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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 7822, 15 August 1887, Page 2

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Auckland, Saturday. The hundredth anniversary of the consecration of the firat Anglican Bishop in the colonies was celebrated by a service at St. Sepulchre's Church last night. Bishop Cowie and a large number of Anglican clergy were present. It is stated that during the past week officers of the Railway Departmerit fron)i Wellington have been quietly making inquiries on the Waikato railway line as to the recent complaints of settlers with respect to the railway management. A singular contretemps occurred at the Police Court to-day when a respectable looking girl named Kosina Jackson was charged wilh larceny. Mr Napier, for the accused, pointed out that she was illegally detained on a search warrant, instead of an information. The search warrant, too, was drawn out in a slipshod manner, and showed gross carelessness. Having referred to various irregularities in the warrant lie asked that the accused might be immediately discharged. Sergeat Pratt said the warrant did not emanate from the police. The Bench discharged the accused on the ground of the faultiness of the warrant, and because the girl was not legally in custody. A fresh information was afterwards laid. The committee of the Auckland Kacing Club decided yesterday that Mr Evett be re-appointed hauclicanper, with the understanding that handicaps pass through the committee's hands before being issued. This step was taken alter discussing a petition from horse owners on the subject. It is reported that the New Zealand Native Land Settlement Company have definitely concluded arrangements with Mr \V. L. Ilees for his proceeding to England to take advantage of the present movement in the British Islands in the direction of an extensive Imperial scheme Of colonisation, and to direct, if possible, a stream of settlement to the land of the company on the East Coast. Tne liual selection of the Auckland representative team fortlieinterprovincial football match with Canterbury was made to-night as follows ;— Back, K. Lusk ; three-quarter backs, Whiteside and Mndigan; half-backs, Conway, A. Draund, and Elliott ; forwards, Arneil, Wooller, Keefe, Lecky, Marshall, Tiviname, O'Connor, Lindsay, and 11. Poland. The alteration from the selection previously telegraphed was made in consequence of the play in the match between the representatives and possibles at Potter's paddock to-day, when the possibles beat the former by four points to two.

It is reported that a movement is on foot amongst the natives to bring out Te Wheoro as a candidate for the House, Tnkoreku having been asked to nominate him.

The Onelmngn, woollen mills are now fairly started, and it is anticipated that some of their tweeds will be ready for inspection next week. At the Police Court yesterday a young •man named James lialfour was committed for trial on a charge of forging a cheque for £2. Balfour had also signed a cheque for £280 in his own name, alleging that he had that amount to his credit in the Timaru branch of che National Bank, and he wished to draw the snm in Auckland. The Bank oflicers took the precaution to hold over the order anil communicated with the Tiniarn branch,

New Plymouth, Sunday. A man named Isaac Day was arrested yesterday on suspicion of murdering his son at Norfolk-road. lie came into New Plymouth by the 11 a.m. train and gave himself up to ihe police, saying he had thrown his boy Francis (who was 5 years of age) over the fence and broken his neck. Day was brought before the Kesident Magistrate and remanded till Monday on the charge of murder on his own confession. When the evening train arrived it was found that the story was a myth, the prisoner's children being all quite well. Two doctors have examined the prisoner and pronounced him insane. He will be brought before the Court to-morrow on the charge of lunacy. It is stated that the cause of his malady is owing to being in distressed circumstances. A youth named Thomas Hargraves has been arrested for embezzlement from his employer, Chew Chonj;, and also for the larceny of various articles of jewellery, &c, which were found in the possession of his sweetheart, who alleges that the prisoner gave them to her as presents. Fkilding, Saturday. There was a heavy snow storm here this morning, the first since the foundation of the settlement. The hills and plains were covered. It is not expected the lambs will suffer much. Woodville, Saturday. There was a heavy fall of snow in this district last night, covering the open ground from two to four inches. At the foot of the ranges the snow was between three and four feet deep. Nothing like it has been known for the past eight years. Wellington, Saturday. Heavy falls of snow me reported from Woodville and Palraerston North to the depth of three to four inches, the heaviest fall for eight or nine years. Sunday. The extremely boisterous weather which has prevailed here since Friday has interfered greatly with shipping. The departure of the Rotomahana for Napier and North had to be postponed from Friday until 4 p.m. on Saturday, at which hour she got away. The Doric, for Lyttelton and Port Chalmers, was detained until this morning, when she got out, as did the Hauroto and Mahinama, both bound to Lyttelton. The Kotorna with the outward San Francisco mail got away a 9 o'clock last night for Taranaki and the Manukau. The hailstorm on Friday and Saturday was the heaviest known for years, and several of the low-lying hills surrounding the town were for a time on Saturday clad in snow. The weather, although still presenting a threatening appearance, shows signs of breaking. No damage has been reported, A smart shock of earthquake was felt here about 6 o'clock yesterday morning. Blenheim, Saturday. There was a very heavy fall of snow last night and this morning. In the Saddle, Dashwood Pass, it was four inches deep. William Turnbull was committed for trial this morning on a charge of assaulting a young girl with intent to commit rape. "Tiirnbtill is about 25. Theyouiiff girl is the ilanglitci of a farmer, and is only 15 years ot age.

A public trial of Messrs Stenhouse and Smith's patent rabbit-exterminator was held yesterday at the Dumgree station. The machine destroys the rabbits by injecting the fumes of sulphuric acid gas through the burrows, death appearing to be almostinstantaneoiis. Several burrows were fumigated and dug out, numbers of dead rabbits being found. Inspectors Passen and Blnmlell, of the Rabbit Department, and. Inspector Collett, of the Awatere Rabbit Board, were present, besides sheep farmers and practical men from the town. Great satisfaction was expressed at the working of the machines, and it is understood the inspectors intend to report favorably. The machines are simple and inexpensive, and well adapted for ordinary sheep inns.

Wksti'OßT, Saturday. The body of O'Toole, who had been missing from Mohikinui, was found on the sea beach. He had been drowned in the river.

GRKYMOUTH, Sunday. Mr Joseph Petrie opened his election campaign at Paroa on Saturday evening. He declared himself a supporter of the Stout-Vogel Government, though not approving their actions. He condemned giving money to Mr Maxwell for his trip Home while trying to cnt down the wages of working men to 6s a day. He opposed the tariff brought down last session. With the land question properly managed there should be no need for a Customs tariff, which rarely touched the pockets of capitalists. He saw 60 men out of work along the Midland railway, and the contractors were advertising elsewhere for more laborers to glut the market and thus bring down the price of labor. He wanted the total abolition of the gold duty. The land laws were not as liberal as they should be. The only landlord should be the State. What was wanted was a good, stiff land tax. Retrenchment was absolutely necessary, lnit it must commence at the tsp of the tree. The heads of departments were running the country. He was in favor of the abolition of the Upper House, and the doing away with the "old fossils" was, he believed, demanded by the country. The Purchase of District Railways Bill was the most rascally swindle ever perpetrated in the colony. The Legislative Council prevented the Lower House from advancing the interests of the country. Mr Petrie described the Grey mouth Harbor Board as the most corrupt body on the West Coast. It was a mass of corruption, and he was thoroughly ashamed to own that he was a member of it. The people should elect the Governor. Borrowing should absolutely cease except for the completion of the railways to paying points, and he objected to party government, no attacked the civil service of Wellington as too costly. The Audit Department should be cut 'down and local audit adopted. He would dispense with snch men as Maxwell, and cut down all the high salaries — the Premier's and other Ministers' included. He coincided with tile Premiei-'B views on the subject of education, and opposed free immigration. He received a vote of thanks and confidence. OAMADU, Sunday.

A meeting of the Waitaki branch of the Educational Institute was held yesterday. It was decided to put on record their opinion that Bishop Neville's statement with reference to the morality of the public shools was unwarranted. With reference to retrenchment in teachers' salaries it was decided that as 41 and 5 per cent, reductions had already been made in the salaries they should not be further reduced until all salaries under Hie Board were reduced, and then only if the necessities of the colony demand it. Duxkdin, Saturday. A football match was played this afternoon between the Otago team selected to r?o on the Northern tour and one from the Southland Rugby Union. The weather was miserable, rain falling nearly the whole of the first spell. Notwithstanding this the attendance was very large. The ground, after the first few minutes play, became very slippery and greasy. Otago soon had the leather in the Sonthlanders ground, and Diamond got over, but T. Thomson's kick failed. After some good play, in which Holver, of the Blues (Otago), placed too much reliance on the backs, Keogh secured another try. Just after the visitors had been twice forced down, but Thomson's kick from a difficult angle was again a failure. In the second spell the Southlanders struggled hard to equalise matters, but though they played really well, and tackled in a manner superior to the Otago men, the latter, when they at last realised the fact that the state of the ground effectually prevented passing and running, kept the play , mostly in their opponents' quarters. The dribbling and rushes, in which Morris and Isaacs distinguished themselves, were several times nearly being successful. At last Froser passed to Thomson, and the latter potted a goal in a second. No sooner was the ball kicked ofF than it was back in the Southlanders' quarters, and Fraser following it up, secured another try for Otago, from which nothingresulted. Miller nearly secured another a minute afterwards, but it only proved a force-down. A few minutes afterwards Fraser, in the opinion of many, again got in, but as lie was pushed off the corner flag it was given as a touch in goal. Time was declared shortly after, Otago thus winniii" by 0 points to nil. Considering the state of the ball and ground the game was wonderfully fast; and except that the Otngo men placed too much reliance on the backs, and would not get behind quick enough, the play was excellent, while the Southlanders played a most plucky game throughout and pioved more formidable than was expected. The presence of some of their men in the ranks of Ihe Otago team would strengthen- it considerably. There is some doubt whether Isaacs, one of Otago's best forwards, can get away, as the Railway Department, in which he is employed, refuse to give Him leave of absence. A boy named Alfred Kousuton pluckily rescued from drowning to-day another lad named John Smith. The latter, who is seven years of age, was spearing fish at the steps of the wharf when he fell in, and lie was sinking for the third time when young Eoughton jumped in and rescued him. Roughton learned to swim a little last summer.

At the inquest on the body of Gray, drowned in the Waiwera river, the mother stated that when the boy slipped off her back into the stream she sat down on the bank, but made no effort to recover it. She then went along the line to her husband. The body was found in eighteen inches of water. The jury added to the verdict a rider that the mother's conduct was most reprehensible, almost amounting to criminality.