THE TABLES TURNED

Auckland Star, Volume IX, Issue 2714, 3 January 1879, Page 3

THE TABLES TURNED

WELLINGTON, this day.

A number of voluble individuals Avith " wheels of fortune" and other instruments of naming, opened operations at the Calesdonian sports yesterday, but their little game was speedily stopped by the police. The Government steamer Stella leaves for Cape Campbell at 12 o'clock to-night. She takes Captain Johnson and two surveyors to take soundings in the vicinity of the place where the ship Southminster is said to have. struck, causing her Avreck.

EXTRAORDINARY ESCAPE OF A

CHILD.

A most extraordinary escape from drowning Avas reported to the police yesterday. Some boys, sons of Mrs Redman, Avere playing on the beach near Greenfield and Stewart's sawmills, at about 9 o'clock in the morning, Avhen they saAV a child about three years of age floating in the water. They managed to get it ashore in an insensible state, and took it to their mother, who undressed the little Avaif, bathed it in warm water, and poured Avine and Avater down its throat. She was at last re warded for her trouble by seeiug the child return to life. Mrs Redman then dressed it in some of her own childrens' clothes. Every attention was paid to the little stranger until the evening.Avhen its father appeared to claim it. The parents are named Quinlivan, and live in Taranaki-street. The child must have ■wandered all the distance to the beach, fully a mile, Avhen somehow it managed to get into the Avater. The father, Avho it is stated was intoxicated, never even thanked Mrs Redman for the care and attention she had bestOAved on the child, nor has he had the common decency to return the clothes Avhicb. it was wearing Avhen taken aAvay. The ship Moro Castle, from Auckland, arrived at NeAV York on December 24th. CRIMINAL STATISTICS. Some specimen stones from lithe Golden Point mine have on rough test yielded from 6to 36 ozs #old per ton. The richest stone was throAvn aAvay by the miners as it did notshoAya trace of gold. Notwithstanding the fact that during the last three years Wellington has neariy doubled in population, crime has decreased 33 per cent. The committals in 1876 were 616; in 1877, 527 j and last year, 430. The inmates of the Gaol are now only 3 per 1000 of the population. James Allen Mackie, manager of the Bank of New Zealand, at Upper Hutt, Avas charged to-day with forging a cheque for £1,300, {with intent to defraud the bank, and larceny of £1,310. Defendant alleged he filled up a blank cheque given to him by a customer for the purpose of transferring a small account from Carlyle for £1,300, to cover defalcations, Avhich he admitted to the accountant sent to examine his accounts. The defalcations have been going on for two years. He was committed for trial. The takings at the Caledonian sports was £165.

There are 83 nominations for assisted immigrants by the outgoing mail.

DUNEDIN, this day. SUPPOSED MURDER OF A CHINAMAN. The Caledonim Society takings at the gates on the firstday were £450, and on the second £346. Tie gross takings are expected to be ovei £1,000. 5,000 persons travelled on the railway on New Year's Day. The first cru&ing of Wetherstone's cemenb yielded veil, though not up to expectation. It lesves a small margin of profit. Complaints are daly made of the inefficient accommodation on the main rail to Queenstown. Traite are frequently delayed for -want of roon. The entire, BonnieScotland, imported by Mr Jas. Walls, of Cfaterbury, per Norval, died six weeks after he vessel left London.

The body of a Chiiiman has been found in a creek at Allan's hilly, near Waikaia. He is supposed to ha\? been murdered by some of his countrymo. Supplementary maig will be despatched by an express train tomorrow morning, to connect with the Tarana at Lyttelton. In Cameron'sJ consu^ation on the Melbourne Champion Kae, Mr Alexander Graham, of Kopua, Hwke's Bay, drew Wellington, first horse W. S. Barnet, of Timaru, drew Warloci, second horse; Daniel Bryant, of tat Railway Hotel, "VViuslow, North Cantenury, drew Bosworth, third horse.

The successful winner.l, in Drake'a and Colliu's Consultation ac — Wellington, Tlios. Dryden, of Dunedn; Warlock, <L Abrahams, of Dunedin ; Boaworth, F, Taylor, of Port Chalmers. The Caledonian Sports lesterday were largely attended. Stewart, of Dunedin, and White, of Timn.ru, tid for the Dunedin Handicap. The host tiie for the 120 yards was 12secs. Dbwlinswon the polo vaulting competition ; he cJared 1) feet .3 lnchc«. Burke, who Avon ao mile race yan'Midnj, also won the hlf-miie compeiuiim to-day. He took ifcvery easily. Crime, 2mi:!. lisecs. The wr<jtling match Tor tlio Ohiimruon I'olt attnffted a great deal of at* •-.ntibn, n« J. Tyson. ; tho present JioJdor of it, and Thomas, i Victoria, v/horn In? recently defeated, Aicrc to take ]>art i:i the competition. In tIS first bout 'j.'; ;-oa :vkl Tlionms did not mcc, hut each succeeded in throwing hia man. ;The of her two were: Alien, champion oi lightweights, and Campbell. Tiie.se tv/o tluft had to ■wrestle off; hut this part of the dntest did not progress further on the ground between Tliotnas and Tyson, and which i-sulted iv 'i'yson being thrown by Thomas, ms taken oil". TJio contest will be contnued .on Saturday. The vital statistics for the Dunsdin. dis-

*rict for the year 1878 are as jUows :-l Births, 1,804 ; deaths, 517 ; marriges, 418] The first Peninsula Agricultuil fcshoy wae held yesterday at High Clifli It was we I patronised, and the stock an produce exhibited were of good quality. i The Waitahuna races took pfce yesior-i day. The Maiden Plate was won by | Dwyer's North Carry; the Jiblicans' Handicap by Dwyer's Hemanjand the Town Plate by Dwyer's Glecgarri Henry Lyon Metz was comitted for trial on two charges of forgery. Mr Ward has resigned the Reftrarship of the Supreme Court, and theoffice ef 1 Sheriff. No successor is yet appoited. Mr Leary has been returned iiopposed tor High ward. Two sailing boats ran into eac'other in the harbour yesterday, about a carter of a mile from Rothesay. One of |em was manned by a number of young n*n and in the other were two men and tvf women. The boat in which the women w*e upset, and they were thrown into the later, but were pulled aboard the other boat and had scarcely done so when the capped boat foundered. Eventually the wble party reached the shore in safety, the far having had a narrow escape.