NEW ZEALAND

Press, Volume XXXVI, Issue 5074, 12 December 1881, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND

— I« IPBB PBESS AsaOOIAXIOS. 1 AUCKLAND, Dumber t<s, The Ama'eur Athletio Club (ports were fairly attended. W. Bibbin won tie club cup and every event he oontested. At Piutnmer'e trial to-day an interesting memento of Cyras Haley was produced in the shape of a blank mui'.o book. The fint portion H»ley htd filled lit with shorthand, Greek eiereiiee, and pai-t of as etsay on Bunyan. The latter hull WM filled by Plummer with mueio. The book ie supposed to have fellen into hit poetenion when Haley traa shot. j - Mr SteTenson, late of Meeere Wales and Steven«on, architeote, Dunedin, and arohiUct for the Auckland Coffee Palace, died at the Bay of Iflande. NEW PLYMOUTH, December 10 There wee great exoitemect last night after the result of the eleotion <Jrai known. Major Atkinson was driven through the town and cheered by the people. DUNEDIN, Deoember 11. Mr Dick proceeds North on Tuesday. It ie stated that Mr Stewart will take steps to test the legality of Mr Dick's election under the Corrupt Practices at Elections Act, allegiDg that vehicles wore employed by his I opponent on the polling day. Over 40,000 shares hs.ve already been cubJ scribed for in New Zealand in the Weetport Coal Company. The share list closes on the 15th icet. A fortnightly scientific journal of fortyeight pages will be issued here during January.