NEW ZEALAND.

Press, Volume XXXIV, Issue 4754, 28 October 1880, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND.

[PBB PBBSB ASSOCIATION BPBOIA£ WTBB 1 AUCKLAND, October 27. A party of thirty-fiyo Armed Constabulary, under Captain Capel, are ordered to leave Cambridge for road-making on the Botorua road. ■ Nominations for the Anokland Cap, Bacing Club Handicap and Steeplechase at the Summer Meeting of the Auckland Racing Club close on Friday next, October 29tb, at 8 p.m. A lad at the Naval Training School, Kohi. marama, fell from a ladder, breaking his forearm and receiving concussion of the brain. He is now recovering. NAPIEB, Ootober 27. A largely attended meeting was held on Monday Bight and provisional directors wero appointed to obtain information to take the) necessary steps for the formation of a woollen manufacturing oompany here. The Board of Education, in a conference with the city school committee to-day, resolved to diminish the floor apace in schools to 'eight feet each child, in view of th» enforcement of the compulsory attendance olauae. At ttho Supreme Court, a new trial was applied for in the case of the Bank of New South Wales v the Eoyai Insurance Company. The application was granted. GKRAHAMSTOWN, October 27. Warden Eenrick returned last evening from Tβ Aroha. He says the opinion is that goldbearing stone will be discovered, but there is nothing as yet to justify a rush. The stone brought down will be tested. To-day nevr miners' righte will be issued, previous to the declaration of the opening of the field, the date of which will be notified. At a meeting of miners the following resolutions were carried :—l. " That the warden be requested to protect the men's ground for fourteen days, to allow the Native prospector to find the lode." 2. " That nothing save a payable reef found would warrant the warden in granting a prospecting claim." 3. "That the warden be requested to proolaim 'She district a goldfield, as the loose speoimrns found are sufficient to lead to the belief that there are reefs in the neighborhood." The correspondent o!t the " Advertiser " was threatened lynching j for the statement that a reef was found showing etone yielding 2OOozi. to the ton. , GIBBOBNE, October 27. A terrific S E. gale has been prevailing for the last twenty-four hours, attended with a heavy downpour of rain. The rivers aro all flooded, and it is feared that much damagu will be done.- Messrs Shaw, Saville's and Co'ij j ship Loch Nagar, Captain George Perram, 590 tone, from London, loading wool here, has been driven on to the beach, aod is now high and dry. At 7 a.m., the ship was riding with 140 fathoms on the starboard anchor and 75 on the port anchor. She parted heir starboard chain and veered out all the cable on the port anchor, and while getting in the remnant of tbe starboard chain to shackle on to the port cable, the ship parted the latter. A tremendous sea was running the whole time. Tho fore-topmast staysail was hoisted, and tho ship was run on to the beach. Had the cable not parted the ship could have weathered out the gale, as there is excellent holding in the harbor. The ship is apparently uninjured. About seventy-six bales of wool sre on board and fifty-four tons of manganeee. It is not known whether the ship is insured. WELLINGTON, October 27. The tender of Mr J. Cleary, Wellington, for £981, has been accepted for the TJrenui road bridge contract, county of Taranaki. The forthcoming mayoral election is causing great interest. Three candidates are already announced. , At the Magistrate's Court to-day, information was heard against Dr. Hosdley, late of the Waimate, for an attempt to smuggle a roll of cloth ashore from tho ship Sfc. Leonards. The roll was being brought up the wharf late last night when the night watchman stopped Mm. A fine of « S gg*B^ bw „. Mr Jesiop, of Hope, has had ft stack of barley, valued at £200, destroyed by fire. An inguert will be held. It is wppoecd to be the

work of an incendiary. The eteck was partially insured in the Royal. TIMABF, October 27. Mandell and Co.'c auction mart and horee repository, at Geraldjne, were burnt down nt half-past ten last evening. A large quantity of harneec, feed, and a valuable horse belonging to Kennedy and Carter (who leased the premise*) were burned. The building was insured for £300. The extra lose ia estimated at £700. The lessees suffer heavily, being uninsured. DUNEDIN, October 27. The Danedin shareholders of the Titanic Steel Company held a meeting yesterday, and unanimously adopted the following resolutions — " That the directors be requested to write to Wellington for the particulars re Grown Grant, and to report at a future meeting." " That Mr W. D. Stewart, M.H.R. be written to, and the thanks of the Dunedin shareholders conveyed to him for the able manner in which he has protected their interests when in Wellington." Mr Frederick Fitohett, of Danedin, was this day admitted and enrolled as a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of New Zealand, by hie Honor Mr Justice Williams. At the icquiry held to-day on the humas remains found in the bush at O wake, near Oatlin'e River, they were identified ac those of Robert Grey, who was miaeed in May, 1876. Grey was employed at Mr Robert Anderson's sawmill. "