NEW ZEALAND.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXV, Issue 100, 29 April 1891, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND.

i Westpobt, April 28, Constable Hou'iban, who has been on polioe duty at Mokihinui, reporta that about 12 o'olook to.day the steamer Lawrence, in leaving Mokihinui harbour, grounded on the , bar. The vessel got out, however, but owing , to the Ipsa of her propellor bladea, Bue waß , driven in ahore, and stranded on the south aide of tha entranoe, . where she now lies beaahed. It ia thought that by jettisoning the oargo the vessel will be easily got off. Two of tbe Mokihinui Ooal Oompany's Direotora are on board. No further partiou* lara are likely to be known till morning, Hokitika, April 28. A miner named J. Maoarthy was found dead near Rosa. It appeara that lie fell into the eludge, face downwards, iv a fit, and waa suffoo.ted. An old miner Darned Ulitimoti committed Buioide near Callaghan's, He put a dynamite oartridge to the aide of his head and exploded it, and his left hand and nearly the whole of hia head waa blown off. The Kanieri Lake Company'a washing up for a little oyer three weeks gave a return of tUoza eaoh, the washing improving very muoh on the preoeding one, and large returns are expected, # Wellington, April 28. Very little intereat was taken in the Licensing Committee Eleotion to-day. There were aix candidates, all of whom were Moderates, and the poll resulted as follows : P. Fraser 601, 0. E. Willestou 497, A. VV. Brown (Mayor) 481, J. E. Hayea 41Q, J. H. Heaton 357, and Andrew Young 358, The first five were doolared eleoted. The Local Option poll resulted in a large majority against any inorease. Dunedin, April 28. At a meeting of the Temporauoe party to. night it was determined to forma permanent Assoohtion to take an active part in. Municipal and Parliamentary affairs, and keep Prohibition before the publio. The Minister for, Publio Works has authorised the letting of another seotion of the Catlin River railway for the unemployed. He intends to visit Dunedin in two or three weeks. It is understood 'that the Railway Commissioners have taken over the Otago Central railway at Middlemaroh, hu.t arc delaying the opening until the Minister' ia able to attend, ' ' Ohbistohuboh, April 29. ' Mr B. M, Murphy, a, olerk in the employ ' of the Union Stearaahip Company, died this morning, having taken ill on the pteviouß day. He waa formerly purser in the Union Company's boats, the last vessel he was on ' being the Takapuna. i New Pli'moutu, April 29 Tho oaosua returns for the boroqgh of New ' Plymouth, ,the area of wbjoh ia 760 aorea is ( 3353, showing an inorease in five years ' of There wero 108. tons of butter shipped from the break water during the la.l four weeks. :