NEW ZEALAND.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LIII, Issue 5951, 23 March 1880, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND.

{Tub Peess Association.! WANGANUI, Maech 22. Scott covered 110 miles and 320 yards in the 24 hours. The general impression was that ho could have covered the 112 miles advertised had he been permitted. • NELSON, Maech 22. William Stuart, a photographer, wlto has •recently been living at. Motueka, was missed on Friday last. Search was made and continued till this morning -when the body was diooovered near the cemetery. It appears ho ■wrote to his mother on Friday last intimating that he intended destroying himself. An inquest is to be held shortly. BLENHEIM, Maboh 22. A heavy rain has fallen during the last three days, overflowing the rivers, and flooding the greater part o£ the town to a depth of iseveM feet. No church services were held yesterday, except at the' Homan Catholic Chap©!, and to-day business-is .almost entirely suspended. GEEYMOUTH, Maech 22. The Golden Fleece return for last week was -Gil ounces amalgam from the top plates. { This is the largest yield ever produced from I this claim in one week. The stone crushed was taken from the 640 feet level, this being the deepest workings yet opened in the Murray Cheek at Eeefton.

HOKITIKA, Maech 22, Judge Williams leaves by the Christchurch coach to-morrow morning. Mr Gisborne has returned to Boss, after paying the Okarito district a visit. At the Okarito Forks he was shown a prospect by Stewart Graham and party of one and a-half grains to the dish, with three feet of wash and fourteen feet sinking. At Mapourika he inspected Zola's claim, and saw from three dialmii of wash dirt taken from different place# about four grains to the three dishes extracted. From tfloher’s claim, adjoining Zala’s, from two dishes there were about five grains extracted. At Okarito, in the evening, Mr Gisborne addressed a meeting of his constituents. About seventy persons were present from Paringa, Gillespie’s, the Forks, Mapourika, and Waitangi, A unanimous vote of confidence was passed. TIMABU, Maboh 22. Several narrow escapes from a fatal accident occurred this forenoon. The horses of an express waggon bolted down the footpath In the main street, and the passengers were scattered in every direction. A child, five years of age, was palled aside just in time to escape being driven over; and a boy of twelve, who had fallen on the path, missed the wheel by rolling himself over the curb. The new boat built for the Harbour Engineer was launched on Saturday, and the same night it broke loose and was smashed to pieces amongst the concrete blocks. Nominations for the Timara Cup, Flying .Handicap, 5.0.J.0. Handicap, Hurdle Baoe, and Winter Oats Handicap close with the. Secretary of the South Canterbury Jockey Club not later than 8 p.m. to-morrow. The weights will he declared on April 1. OAMABU, Maboh 22. The exports of wheat for the past week amounted to 2021 sacks, DUNEDIN, Maech 22. At the City Police Court this morning, Hobert Butler alias Donnelly, alias Lee, ali ts Midway was charged with the murder of the Dewar family. Several witnesses were examinedj and the prisoner >as remanded till Monday. He cross-examined the witnesses st considerable length. Yesterday a scarf and hat belonging to Butler were found. It ha# transpired that on Tuesday and Wednesday previous to the murder that Butler lodged at Eavenshoume in the same house as the local policeman, and that while there he went under the name of Bohert Love. HjyEEOAEGILL, Maboh 22. Another destructive fire has occurred at

Messrs Guthrie and Lamach’o mill; which was bnrhedrdowd'on March 11.. -Tirt: ialr*da»t heap has- been smouldering .ever since, until it bufst out yesterday and destroyed about 'eO.OOdfb ‘of sawn ’timber.The place; is still burning. .. .. . ~ \,, j ; , . Diphtheria is still pre va'enfc, but .not spreading." Two cases are, ip the hospital, v, [FROM ora OWH 002EE3P0NT>EHT.J HOKITIKA, Mason 22. On Saturday afternoon , a very , handsome testimonial was presented to MrO’Cdanor, the District Engineer, who is about .to leave for Dunedin, consisting of a silver tea unci coffee service, a- handsome olookj- and, a diamond ring, together with, an expressive of the great regret felt by thp public of this district at the loss of his valuable services on this Coast for thp past’ fourteen years. Mr O’Connor responded in a most eloquent address. Oa Sunday morning, by a most unfortunate accident, some boiling water fell upon his youngest child;' aged eight months, by ; which it was., so severely scalded that- it died dmring Tast night. Mr O’Connor was toleave by the, O&istchurch coach for Dunedin tomorrow, but on account of his unfortunate affliction he has had to postpone his departure,' ■, ’ ,