NEWS IN BRIEF.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XIX, Issue 6297, 23 January 1882, Page 6

NEWS IN BRIEF.

As old colonist, Mr. Charles Kiver, died a few days ago in Christchurch. Three cases of typhoid fever have appeared at Waimate, in Canterbury, within the last few days. A daughter of Major Atkinson broke her arm lately by falling from a walnut tree in a garden in Wellington. Miss Leaf was a passenger by the Te Anau from Christchuruh to Melbourne, where it is understood that a very good engagement awaits her. Mr. Medlicott, who has been in charge of the Oamaru branch of the Bank of NewSouth Wales for some years, has been transferred to Auckland. The Government, mainly through the exertions of Mr. Sheehan, have succeeded in getting the tribal title settled to about 78,000 acre 3 of land in the Piako district. Mr. Beetham was, in leaving Timaru as Resident Magistrate for Christchurch, entertained at a farewell dinner by seTeral of the Magistracy and Bar of South Canterbury. A letter from Opunake in the Hawera Star states that the natives are now settled down properly to work, and appear to have forgotten Te Whiti and Parihaka altogether. The North Otago Times says that since the announcement that five shillings per 100 for sparrows' heads would be given by the sparrow club these birds have had a hard time of it. In his Westland trip, Mr. Bolleston made a journey of forty odd mile 3 of rough travelling, on horseback, in one day. The Grey River Argus says that this shows he is no feather-bed traveller. The Maori house which was obtained from the Bay of Plenty natives, and shown at the Sydney Exhibition, has been presented by ithe Government to the South Kensington Museum, London, where it is now in course .of Je-erection. Mr. Peter Muir, of Springston, Canterbury, is cutting a wheat crop which surpasses all his previous productions. The crop stands between 6 feet and 7 feet high, the -ears are from 4 inthes to 6 inches long, and number from 60 to 100 graias in each ear. This is one of the finest crop 3 ever grown in -the district, and competent judges estimate ihe average yield at from 60 to 70 bushels per acre. At the Dunedin Turkish baths a few days .ago a man asked for a warm bath, and wa» -shown into one of the little rooms, where he •remained until after 5 o'clock. He wae deaf ±o all appeals, and persistently refused to dress himself. As matters were getting .serious, the police were called in, and, after aome trouble, the man was taken to the hospital, it being foend that he was suffering considerably from tbe effects of previous in--temperance. Mr. Lance, of Chrietohurch, has received a letter from Mr. G.- GL Stead informing him that Me Robert Campbell, England (father •f the Hon. Robert Campbell, Oamaru) had offered a cup of the value .<ii 100 guineas for five years, to be run for in connection with the Autumn Meetings of ihe Christchurch and the Dunedin Clubs alternately. The first cup will be run during the coming meeting, and will be added io the Great Autumn Handicap Stakes. At a dinner in Wellington to Colonel Pearce, the toast of "The Volunteers " was proposed by the Hon. the Native Minister, who warmly acknowledged the valae of their services in the Parihaka affair. They jbad, he eaid, opened the eye* of the world *o the fact that New Zealand was quite able to defend herself, possessing, as she did, a force of young men, well trained and drilled, and ready at any moment to turn out should they b» required.