NEW ZEALAND.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LVI, Issue 6490, 15 December 1881, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND.

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WtUiom Galb, the former suffering from Mood ootsoning by pricking his hand with a knife which bad been used in scraping some e&oep fuftwrad with foot rot, bed to have his sum amputated at the Hospital The advance party of the Christian Settlemoot party was entertained at a tetris by the Young Meo’e Christian Association today. Mr F. L. Larkins presided, sod a number ef the historical taoturer, who maxes a tour of Wow ffienlind In the earn) against Plummer, for tending a f.Viwtujjtßing letter to Mrs Dobson, Plnmmer desired to telegraph to Dunedin touching certain Bottom, but the Magistrate raid the reply would not be admissible as cviioeMy.end two boxes of silk cocoons, for the Oytoeud Secretory, from Japan. lieutenant Vsingoodoff, of the Bumaa warship Africa, was a paete»B» by the mil steamer from Honolulu, wbera be ted bran loft sick, Mr Keulo, the mw United States fo-w* «rid an official visit to the Africa, and werivid a Boval solute. The Hussions » concert in aid of the building fund of the Bemuem Masonic HalL Two towers, Grater and Ffloyd, arrived from Sjdnoy, the latter »bo is * known at Wellington, to compete in the Mercury Bay Regatta. Meraenger is inched to come specially, if * »oteh ran be arranged with Hearn, so also would Pearce, if sufficient inducement offered.

NAPIER, Dbo. 14 At the Supreme Court, Ecndle. for the late Port Office robberies, was jm cne charge and sentenrad to six yoras oti another. The others are yet to be heard.

WELMM&TOIS!, P»o. M. It it undentood Itoliwwj Ih*mm3.Brj<* return* to M£* week. Bo remain* there • ”7 -« An infest, need 11 month*, d*u«ator of Mr F. 0. lirdet. died thl* ® resultof reeld* *u*Uiced OT aoekient occurred through the ohfld pulhog » teapot off tho table. , . „Wpa0. i. Skinner hm bren mre*tod <m e“*|®J of forgery and home itoalto* and remanded to ASi < Lm*l William *boa,»etowdm», died suddenly thl* morning while a* work mknfSm hoard the thlpltoto. An

those who were mgMea In sweeps at the Hurt me* on Bor. 30.

TO , Df NEDIN, Dto. 14. William Edwards, a blacksmith, committed suicide at Clinton last night, by hanging. Ho had been in low spirits for some time. The Herald says that Dr Macdonald received letters by the mail, strongly advising him to stand for the Boctorihip of the Edinburgh Utah School, with a salary of £IOO0 1 but ho has declined. An escort brought down £20,000 worth of gold last night. Mr Vincent Pyko has convened a meeting of the Otago members to consider tho run question, A woman named Catherine Thompson suddenly fell down dead In her house in Stafford street this evening. She had been addicted to drink. Meosrs Blackett and Wilson proceed by the Stella to select a site for a lighthouse at Watpapapa Point, tho scene o? the Tamrua's Wild dogs are stated to be becoming numerous in some parts inland. 160 have been killed on one station during the last year. The Otago Hide Association's annual meeting began to-day. fifty-four men competed in the first match, which was won by Volunteer WiUcoekt, of Olutha. The second match was won by Sub-Lieutenant Fattier, of Green Island, with 86 out of a possible 105. Ho was second in the first match.