NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 8005, 26 October 1887, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

[per united press association.] WAITOA GOLDFIELD, Auckland, October 25. | It is stated that a telegram has been received at Hamilton from Waitoa from three experienced miners, who have been prospecting there for the past few days, who state that the field is no good. Messrs. Price Bros., of the Thames, have been instructed to discontinue the manufacture of maohinery for the Waitoa gold fields. MAN DROWNED. The body of the man Lynch, who was drowned in the recent boat accident at Hobsonville was recovered near Luoas Creek. ANOTHER SDICIDB. Auckland, October 26. A young man named Hugh Martin, aged 21, committed suicide by cutting his throat, at Wangarei, on Wednesday last. A verdict of temporary insanity was returned. MORE ASSAYS FOR GOLD. An assay of stuff from Watson's claim at Whangomata, Thames, was made at the Bank of New Zealand, resulting in a yield of gold and silver to the value of £54 183 Id per ton. WINDING DP RAILWAY COMPANIES. Dunedin, October 26. At a meeting of the Waimea Plains Eailway Company it was derided to wind up voluntarily, and sell the Company's land. The Chairman said the loss to the individual shareholders when this was done would be £1 18s per share — not a very encouraging result to those who had tried to open up the country. AN ATTEMPrED SUICIDE. A laborer named Hugh Anderson attempted suicide at Outram by outting his throat with a pocketknife. The wounds are not expected to be fatal.

Jndge Gillies and his private Secretary (Mr. Bruce) were passengers by the Hawea this morning. Sergeant-Major Mason, of Lyttelfcon, arrived by Tuesday night's train, for the Supreme Court sittings, in which he is connected with the case with the case of forging and 'uttering .igainat Charles Rogers, whom he arrested. The real mission of Sydney Tawrihanga to Parihaka and other Maori settlements was, it is Baid, to collect monoy to be used for the good of the native race; but his philanthropic views have signally failed. Ho has returned to Wellington. The through train from Wellington was delayed half-an-hour or moro at Sentry Hill on Tuesday night through the engine, when shunting, gqing or partly going off the line at one of the points. The engine was got on by a screw jack at the first attempt, which was rather fortunate for the passepgers. A very strikiug example of the Biblo qiotation, " The laborer is worth his hire," was given at a meeting of creditors held recently. One of the creditors hid been deputed to take an inventory of the bankrupt's furniture, which ho did, but wh j n he was asked at tho meeting of creditors to divulge certain information bearing on the furniture, he hugged his boloved book with both hands, scanned the f.ices of all present, looked dubious, winked, and at last wanted to know who who going to pay him for his information. " You set"," he said, " I huvo gono to considerable trouble—.! whole week — to get the inventory made, and as things are shaky in this estate, 1 should like to be guaranteed my wages before giving the information." A horero then took place among the auditors of this caony man, and when it was finally decidod by resolution to pay him his professional fee, he opened ihe inventory book and read out such a formidable list from it that it was found necessary to tell him that he had read enough. The first general meeting oE the creditors of T. D. Colsor. was held in tho Assignee's office, on Monday afternoon, at 2 p.m. in tho absence of tho Deputy Offirial Ansignec\ Mr. 11. Q. Biiuchopo was voted to tho chair. The bankrupt was examined on oath, and attributed his filing to the fact that he could not livo and pay off tho old debts contracted in businoda out of his wages. — Thero was a feeling among some of the creditors that the case was not one for tho Bankruptcy Act, as he could by arrangement have settled his debts without goin? through the Court. — The creditors ultimately voted thaf, tho binkrupt should retain his furniture which ho valued at £20, but which whs valued for the Assignee at £38 19-s. The total liabilities of the debts are £93 Is 31, and the assets £53 Bs, thus leaving a deficiency of £39 13s 3d. This is after the furniture was valued. At the annual meeting of tho Lawn Tennis Club on Monday night, Mr. O.Samuel was re-elected, Yen Archdeacon Govett and Mr. Andrews, vice-presidente, and Mr. Stewart was elected hon. secretary and tronsurer; Misses Webster, White, Rawson, and Read, Messrs. Dalziell, Govetc, and Warren, aud Dr. ■ Jjealliutu were appointed a oommtteo. A hearty vote of thanks was accorded Mr. 11, King for past Bervioes as seoretary.