NEW ZEALAND.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 3487, 9 June 1884, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND.

(Peb Pbesh Association.)

THIS DAT,

Shipping* Wellington, June 9.

The steamer Yictory sailed for London direct at nine o’clock this morning.

Arrived, at 10 o’clock last night— Hauroto from Sydney.

Steeplechase Meeting* Arrangements have been made between the Wellington Pacing Club and the Island Bay Park Company to hold a Steeplechase meeting at Island Buy immediately after the Napier meeting, which comes off on 26th inst. The Novel Divorce Suit* Messrs Buckley, Stafford and Fitz. Herbert have been retained for the defence in the Grey marriage suit. All the material allegations are denied. Mail Subsidy. Government have received information that it is probable the American Congress will grant a oubsidy for the continuation of the San Francisco mail service. He Wants to Learn Politics Wahanni and his party arrived in town this morning.

English Shipping.

Christchurch, Jane 9,

The New Zealand Shipping Company are advised by cable message o£ the following vessels having sailed from and now loading at London for the different New Zealand ports. For Lyttelton Loading, Cingalese and Pareora. For Port Chalmers—Sailed, Hurnnui ; loading, Ada Melmore. For Wellington—Sailed Ganymede; loading Orari. For Timaru—Loading, W. H. Watson and Asterion. The Dnnelm from the Bluff has arrived in London. The Springfield FireLater particulars re the Springfield fire state that after putting the two youngest children to bed, the eldest boy, 12 years old, and another went out, leaving in charge a little girl of five years, who says while interlacing her shoes, a towel caught fire from the candle and ignited the building. The insurances are £175 in the Standard office and £75 in the Australian Mercantile. Inquest on the Child StirlingDunedin, June 9. At the inquest on the child Stirling, the evidence of the mother was that she gave the child to her six-year-old daughter, to nurse, while she went and tidied up a shed iu the back yard. On her return, after an absence of 10 minutes, she found the baby’s clothes on fire, and nearly all burnt. She dressed the child’s burns, but medical advice was not obtained. The jury returned an open verdict, and acting on their recommendation, the Coroner cautioned the mother for her inhuman and unmotherly conduct, informing her that had there been much more evidence, there would probably bare been a verdict of manslaughter against her.