NEW ZEALAND. [BY TELEGRAPH.-PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2086, 19 November 1885, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND. [BY TELEGRAPH.-PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

CHRISTCHURCH, Tuesday. Thk Orient Company ha\c written to deny a statement that appeared in a letter in the Lyttelton Times, to the effect that they are prepared to carry frozen mutton at ,'d per Ib, everything realised over 4d per lb. to be dhidcd amongst the shippers. Tlie Australian manager states that the company's lowest contract price is I \d per II). from Australia to London. Mr A. Ayers was elected Mayor of Chriatchurch, unopposed, to-nay.

(JISBORNE, Tuesday. A large meeting of the South Pacific Oil Company's almrehoMers, convened to consider whether to wind up the company or cairy it on, has bern adjourned till the 30th hist., in order to give Sydney shareholders time to be rcpreaanted.

NKLSON, Tuesday. Mr C. Y. Fell was re-elected to-day Ma) or unopposed for his fourth term.

WELLINGTON, Tuesday. It is stated that the Go\ ernment intend to have a Maori census taken next y«ar. At tbonqueston Read, who >ms killed at Petone yesterday, a verdict of accidental death was returned. The directors of the National Insurance Company have refused to declare any dividend. Councillors Barnes and Spedding have been nominated tor thr ( ity Mayoralty. A fire broke out at Messrs Button and Fisher's timber yard this morning, but the damage was con lined to a portion of the machinery. The estimated loss if f 400, which is fully covered by insurance with the South British Company. A house in Hanover-street, occupied by George Mills, was completely gutted last night. The premises were insured for £400 in the South British, aud the furniture for £80 in the London and Lanca-

shire. THAMES, Wednesday. Mr William Fraser has been returned unopposed as Mayor of the Thames, for the foiuth term of 'office,

NEW PLYMOUTH, Wednesday. Mr Jame3 Paul, the lato mayor, has been elected for the ensuing year, Mr Gibbs, the other candidate, retiring in his favour.

NAPIER, Wednesday. Mr G. H, Swan, being the only candidate, was elected to the office of mayor.

Tho Krv. Mr H-mgmore, of Cafcibftge, Ijricehterr.l)in\ Kngl.iud, was a singular cluLictt-r. Ho died on J.uiuniy 1, 177<>, p< evicted of the fallow injf .'effects: — 3,500d01n. por annum, and 5,000d01n. in iiumpy, which, a« he died intestate, fell .to iv ticket collectoi in London, He kept one sot-rant of each :^ex, whom he locked up (very night. Hi« last employment of an e\ cuing w.\s to go round hK premises, let loose his dog«! and fire hi>« pun. (ioing, one a morning, to let out his servants, thedogaj fawned upon him suddenly, and threw him 1 into u {Mind, where he was found dead. His servants heard him call for assistance, but buing locked up they could not aid him. He had 30 gun*, 100 pair of breeches, 400 pairs of shoes ,md 80 wigi, yet always woio his own hair; ,"8 dogi», 80 waggons and cart*., «O plough*, aitd used none ; ."ili siddles and furniture for the menage, IV) wheelbarrows, so many walking-sticks that a toyman in Leicester offered him 40doK foi them, 00 horses and mares, 200 pickaxes, 200 spades and s>hovel«, 7i ladders And 2UI razors,