NEW ZEALAND.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2116, 3 January 1880, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND.

[Pee “Times” Special Wire.]

A Family Distribution. Auckland, Jan. 3.-—As- Mr Bennett was driving down Hobson-street with his wife and child, the wheel slipped olf, and the occupants were precipitated on to the roadway, but not seriously hurt. The Millenium. Chiniquy lectures and moves about freely without the slightest obstruction, the Catholics apparently hiking no cognizance of his proceedings. Spying- out the land. The Lincolnshire farmers’ delegates are visiting Waikato. They were entertained at dinner at Cambridge. Gold! Gold! Gold! Tbe Union Bank yesterday shipped gold to the value of £7070. Wool for Dondon. Christchurch, Jah. B.— The ’ ship Ranfijitiki sailed from Lyttelton for London. She takes a full cargo of wool. The road to fame. The committed rioters have just been taken to Lyttelton by train. They were strongly guarded by foot and mounted police. The Press on Strike. Dunedin, Jan. 3.—The “Star” and “ Times” support the operators on strike, saying they have never been fairly dealt with, and urging the Government to make a searching enquiry before taking any decisive action against the strikers. Caledonian ? Games. There were about 5000 at tlie Caledonian Games yesterday. The Dunedin Handicap was won by Duncan, McCann second ; the walking match by Sims, Macdonald second, Claxton retiring; the Three Miles Handicap by Burke, R. Burke and Allen being a dead heat for second. Cricket. Carisbrook won the cricket match easily, scoring 190 to Invercargill’s 62, and 60 for seven wickets. The Force of Great Examples Five small insolvents filed during the week. Decline in revenue. Customs for the year[]lß79 £359056 against £371356 for 1878. Scholarships. Marion Steel, of Palmerston School heads the lists for the successful Provincial School scholarship. The three next highest arc pupils of the Dunedin High School. All the operators from the Dunedin office are still on strike. A Kleptomaniac. Invercargill. Jan. 3. —John Harford, stewart of the* May Queen was arrested drinking on Friday morning. He was found to have seven watches a sum of money and a quantity of jewellery which he had gathered in his visits to the Caledonian games and several hotels. He was brought up and remanded to the 11th when seven charges of robbery will be beard. Accident to a Steamer. Wellington, Jan. 3. —The steamer Jane Douglas, which left for Kaikoura and Lyttelton last evening, returned this morning disabled, the high pressure connecting rod being broken. '

Public Sympathy with the Telegraphists. Blenheim, Jan. 3. —The telegraph operators seem more determined and confident than ever. Seven or eight have obtained employment. It is stated that a public subscription list will be opened to assist them when funds run short. Several cadets from Wellington arrived this morning. '