NEW ZEALAND.

Press, Volume XL, Issue 5830, 21 May 1884, Page 4

NEW ZEALAND.

[per press association. I AUCKLAND, May 23. Sir G. Grey returned to Auckland yeeterday, and proceeds to Kawau to-day, in , company with Mr Chamberlain, ex-Mayoi of Birmingham. The Government intend keeping the central telephone offices open all nieht, without extra charge to subscribers, after the 2nd prox. Edward Borey, master butcher, met his death in a singular manner by lifting sheep from the hook in the shop by the aid of a pole. The end of the pole struck him in the abdomen, causing rupture. The warrant against Smythe, the defaulting Bank clerk, accused of embezzling moneys from the Bank of Australia, Auckland, has been withdrawn by the Bank, as he is dying of consumption at Melbourne. It will be remembered Sergeant Belford went to Melbourne for Smythe, but returned without the prisoner, owing to the difficulties of extradition. The several Lodges and Friendly Societies in Auckland have received an intimation from the Government that their request for payment to the secretaries for filling in the annual forms of sickness, experiences, and cards of membership, has been granted. The Governor, accompanied by the Chairman and members of the Harbor Board, visited the Calliope Dock Works to-day. J. B. Adam, who was, with his family, to have left to-night by the Waihora for Sydney, died suddenly of tetanus. He occupied a responsible position in Owen and Graham's. He came from Sydney, where his friends reside. Warbrick, of the Auckland football contingent, was a passenger by the Waihora. PATEA, May 20. A fire broke out last night in the furniture house occupied by Lundberg and Co. The fire was got under and all the stock removed, but a quantity of tools aud work wae destroyed. 'J he case was so suspic ous that the police arrested Lundberg. The insurance is .£6OO on the ptock, in the * Colonial. The insurance on the building, which belongs to Mr Anderson, of Wanganui, is unknown. Lundberg was brought up this morning and remanded. WELLINGTON, May 20. The Premier and Minister of Public Works return here by the Hinemoa on Thursday evening, and it is expected tbe Governor will arrive here next week. Steady rain has been falling all day, and it is considered doubtful whether the New Zealand Football Team will be able to play their match against the local team tomorrow. Should they be prevented the team will not have a chance of playing together until their first match in Sydney. At tbe inquest on the body of Jane Pike, drowned at the Upper Hutt, a veriict of " Found drowned " was returned. A fire occurred at the Arcade last nitfht, which was extinguished in its incipient stage. From inquiries made sinre it is believed to be a case of incendiarism, and the Wellington Fire Underwriters' Association offer i≥loo for information as te theperpetratore. A young man named George Pnrdie, who recently received injuries by a kick from a horse, died in the Hospital last night. It is stated that H.M.S. Nelson, Commodore Erskine, will shortly visit Wellington. The Natives who assembled at Parihaka for the usual monthly meeting have quietly dispersed to their various homes. TJMAEU,May2O. A very narrow escape from drowning occurred in the roadstead to-day. About noon four men of the barque Auriga, lying in the roadstead, put off from the breakwater. After going some distance they attempted to hoist sail, but the halyards gave way. One of the men then climbed the mast, and the boat capsized, rolling over and over several times. Eventually all four were picked up by a boat from the schooner Spray, two seamen being in aa almost exhausted coadition. All are now doing wel!.

OAMAKU, May 20. At ft meeting of the Blue Biblun Army last night a number of resolutions bearing on the unsatisfactory state of affaiis existing in Oamaru relative to sly grog shops were passed, and ordered to be forwarded to tke Minister of Justice. Mr T. Duncan, M.H.R., addressed his constituents at Pukeuri this evening, and received a unanimous vote of thanks and confidence. DUNE DIN,May 26. The skeleton found on the banks of the I Ctatha river was quite unrecognisable,and has been buried without an inquest. The fire at the Kaitangata coal mine was not so serious as at first thought. It was only in the flue, and not in the workings. Work will be resumed at the end of the The " Stai" says a lunatic confined in the private asylum, Waikari, attacked another patient with a razor, but fortunately the latter was rescued before any serious injury was inflicted. Ihe particulars of the throat cutting case which occurred at Hume's private asylum, Waikari, show that the maniac who did the deed was very dangerous. He came from Canterbury, and Mr Huuie has written to his friends that he must be removed, as he does not wish to have any inmate who is so dangerous. The man is a religious miniae. He had the razor concealed in a hat box with a false bottom, and no less than seven other razors have been found iv his trunks. He slipped down stairs from his own room to the other patient's, and some persons at the dinner noticing the door open, went to see what was the matter. W hen they got into the room the maniac was kneeling at the side | of the bed of the other. He had a razor in his hand, but he had simply Riven the man's throat a slight scratch. He had his head covered, as if he was praying. The man attacked was weak, and had been in bed a length of time. The matter was reported to the Inspector of Asylums in Dunedin, Mr J. B. Bradshaw. It occurred last Sunday fortnight. Mr McNall, manager of the Bank of Australasia, will be transferred to an appointment in the same Bank in Australia, and his place will be filled by Mr Stanton, who has been an inspecting officer in Australia. Mr Stewart, manager of the National Bank, is leaving the service. At the Police Court to-day a publican was charged with failing to admit a constable without unnecessary delay. Mr Carew dismissed the case, holding that the Act requiree that a constable must intimate by sufficient words that he demands to enter for the purpose of preventing or detecticg a violation of the provisions of the Act.