TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 5683, 17 June 1879, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

(per press agency.) Auckland, Monday.

A respectable young man named Hugh Clark was working in the bush at Awitu, when a huge log rolled down the hill and jammed him against another log. Ha was extricated by means of jacks. One leg was much injured. It is understood several Executive meetings will be held during the Governor’s stay here. Whitmore, Sheehan, and W. Swanson constitute the Council. An arrangement with Rewi is understood to be among the subjects for consideration.

It is reported that Judge Fenton has resigned the District Judgeship. A meeting of Kingites is»being held to take steps against the survey of the Manukau-Tuhi Block, within the King Country, which some Europeans have paid money upon thirteen years ago. They placed sheep on the land, which were killed and eaten by Rewi’s orders.

At Onehunga the chief Rewi walked forward arm-in-arm with the Governor, and said to the bystanders—“ I do this in order to show that the Governor and I are now one.” Eoxton, Saturday. The steamer Huia, from Wellington, when endeavoring to enter the port at half tide hung ion the bank and slewed round on the South Spit. An attempt will be made to get her off at 5 o’clock. If practicable, the cargo must be discharged at the mouth of the river. Monday, 10 a.m. The Huia is still in the same position, andis waiting orders from Wellington before discharging. She does not appear to have received any material damage. Ashburton', Monday. _ The Ashburton Mail appears to-morrow in enlarged size, and will fee the largest broadsheet published in the colony. The Borough Council have resolved to reduce the wages of the day labor gang to 6s. 6d., and to increase the number, so as to employ those who are now idle. A farmer named Day has been finally committed for trial on three charges under the Fraudulent Debtors Act, for concealing and removing horses, and obtaining money by false pretences. ■ Christchurch, Monday. Mrs. Ashwin and her son Martin hare been committed for trial from Akaroa on a charge of wilfully setting fire to the Little Akaloa sawmills, which were burnt down a few weeks ago. At Wainui, a laborer employed on a wail contract tried to dry a dynamite cartridge by holding it on a shovel over a fire. An explosion ensued, and the man was badly hurt, and will probably lose his eyesight. A whale, 70ft. long, has been stranded at Akaroa Heads. At an inquest at Ashburton on the body of a child named Lancaster, who died of congestion of the lungs, it appeared that the father had been in liquor for some days, and was too intoxicated to go for the doctor when required, the mother being unable to leave the child.

The jury returned a verdict of died from natural causes, at the same time severely censuring the father. Ddnedik, Monday. The house of McCarthy, brewer, in Scot-land-street, was destroyed by fire last night. Nothing was saved. The building was insured ia the National for £4OO, and the furniture in the Colonial for £IOO.

The Onmarn Artillery have volunteered a battery for active service if required. The Hospital Sunday collection at Knox Church reached £OS.

Mary Edwards, with a baby in arms, whose husband deserted her, pleaded guilty at the Police Court of wholesale robberies of drapery. She was remanded, to enable the ipolice to make enquiries.

Rain is falling in Dunedin and over the country. It is much ’ wanted, as the ground ia dry for ploughing. The Loan and Mercantile Company have given free storage for Otago exhibits for the Sydney Exhibition. The prisoner John Moon, convicted at the last sessions of rape, underwent the second and last portion of his flogging in the large yard of the gaol at ten o’clock to-day. He appeared to feel tho punishment severely, as he howled with pain. The operator was an old sailor, who went about his work leisurely and thoroughly. A Chinaman charged with passing counterfeit coin has been remanded. It appears ho had brought some counterfeit Spanish coin from Hongkong, and attempted to put them into circulation here.

In opening the Licensing Court at Clyde, Mr. Simpson, R.M., made the following remarks :—“Complaints were being made throughout the districts, in no one particular place, but very generally, upon the bad system holders of licenses were gradually drifting into in conducting their houses. The system was that of sacrificing legitimate hotel business for liquor traffic only. It must be understood that the time has arrived when the travelling public will not submit to this sort of thing; it must be further understood that the District Licensing Bench and Dunedin Bench have made up their minds not to he a party to it. And further, when it comes under their notice that every house which is not in good repair and has not comfortable accommodation, the license will he refused. It is simply that grogshanties into which many houses are degenerating will not he licensed, and if holders of houses cannot see their way clear to keep them in good and substantial repair, and to provide the requisite and necessary accommodation, the applications will be refused. The Bench, not desiring to suddenly depreciate the value of property, would this year grant all applications, hut the remarks made it would be well to bear in mind, as they are resolved not to perpetuate the system that has been so slowly but surely growing. The police in future reports should deal with the question of the number of houses required.” Timaru, Blonday.

The Supreme Court was engaged all day in hearing (the case of Franks v. T’emuka Road Board, in which the damages were laid at £3200. Plaintiff is a brewer, and the Road Board, in draining the town, turned a sewer into the creek which supplied the brewery with water. The case will occupy the whole of to-morrow. Recently four members of the Borough Council resigned, and at the nomination to fill the vacancies to-day, a number of candidates offered themselves. Rebfton, Monday. At a meeting of miners held here on Saturday night, it was decided to form a Miners' Union, to resist the threatened reduction of wages.