INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XV, Issue 160, 6 July 1880, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

TERRIBLE ACCIDENT. AT KUMARA.

•'FIVE MEN BURIED. Ail A ■;, :: .■.■-•'; .Kumaba, Tuesday. Shortly before 5 o'clock, a serious accident occurred at Maher's newjshaf t at Larrikins. Five men had.pnly.jußt gone down, consisting of three brothers named Pelan, a man named^Cummings, and another, wben a fall set|inj.;i The^driy.e gave; way, and the stuff at once ran back the drive and up the shaft about "50, feet/ completely cutting off the escape of those below. A large number of miners soon congregated, and: immediately commenced preparations for the recovery of the men, but the shaft, which is about 130 feet deep, had to be battened preparatory to taking "out the Btuff, which is now being done. The cage was fortunately up at the time; and is now available for the working party, who can descend about 70 feet. Three of the men have been spoken to through an air pipe, hut they cannot account for the other two. Should all go satisfactorily the men may be rescued in three days; meanwhile no exertions are being spared by the contractors in attempting their rescue. Dunedin, Tuesday. A house in George-street waß burnt down yesterday. It was insured in the New Zealand for £200 and the furniture for £200 in the Colonial. ,"'■';. A boy named Lake who was imprisoned for being illegally on premises was released hy order of the Minister of Justice. The Star states that Mr Stout and Mr Bastings intend to offer themselves aB candidates at the next general election . There were four common and four Bpecial jury cases at. the Civil Sittings. Iv one £500 damages is claimed for alleged'Jibel in the Mercantile* Gazette. A :.-,-. au&vAa. Chmstohtjroh, Tuesday. The new Magistrates' Court, a commodious stone building near the Supreme Court, was opened this morning when eight Magistrates were present; Mr 'Perceval, las representative of the bar, congratulated the Bench on their translation to a : building so superior to * the old Court •HouM.MJSaa, a . „ _ ._"___'

The number of applicants for relief at. the soup kitchen is slowly but steadily decrea&ing, which is considered a sure sign of improved trade. / Mr Purnell, solicitor, writes to the Times explaining that the report of the proceedings leading to his arrest at the Ashburton R.M; Court on Friday is incorrect?. He says he objected to Mr O'Reilly being heard because he was clearly out of order. He CPurnell) was studiously respectful to the Bench in hia objections, and did not apologise, but, after certain gentlemen had induced the Bench to reconsider the matter, he simply explained that he had made his objections in the interests of his client, and out of no disrespect to the Bench. The latter deemed this sufficient, and he was liberated. At the annual meeting of the Union. Insurance Company to-day, the directors' report, showing a profit balance of £ 18,058 for the year, and recommending a dividend of ten per cent., equal to £7500, and that £5000 be placed to the reserve fund, and the balance carried forward, was unanimously adopted. Messrs J. Palmer and Peter Cunningham Were unanimously re-elected directors. . Invercar&llL, Tuesday. A man named Scott was found dead this morning across the New River hear the elbow. He is supposed to have fallen' from his horse when under the influence of drink and to ; have died from exposure. Acting on instructions received from a resident at Avenal, a iirni of solictors have served a writ on the Southland Ne-tos claiming £1000 damages for certain alleged libellous statements . regarding the character of a house at Avenal. Oamabu, Tuesday. ... Heavy floods have caused some slight injury to the railways by which the running of the trains to-day was interrupted. ' A Blip occured near the Otepopo tunnel, and it took about an hour to clear away the debris. At Kiiderthorpe, about ten miles from Oamaru, the line was absolutely under water and it was deemed advisable to defer running the trains until the floods had ' subsided. It is not raining so heavily now and it is likely tbat the trains will run as usual to-morrow. The express train for the South has been stopped by a landslip a little beyond Herbert aud had to come back to Oamaru. Napier, Tuesday. Richard Hollis has been arrested ou a charge of setting fire to his house at Taradale. It was insured for £80 and tbe furniture for £20, but all tbe furniture had been removed. The police stated that the accused bad been offering the property for sale at a less figure than the insurance. The prisoner was remanded till Wednesday. I Samuel Brosnam, a blacksmith at Petone, is missing. He left an hotel opposite the Spit drunk late on Friday night, and it is supposed he tried to cross over the new bridge aud fell into the opening left for the turntables. His wife was told on Sunday afternoon of tbe supposed death of her hußband and the shock killed her. Five children are left parentless. The Herald, s special reporter has returned from the alleged Mobaka goldfields. He reports a likely country with plenty of quartz, but could find none showing gold. He protests against certain reports which appeared in the Southern papers calculated to bring a rush up here, as nothing more than the color of gold can be got in the streams, and there is small likelihood of payable alluvial gold being found, thongh he considers the reefs worth testing. Timaru, Tuesday. One of the heaviest gales experienced here for years prevailed during last night. It was accompanied hy a great downpour of rain, aud nearly all the rivers iv the district are again flooded, but fortunately snow and hail fell on the high lands instead of rain. The sea was very heavy, but no shipping casualties occurred. All the small craft went out yesterday, and this morning the barques Himalaya and John Bull put to sea until the weather moderates. Wellington, Tuesday. In the Supreme Court, J. F. Thompson on two charges of forging and uttering was sentenced to three years on each, the sentences to be concurrent. The Crown Prosecutor declines to offer evidence against the youth Alfred Brown. It is raining heavily. Bluff, Tuesday. The Tararua arrived at 12-15 p.m. having left Melbourne ou the 29th at 1 pm. She sails at 4 p.m. for Dunedin. Auckland, Tuesday. At the Supreme Court yesterday, Isaac Wilson, t late landlord of the Obinemutu Hotel, who was acquitted last session of shooting ac some natives who were assisting to levy a distress on the house, applied for costs, which the Judge refused, saying that the defendant had endangered the peace of the whole country, and he thought that the natives bad shown great forbearance. James Watson pleaded guilty to forgery, and was sentenced to three years. Philip Alcock, a delicate looking young man, pleaded guilty to stealing a watih and , ring of the value of £14. His Honor declined to pronounce sentence. At the Police Court yesterday eight seamen were charged .with breaking into the cargo of the ship Chile and sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment. Alexander Nealson, a respected old identity aged 73, is dead. The brigantine Clansman, which arrived from Melbourne yesterday, met with a very stormy passage. She ran short of water, and the crew and passengers suffered much. •