NEWS OF THE DAY.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XVI, Issue 5571, 17 September 1889, Page 3

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Sir Julius Yogel has secured the lease of about six miles of the Taranaki foreshore extending from Now Plymouth town right down past the breakwater, and round the Sugar Loaves for three or four miles, and he is at present endeavoring to float a company in England to be called the New Zealand Mining, Smelting, and Manufacturing Company ; and from letters received from Sir Julius, it appears as if the company is in a fair way of being successfully floated. Two private telegrams have been received in Christchurch from the subeditor of tho Melbourne Argus re G. T. Sullivan. These state that this individual is not a brother of the American prizefighter. They add that Professor Miller, of Melbourne, knew the so-called brother of J. L. SullivaninAmericaandMelbournc under the name of Clampett. Telegrams further state Miller says the American pugilist has only one brother, named Michael, and he is a blacksmith. Clamper's Melbourne friends are highly amused at his claiming to be a brother of the American prize-fighter. Clampett, or Sullivan, as lie is called, still draws immense audiences in Christchurch, but only one minister supports him. Says the Wellington Post of Saturday : Some lively scenes took place in the House last night during the committal of the Native Laud Court Act Amendment Bill. One of the most amusing incidents occurred in one of Mr Taiwhanga's speeches. This lively little gentleman was protesting against the number of Bills dealing with native affairs, introduced by the Government. "I said to myself," he exclaimed, t; God knows how many more there will bo. Here they are ; my table is covered with them," and gathering up papers with both arms till his own figure was almost concealed, he struck a meloduumatic attitude, while members and occupants of the gallery fairly roared with laughter.

An Oamaru telegram of Friday says : — The case of A. D. Willis v. M'Callum and Co., claim L6OO for wrongful dismissal, has been before the Supreme Court for the last two days, and was concluded to- night. The plaintiff had been engaged for 2A years, but after being in the service of the defendants for a short time was dismissed on the grounds of incompetency and taking a letter of his employers out of the office and showing it to a solicitor. Counsel for the defence contended that on these grounds the defendants were justified in dismissing the plaintiff, but counsel for the plaintiff argued that lie defendants knew of the plaintiff's incompetency before engaging him, and that the position he occupied in the firm entitled him to take the letter and show it to a solicitor, who happened to bo also the firm's solicitor, The Judge summed up strongly in favor of the plaintiff, and the jury awarded him L 234 damages. By way of illustrating tho kind of a smash that took place when the Kanahooka and Centennial came in contact an examination of the Centennial shows that the shank of the starboard anchor was completely severed, and the anchor was knocked inboard a distance of no less than 20 feet. This affords a pretty good idea of the force with which the two vessels collided. Then as to the rent or gap in the Centennial's bow. It is known of course, that the Kanahooka's stem and bows are terribly smashod, but it was hardly expected to find a rent in the other vessel as much as 12ft wide at the top, the plates of iron one after the other folded back as though the material was lead. The cut is V shaped, and is situated about 18ft from the stem. The width at the top is, as stated, about 12ft. and runs ta nothing below. . As was thoughgt probable, it extends below the lower deck, three plates below being cut.