NEW ZEALAND.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2606, 28 July 1881, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND.

FPeb Times Special Wibe.] The Line Blocked* Wellington, July 28. Another heavy slip occurred on the Wellington-Masterton line yesterday afternoon. Several hundred tons of earth came down, covering the line for a distance of three chains. A gang of men were put to work this morning to clear awa}' the debris. The line is expected to be clear by to-morrow. School Appointment. Wanganui, July 28. Mr J. P. Francis, late second master of (he Wellington College, has been appointed head master of the Wanganui District High School. There were 13 applicants, seven of them being University' graduates. Burned to Death. A Maori wharu was burned at Putika yesterday, and an old Maori woman, wife of the lute chief Terctiuai, burnt to death.

Ten Per CentDunedin. July 28. The Equitable Investment Company has declared a dividend of 10 per cent. Gone in Smoke. A five roomed house in Palmerston belonging to John Bethune has been burned down. Insured in the National for £l5O Pound DrownedInvercargill, July 28. The body of John McNaughton, an old resident of Riverton, who had been missing since Sunday was found in the Apai ima Estuary. The deceased had recently shown signs of mental derangement. Eivertonians IndignantThe first section (about six miles) of the Orepuld railway was opened yesterday. There was no demonstration and no public intimation of the opening. There is great indignation amongst the residents in Riverton on the subject.