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Western Star, Issue 406, 1 January 1881, Page 3

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BairraiiE’s Special. HOME AND FOREIGN. : !> . . London, Dec. 27..,.Obituary,: John Joseph Mechie, ex- ) aldennaih of. London, aged- 78.. The 'diseased was best known.as the inyentcor of the razor-strop bearing his name. /" Dec. 28. V * 'Mr Parnell has been elected chairman of the Home Eulers in Ireland. Further diplomatic communications ' have been received, wherein it is' stated that: Greece 1 dnsists upon.'the frontier line .laid down fit' Berlin. • -. The trial ’of the /Land Leaguers at Dublin has commenced, and a jury hfts been sworn, Three per cent. Consol', 100!. Adelaide wheat, per 4981 b, ex warehouse,,sos. . t - Per Merchant Shipping and Underwriters’ Association :—Arrived : Camptrdown, from Lyttelton, September 28. ' ‘ . ■’ .... Latest intelligence to hand from the Cnpe states that the Boers have se;zed Utrecht, and that the rebellion is •sp reading. t r ■ ■> ■ ‘ Bjbrnb, D' c. 27. The President of the 'Swiss; Con--fed ration, who has hut quite recently 5 b«en elected to the position, committee Rv icide to-day in a street in this city.!, ' Constantinople, Bee. 28. > It has transpired:i v that the Porte intends to make, a proposal to the Powers that another^Conference should bo held to Turko-Greek frontier •question instead of ;the proposed arbir t ration.'for the same purpose. / . , > Bombvt, DeC.'29. ' It is announced that owing to reirifcrcemehts being required for the suppression of the rebellion in th e Transvaal, a contingent of Indian native troojps bas been ordered to proved ira mediately to ’ Natal, a,nd the necessary arrangements are now being ma.de for the despatch offerees from this port withoutjdeiay. - ’ . ■ Berlin, Dec., 29. A report is current here that a squadron of the German navy has hien ordered, t> be got ready to proceed to, fche Pacific in March next. Npofficial confirmation of the rumor, however, has yet been published. . : ' Defer'B6; ‘

The report current a few days ago that the -German irondad squadron ■was going to the Pacific, is, denied; i - : -‘Paris, Dec.-30. The ironclad Richelieu has been burnt at Toulon. ■ 1 • * London, Dec. 30. .Latest'•intelligence from the Gape st»tej that the Boers have captured th e courthpu se at and ’ wfg jtnafeing, extensive preparations for h«sieging the fe.,t. • !....■ . ■ ■ / INTERCOLONIAL. ; Melbourne, Dec'. 27. Swan- the New Zealand man, won “tie pedestrian match with 163 miles. Sakfr came in seven laps behind. Brisbane, Dec. 29. JL destructive fire occurred last night at' the; whatvosii Vat Petrie’s Bight, on the-Brisbane river. It-broken out at night, and raged for some time, doing •cc n eiderabl e dam age to p rop erty, though the destruction was not so great as it was at first feared it would be. The •actual extent of the loss is not yet Tsnown. •! The insurances comprise £2OOO in the South British, half of which is re-insured in the National ;atd Colonial of New Zealand; also £ 100 in the Standard, and £3OO in the National.: ■ ; < ■> IK TEE PROVINCIAL. Auckland, Dec. 26. The jockey Nolan, who was killed yesterday, is well-known in the Australian colonies. He was at a very early age brought with his parents to Melbourne, and may be almost recognised as a native of that city. He leaves sinters and-relations, now ah Melfeouraeya young wife, and also two children r -to mourn the result of the Auckland Cup of 1880. Nolan was 38 years of age. He was a well-known jo ;key on the Australian turf, and rode aerpral goad,hordes to victory. He

won the Champion Race on Pride of the Hills. Nolan served his apprenticeship to Mr Filgate, of Melbourne. He has been in New Zealand for three years, under engagement to Messrs Yallanee and Mason. His principal mounts in this stable were on Pinfire in Wanganui and Napier. During the present season, especially in Christchurch, as Mr Walters’ horses were training at 1 Messrs Yallanee and Mason’s stables, Nolan rode for Mr Walters, and won several events with Billingsgate at the Christchurch meeting, besides making a grand second on Piscatcrious in the big event, the C.J.C. Handicap. Nolan’s emplovers state that he was a steady and reliable -man. , . Just before- the accident a ■ gen tleman op the grahd stand remarked to Mr Walters that Libeller was runhing ? well, an - he an swered, ■“ If he ‘ does not win it will not be for the want- 1 of good management, for he has the best jockey in the colony for .the weight.’’ -'Mr Walters-i* was much affected by Nolan’s death. Nolan’s injuries were fracture of the base of the skull. Besides injuries, sustained by the fall, he must have been struck severely by the hoof ‘ of one of the horses. Death must have been instantaneous. One blow crushed in the whole of the . base of the skulLr.Carrington j wap senseless, but he ig « now out of danger. He was carried to a every assistance. Dr Goldsborough was soon present, and under his care Carrington recovered consciousness. King Q.uail-has suffered slightly on one shoulder, but Libeller is believed to be seriously shaken;' It seemed difficult at first .for people, to realise that so dreadful an accident had happened, butwhen.it vvas. found. true,, everyone present seemed struck -with horror, the unfortunate man haring been,’’as it werei. killed beforehtheir faces. The .flags of the stand and booths were at once lowered to half - ■ mast, v ; On Christmas Day the,, Hon H. R. Boor, who was a passenger from .Sydney, by ,the Rotorua, committed suicide by shooting; himself. He is supposed to belong to the Tipper House of, Parliament of Queensland. He was buried at sea. ... Thomas Eaves banged himself last night at Bombay, settlement. The cause of the rash act:is not known, _ Gisboene, Dec. 27. A fatal accident Occurred" in the , harbour oh Christmas evening. A boat containing four, men, who were working on the Loehnagar, put off about 11 Vclock for the shore, and when nearing the river the boat’s plug got out, and the boat, while filling, capsized. The occupants held on to the boat till daylight, when one became exhausted, fell off, and was drowned.

/ Napier, Dec. 27. The funeral of the old chief Tnreha will be a grand affair, the expense being borne by tbe Government. A grand mausoleum, to be faced with marble, has been erected, and the tangi is a greater affair than-has been held for 80 years. .It is calculated to cost £2OOO. . •' e Ji A fatal fire has occurred at Dennet’s Albion Hotel. Early this morning the hotel was discovered to he on fire, and it w r as supposed that all the inmates were f rescued, though one, was so drunk' that he had to be lowered by ropes, being incapable of helping him-' self. The Fire Brigade goto the fire under .after . about £SOO wtorth of damage was done, one wing being gutted. The firemen, in going through the rooms, then found a man named Smalley, a shepherd, who had just come tp-town. There was no knob on the 'handle of the door inside his room, and thus he could not escape. He was very little burned 1 evidently dying fmm suffocation. The insurances are—On the building; £SOO in the Stand;vrd and £BOO in the New Zealand; on the furnit me, £SOO in the Union. The stock was not insured. AY ELLINGTON, Dec. 29.

Tuhi, the murderer of Miss Dobie, at Opunake, was executed in the Wellington Gaol at eight o’clock this morningh He walked* firmly on to the scaffold, and was accompanied by Archdeacon .Stock., The drop; was; eight fe«t, and death was instantaneous. : Tuhi had previously addressed a letter to His Excellently, in which’ hie stated —“ I have heard that I am to be put to death oh Wednesday, and I am willing la die on - that day ; but I have a wiroTo eny to ydu7 ‘As I am toTcfie* let spirits die not leave any of its kind in the world. Let it be destroyed from ,the,face of this,earth, lest it should remain to cause trouble tb men, Man'then be .answer- , able for lus own troubles. If destroyed it' would be well. Man would then y eifet diis ; o*wh troubles.* TWh’it * would be well. 51 There would be' no cause [for;JtroubleJ, <m That -Tuhi.”' _ ", , _ ■ _^■ ' ■ W- 1 ' Deci 27. The depositions of the man Kerison, shot by Gibson at Prebbletou, were taken to-day. He is still in a serious state, and the bullet cannot be found. Gibson’s revolver was found planted in a hedge, all the chambers being reloaded. , ■ r t i! u ‘ a ’ ' r A trcKLANt), Dec. 30. ; A boy named Waugh, at Bombay settlement, was kicked on the head by a horse, • The lad, who is twelve years,' is not expected to recover. Thomas Eaves, who committed sui-, ; cide at Bombay settlement, was a widower with fire children. He was disturbed in his mird through some scandal in which- his namq was associ--ated with another person’s: He took it to heart, and a few people shunned him. jThree of his children went to: a, dance, and on returning late founds their father hanging from a rafter. He had been much excited that day. At the inquest the jury returned a verdict of “ temporary insanity.” Tames McFabridge, late of the A.C., was charged at the Police Court With assaulting Miss Jones Hunter. Defendant did not appear. It seems he professed an ardent affection for Miss Hunter, and continued, to .press., his suit greatly against her inclinations. She has lost two situations through his annoyance, and was in danger of|

losing a third.unless protected from his unwelcome intrusions. On the refusal of his suite, he assaulted her. A warrant has been issued for his arrest.

Fiji papers by the Albion, which arrived to-day, state that the reception of Governor Des Yoex was most cordial. The assemblage was the largest and most respectable ever seen in Levuka. Addresses were presented by the Friendly Socities. The town was decorated. The levee was numerously attended.