PROVINCIAL NEWS

Kumara Times, Issue 3022, 10 July 1886, Page 2

PROVINCIAL NEWS

[united press association.] Wellington, July 8. A young woman named Mary Brougham, housekeeper at the Greytown Hotel, committed suicide by hanging. Nelson, July 8. In proof of the magnificent weather so long experienced here, one man gathered his second crop of ripe pears to-day. The Champion Company’s smelting progresses most satisfactorily, 40 tons of ore having been put through in 24 hours. Dunedin, July 8. The Mayor to-day spoke very plainly to the unemployed who waited on him. He said he was disgusted with the behaviour of some of the men, who had not been very respectful to him because he had been compelled to discharge some of them. He had noticed some of them drinking after the last pay day instead of keeping the money for home. They should remember they were receiving public money, and be reasonable in their demands. He then agreed to telegraph a resolution that three hundred men were out of work, and with families, and were on the verge of starvation. At present 300 men are engaged on the relief works provided for the unemployed. This does not include those who held a meeting yesterday asking for work to keep themselves and families from starving, numbering probably close on 200. Hawera, Jnly 9. Some Maoris have commenced to build whares on Lysaght’s freehold property, and refused to desist when ordered to do so by the police. The Maoris threaten to plough and enclose any portion of native leaseholds from Whenuakura to White Cliffs that take their fancy. Later, Inspector Pardy arrived here with constables from New Plymouth, to join the forces with the local constables to proceed to the scene of the whare building on Lysaght’s run. Te Wind is supposed to have substituted this new departure in place of the marching around which has been going on so long, but stopped recently. Auckland, July 9. A three-year-old son of Henry Taylor, cabinetmaker, at Stonehurst, Mount Efien, was burnt to death yesterday. His clothing caught fire during the temporary absence of his mother. The child died after several hours’ agony. An inquest is to be held to-day.