NEW ZEALAND.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LVI, Issue 6501, 28 December 1881, Page 4

NEW ZEALAND.

fffu Tanas AssoctAvsoar.J APOKL4ND, Die. 27. A steady rain has fallen all day, A boat eontaiiuat Mr Saunders, baawopathirt, hli wife, ana ri*l«r*m-law, oapetxed m Jodf»'s Bay. All were eaved. Mr CStorton and a eon of Judge Mumo meued Xrt Saunders in an unoonwioue ooadilion. At the KUerriie race*, Dark’* back was broken, and she had to be shot, lady ie iseovcriiif, and ie ia •ling* under treatment. HAMILTON, Die, 27. Yesterday a Native, named Heard Tikcrvi, was murdered on the racecourse at Oxford, near Osmbridge, He was stabbed to toe heart with a kmle, death being tartantaeeourThe affair la Mid to have arisen out of a disputed bet of 6* between decerned and another Native. Two Native*, named Pena Thhtpara and Nukera T»papa,are in custody, charged with the offence. An inquest will bn held to-morrow. OI3BOBNX, D»C, 27. Dr Percy died yesterday. Me had been •offering from a severe cough, and during the previous night he by mistake took chloroform instead of the proper cough mixture. An inquest will be held. Deceased was much mpeeted throughout toe district, and great regrst la expressed at his sodden death. OPDNAKB, Dao. 87. The Native ronetablee leave toe Ooast to-day ea roa/r tor Wellington, where they receive their discharge, after which several intimate their intension to return to reside (here permanently. NSW PLYMOUTH, Dae. 27. The Iltrvld etetos that it is authorised to contradict the statement that T# White through hie so®, ordered toe Native* beck toParihaka. Although To Whlti's eon has visited bis father sumal times ingwteKbs*

I**© in toe preeeueaofihegwolcrandao laimretert and no convamtlwi has been aitowed between the two except such as had reference to personal and family matter*. WELLINGTON. Dec, 87. The annual cricket match, Wellington v. Nelson, commenced yesterday. There woe beautiful weather. Wellington's tret innings dosed for 62, and Kelson's for 105. Wellington in the •ooond innings lost two wirkete for SO runs. To-day the Inninp ended for' 64 Nelson won too match by one ms end nine wicket*. Mr Harkins commenced his season with 41 The Colonel,” which proved a great soccer*. There was a crowded house tad night, on the occasion of the second performance. Today was almost universally observed m a holiday. The weather was fine, hut toimto&ing. KUMAR A, Dm. 27. The Railway Commissioners arrived from Owrmcath yesterday afternoon, and visited lbs Kumars goldfield afterwards. They Ml for Christchurch by the mall coach at six o’clock tobtaevviag. "dONIMK, Duo. 27. The Williamsons opened last- evening in *’ Struck '(NT* to an tmmease house. The Princess Theatre was crowded to the doors, money bring refused in all put* of the house. The Zulu War Diorama also had an Immense audience. Over 1800 persons Imvstlcd on the PalmcMoc-Clmtoß section of 'toe railway yesterday, including 260 extarrioabts to the Lakes. All the sports tad steamer excursion* yesterday were well patradsed* The weather was glorious. To-day is bring observed ae a holiday, but tl b new fairing. The Taieri agricultural show took place today. U was lattriy attended, and there was eicrilntl MSfcitloß to moit classes, me of toe exhibitors bring from Southland. Mr Jams ifased took the principal prim In shorthorns, and Mr Charters In Ayrshire*. Mm Niamo’s Gladstone took the champion prise in draught cutlm, beating Mr Ihand’s Taieri fbm. Mr Hoag's mare Grace Darling, from Canterbury, took the champion prise in hav rises. Between 15,009 and 16,000 people travelled on the Dosedin tramways on Boxing Day—the laifMt number ever known « u single day. At Wtikoouti a pmentatlon was made to-day to the Hon G. U'Leua by Ms late constituent#. It eotaprisrd a large solid •3m cataib, weighing SOra, beautifully inlaid, and bearing the frifowing inscriptiao "Ptoeeutod to the Hon George M'Lean, MJLCL, by the rieotom of Waskoaaiti, as a mark of thru- esteem, and In recognition of the mlaaMe eenieei tendered to the district a* its repranmtstive in Farliamcnt daring a period of test yearn." To Mia K*Lean a ritver bracelet, necklace, locket, brooch, and tarrisgs werejmeKotod. Tbs' Eon £L 8. Chapman, ex-Judge of toe fcpma* Oort, died la-day, aged 78.