NEW ZEALAND.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 3799, 18 June 1880, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND.

Pkb Prkss Association^ AUCKLAND, JtTNB 17. Deserted. The Star publishes v strong scandal about a doctor who recently purchased a practice here. It appears that a young Swiss lody, to whom he had got cng:tt*«*-l on board ship sir months ago, emtio out by thel-sl. mail steamer with her trousseau ready prepared, expecting lo bo married in thico dn*. s. He never .went, near hor till forced by (lie chief officer of the mail sf earner, and subseuu.-i.tly said lie would not marry li.r «.i.d tiiat, he must have been drunk whon ho piopoe il. It thon trnnppiml he was engaged lo v hi ily living at Kangi'ik-'i, whither lie lias sine.' «"ne, leaving tbo poor Swiss girl to her falo. i'lo affair ir? creating a givat sensation here. AUCKLAND, .IrsK LS. Forgery. Wllliat-i O'Ccnnell was charged Ihi:> morning with forcing and uttering a ehe-jut- for £1-1. on the National Bank. The prisoner wae a sub-agent of Government life Assurance, recently occupied in canvassing at Coroniandel, but gutting slmrt of in ney, lie presented tbe cheque in question at the l.iink, and was at onco informed it was a foi gory. Ellen M'C'lougbloo, whoso name tho prisoner had forged, deposed that ho hud con Tensed tho fuel to her. PALMERSTON NORTH, Jbkk 18. Looking for Gold For a cont-iderabi** lime a party of proapectors, under command of an experienced minor named Htmkin, have been searching for gold id tho gullies and creeks of tho Tnrurua ranges. So far they have found only email but, not, payable ijiinnlilies. Baukin is, however, convinced thai there is a rich vein eomowhero iv tho vicinity. The party toiled on in hope until their provisions gavo out. On Wednesday a meeting of the principal men ol 1 .Pulmcrsion waa held, who, j., order to J thoroughly te»t the mutter, guurunteod a ] M-m-k.-ipi-r to provision tlie party three months. They are located ut. thogorge, fourteen milea from Palmer. Hn. I hey nre san- | guino of ultimate Buecess. A■• I he "party were J out in the recent, wretched weal ler, it may fl bo oxpeotod that they lmvo undergone som© 1 privations. Tho wholo aro Buffering from I

•rile-umatiam. So far thoy have expended £60 in the venture, and now their efforta are being "backed, they start away ngain on Sunday. WELLINGTON, Junk 17. A Parliamentary Mine. The mining lease of the Golden Point Gold Mining Company waa aold by auction thia afternoon to Mr Reeves, M.H.R., for £400, ard the plant to Mr Mastera for £115 Make a Call. At the Magistrate's Court, aeveral easea against Land Tax defaultera were heard, but judgment waa reaerved. Hurry Up. The annual report of the Horticultural B cioty showa a aeficiency of £11. OAMARU, Junb 17. Barley Burned. A fire, by which two Btackß of barley wore •deatroyed, took place on Wedneßday evening. It is supposed to bo the work of au incendiary. A Mystery. An inquest waa held to-day on the body of the infant found under a bridge on the North road, when aa open verdict waa returned. Ho clue haa been found aa to how the child came by ita death, or who the mother ia. DUNEDIN, June 18. The Fisheries Bill. The Otago Acclimatisation Society urge the -amendment of the Fiaheriea Bill by incorporating the proviaiona of "The Salmon and Trout Act, 1867," providing that Acclimatisation Societies receive tho revenues from licenses and penalties. The Carnival. The Carnival takings to date at £510. Identification. The body found on the Hindon railway haa been identified aa that of Michael M'Carthy, labourer, who, whilst in a fit, to which he •waa greatly subject, fell into a few inchea of water and was drowned. INVEROARGILL, Junk 17. Crime. At the Supreme Court to-day, Francis WheedoD, for arson at Mataura, was found guilty and sentenced to two yeara' imprisonment. Donald M'Kay was found guilty on a charge of aiding and abetting arßon, but Bentence was reserved pending the decision of the Court of Appeal on the law point a raisrd In the caso of Duncan Cameron, wbo pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting araon, sentence -was deferred until next aeaaiona, a plea bring made for a mitigation on the ground that he had turned Queen's evidence. His. Honor promised to consider the matter, and in tho meantime released the priaoner on bail. M'Kay was Eent back to gaol until the decision of the Appeal Court is given.