NEW ZEALAND.

Press, Volume XLIII, Issue 6492, 14 July 1886, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND.

Crassa absociatiok ■razae&Ufe.) AUCKLAND, July IS. Eight larrikins laet Bight, with the avowed intention of wrecking the Star Hotel, attacked Adam Cairns, the licensee. Police assistance was telephoned for, and two rioters, Patrick O'Keefe and Bichard Laztatt, were arrested. They were charged at the Police Court this morning, and O'Keefe was sentenced to one month's hard labor, and Larratt was fined £5 and costs, or a month's imprisonment. The other members of the gang known are Birkenhead and Northcote. A Fruit Growers' Association was formed last night, Mr Thomson being elected President. It was resolved to oppose any alteration in the present Codlin Motn Act. The body of a woman, aged thirty, was found in the harbor to-day. It has been identified as that of Mrs Kelson, Bhe has two children in Dunedin, and is said to be the sister of Mrs Davis, the wife of a Dunedinpublican. N The Napier Chess Club claims to have won the match against Auckland on the ground that Auckland withdrew from the match, leaving unfinished a number of games which, were irretrievably lost to Auckland, and which would have given a considerable majority of wins to Napier. The withdrawal of Auckland was because of a dispute about a move in one game. The funeral to-day of Mr Wm. Ulick Burke, local Manager of the Bank of Mew South Wales, who diea somewhat suddenly yesterday, was very largely attended, ywiermw, W f LL fi, GTO N, July 13. At the Supreme Court, this morning, Corneliuß Toll, convicted of the robbery of 38a from an hotel, and against wnom previous convictions have continually been recorded since 1873, was sentenced to ten years hard labor. P. H. Dodd, for forgery, was sentenced to twelve months hard labor. A verdict of guilty of embezzlement was returned against Gibson, formerly Town Clexkof The owners of the s.e. Wallaby have agreed to accept .£6OO from the Insurance Companies as payment in fall of all claims for insurance (.81300). As all the owners are men of limited means, they decided to sell the Wallabi for the benefit of whom it may concern as she lies, not being prepared to risk more money in launching her. KAIKOUBA, July 13. O'Connor's Temperance Hotel was burnt down early this morning; about .£3OO worth was saved. The inmates saved little ior nothing, 'l'he premises and contents were insured for .£6OO in the New Zealand office. There was fortunately no wind, or Maxion'a new store would have gone. As life was, it was only caved by the most J strenuous exertions, the building being ! slightly damaged. DUMBDnr/J?lyia . The Presbyterian Church Committee de- ■ dare the dividend for the half-year of the I euatentationfuadtobe .£10613* 6d, a e&ht

* The" Pond Committee, finding very little prospect of increasing the fund, hare decided to allocate the jEnuranG In hand, 4166 odd, among the noat jfceceqaitoue cases.

f Aβ it i> supposed men ace flocking ia from theloouatty districts whocouid obtain im^il!! 11,, ** 8 * n««ore wwmployed mil be taken on, and a start -will be made °& *"day to draft on to the Qtago Central *«*■ the men at work oa toe relief works about the city.