SOUTHERN NEWS.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 539, 2 December 1890, Page 2

SOUTHERN NEWS.

Last night. Arrived — Ruapehu, at Port Chalmers, from London. Welcome rain has fallen at Qamaru, It was a short reprieve for the farmers, but more is required if it is to ba of permanent value. A number of settlers have already turned their sheep into the crops. Two bankrupts had their certificates suspends! at Wellington for six and three months, for not furnishing proper accounts and keeping books properly. A youth named John Thomson was killed at Dunedjn through a gun which hs was handling unexpectedly exploding. Deceased lived at Taieri,

The annual report of the South Canterbury Refrigerating Company states that 86,035 cheep and lambs were frozen during thayear, A dividend of 8 per cent, has been declared, and £G,7£5 carried forward, The enlarged works’r’eqiire an oqtpui of 260,000 to pay as wgll as the original works,' ■' ’ f' Mr I-irani, sue of the candidates for Palmerston, was hooted and yelled at for two hours at his Friday night’s meeting, and pelted with ftiur, A fire broke out in the new Roman Catholic Chl’rob at Palmerston North on Saturday morning, but was extinguished before much damage Was done? Inoandiarjsm is suspcgtgd. ' ' The nomination cf Harper, of Timaru, for the Bish ipric of Newcastle (if nq migtsbe ba B bcen made in the name) was wi''iiogt his knowledge or consent. The open boil ’’ftl'S wmpeijng in the yacht race at Lytteltompn Satuiift" “ £e£ ‘ noon, filled and sank. A sailor belonging to the ship Auckland, nsmed Anderson, was drowned, while the other occupants, ths Captains O vens and Jernes and two sailors were rescued by the yacht Mascotte. A vibliitrt northerly gale v;as experienced

yesterday afternoon and ev.ning at We ■ liogton, followed by rain. Sumo dimagi was done to the small craft in the harbor and the German man of war Lsipzic dragged her anchor slightly. Considerable damage was done on shore to the gardens, the contents of which were destroyed in all direc ions. It is still raining and blowing hard, and the streets are flooded. A mee’ing of the Public Servics Association was held at Wellington on Saturday evening. Mr Fi zgerald. Comptroller General, presided, and about 309 members were present. Rules for the guidance and government of the Association were passed. At the Wellington Sports there was a large attendance, and keen competitions H. Batger put up the coloniii record for the 120 yards, which he got over in 161 sth secs, and that with a poor pace maker. The Cu-toms duty for November was £127,364, against £123,040 for October and £122,072 Sfor November last year. Auckland contributed £25,407, Wellington £25,169, Christchurch £22,779, Dunedin £28.695. The estimate for the eight months was £1,009,854, so that at present the Customs revenue shows a surplus of £23,188, though the primage duty has been stopped and the strike was expected to have largely affected the last month’s receipts. The net railway revenue up to date is over £lOOO above the estimate, but the next four months are not expected to yield so much as last year, in consequenco of there being no Exhibition. The Commissioners anticpate that they will, at the end of the year, have a small surplus in the estimates. Mr Pratt has been elected for the Northern Maori district. The Returning Officer has posted a writ to the Governor, with Taiwhanga's name as elected. Nothing will be done till the writ is received. It is a question whether the new election can be ordered at once, or whether Parliament must order its return. The other election gives, Taipua 1220, and Eketone 500. There are still three returns to come, but all will likely be in Taipua's favor.