NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XVI, Issue 5493, 25 June 1879, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

[from our own correspondents] DUNEDEN, Tuesday. The inquest on the Athenieum tire, so far, has established ground of suspicion against Cummock, the acting librarian, but no direct evidence of incendiarism is obtained. A warrant was issued prior to the inquest against Cummock for the embezzlement of the f unda of the Institute, but he has not yet been arreeted. At the Bankruptcy Court yesterday, Judge Williams suspended the certificates of Wm. and Edward Downes for three years, and advised that they should bo prosecuted for fraud. The bankrupts removed a considerable quantity of goods before the bailifis took possession of their premises. A meeting of the creditors of Chalmers Reid has been held, and the conduct of the debtor was characterised in strong terms. The chairman referred to him as "a babe in years, and an ancient in iniquity." His liabilities are £RSS3 ; and assets, according to the debtor's estimate, are £3435. Amongst the liabilities are £125 to Bishop Neville, and £238 to the Rev. Southam. Several large amounts wers received for purchase of shares, and the agent appropriated the money. The chairman asked how it was that the debtor, having received large sums for investment, and failing to account for the disposal of the same, should make a statement to the creditors that he had no money. On the advice of his solicitor, the debtor declined to answer any question put at the meeting, and a resolution was passed instructing him to file his schedule. The Education Board find it necessary to take strict measures against the cramming of the attendance-rolls. Another case has come to light in which the attendance was falsely represented, and in the case also, the teacher's three children — the oldest not being three years old—were marked down as Bcholara present every day of the quarter. [rRESS ASSOCIATION.] WELLINGTON, Tuesday. Mr. Jackson, candidate for the Hutt, addressed the electors last night. He disavowed all personal motives in coming for- ; ward. He avowed himself in favour of Triennial Parliament3,andgenerally endorsed the Ministerial programme. A vote of confidence was passed. Mr. P. Maaon, the other candidate, holds his lirst meeting to-night. Mr. Kecve, comedian, arrived by the s.a. Wakatipu last night, and opens in " George I Geath" at the Taeatre Royal to morrow night. The s.s. Wakatipu brought 200 bundles of tents and poles for the Government from Sydney. Tiie Hon. the Native and Defence Minister is expected here on Friday. The following tenders were received for the O[»ie contract of the Otautau-Nightcaps railway :—Accepted : Jas. limes, Dunediu, ; £5739. Declined : D. Robertson, Duuedin, £GIOS ; Kenny, Gallagher and Co., Invercargill, £0563 ; Hus?hes and Co., Invercargill, £CSS4; Mathieson riroa., £6676. The fiist of the new description of singloboiler Fairlie engine recently imported by the Government, was tried on the Hutt line to-day with great success. It went smoothly aud caiiiy, ami round thn sharpest curves at a rats of upwards of 30 miles an hour. GKEYTOWN, Tuesday. The Government are taking over the contract for the Featherston and Maaterton railway from the late R. Dickson'a trustee's The exact arrangement ] las not transpired, but it is not believed to be beneficial to the ' public. OAMARU, Tuesday. I The coursing to-day was attended by bei tween 300 and 400. It was fine weather, • but not cold. For some time the hares were not plentiful. Frolic beat Doucaster, Hock i beat Lodgekeeper, Kipp boat Gill, Olingo beat Gipp, Bell beat Brandon. A fire broke out in Mr. Sweeney's bootshop yesterday morning, at half-past 1 o'clock. The result was the total destruci tion of that and the adjoining houses, occu--1 pied as a Chinese shop and "Messrs. Hodge ■ and Jones, saddlers. The Office of the North 1 Otago Times, only divided from the burning 1 block by a narrow right of-\vay, had amifc raculous escape. No stock was saved. The ' insurances on the buildings were £250 and 3 £150, both io the New Zealand office. 1 TIMARU, Tuesday. A fire occurred on the premises of Mr. ! Lewis, gardener, Maori Hill, last night. It is supposed to be the work of an incendiary. 3 Mrs. Lewis was awakened about midnight 8 by the loud crashing noise. On her husbaud * going outside, he found his hot-house, con--6 taining a large collection of very valuable plants, on tire. Before the flames were subI tlued, daniaye to the extent of £100 had been , done. , A man named Brown, storeman, was J thrown from his horse this evening and seriously injured. i GREYMOUTH, Tuesday. ! * The crushing of the United Alpine ComB pany, Lyell, gave 709,723uza. of retorted II gold from 780 tons of stone, 13 The weather is bad. and a heavy gea is on the bar.

CHRISTCHURCH, 1 uesday. Mr. S. Bradley, station-master, Lyttelton, ■was kngcked down by the aide of a truck today, and was badly hart. His head was cut and his back severely injured. The funeral of Mr. Walter Hill took place to-day, and was largely attended. Amongst those preseDt was the Mayor, Several benefits are already spoken of for his widow. Mr. Hill's life was insured for £300. At the Police Court to-day, a youngster was charged with stealing thermometers from the Meteorogical Sta'ion in Hagley Park. This was not the first time the instruments have disappeared, and after a good deal of trouble, the theft was traced to the prisoner. He was remanded for sentence, turning out, as usual, to be a lad with whom his parents could do nothing, who already had been sentenced three times. The gatekeeper o£ tke Acclimatisation Society was recently set upon by some men against whom he had laid information, and got severely handled. A reporter of the Lyttelton Times, sent to visit the unemployed at Waipaar, gives a bad account of some ef them. He states that there are a number of loafers, pure and simple, who are averse to work, and are put on the lightest jobs, while the better men have to do all the heavy work, and that petty larcenies are so common among them, that theft is regarded as a good joke. One man, was discovered in camp with a suit of clothes, which he had stolen|in Christchurch, from the owner, and when challenged, made light of it. The reporter also says, that a willing man can accommodation that is good, but the arrangements for supplying food are bad, and give Rood ground for complaint. Tbe men would have been starved last week but for Mr. Moore, of Glenmark, who slaughtered sheep and baked bread for them. The District .Range Board, yesterday, in committee, considered with their solicitor the amendment to be proposed to the present Act next session of Parliament. A man named FT. White had his left hand shattered on Saturday by the burstisg of a gun. Ee was brought to the Christchurch hospital yesterday. A night-school was started last evening in the Sydenham District School, under the auspices of the school committee. It was attended by a hundred pupils, of ages ranging from 17 to 30 years. The City Council have now 120 of the late unemployed at work Richard V. Anderson, a porter on the Northern line, while coupling trucks at Kangiora, fell. The wheel passed over his leg. Though much bruised, not a single bone was broken. DUNEDIN, Tuesday. At Port Chalmers to-day a man named Anderson, a passenger by the Arawata, was charged with an attempt at suicide by trying to jump overboard on the passage. He w≥3 remanded for medical examination. Mr. Stout has not yet replied to the deputation aeking him not to resign, but it is understood that he will adhere to hie former determination to retire from taking an active part in politics.