NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXV, Issue 9150, 4 September 1888, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

[PRESS ASSOCIATION'.] Haweka, Monday. Mr. Nairn, manager of the Bank of A us* tralasia, was driving his family to Manaia yesterday, when the horses bolted and upsefr the buggy when approaching the Waingongoro Bridge. The youngest child, an infant, was badly hurt about the head. The elder child had his ankle sprained. Mr. and Mrs. Nairn and Miss Fanthain are much bruised. Woodville, Monday. A copper lode was struck on Friday in the lower level, and shows rich ore. The promoters will probably take steps immediately to form a company to work the lode. Kaikotjra, Monday. Kincaid House, the residence of Mr. A. W. Inglis, was burnt down last night. Really nothing 1 was saved. Mr. Inglis lc-s. a lot of valuable plate and a number of relics and a fine library. The tire was discovered about nine o'clock, when all the inmates were in bed. Insurance : £450 in the Victoria Insurance Company. Napier, Monday. The case of alleged perjury against F. D. Luckie, secretary of the Hawkes Bay Jockey Club, brought by his clerk, B. C. Ware, was dismissed without the defence being called on, at the Resident Magistrate's Courb this morning. Christchurch, Monday. At the Police Court to-day Joseph Dolahunt, charged with stabbing William McLean, at Papanui, on August 18th, was dismissed. The evidence showed the wound to be slight, and both parties equally culpable. Do e din, Monday. At the licensing committee meeting today an application to transfer the license of the Gridiron Hotel from Margaret Roche to her husband, was postponed until the decision of the Supreme Court was known in the recent case to remove the whole proceedings by writ of certiorari. The chairman drew attention to the fact that several licensees had been before the Police Courb for felling after hours. He pointed out that sometimes cases were proved, but no penalty could be inflicted. The committee, however, had resolved to deal with such cases, and if they were on the bench next year no licenses for a later hour than 10 o'clock would be granted where offences had been proved. The U.S.S. Company directors, after going into the matter of the coal miners' strike in New South Wales, find that ib will involve very serious expense. Their consumption of coal is 150,000 tons per annum, and now that none is available in Newcastle, it means purchasing New Zealand coal at higher rates. Orders have, therefore, been given to captains to husband coal, and an increase in the time of trips may be expected. In addition to this they are deprived of back freight from Sydney; and, as they have to take in enough from New Zealand for round trip, curtailing outward-freight earnings, it means £400 to £500 per month. Next month they will withdraw some of the steamers in the Sydney service. Freights are declared to be increased. In connection with a telegram from Greymouth, that the miners would not load the Pukaki, it may be stated that the Pukaki is not calling there to load, but simply to obtain a supply for her round trip to Fiji. No coal being obtainable in Newcastle, a detour has to be made to Greymouth. Mr. Carew to-day decided that promoters of mining companies had no power to claim allotment money. John Walker, an old resident of Opoho, over 70 years of age, was found dead in his bed on Saturday. He must have been a couple of days dead when discovered. He leaves considerable property but no relatives in the colony. At the inquest, held to-day, it was proved that he had £'2000 in his possession at the time of his death. Invercargill, Monday. The Hokonui Coal Company have been asked to quote a price for 2000 tons of coal weekly delivered at the Bluff, for shipment to Melbourne. This company is hampered in its operations by the circumstance that their mine in Forest Hill tramway, which was constructed with public funds, bub over which Government will not permit their locomotive or rolling stock to be run, consequently the company have to haul coal several miles with horses, and then discharge it into Government wagons on the main line. •