NEW ZEALAND.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 5013, 22 May 1889, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND.

(By Telegraph.) AUCKLAND, May 21. Marsh Brown, the groat Ngapahi chief, died rather suddenly. Ho was a recent convert to Mormonism. Iho people of Kawakawa have formed a coal prospectors’ association and have also organised a company to work the finds. The Auckland yacht Akarana has been sold by Mr Logan to a Sydney gentleman. Thomas B. Hill, the well known chemist, of Auckland, has filed his schedule. The boxing contest between W. Murphy and J. Simon Show did not last long, as Simon was stunned by Murphy’s second blow. The two boxers loft for San Francisco by the Zealandia. Two Stowaways by the Zealandia from Sydney were fined £2 each with costs, also the fare, £5, or two months’ imprisonment. They pleaded guilty, and said they left Sydney through starvation. The charge against volunteers in connection with the Easter encampment was heard today at the Police Court. Costello, Butler, and Thornton, were charged with larceny from Porter’s hotel at Mercer. The cases wore dismissed. There was a conflict of evidence.

Bichard Baryer, a settler at Waiwera, was drowned last night while taking a punt down the river.

WELLINGTON, May 21. The electric light will after all not be ready by the Queen’s Birthday, The company, despite exertions, are not able to compete the installation. It will probably start next week. The members of the Maori team belonging to the Poneke Club did not intend to play through Yictoria, and will be back hero shortly. The city council intend to prosecute the owners of the ball in which the boxing match took place for not having a license. The body of the woman found floating in the harbour this morning, bos been identified as that of Mrs McKenna, a widow, living with an unmanied daughter in the city. Ihe woman left her house yesterday morning, the daughter understanding that she was going into the country to visit friends.

CHRISTCHURCH, May 21. Mr Vorroll, member for Ashley, received a vote of confidence at Oxford last night.

At a meeting of the creditors of Donnolly, of the Palace Sink, it was decided by nine votes to three not to subject him to public examination.

OAMAEU, May 22.

An inquest was held to-day on the remains of the son of Mr J. D. Familton, of Kakanui, who was drowned by the overturning of a dray into a lagoon. The evidence showed that the dray of a man named Morrison came into collision with the trap Mr Familton was driving, and throw it over the bank. Mr Familton sang out for assistance, but the man did not stop his horses and did not come back to the place. In his evidence Morrison said that ho could not do so because, as soon as the accident occurred, one of his horses bolted and be could not leave it, and ho was carried away past the scene of the accident. The jury returned a verdict of accidental death, but added a rider (two of the jury dissenting) that Morrison was worthy of the gravest censure for not having turned back to ascertain what had occurred, after stopping his horses.

DUNEDIN, May 21,

The Otago Rugby Union, in view of the visits of the Auckland and Nelson football teams, have decided to play only one match against Warbrick’s team. A case of an unusual character was heard at the Police Court to day. Settlers residing near the city are continually subjected to annoyance, especially on Sundays and holidays, by young men in search of game wandering over their grounds with guns and dogs. Two of these pot hunting fraternity figured in court to-day, and were fined £1 and costs for trespass. The Act provides for a penalty not exceeding £2O. A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a young man who has been for many years in the Savings Bank Department. He is charged with embezzlement. Examination so far shows forgeries and embezzlement to the extent of £IOO.

Sir Somers Yinc, delegate of tho Council of the Imperial Institute, arrived by the WaU bora to-day, and will at once proceed to Wellington to give his credentials lo the Governor and Premier, and request the co operation of the Government in supplying information regarding trade and commerce to the Intelligence Department of the Institute. He is not asking for money, but for collections of products of the various districts, which it is intended to keep up to date. He will visit the different commercial centres, and probably deliver explanatory speeches.