INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XV, Issue 240, 9 October 1880, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Dunedin, Friday. The trial of the Chinese will probably conclude to night. The Judge wanted to admit Ah Lee's statements, reserving the question of their admissibility for the Appeal Court, but Mr Haggitt vr&B unwilling to risk this. The matter is yet undecided. The trial of Ah Lee and Lee Guy for the murder of Mrß Young at Kyeburn, was continued at the Supreme Court to day. Th« case for the Crown was concluded, and towardß the end Mr McDermott spoko forcibly and fluently for an hour and a-half in the defence. The Judge ruled against the advisability of admitting the statement of Ah Lee in implication of Lee Guy, but said he would admit it and leave it for a full Court to decide whether he was right or not. Under the circumstances the Crown Prosecutor declined to put in the statement as evidence. The Court then adjourned till next day. Saturday. Mr Rowlatt addressed the Court on behalf of Ah Lee for a couple of hours. The Judge commenced to sum up at noon and is still speaking (1 30). CimisTCiiuKCH, Saturday. A severe frost last night has done serious damage to the early potatoes, &c. Wainui Te Terewatu, one of the prisoners on Ripa Island, was liberated this morning. He belongs to Temuka. Hokitika, Friday night. David Hutcheson was brought up on remand at the R. M. Court before Dr Giles, • R. M., and Messrs Bonar and Reid, J. J. P., charged with the murder of Margarot Hutchei son, bis wife and partner, and his infant son. The evidence was lengthy, and the enquiry was adjourned until to-morrow, i Auckland, Saturday. Sub-Inspector Kenny of. the Thames haa : made an important seizure of smuggled spirits and beer at Whangatata, near Kati Kati, estimated at £300 value. The cases were found buried in )and near Goiodoro's store,

No intelligence has yet been received o: the crew of the wrecked ship James A Stewart. .Four Native officers in Auckland havi received notices that their services will bf dispensed with. The timber trade is brisk. Oue schoouei is loading with tongued and grooved timber and joinery for Sydney, nud the 4 Ke'nilwortr with sashes for Lyttolton. The publication of the Neio Zealand Must is suspended through dissolution of partnership, Michael Cook has leased from the City Council a site for a glass manufactory which will be started immediately. A beautiful cutter yacht is being built by Thos. Nicol at the North Shore for the purpose pf representing Auckland in the Intercolonial Regatta, to bs held in Hobsou's Bay, on the 15th January next She will by her size be qualified to sail in the first class match for the prize of £200. News from Samoa by the Coronet states that Savavan is in a disturbed statei All are prepared to fight and in siicb a disturbed state that ft public meeting of the London Missionary Society had to bo postponed. Wellington, Friday night. A telegram baa been received from Helcnsville, by the Minister in charge of the Marine Department, to the effect that the brignntino James A Stewart was ashore on the North Spit at the entrance of the Kuipara harbor. That it is feared all on board have perished, as no traces of them can be found, Hud it is thought improbable that they could have escaped, A later telegram ftom Auckland states that the James A. Stewart left Ar.itapu for Adelaide, and she went ashore last night three miles outside the North Head) Kaipara harbor. She is abandoned, and her masts are gore. She was owned hy Messis McKeczie and Ross, and was commanded by Captain John M'Lellau. She is insured in the New Zealand office for £1500. Saturday. Messrs Bryce, Summer & Co. have joined this Union Steam Shipping Company and the latter, have taken the steamer Hero into their fleet. Invercargill, Saturday. An order has been sent homo for enough rails to lay two miles of tram between the Post-office and suburbs. v ; It is rumored here that Parliament is likely to be called together almost immediately on Sir Arthur Gordon's arrival. The statement is said to have come from a high political source. The conduct of the Ministry in dismissing Inspector Fox without the option of accepting a lower designation i 9 animadverted upon by the public. Mr Fox has been in the Bervi.ee seventeen years, and during the wholo of that time his conduct of the numerically inadequate force has given satisfaction. It is proposed to memorialise the Government on the subjoct. A Boys' High School will be started forthwith. A head and second master are ordered by the Board of Governors to be advertised for.