NEW ZEALAND

South Canterbury Times, Issue 5028, 8 June 1889, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND

(By Telegraph.) - AUCKLAND, Junh7. The Auckland dentists met last evening and passed resolutions in favour of forming a Dentists’ Association, and appointed Mr Rawson of Wellington their delegate to a conference. Mr Dunder, first officer, who was exonerated from blame at the Fijian enquiry, is an Auckland native, and served for many years on the Union Company’s vessels on the coast. A cable message from Sydney says the Lubeck has arrived there. The case of Cornwell v. McArthur and Company, merchants, known as the great Samoan land case, was concluded; j udgment was given against McArthur for £41,276 and costs. Security will be required by the court before defendants are allowed to appeal. WELLINGTON, June 7. Mrs George Crawford, widow of the late Mr George Crawford, died hero this morning, aged 69. Mr B. S. McGowan, chief clerk in the Government Insurance Department, has been appointed agent of the Otago and Southland districts. REEFTON, June 7. A well attended meeting in connection with the New Zealand Exhibition, was held to-duy, and after full particulars and explanations had been given by Mr Hastings, a resolution supporting the project was unanimously carried, and a very inlluential commilleo formed.

GEEYMOUriI, Junk 7,

At the annual licensing meeting to-day Sergeant Hanlon pointed out tho necessity for merchants taking out wholesale licenses to sell in bulk, as hitherto bottle licenses only had been taken out. Ho said that there were 36 licensed bouses in Qreymouth, or on® to every 130 of the population. Casey, who was killed ou tho Brunner bridge, had his life insured for £3OO in the Government office, and only a few days ago ■was thinking of giving it up. An inquest will be held-

CHRISTCHURCH. Junk 7,

The failure of one of our largest and best business firms, Messrs Lightband Allan and Co., is announced. Since 1872 they have been engaged in large transactions in the leather and grindery trade. The doors of the establishment are not yet closed, but this is only left until work at present in hand is finished. The total liabilities of the firm are stated to be £120,000, and the stoppage of work is most unfortunate, as about 320 bands will be suddenly thrown out of employment, and the local market for hides will be seriously affected. The assets are estimated at £130,000, showing a surplus of £IO,OOO. The failure is due to extended ramifications which have proved unsuccessful. There is a probability of the factory being resumed shortly on a more condensed basis. A proposal from the Hawke’s Bay Agricultural and Pastoral Association with reference to licensing stallions was discussed at a meeting of the local A. and P. Association to-day but was considered premature. At the licensing committee meeting to-day Mr Harman, tho chairman, expre-sed the committee’s pleasure at tho very satisfactory state of the trade in Christchurch, and the uniformly favourable reports received of the fifty houses, against which no complaint bad been laid by the police.

O AMARU, June 7.

A man named Edward McCormack, anight porter at a hotel, was charged at the Resident Magistrates Court to-day with having four pick lock keys in his possession. Tho landlord of the hotel had missed a number of bottles of whisky, wine, etc., from tho bar, and several of the servants and lodgers’ boxes bad been opened and valuables taken. The keys it was found would open a largo number of the drawers, boxes, and doors in the hotel. Although there was nothing to connect the accused with the articles taken, the magistrate decided to send him to gaol for a month, the keys to bo forfeited to the Queen. DUNEDIN. June 7. Nothing further has been revealed in connection with the Waitahuna murder case. Detective Henderson is still prosecuting inquiries, but it is understood that he has not discovered any material evidence to link Waddell with the murder. Waddell, who is confined in Lawrence gaol, does not appear in the least concerned, and still maintains his innocence.

The executive of the Exhibition this morning amongst other things decided to arrange for the placing of the provincial courts geographically, starting immediately from tho entrance as follows: —Auckland, Taranaki, Hawkes Bay, Wellington, Marlborough, Nelson, Westland, Canterbury, Otago.

!ihe assurance of the Hon. Mr Biohardson that no anxiety need be felt for Captain Malcolm and Mr Young, appears to have been given under a misconception. If they had remained at Milford Sound they had plenty of provisions, but when tho Herald called there on the 23rd they had left to come overland. There has been plenty of time for them to have made the journey, hut (hoy have not put in an appearance. It therefore seems that they must have had to turn back. As there would be no boat on Lake Ada they would bo thus caught, in a trap there unless by some chauce Sutherland happened to go up on tho chance of their returning Their friends are now very anxious, especially as the last letter from Mr McKinnon, the surveyor, stated that he bad run short of provisions and had to get some from Sutherland. There is (bus a dancer that the prospectors are unable to cross Mount Balloon through the track being blocked and unable to reach Milford, whore they would leave the bulk of the provisions, owing to there being no boat on Lake Ada. Tho Orowaiti had instructions to call at Milford, but the telegram from Westport states that she was unable to call owing to the darkness.

INVERCARGILL, Juke 7,

The Education Board, after a long discussion of Dr Hodgkinson’s proposal to establish a library in each school in the district, and to provide a copy of the Scriptures as the board’s contribution thereto, adopted a substantive motion by Mr Bain, that the board supply each school with a copy of the Bible. Mrs Conyers, wife of the late Commissioner of Railways, died at the Bluff to day after a brief illness.

The Chamber of Commerce has passed a resolution suggesting to tho Railway Commissioners that the present through service between here and Dunedin be accelerated by an hour and a half, the train from tho north to leave Dunedin at 9.30 a.m.