SECOND EDITION LATEST.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2813, 30 March 1882, Page 3

SECOND EDITION LATEST.

NEW ZEALAND.

(PBB PRESS ASSOCIATION.) The Infanticide CasePatea, March 30. Mary jjane O’Snlllivan has been committed for trial by the Coroners warrant to the Supreme Court, New Plymouth, for the wilful murder of her illegitimate infant. The jury found she had caused its death by strangulation. Native Prisoners Napier, March 30. The Native prisoner Temaaka lliti is to be discharged on April Ist, by warrant of the Governor. Muaka, who was tried for murder and sentenced to be hanged in December, 1872, had his sentence commuted to imprisonment for life. He was one of the Chatham Island prisoners who escaped with Te Kooti. and. acted as that rebel’s executioner, in which capacity he murdered a friendly ,Native, acting. under compulsion. He was recommended to mercy by the jury.

Payer Ward- “ Owing to the hospital being full, _a portion of the Gore Brown, barracks is concerted into’a fever ward.

Sunday Trading* In reply to a deputation Bishop • Waiabu has consented tb’send a strong representation to the manager of the Union Steamship Company, in reference to their making Napier a port of call on Sundays. Sudden Death. Nelson, March 30. A man named John Dennett’was found dead in his bedroom in the Custom House Hotel this morning. Deceased went to bed at 7.30 last evening in his usual state, and, on,t]be servant going to call him to breakfast, he was found dead. Dr Rogers stated that death was caused from asthma and heart disease com- , hined. ;No inquest was considered necessary. Deceased was well-known on • the West Coast where die took great interest in mining matters., H? was a brother of late DrDermott.'' ■ Shipping* K Lyttelton, March 30/ ■■ Arrived—Wan aka s.s. from Welling- ■ iton $ !Glamis,.ship, from San Francisco ; Botomahara, from south. Sailed— Wanaka, for South. < < a Williamson's Opei*a CompanyChristchurch, March 30The Williamsons Opera Company opened at the Theatre Royal last night to a large house. “ Patience ’’ was an ,immgnsp success.

ExhibitsThe goods are now arriving at the ( Exhibition; very.fast, and qhite an army, A of workmen are preparing the stands for thenui/ff 1 Pulton's CandidatureDunedin, March 30. The “Times’’ authoritatively denies that Mr Fulton’s candidature for the Chairmanship of Committees is, withdrawn. '