From the correspondent of the Globe.
...■}•! ; Av;cklani>» Pebruary 25. A Maori employed at the* itlerciiry Bay sawmills became entangled with the* fliachi-;. nery, and was drawii round the shaft and bear*to death by concussion against the ceiling. At. the inquest' on the burning of the ; steamer Waikatb alongside the wharf, & yerdict was found that there was not sufficient evidence to show how the fire originated. The captain and crew were 1 exonerated., ,The vessel is being raised.The damages are estimated at'£6ooo. * '- At' the.Thames-;police,: Cqurt, TWilliam KeidWaa charged with: assaulting a Chinaman named Ah Hiik. A difficulty arose about the validity of the oaths of the Chinaman. He said, breaking a saucer or blowing out a match would be binding on his conscience. The: interpreter, and prosecutor were—accordingly ..sworn, by blowing out matches. The case dismissed. TJie ship Warwick, here under charter to Cfovenun6nt to convejiTrailway iron to whence J,yttelton. She is chartered to "* load J wheat there tof London. •* " " y ■""..■ :"
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Press, Volume XXIII, Issue 2971, 27 February 1875, Page 2
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