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New Zealand Herald, Volume XX, Issue 6814, 19 September 1883, Page 4

Interesting particulars of the recent massacre of a ship's crow by the South Sea Islanders, together with details oi the. lamentable disaster at South Yarra, by 'Whiph .five children were burnt to, deathj will be found elsewhere in oar issue to-day, On our sixth page we give some further interesting: items of news by tho mail.

£*»«&>, bound froil£w^ h, P' '-M-si .boards so.nuch, 80 -&*£ ' tbe St very, short; time. ' TKeirnW* ** k ™ t k> Save anything, "$"» "£ other vessel is uncertain the Ssnoas news reachea Qβ from O, A K .cab.le ; message there TtWathis mornjng that tJ,rr e P l^ render hittself to thi.'Sri&h^i.* 0 m '' and he is threatened witk bon K he obeys the mandate arr s has. been deemed advisable in B oi the hostile cm *met* the reinatated monarch toS* tf Umed by determination to proldne tL ■ * warfare whfch his return tn conntry has provoked In fl, hl3 na "*e British ultknatum 'beW 6Tent o{ « Second Zulu War a .j£l% inevitable:, sequence m Ukel * t0 ** tfa

One of our SDeciVl »..v.i which was passed during S-f' Act . of the Imperial Parliament I Se3a ' 6 a provides for the redncTi?n f a syatem of terminal nof the d ebt bv £173 019,00rwm'h a t C L amonnt >' n /1 the dose of twenty • by amount though been redeemed; that /a to Jt Wt ha * e a portion of tbe stodk th M re « a rds not be complete. Th» operation will redeemed will amount to of de « ! that does not Comprise th, l^ ««t of debt redeemed o!e am onnt reduction of the aho be redeemed by the n u? sbt wiu and by ra ean S of the money L^ f km l chase of life annuities, fXI i° T the latid tax and other miLn dem P t!on °f computed that the new°fe * & redeem within twenty y £E and that other methods of «da c fnW ,ooo ' have.witbia that making with the snm a'bove m. « 'S oo ' redeemed, a total of SltemfiS? ,0 ** « is apart from the eneot iQcome over expenditure u

garrison at Haiphong. The hope sexpS by a Pans: journal that the vessels at the New Hebrides '<w£ p ** t Austraha from annexing these iZoV'l was recently reported that some.for^L nr ers at New Ross, after bting bovcS supplied with poisoned food it t! £re , considered probable that the' a ffa r emanated family in several * result of. an aqcideat. The Ihttmi, If Hartington considers tfet the English&o vernment should ineist ttpon a fuller explana tion from the French Bl&stry Uve outrage. Great uneaif net s among the European reaidettts iu China ia consequence of the hostile attitude of the and there is much indignation at the absence of Bnhsb. warships when the situatiomsso qritical.

The following telegram * a3 received yesterday from the manager of theNw Prjnce Impeml :-'«Two hu n dreaw»i,h6 specimens eighth stops No. 2 section '4t

The proceeclmgs of the Harbour Board ye 3 - I terday were of unusual importance. lbs i Or H s and Tsrjff Committee recommended the adoption of the scheme: of harbour and railway works laid before the Board by 3/r filorrin at a previous meeting. The Bwrd adopted the report.. These works will «- tend from Auckland to Orafeei, and will include faitway extensiop, and jncction from Penrose, The report of the committee will be found in full in another column* A resolution, waa also carried by the Chairman, that instructions be given to the Engineer to prepare plans for the adequate betthage of-■ocean-going steamers. Mr. L. D. Nathan laid before a Board a comprehensive plan for discharging cargo for storage and delivery. This proposal was referred to the Works and; Tariff Committee. Mr. Lamb carried s motion giving instructions to the Engineer to prepare an estimate of cost of the effective dredging of the harbour. The Works Coinmittee also recommended the erection of a traffic wharf at Deypnportj which was agreed to. The resolution passed by the City Council " re cutting dowa of Emily Place," was rfeoeived. _A resolution was earned by Mr. Nathan, giving ingtruotipns to the TVotka and Tariff Committee to reconsider the qiiesipn of storage rate? and. sheds on the wharf.

It is worthy of mention that daring tie passage of the steamship Doric from loadon her passengers were supplied with New Zealand frozen mutton. The mutton iva3 takfen home in another vessel, and was transhipped in its frozen state to the Doric at London, and was. kept frozen by the latter vessel during the trip out. She has still some of the mutton on hoard in her refrigerating chambers.

Amongst the passengers, by the s.si Wairarapa, which arrived last evening from. Sydney, we notice the names of Captain H. F.Anderson, Mr, H. Niccol, and the Rev. 3.. Bates. The latter gentlern3nha3returned after an extended tour through Queensland, where he proceeded for the benefit of his health. The rev, gentletaan has retnrnsd much benefitted by his trip.

Ajn exchange of money orders between Canada and New Zealand has been arranged. This is no dotibt one of the fruits of Mr. Griffin's labours in having an exchange of money orders between thfs colony and the United States of America, The charges range from Is fid for snms not exceeding £2 to 53 6d for sums not exceeding £10. The system of exchange will be at the rate of 4 dollars S7 cents to the pound sterling, equal to 19s 6d for the £.

A few days ago we drew attention to the fact that tenders were called for the erection pf the P.ukekohe Cheese and Bacon Factory. The direet<Ts now invite tenders for the supply of the requisite plant to carry on the company's works. The tenders hare to be sent in by the 2ath instant, as the Board of Directors are desirous that no time shonld be Jost in getting everything into a workable condition. "Plana and' specifications of what tbe directors want are provided; but they also seek for drawings and specifications of a plant which is believed to be as good as the one the directors have ageed upon. _

One of ths Doric's passengers, got his leg severely injured on board since the Teasel 3 arrival in port. It was stated yesterday that he had not been medically treated 00th e Ship, where he a.tdll is, or sent to t£« Hospital. The anniversary service of the VFelfesfeystreet Baptist Church was held and was largely attended. A detailed report will be found in our third pij e -

'£ Telephonic communication ha 3 noW ,^ e f a established between the Hospital and the police station. The city members of the Assembly should give the Government no peace till the short line of half-ainue -between the Hospital and the Gaol is erected, and that establishment brought into immeriiate communication with the policestation. It is always the unexpected that happens, and tvhen a fire has broken out a- ■■ the Gaol, a concerted plan of escape by prisoners been attempted,, or a. repetition ot the Nelson Gaol tragedy occurs, no douns the short sectite alluded to will be erected, A pilot boat's crew bad to be sacrificed « Nelson before the Government could induced to move in the direction of enforc'P = the supply of lire-belts to the crews of jmotboats throughout the colony, and prob3Wy the Government are waiting tut some wjaraity to occur at the Gaol, in order to jnstiiy thorn in going to the extra expense ot connecting- it by telephone with the police station.

The other aftejrnOoni the inmate? of the Old Women's Refuge were entertained t° tea. by a Mdfl lady friend of the wsfatptiition, who was assisted by the scholars 01 her Bible *Glass: in amusiiig the old people. After the te>,- soma musical selections were rendered, by the scholars, greatly to the pleasure of tie old IOiE.

At the Police Court yesterqay a young man named Golding, who is apparently not twenty years of age, was committed for trial en three grave charges, two including breaking and entering. Mr. S. Jackson, jun., appeared for the defence, but did not cross-examine any of the ■witnesses. The firat charge was that nf stealing a watch, chain, and pendant, the property of Mr' Cilfillan, in September, ISB2. 'Jhis theft was committed during the time o£ the fire -which burnt down Mr. Pierce'a Mock of buildings, at the corner of Symonds-atreet and Kyber Pass. Mr. Gilfillan's houae adjoining was in danger, and the furniture and effects were removed. The second ctfar.e was that of breaking and outering the shop of Mr. Gilmour, draper, in July last year, 3 nd stealing about £50 worth of clothing and Some scarves wre found in the prisoner's house <vhen it was searched, which have been identified by Mr. Gilmour as part of the stolen property. The third charge wa3 that of breaking and entering Mr. Louis' jeweller's shop on the wharf in July last, and stealing over £80 worth of watches and jewellery. About £30 worth o! the property was found concealed iu the prisoner's house, Newton-road. It is supposed that Golding was not alone in these robberies, but be refuses to make any statement which will implicate others. I

A Congregation >1 cause is being estabhVed at Mount Eden. A Sunday-school will be opened next Sunday afternoon, in the new hall recently erected on one of the approaches to the mountain. A Sunday oveniug service will also be commenced, probably on Sunday, September 30. The Congre.;ati<inalist3 have purchased a site on th« View-niad, which runs between the Mrnnt Eden and theMou. t Boskill Roads, and will shortly erect a suitable building thereon.

A meeting of persons interested in the formation of a cricket club, f.>r the Remuera and Kpsom di-tricts was to have been held at the Newmarket Hotel last evening, but only three or four gentlemen responding to the call, it was thought advisable to obtain a fuller meeting before proceeding to form a -club. It cannot he said ttiat there is nu desire to inaugurate a local club, as a great many promises have been given, but no doubt many neglected to attmd beli-jving there would be a large attendance, and their presence would be unnecessary. However, it is requested that there may be as full a meeting 33 possible on Friday evening, as tho season is just opening and no time should be lost in 3tarting operations.

The adjourned inquest on th* fire which occurred at Parawai on the 25th August were concluded at the Thamee on Monday. One inquest was h-Id as to the cause of the burning of the bnilding, and the other as to the death of the child {oat in the conflagration. Messrs. W. Davies and C. Windsor were examined, and in addition to that the depositions of Mrs. Woods, who now lies in the Hospital suffering from the result of her burns, were read. Mrs. Woods' statement goes to show that shortly after eleven o'clock on the morning of the occurrence her hueband put a kerosene tin, containing tar, on the kitchen fir-*, while she was engaged in " washiDg up." He then went outside to clean a tank, which he intended to use the tar in coatiag. The baby was in a cradle in a corner between the fireplace and the door. Mrs. Woods heard the t»r take fire, and immediately afterwards it boiled over on the floor ; she ran to the door to call her husband, and to get a wet sack to throw over the flamee, which in the meantime bad seized the cocoa-nut raattiDg. When S' l e returned the place was full o£ Same and smok- ; she tried to get at the child in the cradle but could not, and I fell on the floor ; her husband then rushed id, pushed Her out, and tried unsuccessfully to get the child. Thus it would appear that previous statements to the effect that the baby was seized by one or b >th of the parents were incorrect. The verdict regarding the death of the infant was that it was accidentally burned to death; and concerning the fire that it was caused by accident.

The final rehearsal for to-night's performance at the circus was gone through, last night in the tent which is :dow erected and thoroughly seated and fitted with gas in ease of any irregularity of tbe electric tight. Mr. Woodyear has spared no expense in order to bring the venture to a successful issue, and there is no reason, we predict, to fear he will have cause to regret his outlay. Auckland people, as a rule, appreciate and patronise any good entertainment, ilr. Love arrived from Sydney by the Wairarapa with the Australian contingent of the new company last night.

A meeting in regard to the establishment of a Plumpton Park Company was held last evening. A satisfactory amount of business -was gone through. A report of the proceedings will be found elsewhere.

The directors of the North Shore Ferry Company have accepted the tender of Mr. F. Duder (£300) for the erection of waiting rooms, office, &c, on the Victoria Wharf, Devonport, from plai:s prepared by Mr. E. Bartley, architect. The waiting room will be about 13 x 14, for ladies exclusively, with inner rootn and lavatory. A covered ■way will form a waiting room for gentlemen. The new erection will be of an ornamental character, and not the usual shelter-shed that ia generally provided in 3uch cases. The company deserve credit for meeting "the wants of the travelling public, and the Harbour Board for giving t,hem facilities to •carry out the proposed enterprise.

The only occupants of the police cells at a late hour last night were two men and a woman for drunkenness, and James Gleeson for indecent exposure.

Messrs. E. and A. Isaacs will offer for sale, to-day, a large quantity of men's, youths' and boys clothing, at their stores, Queen-street.

Mr. G. W. Binnsy will hold a sale at his new store, in Fort-street, to-day, of preserved fish, marmalade, apples, 4ic. The sale will commence at eleven o'olock.

This evening the Devcnporfc Musical Society will give one ot their most enjoyable concerts in ths Public Hall. We observe many new opentic partsODgs, a* well as Locke's music ;o Macbeth, announced under tlie &ble ."lirccticD of tlie society's conductor, who certainly carries those local works out to the entire satisfaction of members and visitors.

Yesterday the children of St. Stephen's Native School, and St Stephen's OrphiJ Home, were entertained with a magic lantern exhibition, kindly provided for them by Bishop Cowie. During the evening the children were regaled with cakes and buns, and their happy faces expressed their thankfulness for the Bishop's kindness.