NEW ZEALAND. [BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSCIATION.]

Waikato Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2194, 31 July 1886, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND. [BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSCIATION.]

WELLINGTON, Thursday. Titokowarl lui\in«r been found to be sutteiiug fiom some (Incase has been remo\ed from the Tcirace Prison to the Wellington Hospital. The Maori prisoner who had his Ug broken during the distuibnnce at Manaia has also been removed to the Ho-pital. Mr J Naiii-aiiow, Inspector of Steamers and Machiuciy, is about to retire fioni the public service on his pension. Telegiams fiom Sydney st.tte that the baique Chasca must di^tharge part and probably the whole of hci caigo. A detention cf at least one month is ex» pectcd. An important decision was given in the Appeal Com t this morning. The Napier Borough Council passed a by-law prohibiting processions by the Silvation Anuy. The latter, however, ignored it, and the council prosecuted them ; but the Kesident Magistrate held that the by-law wsi iiltra vires. The Borough Council appealed, and the decision now given is to the effect that "such processions were subject to the Municipal by-lawi.' Appeal allowed with £.1 ,"ks costs. Mr John Holmes, member for Chrisfchurch South, broke his leg while returniug from the House of Representatives to the Occidental Hotel early this morning. When stepping od the footpath he fell aud fractured the bone of his right leg half way between the knee and the ankle.

CHRISTCHURCFT, Thursday. Included in the manifej-t of the Ton* gariro, which left Lyttelton to day for London, are 13 boxes of gold, shipped by the Bank of New Zealand, and contain* ing 1 0,097 ounces, valued at £G I, III.

WANGANUI, Thursday. A man named Patrick. Sexon had his leg broken at Otaki yesterday by a truck running over him, and was sant to Wanganui Hospital. On arrival he was found to be dead. At the inquest to-day a verdict was returned of " Death from accident, accelerated by the long train journey to Wauganui."

DUNEDIX, Thursday. Some time ago the Harbour Board's dredge came into collision with the barque Othello, damaging the latter vessel. The board after inquiry find that the dredge mastsr was to blame in not leaving sufficient room for the vessel to pass, and have resolved to make him pay the costs of repairs to the dredge. £200 has been offered by the owners. The Portobello Refrigerating Company renort the profit of the year to be £2024, out of which it is proposed to pay 10 percent, dividend, and carry forward t'2o9. The number of carcases frozen and .shipp.-d at the company ' a works has been 100, OS I. Shaw, Saville. and Company ha\o intimated their intention to charge freight at 1 Id per lb., which is considered excessive. The ltoslyn Tram Company arc able to declare a dividend of .') per cent. The accident account has ab^oibcd most of the profits hitherto.

"Sl\l>\V Ori-MNt,' IN lrl\s(,()\V. — The Chief constable has submitted to the Police (Jl.isijow committee a return, showing that the number of shops and other places of business found open within the city and doing business at any time on Sunday, (ith nust., nas 2,201, onumeiated as follows -.—Fruits ami confections. 7">l ; gioceiieis and provisions, •JtS ; milk, 7^l ; barbers, (j ; eatinghouses, .->0 ; oyster and fish stores, I*2 ; news-iooms, ."> ; pie-houses, 5); tobacconists, 40 ; greengrocers, DO" ; fleshers, 11 ; stationeis, ±2 ; coal dealers, 8; drugshops, IS!) ; bakers, 2 ; oils and colours, 10; undertakers,:; hay and straw, 2; and sale shops, 2 The totals on the corresponding day of the pluvious four years we re -2, 404, 2,419, 2,315, and — „il4. Thk cheeiful ahcritv with which a young man will guide his, sweetheart towards a milhnei s .shop window before they are married ks eq\i died only by the marvellous with which he w ill steer her away from it after she is hi- wife. iW usual religious >-cr\ircs to-;norro\v are .iihen.sed in another column. Messrs. W. J. Hunter and o mil soil at the Cambridge Yards, on Siturd.i), August "th, tat rows and heiters, dairy tows, vtore cattle, tat nnd store sheep, &c , also bai on and hams, urnls, pujs, oats, rhaft, fvc , and V» useful hor-ies, tuldlm, &c On luesdi\, tho 10th August, they will sell f»OOht'id miv.lc-.ittl.', as per list. They have tor prnato Sdlc 000 wethers.