NEW ZEALAND

South Canterbury Times, Issue 5030, 11 June 1889, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND

(By Telegraph.) WELLINGTON, JUNE 10. The steamer Mariposa with the English mail of the 18th ult., left San Francisco for Auckland on the 2nd insfc., being one day late. Thb steamer Zealapdia with the

colonial mails of the 20th ult., arrived at San Francisco from Auckland on the Slhinst., contract date.

His Excellency the Governor has consented to act as president of the lawn tennis tournament on the 26tb, 27th, 2Slh, and 30th December next.

The boxes of Mr Henry Wilkinson Brooks, a passenger by the s e. Tainui which arrived in port last evening are reported to have been opened during the voyage from Home, and the contents stolen. It is understood that up to the present nothing has been discovered to justify an arrestor the casting of suspicion on any person on board of the steamer. Mr Brooks was a passenger for Hobart.

HOKITIKA, June 10. The Bank of New Zealand shipped 1921 ounces of gold, valued at £7700, A man named Hughes attempted to commit suicide at Jackson’s, Christchurch road, by cutting his throat. He had been suffering from neuralgia. He was brought to Kumara hospital. His injuries are not serious.

A child named Henderson was playing with other children lighting a lire, when the flames caught her drees. She was greatly burned and died a dav or two afterwards.

Mr H. Diedrichs, the well-known runholder, broke his leg by his horse stumbling and falling at Waitaha. The leg was bandaged up and he rode 15 miles to the Ross hospital, but the leg being bandaged too tightly was greatly swollen, and the extent of the injury has not yet been ascertained. David Evans, a miner at Greenstone, while cutting timber, fell into a sandpit, 8 feet deep, and broke four ribs. The case is considered serious.

CHRISTCHURCH, June 10. This evening’s Telegraph says:—We are informed that Mr Sommers, bookseller, B igh street, has instructed his solicitors, Messrs Wilding and Lewis, to commence an action against the Lyttelton Times Company for publishing, in a report of the meeting at Timaru of Waller’s creditors, something which Mr Sommers is advised is libellous. The damages claimed arc £2OOO. A letter which was read at the City Council to-night disclosed the fact that the New Zealand Licensing Act does not require a license to bo taken out by the Australian wine and spirits merchants’ travellers. | jjThe Auditor-General has disallowed the following items in the City Council's accounts for last year Sending a cable message to the Empress of Germany condoling with her on the death of her husband, hiring of carriages for councillors attending the funeral of the late Mrs Harper, the Primate’s wife, and the cost of constructing a panorama for the Melbourne Exhibition. The bootmakers’ strike has not exactly commenced yet as a parley is going on between Messrs Toomor Bros, and the men. The latter seem inclined to waver a little though many are determined to resist the employers. A deputatian wailed upon the Industrial Protection League and stated their case. The league expressed sympathy with the men and regretted the dictatorial attitude assumed by Messrs Toomer Bros. Should throats be persisted in, the league recognise their right to afford all moral and material assistance in their power.