Hospital, Dr Johnston retires from the position he has held for 20 years, but he has been unanimously elected honourary consulting surgeon. He was presented with a magnificent mautlepiece clock testimonial on the occasion of his retirement. NeIjSON, July 31. A man named Peterson, engaged with another man named Newport in felling a tree a Lilly wood, had his leg broken in consequence of the tree falling in a contrary direction to what Was anticipated. A workshop, ham, and stables belonging to Manson Brothers at Motuipipi, were destroyed by tire. The premises were insured, and the damage is estimated at L3OO. Auckland, July 31. The Gas Company declared a dividend of 15 per cent. The chairman stated that the charges were less than any company in New Zealand, and that the directors contemplated further reduction. The members of the St. Jame’s Presbyterian Church have resolved to allow dancing in the new Sunday School Hall after a hard battle, the Rev. MrM‘ Nicoll, the minister, remaining neutral. Gisbokne, July 31. Peter Lorny, bankrupt, was committed for trial for concealing property from the trustee. Christchurch, July 30. It is quite clear that a pre-concerted ,plan of tire raising was attempted on Tuesday night, as in addition to two tires already reported, a third has been discovered. The. bars over a window had been Wrested off v and lighted matches dropped on some loose shavings but the shavings had burnt without igniting the building. Various measures are suggested for putting down the gang,, as things are looking serious. James Payne, a quarryman, was killed at Lyttelton through a large stone falling on him. July, 31. A women named Low, Wife of a farmer near Weedoil, has been missing from her home since yesterday morning. It is feared something serious may have happened to her. An inquest was held on the body of James Payne, who was killed while working at the harbour quarry, wken a verdict of “ Accidental death" was returned. Dunedin, July 31. A dividend of eight per cent, was declared at the half-yearly meeting of the Colonial Bank yesterday. Timauu, August 1. The Burke’s Pass correspondent of the Timavu Herald writes yesterday morning as follows :—“ In reference to the two missing men, since I last wrote large parties have been out on the ranges in search of the poor fellows lost, bub hitherto no trace has been found. Most of the search party ate expei ienced shepherds, who know every nook and corner of the ranges, and they have so explored the ranges that it is impossible that the missing men can be above the snow. Many conjectures are made as to tbe way the poor fellows were lost. Some think it most probable that the snow at the edge of a bank or precipice being thin, with a hard crust, over a gully, gave way with them ; they would thus sink into the light powdery drift snow and be smothered. Others think it likely that a steep bank of snow fell upon them while passing underneath. The latter is a more reasonable explanation, as in the first case it is probable that all the dogs would have escaped, whereas, an avalanche, though but a small one, might easily overtake the dogs as well as the men. Search will be continued, although there is now no hope of finding them alive. It is to be hoped the dogs will be able to scent them. The working of searching is very difficult and dangerous; the air on the ranges is piercing cold, and the snow is frozen into a hard and slippery sheet on the steep sides of the spurs, and travellers have to be camions, moving for long distances on their hands ami knees ; and there have been several very narrow escapes from loss of life or injury to limbs. Yesterday two of the men lost their footing and fell a considerable distance down tin; frozen slope before they could recover themselves.