NEW ZEALAND.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LXVI, Issue 7925, 30 July 1886, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND.

[Per Press Association.] AUCKLAND, July 29. Mi/Onml Linny has been committed for trial for shooting at George M'Guire. A Samoan boy, aged 12, who was discovered as a stowaway on the Arawata, has been adopted by a benevolent lady. Notwithstanding the depression, quite a number of applications were sent to the police station for him. He states that he ran away from Fiji through illtreatment. John Humphries, aged' nine years, has been committed for trial on two charges of stealing letters from the Post-office boxes. The boy appears to be a kleptomaniac, as he acted entirely on his own account, and had no object in stealing. The Waikato Cheese and Bacon Factory suffered a loss of £193 last year, and the capital is exhausted. It has been resolved to wind up the Company and hand over the business to a Co-operative Company. NEW PLYMOUTH, July 29. The Urenni correspondent of the Taranaki Herald wires“ Word arrived on Tuesday that Ohatu had arrived at Waitara from Parihaka, and wanted to see Rangi (Lloyd), and the U renui Natives. Their chief with ten men, went to see him, and returned last evening. It has been decided that a meeting is to: be held at Parihaka next week, when it is supposed a Une of action will be decided, on. Rangi gave himself np to the policefand wanted to he arrested. “ All the same as Te Whiti,” he said; but there being no charge against him his wish was not complied with. WELLINGTON, July 29. Mr J. Nancarrow, Inspector of Steamers and Machinery, is about to retire from the public service on his pension. Titokowaru having been found' to be suffering from some disease, he has been removed from the Terrace Prison to the Wellington Hospital. The Maori prisoner who had his leg broken during the disturbance at Manaia has also been removed to the Hospital. ■ . _ ' , In the Banco Court the Chief Justice and Mr Justice Richmond gave judgment in the case of Ell v. Harper—a motion for a new trial. Their Honors did not consider it necessary to call on Messrs Bell and Fitzherbert, who opposed, and the motion was dismissed with costs. DUNEDIN, July 29, Information has been received that James Wyllie (Herd Laddie), the champion draughts player, leaves England at the end of August on his visit to Australia and New Zealand. . ■ _ Company report the profit for the year to be £2024, out of which it is proposed to pay 10 per cent dividend and carry forward £209. The number of carcases frozen and shipped at the Company’s works was 100,181. The Shaw, Savill Company have intimated their intention to charge freight at the rate of lsd per lb, which is considered excessive. The Roslyn Tram; Company are able to declare a dividend of 5 per cent, the reduction of the accident account having absorbed most of the profits hitherto.^ The Hon James Patterson died, this morning. ..