PROVINCIAL NEWS

Kumara Times, Issue 3006, 22 June 1886, Page 2

PROVINCIAL NEWS

[united prkss assooiation.l Port Chalmers, June 20. A labourer named Charles Crane was swept off the breakwater works at Otago Heads on Saturday afternoon, into 18 feet of water. The tide was flowing, and the man rose once, but hr failed to catch either the piece of timber o'r buoy thrown to bim, and perished. He leaves a wife and family in Dtinedin. • Arrived, s.s. Tongariro, from Plymonth. _ An accident occurred to her machinery on the voyage necessitating a stoppage of 50 hours. The passengers are all well. The actual steaming time was 38 days 12 hours 40 minutes.

Wellington, June 21

At the adjourned meeting of the Government Insurance Association tonight, Mr Bell's motion that the association be handed back to the Government was put to the meeting, when the voting was as follows:—For it: Hands held up, 44; proxies, 72; total, 116. Against: 38 hands, 206 proxies; total, 244. The motion was lost, but a poll was demanded. Sir Julius Vogel intimated the poll would take place this day four weeks. Bell's second set of resolutions were lost, and a poll also demanded on them.

The commencement of her Majesty's Jubilee was signalised yestorday by a demonstration in most of the local places of worship. A youth named Wilfred Dasent had his leg broken on Saturday while playing in a football match. Auckland, June 21.

Wm. Henry Gannon, veterinary surgeon, lately arrived from Home, was remanded at to-day's Police Court charged with burglariously entering a jeweller's shop in Pousonby road, and stealing some gold and silver guards.

ADDRESS TO THE QUEEN. Wellington, Juno 17. The Joint Jubilee Committee of both Houses recommended that the following address be adopted and signed by the respective speakers and members of both Houses of Parliament:—

"Most Graciocts Sovereign.—We, the members of both Houses of the Legislature of New Zealand, in Parliament assembled, humbly desire to be permitted to convey to your Majesty our warmest and most respectful congratulations on the occasion of the jubilee of your Majesty's distinguished and illustrious accession. We do so under a deep fee'ing of gratitude to Almighty God for having so long spared your Majesty to be the instrument of so much good to the vast Empire over which yonr Majesty has been called upon to reign. We believe that in no part of the Empire is there a warmer feeling of loyalty than in this colony, and we venture to hope your Majesty may be graciously pleased to accept this assurance of the devoted and dutiful attachment of the people of New Zealand."

A COLD-BLOODED MURDER, Auckland, June 21. Great excitement has been caused here by the receipt of news that a dreadful murder had been committed at Tryphenia harbour, Great Barrier Island, on Saturday morning last, by which a settler named Robert Taylor was shot dead by John Caffrey, master, and Ikiry Penn, mate of the cutter Sovereign of the Seas. Gaffeey who is an old trader to the Barrier, paid addresses to Miss Jane Taylor about four yeais ago, but her father (the murdered man) refused to give his consent to their marriage. Breaking off the match seemed to rankle in Oaffrey's breast, though he has not expressed any feelings against the family during his stay in town. After last trip he gave way to driuk, and was intoxicated tiefore leaving last Thursday night. The police have airanged to go with a steamer to capture the murderers, who cloaied out in the cutler, and are still cruising about the Great Barrier. Both men are well armed, though one revolver was left at the sceue of the murder.

Later details state that Penn held Taylor while Caffrey fired three shots, one penetrating his brain. Mrs Taylor fleeing, was told by Penn to stop or he would shoot her. He asked her where the girls were, and beins? told " at Seymour's," Caffrey said " 1 will go there, and do for them." The wind being adverse, th-y coold nut reach that part of the island, but chased, jlio

cutter that went to report the ciirae. Caffrey has a woman on the cutter with him. A waterman in Auckland says that Caffrey threatened two months ago " to put a head ou Taylor."