NEW ZEALAND PRESS ASSOCIATION".

Kumara Times, Issue 996, 9 December 1879, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND PRESS ASSOCIATION".

Wellington, December G. The Estimate of Public Works has been l-ecast since the news was received of the floating of the five million loan. The steamer -Penguin, which left for Napier at one o'clock, returned at two o'clock, one of her boiler tubes having burst. She will complete repairs, and leave again this evening. At the Supreme Court, in Chambers, 'this afternoon, the Chief justice made an order compelling the Inspector of Police to hand over to the New Zealand creditors the property taken from one Gleich at the time of his arrest for fraudulent bankruptcy at Adelaide. The order was made in consequence of the Appeal Court having decided that the New Zealand creditors had preference over Adelaide creditors by .Gleich having changed his domicile by visiting England. The certificated accountants in bankruptcy have adopted a letter to the Chamber of Commerce, in which that body are requested to use its influence in having Mr Berry, one of the accountants, struck off tlie role. Wanganui, December 8. The Italian who assaulted Dr Earl on Saturday, proceeded to the racecourse, and burned 'down the fencing there—setting it on fire in twenty places. He then threatened the custodian with a knife. He was captured by the police near the heads on dayAuckland, December 8. A man named Wenginger narrowly escaped death. While . handling his gun it went off, the charge passing through his upper lip, carrying away a portion of his no»e and grazing his forehead. A meeting of the creditors of William Kiiby was held. Liabilities, £4OO ; assets, nominal. £3OO. Kit-by was desirous of taking it out of the best man amongst his creditors, but the police being serfc for and appearing on the scene he subsided.