NEW ZEALAND NEWS'

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 96, 16 January 1908, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND NEWS'

(BT TULEOBAPH—PEBS9 ■ ASSOCIATION.) : » EUNGAMITE'S TREASURE. ABOUT £900 RECOVERED" ✓ ' , (BY TEIrECRAPEt —PRESS ASSOCIATION.) ' :-r '.'S,'f-'\ V;r v : ; V. V Auckland, January IS Tho steamer Claymore returned from 1 - tin '.!|%rop4i^|ng^tormghi^^nng)n^Athe>«^oi94i4'.''. : '.:';',>':K>' :roc.ovored .frqm thp 'wrpek: of ~'tho"Elingijmrt<!.:v v ... The pirtv has been awav- 31'idays, but owing to,,b?)drweather<could.. /:•;'! ! days, during :•/which time some £900.' was -o'btaipcd /TJiq present syndicate ,h&Ta abjin- ' .obsemtionM :> i\io.,divers-, it is,-impossible- to • secure : any mora .-: -.:' ■ .cpeoio without -blasting i the • with 'dyna- - mito..,,.ThoYdoa^h- of ~l)iv<!r',GlarlsCiis-:, s '(at«<i i' w by. Dr.. Forbes,:,9£.,Mangonui,. who,>raftd«' a , , poatrraortemj'.to.havo been duo' to-tho'.forma* ■ tion and: enlargoment■ of :a clot. of".blood;o» the brain i h THE 34STINGS FIEE ' : , CHARGE OF ARSON i ' Naplor,-January 4 15 . -Martini.Johuston, iproprietor- I 'of 'tiio 1 r<». ' -taurant:, pt' Wh)cl) ' lllonday.i! night's*-fire l; .at' ' . ■ Hastings originated; 'Was' brougnt ljefori), tho - 1;i Court Jiero to-day, on- a'charge .of-.setting,fire ' • •to ..hisvipremises.:-He' was;: remanded . tjiH • " Ihursday .week, bail-:heingi a«sopted—hjmßolf jn £50, and pne sure'tjj of £50. * t ~ln connoctioa-with the; Hastings-.fire,'w# - •are informed' that. E.- . Reynolds'.'and" u>i''i : : <' stock- was insured Mn-:the ' ■ Assurance Company for £400, i and the con- ' ' tents of:;Fv, Cafsin's-.office-were-msured'-foi . £50i.:also,in theiAustrahan'Aniance.J'V.V'r,WAIKATO'IMAGI&TERIAL DISTRICT. v •■ N ;:v- < Hamilton,: January.ilo.:-' • •- The-.Waikato.imagisterial dishfict! has'beeilt ' ■ - idividedi i Mr.-Nprthcroft,! < takes the northern part) and Mr Cuttpn,,of Napitr, has the southern ■' poi tion i ' BUTTER TRApE _ t Auckland, January 15.' . Auckland's -last Bhipment ;of".butter.».to''lht.. 1 <.•>>; Old - Country, which: leavesi Wollmgton; byi-tht ■ ■ •; • Paparoaj to-morrowy. compnses -12,667,. boxet - : for London-vand.v'B63 boies Lfor- thoN-west. 01. j - England, l besides -262: crates-of. cheese.•■• Tim:• /represents a 1 fortnights output,- yet it w.leSi. - - than twentvi v Tears .ago .Smcer'Mr.r Ambun . ;■ , sent as<a- trial, shipment /.the, very- first, toh. of;" ■. butter to leave Auckland 'f i > ' AUCKLAND'DRAINAGE SCHEME., * 1 ' r" Auckland,', January-15.v , ' r: Mr. .Midgley .Taylb^^Ciiow''on ! .a i.yjsitltfl'. ■Auckland' riif' connection'';withttTel'-propiNwi*'':. " compreliensive. st;herto for-.the^city* • i. 'nnd' snburbs,' ; ;-has, ';in ;.,company;' : . ■< ' extenßive:tdur'|Of.-',tho';distTict.\';-.Mr.; Taylor'sj Shortly, i J,, = ;: - ' , ' NOTABLE MioRI WEDDING.Voi.. : [ ,• - 1 '' Auckland,- January' 15.v '''. ;V;Amptajßle Mapn'_weddiMrtMk'?plaee-_t<irda3i''_ ►»• ;at -Kcnnedy .' Bay I .:near ;,Coromahdel/"in > -.the ' • ,pfesenee: , of:a , largemipi^r;'pf,:;Europcans , and. -. -Maoris; contracting Vpartiesj . :Rpv.;.':H.;'MarsK{RuFan^)^bf.*'the.':Thainc(i I ' ; and/Miss danghtpr^-of : Jlr'.' J ':.;Ben' /Nsapo : , '.pf tho ■• -itribe,' - ■ / mandel; wl]0 : th l e , :RPv.i- w ■ • idl >.£u&',.of • > • '' sumptuous breakfast'in',the.schoolhoxtsp.-' . '' BANKRUPTCY STATISTICS ' During:; the; ■' past ;'• yearthbre. 1 ,: 'niere .■ ' ■ banltruptcies.' in 'Ashburtbn'. as aga'instvtliny ' . in 1906.".- ' ■. , .TOURIST -ROUTES. Cr •"■; ; ' :r '' the Orient 'Pacific ' tnail:' steainwaVfor, . ~ lia," criticisiiig; tburist/ arrangemonja ;,.m i.tqo f f,; ' Timcs"< yeswrdayiv stro®BJy r .' : d«r •: procatpd- doubling' : .back . froin Frankton as : -he bad, been ■ advjfrod ~, to do by tho Tourist Department, .to," Wanßanui lino; instead, of- vTanpo . : aiii Taumaninui.', ; '. He'conmderea that '.ttio •Tourist velop' tho Taiipo 'roufe'.|,r..V: ! . V : . ■ '';.TRANSFERS,OF LEASES.;: , '.. V■' : -'f Diineilln,- Januanr ilS:'.; . . ■ ■'i The ;Land .Bpard 'to-day • four'.. .. , applications for' transfers; of'leases'iof. four; - grazing''runs: in', tho'• Silver P^k- dis- .. trict. Theso ruiis .wero hokl by.members. of ; the';Gibson, Japily,'. -one, estato ia coniunc.tiori wi(;h :a ,rr€«hola : • members 6f' the • Turhbull" familyVibut- jomei ',opposition was shown.:by two-members,ofrthe 1 ' Board;- who stated ■if '.they..-wire, granted '?'■ - it meant' encouraging; /Eyentinj.i ' ■ jU'y, r 'tw.b''.'of''the ; '.tran.?fqrs.'Wcre .. , tho oth&r two wore declined. The Board als<,- v . ~ (kclineii.'an application for; tho;-transfer, of ; j Section-: 1,- ; ~Blook':;3:..ir Silver Peak l district tfrom > Robert;'Gibson -,U' William M'Gregor Turnbull. - ,