NEW ZEALAND. [BY TELEGRAPH PRESS ASSOCIATION.] WELLINGTON, Thursday.

Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2027, 4 July 1885, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND. [BY TELEGRAPH PRESS ASSOCIATION.] WELLINGTON, Thursday.

A man found in the harbour to-day hat. been identified as John Rcanlon, a ganger on the railway at Mi»tcrton. The Gazette notifies that M.ijor TV Wheoro, Waikato, has received authority to frank telegrams to the Native Minis ter.

CRRISTCHURCH, Thursday, The Christclmrch (told Mining Com pany, which has been formed for the purpose of mining the quartz reefs at Browning's Pass, near the nead of the Wilberforce, a branch of the Rakaia River, has been successfully floated here. The work of making a road from the flats to the pass was commenced yes terday. The North Canterbury Board of Educa tion has appointed Mr. Lawrence B Wood, rector of Port Chalmers District High School, to be Inspector of Schools, in place of the late Rev. Mr. dimming.

WESTPORT, Friday. A man named Sunderland, a collier in the Wr stport mine, got both his legs and arms broken and his chest injured by a fall of coal yesterday. He is now in the hospital.

DUNEDIN, Friday. The R M. Court was crowded all day for the hearing of a claim by Mr Strode for £«■> against Mr Andctson. Both are lawyers, and the case is over a totalisator disputs. Plaintiff alleges that he gave defendant £5 to put on the totalisator. It was not so invested, and the tickets could not have been bought from the machine by defendant. The matter had been referred to arbitration, but as plaintiff would not make a public apology when the case went against him defendant advertised the decision. Plaintiff now brought this case to bring out all the facts. The decision was reserved.

I A "Tippekaky Rirr.K," — An incident of the Royal tour in Ireland has attracted much attention. When the Roy.il train drew up at Ballybrophy station an itinerant vendor of walking sticks with great difficulty pushed up close to their Hoyal Highnesses. There was a rough attempt made to push him back, but the Prince beckoned him to come forward, and then nsked him what he wanted. The man at once replied, " Nothing, your honour, but to ask your honour to take a picsentof a Pipperary ii(le,"and suiting the action to the word lie handed the I'iince a stout blackthorn. The offeiing was accepted w ith pleasui c, and the vendor was hacking fiom the Royal presence when an aule-de camp tapped him on the shoulder and placed a sovereign in Ins hand as a present fiom the l?rinc". A gentleman on the platform olTeied the man 2os for the sovereign. He looked angry, and said, " No, nor for 2."> gold guinea* cither ; I'll keep it for ever in token of his honour who sent it to me." Tho remit Mas that Prince Albert gave the aide-de-camp a sovereign to purchase a Tipperary rifle for him, which he did, and bought one for himßclf, paying a second sovereign for it. The remainder of the man's sticks were soon bought up by the persons on the platform at handsome prices,