NEWS IN BRIEF.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 8404, 4 November 1890, Page 6

NEWS IN BRIEF.

Melbourne Cop today. Te Mahuki and 20 of his followers were Committed for trial yesterday. Wharuta, one of those charged with riotbig at Te Kuiti. was discharged. Sir G. M. O'Rorke addresses the Manukau electors at Gtahuhu to-night. An inquiry is to be held respecting the Collision between the Britannia and Ruby. Mr. F. Lawry will address the Parnell electors at Newmarket on Wednesday Dight. A meeting of the creditors of Patrick Cooney lapsed yesterday for want of a quorum. Mr. Witheford, who has returned from Sydney says business there is paralyzed by the strikes. The Northcote ferry steamer Tongariro broke down yesterday owing to her crank ishaft working loose. The men who attempted suicide last 'week—Hynes and Hunter—are progressing Kavourably at the Hospital. The R. M s. Alameda has no less than :E'275,97.i worth of bullion amongst her outward cargo. A nice prize for a privateer ! Sir Robert Stout declines to stand for election, but hopes he may be of some service to the Liberal cause outside Parliament. ' Countess of Kintore and her son visited 'Mount Eden and the Public Library yesterday prior to the departure of the mail Steamer. ' The ladies' dresses in the "Sorcerer" last might were elegant and striking. They •were designed and constructed by an Auckland lady. We have to acknowledge the receipt from Mr. C. Hudson of the Now Zealand Government Railways Time-table for November. A large committee, including some of the leaders of the labour party, has been formed to support Sir George Grey and other Liberal candidates for Auckland city and suburban seats. Captain Fairchild, of the Hineraoa, which Svis returned from a trip to Antipodes, Bounty, and other islands, reports all the provision stations in good order, and there were no castaways. Among the Auckland passengers by the H.M.s. Rirautaka, which arrived from London at Wellington yesterday evening are the Hon. Mr. E. Scotland, Captain Kurd, and Mr. L. E. Nathan. Mr. Seth-Smith, Chief Judge of the Votive Lands Court, returned from Rotorua on Saturday. The judgment as to the ownership of the Waiotapu Valley will be given (luring the present week. At the quarterly meeting of the Wood■ville Farmers' Club it was intimated that !Kelr-on Brothers had arranged to establish freezing works at Woodville, capable of putting through five hundred sheep per day to start with, jind to be built so as to be easily increased to put through a thousand a day when required. The works will be opened tweKe months from now. The following is the state of Her Majesty's Prison, Auckland, for the week ending Ist Nov. : —On remand, 22 males ; awaiting trial, 9 males ; boy, 1 ; penal servitude, 45 males, 2 females; hard labour, 51 males, 21 females ; default of bail, 2 males, I female ; received during the week, 20 males, 7 females ; discharged, 23 males, 5 females. Total in prison, 130 males, 24 females.