NEW ZEALAND.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2292, 22 July 1880, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND.

[Pur “Times” Special Wire.] Customs Seizure. Wellington', July 22. The diamond rings taken from (rleich, the Adelaide defaulter, wore seized by the Customs oilicers and sold for £l5O. Pedestrianism. CirutsTonruni, July 22. The proposed 21 hours walking tournament fallen has through. A 12 hours handicap walking tournament is to be held on Sept. 4. open to all comers. Another Bire in Banedin. Dexepix, July 22. A tire broke out at 4.2-3 this morning, in a two-storey brick building in Great King street, owned by George Munro and occupied in the lower storey by S. Stewart. wood turner, and m the upper portion bv A. and T. Inglis. The lire broke out in the lower portion of the building, and the whole ot the interior was destroyed. The building was a new one. and was insured in (he X’ouwieh Fnion. for ATOP. Stewart was also insured. Death in the Cage. One of the Maori prisoners from Taranaki, named Watson, died this morning from consumption. He had been ailing before admission. Supreme Court. Egg The jury in Mackenzie v. Smith,have been locked up for four hours, and arc unable to agree. EATEK. An eleven-twelfths verdict has been returned for £.400. The claim was rc .£IOOO damages for breach of contract for wale of land at Grants’ Braes.