NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS,

Taranaki Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 7111, 8 July 1886, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS,

[PEB PRESS ASSOCIATION.] ANOTHER FIRE. Auckland, July 8. The house of J. H. Walsh, Wairoa South, was destroyed by fire, -with its contents, at two o'clock yesterday morning. One of the children narrowly escaped being burned to death. The insurance (in the New Zealand office) does not cover the loss. TRUNK RAILWAY AGITATION. An agitation is being carried on in the northern districts against the reduction of the vote for the trunk railway extension north of Auckland. It is suggested that the Bottlers refuse to pay the property tax, as a vigorous protest against the injustice. LOAN AND MERCANTILE MEETING. The annual meeting of the shareholders of the N. Z. Loan and Mercantile Co. was held yesterday. Dr. Campbell, the chairman, stated the business was in a flourishing condition. The loss by Holt's defalcations is not expected to exceed £1500 to £2000. Dr. Campbell was re-elected a director, and Wm. Innes Taylor ■was elected Colonial Auditor. SUPREME COURT SESSIONS AT AUCKLAND. At the Supreme Court, John Ryan, for stabbing George Lawlor at Opotiki, ■was sentenced to six months' imprisonment, and Arthur Morton, for passing valueless cheques, to nine months. NZ. COURT AT THE COLONIAL EXHIBITION, "Wellington, July 8. In the House of Representatives, the Premier read a cable from the Agent-General denying the statements made against the display in the New Zealand Court at the Colonial and Indian Exhibition, and stating that our Court compared favorably -with the Courts of the other Australian Colonies.

At the Harbour Board on Wednesday, the conversation drifted into various subjects. Amongst other topics of conversation was vegetables. Mr. Corkill said that sometime back a settler in Taranaki put in an acre or two of cabbages to feed cows with. He found however that they spoiled his butter. While he was thinking how he could best get rid of them all a trader caino along, and offered him 2a 6d a dozen for the whole plantation. Most of the eabbnges were sent to Auckland, where they wcro packed in crates, shipped to Sydney, and were sold for Gd each.