NEW ZEALAND.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 2026, 2 July 1885, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND.

[IIV VkhhA.HWll I'RI-iS A.S-.OCI VTZOV.] NAPIER, Tuesday. Tiik Supieme Couit was occupied most of to day in hearing the libel action, Price vcisuß the Evening News Co. Mr Price, tlio editor of the Tolegraph was a candidate in the publicans' interest at the last licensing committee elections. The News opposed his candidature, hinting tint he was too lavish in his patronage of w Insky, and that he would be better suited for the office of Inspector of Liq.iors. Practically theic was no defence, and the jury gave a verdict for £100, the Judge ceitifying for costs. WELLINGTON, Tuesday. At a meeting this evening, His Excellency tlie Govcrnoi picsidini;, it was decided to establish a branch affiliated to the English St. John's Ambulance .Society. Lady Jenois as patroness, and L.uly Vogel and Mis Stout me on the committee. St James'.s Piesbyteiian Church, Newtown, was broken into on Sunday noining, and the contents of a mibsion-bov, amounting to about i)' 2, stolen. Letters received by tlio Farmors' Cooperative Association here from Sydney eonespondents, .state that butter put up in Canterbury and u\ potted to Sydney, had partly been sold as high as Is 8.1 per pound, equal to the pi ice of the best New South Wales butter, and it was expected Is 6d per lb would bo the average price for the lot. Wednesday. A fire bt okc out at 1.30 this morning in the ptrscrving department of the Gear Meat Picserving Company's buildings, which wus completely gutted. The fire is supposed to have oiigiuated by the heat from one of the boilora setting tire to

tho woodwork. A short tiine ago the same building was found on fire from the same cause. The total insurance on the buildings, pl.int, stock and fixings is £3,388. The damage has not yet been estimated. At the magisterial rm|iiiry into the stiikingof the lonic no further particulars were adduced in exidcnce. The hench in giving pidgMiciit considered that the lonic sti nek on a shoal winch was not maikod on the chair as dangeious Captain Camciou, in the opinion of the bench, was not open to censuie, and his certificate would be returned to ll'tll. Coloml Keadei, Undci-Secn taiy for Defence, has leceivcd si\ n.ouths' l<\i\c of absence on tho giound of ill-health, and Major Gudgeon will act in Colonel Readei's absence In consi(|iK nee of the decision of the licensing benches, all public liouses will from to-night close at 1 1 o'clock. KUMARA, Wednesday. Ileniy Morns, a unto of Dransrield and party, shoitly after piocicding to work in his claim at Larrikin's this morning, was killed by a huge stone crushing him in the chest. He was a native of Durham, and his ago about 35. CHRLSTCHUPCH, Tuesday. The Rakaia-Ashbuiton Forks Railway Company met to-day, and authorised the diicctors to make such arrangement as they may think for the sale to Government of the company's property, subject to the approval of Parlhinent. The annual lepotts showed the tialhc receipts to be £7392, or £1399 in excess of work ing expenses On Satin day, Mahon and Co. held a sale of agricultuial land, when \ery satisfactory prices were obtained, (>74 acres at Lincoln, I' 2 miles ftom Chiist church, were sold at pi ices ranging from £13 to £22 10 per acio, the sale ic.ilisiug a gi oss of £12,217; also, 11.1 acres at vSouthbiidge, 2(i miles from Chrihtchurch, at £22 10s per acre. The Rydenhain Boiough Council last night passed a resolution condemning the (Jovoinment piopnsals ie Local Goseinment and Chaiitable Aid. A case of some importance as affecting the interpretation of the new bankruptcy Act, with regal d to fraudulent preference, was lieaid befoic Mr Justice Johnston today. J. Morgan, bankrupt hotelkeeper, had m ide a payment of £100 to Messts Vincent and Co , one of his creditois, about six weeks befote his bankruptcy. The Oilicial Assignee contended that under clause 27 of tho tuiamended act of 1884, this amounted to a fraudulent prefeioneo. His Honour found that the payment had not been voluntaiyon the debtor's pait, but the result of pi essure by the cieditois, and proper effect could not be given to the woids of the section unless it was a \oluntary payment, and not one to get lid of tho debt. The Olhcial Assignee's motion to declaie the payment void v.is icfuscil. ASH BURTON, Tuesfl.iv. At the W.ikanm election nomination vestorday, the show of hands usulted : Wright, ."H ; I\css, X). A poll was de maiidcd.