INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XVI, Issue 117, 30 May 1881, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Asiibuiiton, Saturday. To Jay a man named John Goldburg, a frequenter of race courses, was brought before the Btinch charged under the Vagrant Act with beiog a rogue, and with having, at theTinwaldsteeplochasesyeslerday, swindled the public wiih a pretended game of chance. The evidence showed that the accused was playing with a box containing seven red and seven black balls and one white one, laying even money against the chances of one of the red or black balls coming out of the orifice in the box on lifting tbe shoe, and twelve to one against the white ball coming out. On beiog seized the box was found so made that the position of the shoe indicated to him the color of the ball in tbe orifice. On being searched, a puck of stripped cards, a box and dice, and other gambling requisites were found on him. Mr Branson, who appeared for the prisoner, urged that the course was not opened as a public placa within the meaning of the Act, being the private property of the owner. The Bench reserved i a dec'Bion until this afternoon. Monday. The man Goldburg, after being dismissed on Saturday on a charge of swindling at the races, was arrested immediately he left the Court on a charge of vagrancy, namely, having no lawful visible means of support. He was brought before the R.M., and re ■Handed till to-morrow. Dunedin, Saturday. According to the facts as yet disclosed with regard to the railway accident no blame can be attached to anyone. Both the cross-ing-keepers were at their posts, and David Thompson, the engine-driver, states .that he whistled at Anderson's Bay Road, and again while approaching Ocean Road. He does not recollect sounding tbe whistle at the spot where the deceased was found. He did not see anyone on the line, and the first intimation of. any obstruction was something touching the break. He then slackened speed until he reached Kensington platform. From : enquiries made late in the evening it appears that in all probability it was not the Walton Park train, but that which arrived at Dunedin about six o'clock from Mosgiel which ran ) over the deceased, indeed there are facts which point to this conclusion, as on the cowcatcher of the Mosgiel train's engine a quantity of human hair was found. A pool of blood was also noticed on the Dunedin Bide at the place where the body was found, implying that it must have lain bleeding at this spot for a considerable time before it was dragged in the direction of the Kensington crossing. The probabilities are that the deceased was knocked nown by the train coming in from Mosgiel, and then run over, and dragged for some distance by the Walton Park train. Sparrow, tbe driver of the Mosgiel train, however, did not notice anything unusual on bis journey. Deceased was 50 years of age, and a married man, and leaves a family of seven. His wife says that he left home to take a walk at about 4 o'clock He bad not been at work that day, having been up all the previous nigbt attending to his children who were down with the measles. Evidently at the time of the accident be was returning home by way of the railway line as he lived at the workshops. Monday. Tbe schooner Good Templar has returned from the scene of the Tararua wreck. A very heavy sea prevailed all the time she was there and she had her boats washed. The diver went down three times, but was unsuccessful in doing anything. The Captain states that ho passed right over the wreck which is in three different parts, and from soundings taken he finds from three to four fathoms of water all round her. The engines are still standing, but the sea is very dangerous and prevents anything like work being done. Tbe decision in the Tararua enquiry is not expected before Wednesday, Capt. McGawn not having returned from Lyttelton. A private telegram from Adelaide says that Mata won two other races besides the Cup at. the Adelaide meeting. . - Mr Driver will probably nominate Somnus and Sir Modred for the next Melbourne Cup. Messrs Cargill and Gibbs hare been advised of the arrival at homer on tbe 26th inst. of tbe ship Canterbury, from Port Chalmers, after a splendid passage of 68 day*.

The result of the enquiry into the accident near Anderson's Bay Road on tbe Queen's birthday was that the pointßinan was dismissed. New Plymouth, Monday. An attempt was made last night to get tho Roweua off at Waitara, but she was fouOd to be firmly embedded in the sand, and the attempt proved unsuccessful. She is hiKh out of tho water, and as she has settled down will probably not be got off for some time. She is not in a dangerous position. Chris tciiurcH, Monday. The Cathedral spire, being visible for a distanca of twenty five miles at sea, was mistaken by the captain of the Castle Holme from London for the Godley lighthouse, and it wascbt till he saw the.breakersatSumner that he discovered his mistake. It is complained that the lighthouse is not so easily distinguishable to strangers to the cosst as it should be, , , The Bank of New Zealand shipped £20,000 io gold coin by tbe Mataura, which sailed for London on Batur.day with a full eargoaud i? passengers'. ' ' Advice has been received from England that tho, first lot of this seasou's wheat exported'Ju the Waimate, realised 48i per quarter ex ship in London. At 5 20 this morning a fire broke out in one of four newly erected and unoccupied houses situated ou Oxford Terrace. The Brigade were quickly on the spot and the Gre was quickly extinguished The estimated damage is £'00. The fmtr hoil3efi #ere insured for £2f oin the Royal. The police have arrested a man named John Brown alias Henry Duncan who was seen about the premises when the fire broke out. Timaru, Monday. At the Magistrate's Court this toorning John Quinn, a laboring man, who got three months some time back for personating a detective, was charged with forging the name of C. M. Orbell, manager of the Levels station, to a cheque for £44. He was committed for triah