NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.
••. . , » .—• ' ■■" -..; _, ;•/■•: • [from our own coeeespondbnt.] ; •. Thames. Wednesday. \ A TKIBDTJSR in the Alburnia mine, named William Penno. had his foot considerably . inj nred by a fall of mullock. „ ; The weather ie very hot and oppressive— '■■■ ■ being 83 in the shade. The eon was blood red this afternoon, which may have resulted from smoke of bush fires, which are numerous. ;.• ; -'' ,< ; :.\V . i :,-• .;.-: '• : A rumour has been about that the cele- , brated big kauri tree has been burned, bat I doubt its accuracy. At a meeting of the Harbour Board a letter was read from the Under-Secretary, enclosing one from W. A. Hill, who stated he. had been connected with metallurgical and mining operations for years. He thought that the Thames foreshore tailings could be worked to advantage, and was prepared to erect a plant to the east inlet allotment*. The Board resolved to inform the Government that any application from Hill would be favourably entertained. I hear Hill is *""' iufl uentially connected in England, and could, if satisfied with the prospects, give the district a valuable recommendation at home. ;....■' , • . . A gentleman connected with a patent suction dredger has just paid us a visit. Hβ is quite aatisried it would be the beat meatus of securing the tailings on the foreshore. ; [PREPS ASSOCIATION.] " . • Wellington, Wednesday! The Hon. G. K. Johnson has been ap» pointed local director of the Australian Mutual Provident Society, vice the Hon. A. ' de Brandon deceased. « ' ■ V At the Supreme Court (in bankruptcy) to* day, argument took place on the application for a writ of habeas corpus, in the person of W. R. Waters, bankrupt, now detained in the Terrace Gaol on warrant by the Supreme Court in bankruptcy, whioh warrant, it was alleged, was invalid. After argument, the Chief Justice reserved 'judgment until to* morrow morning. : > . v At a special meeting of the Wellington Gas Company, a resolution to increase the capital to £100,000 by new shares at £10 was carried. The chairman stated it was the in tention of the company to greatly Increase the business. . Reuben Hind has been committed for trial for robbery of Mr. Plimmer'e The value of the contents was decided in Court at £133. The box and some documents have not yet been recovered. • ■ < Nelson, Wednesday.fi At a meeting of the City Council lath night Mr. Lightfoot, city surveyor, resigned his position. ■.;.;•.■•.,-_ ",y ■■,''"' Blenheim, Wednesday. At the inquest on the body of William Henry Organ, a lad aged 15, drowned while bathing in the Omaka river, a verdict of accidental death by drowning was returned. ; ="• .■ Christcht7Koh, Wednesday. Daring December the Charitable Aid Board relieved 190 cases, about 30 over the average. The increase is partly due to the discharge of unemployed from relief works. ' " i A burglar named Charles Anderson was caught at two o'clock this morning in Kin* caid'e ■ grocer's shop, Caahel-street, % Constable Coster, who noticed the window opea and found him rifling the till. The robber surrendered without resistance. ". : Dumedin, Wednesday. A young man named Eggley was fined 6s to-day for disturbing a person on New Year's Day, by kicking at his door for a lark. *''' At a meeting of the shareholder* In Keiut and McCarthy (Limited), brewers, the chairman stated that the losses were nearly all ' attributable to bad purchases made by the original owners of the brewery. ' It was Agreed to appoint someone outside to investigate the affairs. '■ At the inquest on the body of James Anderson, drowned from the TeKapo on. Mew Year's Day, a verdict of "Accidental death" was returned. The evidence showed that the boat had been at once lowered, and every effort made to rescue after the alarm was given. A store, dwelling-house, and contents, »k Palmereton, occupied by MoLaw, and owned by C- Haines, were destroyed by fire this morning. ' The building was insured ' for £300 in the Standard, and the stool and furniture for £300 in the Colonial. A brother-in-law of McLaw, while riding near the torn* of the fire, , was thrown from his horse and had, some iribs broken. . ■
NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.
New Zealand Herald, Volume XXIV, Issue 7844, 13 January 1887, Page 5
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