NEW ZEALAND.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2347, 24 September 1880, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND.

[Per “Times” Special Wire.] Short Weight Bread. Auckland, So;»(. 24. At the Police Gourt to-day. an informafion was laid against John Lamb for selling bread of short weight at Kaipara. Volunteer Bsvie-w. Arrangements for a Grand Volunteer Review in the month of November arc proceeding. The Thames, Wailento, Waiakn, Pukekohe, and Wangarci. send a strong force of Volunteers. Auctioneering after Hours. Wellington, Sept. 24. Proceedings are about to be taken against Kennedy, Macdonald, and Co., for a broach of the Auctioneers’ Act, in selling jewellery by public auction, between the hours of eight and ten last night. Escaped from Gaol. Dunedin. Sept. 24. Pierangi. aged GO, one of iho native prisoners, died in gaol last night, from consumption. The 3£yeburn Murder. Lee Guy has been committed lor trial. Bad ETcws for Settlers. Invercargill, Sept. 23. Too Waste Lunds Board have informed the deferred payment settlers of Diplon that all in arrears must pay or vacate. Pictorial. The Borough Council have voted a sum to (he proprietors of the Zcahmdia Exhibition for views of Invercargill. Harbor Buss. The Chamber of Commerce meet to consider the desirability of asking - the k’lutf Harbor Board to reduce the port charges for wool aud grain to the same rate as at Port Chalmers. Sagacious Babbits. A settler states that phosphorised oats are not efficacious since the young grass began to spring. several large areas were sprinkled with oats the rabbits left the poisoned grain untouched.