NEW ZEALAND.

Press, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 5365, 5 December 1882, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND.

-fPBB PBESS ASSOCIATION.] OPUNAKE, December 4. About midnight on Saturday a fire broke out in Captain Good's house at Oeo, the furniture, clothing, and nearly everything belonging to the family being destroyed. The place was insured, but the loss ia heavy, a new addition to the house just being btriit, which was also partly destroy if APIEE, December 4. Immense dissatisfaction exists with respect to lie apparent efforts of the Government to evade its declared pobcym the matter of hospital maintenance. The Government say they will give pound fpr pound at the end of the financial year. Tae

an incendiary character, has been summoned to appear at the police court on Tuesday next, and find sureties for his good behaviour in future. The current series of wool auctions trill close on Thursday next, the 7th inst. ; Received December 4th, 12.40 p.m. The Most Eer. Dr. Tait, Archbishop of Canterbury, died last night, aged seventyoneyeara. Received December 4th, 2.30 p.m. A serious collision occurred to-day in the Channel between the barque Selim, 723 tons, grain laden, from Lyttelton, and the I steamer Halsteels, of Newcastle. The \ barque sank within a short time after the collision, and is a total loss. The steamer has put into Plymouth severely damaged. So far a3 is known no loss of life has occurred. CAIKO, December 2. The trial of Arabi commenced to-day The business was of a purely formal character, and the whole proceedings are not expected to occupy more than twentyfour hours. Received December 4th, 2.50 p.m. The trial of Arabi Pasha was concluded to-day. He was found guilty of the charges laid against him, and was condemned to death. The Khedive has, however, since commuted the sentence to exile. Received December sth, 1.20 a.m. Arabi pleated guilty to the charge a brought against him, and his trial was speedily concluded. It is believed that he will be exiled to some English territory. ST. PETEESBTJEG, December 2. M. Giers, Eussian Minister for Foreign Affairs, has returned to this city from his visit to Berlin, where he had lengthy interviews with Prince Bismarck and the Emperor William. Nothing has yet transpired as to the results of the meeting. Eeceived December 5, 1.20 a.m. CONSTANTINOPLE, December 2. Said 3?ael±a Kaa "been, reinstated, as G-roxicL Vizier, Osman Pasha as Minister of War, in succession to Ahmed "Vefyk Pasha and Hasma Pasha. AarafiS Pasha has been appointed to succeed Safiri Pasha as Minister of Foreign Affairs. [special to pbess association , .] Eeceived December 4th, 10.10 a.m. LONDON, December 2. Anthony Trollops is in a very critical condition. Commander Hubert M. Qrenfell, lately in command of H.M.S. Phoenix, has been tried by court martial, and sentenced to be dismissed his ship for negligence, leading to her wreck at Charlotte Town, Prince Edward's Island, in September last. Received December 4th, 11 a.m. LONDON, December 3, 7.20 a.m. Mr Egerton, the Conservative candidate, has been elected for Wigan. The Marquis of Lome and H.B.H. the Princess Louise have returned from British Columbia to San Francisco. Michael Davitt and Quinn, the secretary to the Irish Land League, have been summoned to show cause why they should not find sureties to keep the peace and be of good behaviour. Davitt has undertaken to test the case and justify his action. The Eight Hon. Henry Fawcett, Postmaster General, is in a precarious state* typhoid symptoms having set in. Eeceived December 4th, 5.11 p.m. LONDON, December 3,11 a.m. Lord Kimberley has dismissed the Colonial Secretary of Gibraltar. (MajorGeneral Saynes) and the Chief of Police there for having approved of the surrender to Spain of two refugees from Cuba.

hospital committee had collected .£ISOO, and daring the past six months disbursed that amount in maintenance. They now demand payment to enable them to expend it on the erection of additional wards. Government objects to do this, and requires the committee .to raise half for maintenance and building fund. Under these circumstances the public decline to subscribe for anything but building purposes. In most of the churches in town and country collections were made for the hospital yesterday, but most meagre offertories were obtained. The "Wesleyans declined to rive the hospital any service, and the English Church in Napier deferred consideration of the proposal. WELLINGTON, December 7. The Government have received intimation that an additional 12,400 acres of the continuous and other reserves in Hawera district have been leased, which makes a total of 20,100 leased. The survey of other reserves is being pushed on rapidly. A supplementary "Gazette issued this afternoon further prorogues Parliament until the 15th of February next. In reference to the action entered by Mr W. J. Hunt against Sir Arthur Gordon, it is understood that an application will be made in the Chambers to-morrow for a Commission to take evidence in Samoa on behalf of the defendant. Counsel for the defence include tho Attorney-General, the Minister of Justice, and Messrs Harper and Bell. MrKobert Stout was also retained by Sir Arthur, but has recently severed his connection with the case. The Customs returns for the colony for the month of November amounted to .£12,768; for the corresponding month last year it was £16,378. The beer duty for the last month was £3292, being a decrease of £63 on the corresponding month of 1881. The number.-of nominations for immigrants sent by yesterday's mail was 454 souls. The number from the districts were : — Auckland, 162; Taranaki, 9; Hawke's Bay, 20; Wellington, 52; Nelson, 8; Westland, 7; Marlborough, 4; Canterbury, 79; Otago, 88; Southland. 25. Of these 180 are single women, 76 single men, the remainder' families. The amount received for fees was i>1359. GBEYMOTJTH, December 4. A considerable further fall of rain took place last night and this morning, but it is not yet sufficient to meet the wants of the miners. There are now eleven coal vessels alongside the wharf, and more rain is threatening. KUMAEA, December 4. At the Uesident Magistrate's Court on Saturday ±ixe charm James Wilde, late town clerk, collector and treasurer of the borough of Kumara, tor embezzling sums of money from .£1 to JSS, in oil .£29 6s 6d, was continued to-day, and accused was committed for trial; bail allowed, himself in .£2OO, and'two sureties in JSIOO each. DUNEDIN, December 4. At the Licensing meeting the Commissioners expressed opinions that the quarterly reports were unnecessary, except in cases where any complaint was made. Nominations of immigrants were sent by the outward mail to the number of eightytwo. The Selim,from Lyttelton to the Continent, is reported to have foundered. Her insurances are—New Zealand, .£2500; Standard, .£2000; South British, J640O0; and Swiss Lloyd's, .£2OOO. The Garrison Hall was thronged to-night, when Mr Archibald Forbes delivered his first lecture. Two thousand people must have been present. On coming on the platform wearing his numerous decorations Mr Forbes received a most enthusiastic ovation. The vast audience were highly delighted with the lecture. At the monthly meeting of the DnnediH ministers' conference a resolution was carried that this conference looks with favor on the compilation of a book of suitable extracts from the Bible to be used as a reading book in the public schools of the colony. • The Hon. Mr Johnston, who returned from the country On Friday, goes north on Wednesday. ■•■■■' -i THE EAILWAY COMMISSION. [PBHSS ASSOCIATION THLKGBAM.J BLENHEIM, December 4. The Middle Island Railway Extension Commission held its first sitting here on Saturday in the Supreme Court buildings, and were occupied during the day in receiving evidence. The following witnesses were examined:—Messrs Henry G. Clark, Commissioner of Crown JLands and Chief Surveyor j Charles Elliott, Vincent Hewitt, John Murphy, John McKenzie, Alfred Dobson, Sutherland Macalister, inspector