NEW ZEALAND.

Press, Volume XLVIII, Issue 7778, 4 February 1891, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND.

(HUMS JUBSOCIATKBf TELSSBAMS). AUCKLAND, February 9. To-day Mr Sydney Nathan, brother of Hr A. H. Nathan, the well known merchant, was married, at the Jewish Synagogue, to Miss Baume, sister of Mr F*. Baume, barrister, and niece of Mr Ehreafried.

The cargo of the ship Leading Wind is t being discharged at the Queen street jetty. Much of the flax coming from the lower forehold is badly burnt and charred. A lot of the flax discharged is charred black on the outside, but when the bales are opened ont it is found that the centres of the packages are intact and uninjured by fire. The ship is to be docked after the cargo is discharged.

A statement has been made that the petition against tb6 return of Mr Allen lor the Te Aroha seat is to be heard on the Ist April, at Te Aroha Court-house.

As it was reported that a fight with bare fists between two pugilists was to take place at a building in Durh&m street, the police went there yesterday, and clearing the place of a number of people who had assembled, locked the doors.

To-day Messrs Buckland and Sons held their annual sheep fair, when there was a good demand, and excellent prices were realised. The highest priced ram was a Lincoln bred by Mr Martin, and sold to Mr Hood for £9, and the ewes which realised the highest figures were twentyfive Lincolns bred in the Waikato by .Mr McNiccol, and sold for 25s 6d each to Mr Stxaka. The number of lots offered was gmaller than usual.

Three conductors on the city tram were each fined 10s and costs, at the police court, for allowing cars to be overcrowded. At a meeting of the creditors of G. H. Hulme, butcher, who recently filed a petition of insolvency, a motion of sympathy was passed, and the Official Assignee was requested to facilitate his discharge. The debtor's liabilities amount to £1800. A boy of thirteen, Michael Tobin, recently remanded on a charge of stealing tobacco, was sentenced for that offence to receive twelve strokes of a birch rod and -was fined 40s and costs, with an alternative of fourteen days , imprisonment. For a second offence of obtaining two dozen nil*- handkerchiefs by false pretences he wa» fined 20s and costs, or fourteen days' imprisonment, both sentences to be concurrent, i FEILDING, February 3. At a meeting of sawmillers yesterday a Resolution was passed that it is desirable t» approach the Minister for Public Works with a view of inducing him to encourage local industry by using totara timber only for renewing bridges and culverts on the railway lines instead of importing Australian timber for that purpose. WELLINGTON, February 3.

Hxs Excellency the (itovernor will profcably leave Wellington on his projected trip overland through the North Island on the 10th inst. Lady Onelow will leave a few days later, and join Lord Onslow in Auckland-

Admiral Lord Charles Scott and Lady Scott are expected to arrive here about the end of the month, and will occupy Government Mouse during their visit to Wellington. The City Council's drainage proposals irere farther discussed at a public meet ing of ratepayers this evening, presided over by the Mayor. A resolution was carried that every effort be made to secure sufficient votes to carry the loan with which to carry out the work. Sir Maurice O'Borke will probably be one of. the Commissioners to enquire into the charges in connection frith tne Auckland HoepitaL

NELSON, February 3.

A burglary was committed last night at the store of Mr Lewis Chittenden. A window was taken ontof the building, where the thief is supposed to have entered, and the safe was cut open with a cold chisel and £22 abstracted.

TIMARU, February 3. Mr Hutchison's 10-ton yacht Gcwan arrived here last night from Lyttelton. She had to run back to Akaroa, and on Sunday night was in a hard south-easter, and Mr Mortimer and his companion had a rough tune.' ■

DUNEDIN, February 3. ' Among the psasengersby the Manapouri from Melbourne was Mr Batty, late Mayor of Manchester, who intends visiting the West Coast and the,' Sounds, and then shaking a tour of the colony. Archbishop Carr and other Australian Catholic dignitaries are at present visiting the Lake District and reach Dunedin on Priday.

At a meeting of the Island Block Extended Gold Company to-night, two of the old directors resigned, and two were removed and others elected in their stead. Most of the shareholders have signed a deed to pay another 4s per •hare to develope the mine. ' The Exhibition balance-sheet shows that ft return of equal to 15s in the & was made to shareholders.

At the City Court, William Bamsig, a deserter from ILM.S. Sapid, was sent to gaol pending communication with the rNaval authorities.