NEW ZEALAND.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 3804, 16 June 1885, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND.

(Pee Pbess Association.) A Dance of Peace. New Plymouth, June 16. Titokowaru and his people were at Opunake this morning, and danced a haka afterwards. Titokowaru said that the natives had met there that day to show that peace had been made with the Europeans, who he hoped would not take a wrong meaning from their war dress. He concluded his address by saying be would shower peace upon the people for ever. Fire. Napieb, June 16. The homestead of Joseph Hallett at Pokehihiri was totally destroyed by fire last night. A piano and some furniture were saved. The property was insured in the Union office —the house for £350 and furniture for £125. Inquest* Dunedin, Juno 16. At the inquest on James Barr who was found dead in a but at Lovels Flat, a verdict was returned “That the deceased met his death by poisoning, but there was no evidence to show how it had been administered.”

Charge of Arson* Inveecabgill, June 16. In the Police Court to-day James Mabin, runholder at Benmore, was charged on remand with Laving 1 attempted (o sot fire to some stacks on the farm of a settler named O’Donnell, After further evidence bad been taken as to the character of prosecutor, the Bench dismissed the information, holding that a prima facie case had not been made out. They considered that Mabin’s witnesses had proved that he was at home on the date when he was said to have been seen at the stack, and pointed out that O’Donnell’s evidence was uncorroborated. Grain Shipment* A meeting of grain shippers was held here to-day, to discuss the inadequate shipping facilities supplied at the Bluff by the Union Company, for the carriage of grain to Australian ports. It. was stated that nearly 100,000 bags of grain are now lying at the port awaiting shipment, and it was suggested that a special steamer should be chartered for its export. The following resolution was carried “ That in the opinion of this meeting the weekly provision of space for grain in outward Melbourne steamers has been totally inadequate throughout the season to the require meats of the port and that a strong representation bo made to the Company to clear off accumulated stocks and to afterwards muko fair provision for the port.”