INTERPROVINCIAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 1466, 3 June 1879, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

I Per "Timabu Herald" Special Wire.] Auckland, June 2. The Albatross bringsnews from Samoa to the 18th May, to the . effect that Matcote has been crowned King of the

so-called rebel party. Thu " Government " pirty, under the leadership of an American, has made no movement, and since the coronation the King party has taken active part m tha administration <>f the affairs of the Islands. Residents are wondering whether there will be another war ; or whether the so-called Government will quietly be snuffed out without remonstrance. At the Chamber of Commerce's annual meeting to-day, a report was received respecting what had been done by the Chamber during the year. The Chairman (Mr J. C. Firth) delivered a lengthy address, m which he reviewed the state of trade throughout the colony. Mr J* M. Darga\ille moved a series of resolutions, urging the Government to re-impose a duty on timber, or to grant compensation, as was done m cases under the Distilleries Act, when it was repealed. He stated that at present fire hundred men were , out of employment, and m consequence of that a large number of ships were now laid up, and m a short time many more would have to be laid np, that had found a profitable trade m carrying timber. He said saw-mills m the Auckland provincial district paid wages during the' year to the amount of at least L 40 ,000. Mr Holdship. seconded the motion, and stated that within three months from the present time about a thousand more hands would be discharged, which number would continue to be increased from time to time until the timber trade had almost disappeared. He regarded the removal of the timber duty the severest blow the Government could have dealt to property m this part of the colony. The resolutions were carried. Wellington, June 2. The election of City Auditors took place to-day. There were three candidates for the two offices, and the old auditors were re-elected, the poll being, Stevenson 342, Eliott 327, Angarde 182. A haka and war dance is to be performed m the Theatre Royal on Wednesday night by some Wairai apa Maoris m aid of the funds of a brass band at Masterton. Constable Mack, of Adelaide, left by the Arawata to-day, with Cownn, the bigamist, m custody. Gleich, of course, was left. The money and jewellery found on Gleiuh when arrested has, it is understood, been left m safe custody here until the right to it can be legally determined. At a meeting of the directors of the D'Urville Island Copper Mining Company, held this afternoon, Mr Hugh Owen was appointed manager, vice Mr Griffiths, resigned. Mr Owen, m consequence of his appointment, resigned his position as director, and Mr Kyll was elected to fill the vacancy. The Royal Insurance Company has adopted an independent fire tariff of its own here. The annual meeting of the Wellington Licensed Victuallers Society lapsed today, there being only eight members present. To-morrow is the annual licensing day. The Attorney-General and Minister for Public Works went South to-day. In the Kinross perjury case on Saturday afternoon, Mr Rees wanted the. case adjourned till after the meeting of Parliament, because the clerks of the Legislative Council were unwilling to give evidence unless they obtained permission from the Council. Mr Rees said a threat had been held out that ho would be attached for contempt were he to press the Council clerks too much. MrTravers would not consent to such a long adjournment, and the case was adjourned till the 10th of June. Mr Rees hinted he would fill up the time from the HHh of June till the 11th of July, by calling Maori witnesses. At Featherston to-day a man named Wai. Pomberthy Ford was sentenced to six months' imprisonment for robbing his master, Huxley, a tailor. Hokitika, June 2. A party of three m a claim at the Kumara have washed, for three week's work, 180ozs of gold. Their expenses amounted to about LSO or L6O for the same period, the balance being net profit. One of the party wanted to go Home, and had an offer of L 450 ; but he refused the offer, it not being near the value of his interest. An influential Committee is canvassing the whole district to raise money for a testimonial to Warden Price. The Committee is meeting with great success. Christchurch, June 2. Mr Marsh, Immigration Officer, has received a .communication from the Hon. the Minister for Immigration, informing him that the Hon. Minister for Public Works has instructed Mr Blair, Engineer- in-Charge of the Middle Island, to lay off a small section of a railway work, at a rate of wages not to exceed 6s per day. The men are to be conveyed free not more than once to Amberley. Mr Marsh placed himself m communication this morning with tin; Engineer-in- Charge, and negotiations are now proceeding, but it will take a few days to settle the preliminaries. Mr Marsh has also been instructed to confer with the Mayors of Christen nrch and Sydenham, with the view of taking the necessary steps to secure that none but really destitute persons, or those who really cannot find employment elsewhere, shall be put on at this work. The Selwyn County Council, Lyttelton Harbor Board, and the Drainage Board are to commence certain works which will employ a good number of men. The City Council have put on about 50 men at stone-breaking. The estimates of the Borough of Sydenham for the ensuing year are — Income, L 5186 5s ; balance m hand, L 137 13s 7d. This will be exhausted by — liabilities, L 1329 Is lid ; wages, 14282 4s 8d ; and a few smaller items. Among those who escaped from the massacre at Isandula was the son of an old Akaroa colonist, Captain Greaves. He joined the Third Natal Contingent as a private, together with a young man named Worsley, who is related to people of that name living here. Both became Lieutenants m a short time, and Greaves was m the battle, where he displayed so much courage that he was promoted after his escape to the rank of Captain. The young New Zealander is extremely well spoken of, and regarded by his comrades as a rising man. The following are the nominators for the Canterbury Coursing Club's meeting ok June 17th and 18th :— Christchurch Stakss : Messrs Fraser, W. H. Porter, H. McConnell, E. R. Deacon, J. F. Miles, R. P. Hill, E. W. Roper, E. Jerome, G. Bull (2), W. B. Lain, Morgan. Puppy Stakes :W. H. Porter (2), A. Duncan, T. H. Ranger, W. G. Walker, H. Chateris, K. P. Hill, W. G. Judge, J. Beard (2), W. H. Birch, W. B. Laird. The charge ci arson m Cathedral Square against Lewis was remanded after taking a quantity of evidence. One of the witnesses appeared m Court hopelessly drunk, and was locked up. The Globe appears m an enlarged form to-night, the size of the Star. Christchurch has now the largest collection of newspapers m the colony. The brick sewers north of the Avon have now been completed at a cost of about LBOOO. These sewers, which form a part of Mr Clark's scheme, have been finished for LISOO less than that gentleman's estimate. The cases of infections diseases reported m the dißtrict between April 28th and May 16th have been classified as follows : — Typhoid fever, 9; scarier fever, 1 ; diphtheria, 2.

A boy named Fox, living on Kaiapoi Island, was pLiying with an old flint-lock gun on Saturday afternoon and met with a serious accident. He loaded the weapon and allowed the muzzle to get filled with clay. When the boy fired, the gun burst, and the breach was driven clean through his thigh, carrying away a piece of the bune. Amputation will probably be necessary. E. Buxton, who was implicated in a number of destructive "'larks" iu the Ferry road, and who was captuied at the Waiau a few daya ago, was charged on ten informations with injury to propeity. He was fined one shilling in each, with costs, which made the amount L8 11s, rather costly sport, as the Magistrate informed him. The damage done was not particularly heavy. The Customs dues collected last month at Ly ttelton were — Spirits, L5850 12s 7d ; tobrcco, L1197 ; ad valorem, L3140 Os 3d ; other duties bringing the total to 1d.5,419 8s 3d. Oaharu, June 2. The unemployed are adopting means of bringing their condition under the notice of the Hon. the Minister for Public Works. A petition for presentation to Mr Macandrew has been got up, and a meeting of those out of employment is called for to-morrow afternoon. During the month of May 40 births, 6 marriages, and 10 deaths were recorded in the Oamaru registrar's office. The nominators for the New Zealand Waterloo Cup, to be run for under the auspices of the North Otago Coursing Club, on the 24th inst., and their places of residence, are as follows : — New Plymouth— Caverhill ; Christchurch — Messrs Roper, Birch, Allan, Duncan, Parker, Jerome, Hill, Porter, Miles ; Tetnuka — Thomson ; Waitaki — Mason ; Oamaru — Otterson, Smart, Ronayne, Moss, Taylor, Lintott, Fleming, O'Brien, Grant, McCorkindale, Connell, Kett, Patterson, Beid Bros., Caverhill ; Totara — W. McAuley, T. McAuley ; Kakanui, Moeraki — Riddel; Dunedin — Prince, Bell, Logan, Campbell, Dodson, Brydone, Diiver, Phelps ; Tokomairiro — Coombes, Daniels, McLaren, Duthie, McDonald ; Invercargill — Surman, Blackham, Sutton, Powell, Wade, Tapper. Dunedin, June 2. The Evangelist has ceased publication, after an existence of ten years. -It was first published in 1869 by the Rev. Dr Copeland, and it was carried on by him almost unaided for four years, when it became the joint property of the Rev. Drs Copeland and Stuart, Meßsrs Gow, Ryley, Todd, A. J. Burns, and W. D. Stuart. Since 1874 it has been edited by Dr Stuart. It now gives place to the New Zealand Presbyterian, which is under the care of Professor Salmond. " From its tirst appearance," remarks the editor, in his valedictory article, " the Evangelist enjoyed a considerable circulation outside the bounds of the church and colony, and its articles have often been quoted in the organs of the sister churches." The Riverton correspondent of the Southland News has it on the beat authority, that Mr Henry Hirst is agent for a man in Yorkshire, who lays claim to all the land in the district ; the claim being comprised in a block purchased from that sanguinary old cannibal, Bloody Jack, beginning atHowell's Point, and running alon;,' the coast westward for twenty miles, and inland for ten miles. There seems to be Borne ground for the claim, for the deed of purchase, or gift, or whatever it may be termed, is properly drawn up, and duly signed and registered in the Land Office, Sydney ; and it is dated three yours prior to the purchases made in this part of New Zealand by Mr Commissioner Mantell. Bloody Jack passed it over to Mr Johnny J ones, who in turn sold it to someone else, who passed it along to some other body, who disposed of it to the man in Yorkshire, who holds it at present. The Committee to which the Presbyterian Synod entrusted the suitable celebration of the commemoration of the establishment of the Presbytery in Otago, the 17th June, 1854, are making satisfactory progress with the necessary arrangements. "It is understaod," says the Evangelist, " that they contemplate a soiree in the hall of t'>e First Church, as well as a public meeting in the church, under the presidency of the Moderator of the Synod, at which an address will be presented to the Revs. W. Will and W. Bannerman, who, with the late Dr Burns, formed the clerical members of the Presbytery of Otago, at its constitution twenty-five years ago. Invercarqill, June 2. The first sod of the Edendale-Toi Tois railwny was turned to-day. This line, when completed, will open up'a vast tract of agricultural land in the Mataura district. The first section has now been commenced, and will be concluded within twelve months. It is between thrive and four miles in length, and runs over comparatively level country. The length of the whole line will be something like 30 miles. Dr Menzies, M.L.C.,. turned the first sod. There was a large crowd present.