NEW ZEALAND.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2166, 26 February 1880, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND.

[Per “ Times” Special AYire.] ii. Difference of Opinion. Auckland, Feb. 20. —Maxwell of the Public Works Office Auckland, denies that the harbor is silting up through the stoppage of reclamation works. Insular Traffic. The steamer Sava trading between Melbourne and Fiji will, in future call at the Bay of Islands, calling at Auckland on her way to Fiji for cargo and passengers. Communists in Court. Wallis and Pelthar, formerly French refuges, to-day summonsed Bishop the owner of the Griffin, which convoyed the Communists from Noumea for assault. The evidence showed that complainant went aboard to complain of the owner detaining the luggage, when an alteration occurred, and Bishop pushed him over the side of the vessel. Iho Bench dismissed the case. '■JTo Sabee.” Dunedin, Feb. 20. The Chinese arrested at Cromwell charged with selling spurious gold was discharged, the police failing to prove any sales by him. Restored to the Government Service, Wellington, Fob. 20.—A man named John Connolly, an ex-telcgraph operator, ■was charged with imposing on the relieving officer by obtaining half-a-crown and spending it in beer, and was sentenced to four weeks’ imprisonment with hard labor. On another charge of imposing on a tradesman lie received a similar sentence.