NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XVII, Issue 5885, 27 September 1880, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

• [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS.] OHINEMUTU, Saturday. A conditional license hag been granted to Mr. Scott, for the Ohinemutu Hotel, dependent on non-diaturban.ee. Hineitarama j spoke in. the Resident Magistrate's Court, after granting the license, saving that one pound per diem would be demanded from Mr, .Robert Graham and Mr. Scott, for their unauthorised occupation of the Ohinemutu Hotel, from the 17th of February, 1880, to the present time, and hereafter the case to be referred to the great committee of Rotorua. [UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION. | NEW PLYMOUTH, Saturday. The s.s. Hinemoa arrived in the roadstead at noon to-day. The prisoners commenced to embark at 3 o'clock, going on board very quietly. They say if let off they would cease to believe in Te Whiti ; but if they were to be a month at liberty in the place they would be wandering back to Parihaka and fencing again. The railway will be opened as far as Ngaire on Monday, a little over three miles from Stratford. The coach will continue running the same day, connecting with the railway at Ngaire and Waitotara. A company is in course of formation with the object of working the coal deposit at Mokau, and the promoters are at present in town and commencing operations. NAPIER, Saturday. ! At a special meeting of the Colonial Clothing Company yesterday, it was decided to wind it up voluntarily, and a committee was appointed to investigate the circumstances under which the late secretary produced a credit balance-sheet, when it has been since proved that there was at the time a debit balance of £500. BLENHEIM, Sunday. A sad accident happened late yesterday afternoon. It appears that a little boy, aged three and a-half years, son of Mr. Sinclair, a gentleman who is at present on a short visit to Blenheim, was playing with some children in a shed belonging to the railway authorities. In thie shed four heavy railway gates stood up, one against the other, alongside the wall. The little fellow wished to climb up the gates against the wishes of the other children who were playing with him, and was climbing on to them when the gate he was on fell over on him and crushed his head, scattering the brains about the floor. Assistance was immediately obtained, but it was found the boy was quite dead. Mr. Sinclair came to Blenheim only within the last week, for the purpose of replacing an officer of the National Bank during his absence on leave.

* I . WELLINGTON, Saturday. *• j A pnblio inquiry will bo held on Wednesday before the magistrate into the conduct of the two consfcablea who ifc is alleged illtreated a prisoner. An elderly man named James Watsorj attempted suicide this morning by taking laudanum. The dose was too strong, and acted as an emetic. The cause is attributed to his wife's intemperance, throogh which, he was thrown out of employmt nt. Watson is out of danger. At a meeting of officers of volunteer corps it was decided to hold a review on the racecourse on the Prince of Walef>' Birthday. A letter has been received from the Town Clerk asking the co-operation of the volunteers in receiving Sir Arthur Gordon. Active preparations are on foot for a complete reorganisation of the Civil Service. I hear every single appointment will be discussed, and every salary reviewed, even to the smallest. Mr. Macdonald, the auctioneer, continued his sale of jewellery last niglit, and the police laid a second information against him for breach of ordinance. The cases will be heard on Tuesday. _ A meeting of the shareholders in the Wellington Tramway Company was held lasfe night, for the purpose of considering the following proposition from the purchasers o£ the line :—"The purchasers offer«to pay all debts of the company, aud to refund to aIL Bhareholders who have actually paid up their shares to the extent of £4 or more in cash, a sum equivalent to the sum which such shareholders would be entitled to receive if the whole of the capital were paid up, and if the whole sum which on the most favourable estimate could be recovered from. the promoters had actually beaa. recovered and paid in cash ; and if certain shareholders, who are alleged to have wrongly eurrendered their shares were placed upon the list of contributers for the full value of the surrendered shares." The resolution was carried unanimously. CHRISTCHURCH, Saturday. The Hon. the Premier arrived to-day by the s s. Taiaroa. The Amberley-Waipara Railway extension, as it runs on the west side of the north road for a long distance, cuts off several landholders from their frontage. It is understood they intend to claim compensation from the Government. Edward Kearns, mate of the ketch Sarah, and Msry, has been arrested on charges arising out of the loss of that vessel. Some of the property sworn as having been lost in her, was found in his possession. The annual horse parade, under the Agricultural and Pastoral Association, took place to-day, and was very largely attended by the public. In some cases the quality of entries was hardly np to that of previousyears. The Lyttellon Times amateur performance for the sick fund took place last night. There was a crowded house. It was a great success. At a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce yesterday, the following resolutiona were passed:—l. " That, in the; opinion of this committee, it is desirable that all de- ' posits required under average bond for consignees or goods should be paid into the hands of the trustees. 2. That a telegram, should be sent to the President of the Melbourne Chamber of Commerce, inquiring if the deposit demanded in Melbourne from consignees is to be paid to the trustee or shipowner." TIMARU, Sunday. The cricketing season in South Canterburywill be formally opened on Saturday next. DUNEDIN, Saturday. A small store and dwelli'ig-honse on the Anderson's Bay Road were burned down last night. By a fire at Samson's pit, Green Island, several miners have been thrown out of employment. The fire was caused by the subsidnnce of the' bottom strata whick engendered the heat, subsequeatly causing ignition. f