NEW ZEALAND.

Press, Volume XLI, Issue 6027, 9 January 1885, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND.

Fpsb nose association. I AUCKLAND. January 8. Two boat-sheds at Parnell were buret thie morning. One, the property of the St. George Bowing Club, contained boats and gear to the value of £120. It was insured for J360 in the South British. The Hinemoa arrived from Waiwera at eleven o'clock to-night. Passengers—lion. S. Toleand Buckley; G. S. Cooper, Undersecretary, and Pennefather, Private Secretary to the Governor. No solution has yet been obtained ef the mystery concerning the Hinemoa'a movements. She remains at the end of the wharf, ready to start at a moment's notice. Mr Pennefather leaves by the Tarawera for Wellington. Sir J. Vogel has derived great benefit from the baths at the Hot Springs, Waiwera. - ""'■ Woods, of Dnnedin, has issued a challenge to run Pickering, or any other man in New Zealand, for the Championship of the colony and .£2OO aside. Regular communication between Auckland and Samoa is now inaugurated. The schooner Fleetwing, chartered by Captain D. H. McKenzie, leaves for Samoa to-morrow with timber to build a new store, and with a quantity of trade. It will run regularly. WELLINGTON, January 8. The trial of Waring Taylor will be commenced on Monday next. The Government Insurance Department ta3 token up the balance of the South Invercargill Municipal loan of .£IOOO at par. Mr Laraach's appointment as Minister of Mines and Marine is gazetted. A prize of £5 each is offend by the Government for the best design fora medal and certificate for the Industrial Exhibition. Designs are to be sent in on or before February 14th. TIMABU, January 8. Woodyear's Circus closed a successful eeason to-night, having had crowded houses each night. They leave for the North tomorrow, . visiting the West Cpist after Chrirtchurch. DUNUDIN, January 8. In the Nenthorn murder case two jurors were challenged by Fitzgerald and one on behalf of each of the other prisorers. The Crown ordered five other jurors to stand aside. The case is likely to occupy two days. The Land Board inquiry into the alleged dummyism at Waitahuna in Tuapeka county has been fixed for the 29th inst. It has been decided to set aside two days for the fire brigades' demonstration at the end of this month, owing to the large number of teams which have entered. A,tournament for the draughts championship of the Australasian colonies was begun to-day. There are fourteen competitors. There is only one representative from Australia, a Sydney player, though five or six were expected. The Nenthome murder case will be continued to-morrow. At the Harbor Board to-day a resolution was carried t© instruct the Engineer to employ the big dredge on the bar as much as possible, and to increase the number of hands or the hours of labor, as he thought necessary. It was stated that in a year the dredge had only worked thirty daye on the bar. At the invitation of the Otago Manufacturers' Association the Government have deputed Mr Federli to visit this district.