NEW ZEALAND

South Canterbury Times, Issue 5027, 7 June 1889, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND

(By Telegraph.) AUCKLAND, Junk 6. Captain Kemp intends to apply to the Governor for the return of his certificate, which was recently suspended by order of the Nautical Court appointed to enquire into the recent channel collision. He urges that the decision of the court was based upon a wrong assumption. Mr John Dillon, M.P., has accepted an invitation to visit Auckland, but thinks that he cannot come until the middle of August. Ho fears that it will be impossible for Messrs Esmonds and Deasy to come to Now Zealand.

The report that Messrs Henderson and Maefarlane had rehabilitated their inland trade by buying their bankrupt estate is now denied.

WANGANUI, June 5. As the result of the conference (in connection with the gas dispute) between the mayor, as delegate of the corporation, and the gas company, to go into accounts for readjustment, the company have to refund the corporation the sum of £l9O for moneys overpaid . WELLINGTON, June 6. The Minister of Lands has received a letter complaining of the scarcity of labourers there (F), and urging the Government to get over a number from Australia. The Hon. Mr Richardson says there is little need for anxiety for Malcolm and Young, who were prospecting on tho West Coast of tho South Island. During his recent visit to Milford Sound he saw both men, who had over six weeks’ provisions, not including fish or birds, and the men expressed their intention of remaining there until picked up by a steamer.

CHRISTCHURCH, June 6. . Mr A. Loughroy, member for Linwood, addressed a largo meeting of his constituents to-night, and received a vote of thanks and confidence. GREY MOUTH, June 6. Patrick Casey, who has been employed for a number of years driving tho horses for drawing coal trucks across tho Brunner bridge, was this morning, between 5 and 6 o’clock, driving across the bridge. He accidentally became ontamgled with the chain which attached tho horse to rho truck and was thrown off tho truck. It passed over him, cutting off his left leg and right arm and injuring his right leg. It has boon decided to amputate both legs, but it is not expected that the poor fellow will survive the operation.

Another accident, which is also likely to prove fatal, occurred ut Coalpithoath mine. William King, whilst at work, was caught by a fall of coal, which broke his thigh and injured his skull, besides inflicting other injuries,