ARRIVAL OF THE 'RANGATIRA.'

Auckland Star, Volume I, Issue 199, 29 August 1870, Page 2

ARRIVAL OF THE 'RANGATIRA.'

LAT X S T SOUTHERN NE-.YS

EATLWAY PROPOSED FROM RANUITIKEI 1O IAEAJNAKI.

BAEQUET TO COMMODORE

LAMBERT

THE UNEMPLOYED AT OTAGO

INFANTICIDE AT WANGrAMJI.

The s.s. Kangatira arrived in the Manukau this morning from Wanganui and Southern

ports

WANGA.NUI, August 22. A woman named U-rutterman was brought up at the Resident Magistrate's Court at Patea, on Friday, charged with concealment of birth, bufc as the body of the child could not be found, she was remanded until Monday. The Court sat again to-day, but no fresh evidence was taken. The prisoner made a statement to the effect that she had confessed to having given birth to a child in the open air on the 12th instant j that she bee me insensible after delivery j that on recovering con-ciousness she enquired for the child, and was told by Mrg. Connelly, the midwife, that "you will have enough to do to drag through the world without that." Mrs. Connolly, who had been pre"vio"usly arrested and discharged, was again taken into custody. The hearing of the case was resumed on the 23rd, and the prisoner COtmrrittei to take her trial. HOKITIKA, Augifst 21. The Glengarry, slratnded on the 17th, ia breaking up. August 22, 11.17 a.m, A pttblia meeting is called for to-rnoirow nlghb, to consider tho question of annexation to Otsjj'o, Now a few here think tire move went a fatal mistake. The census papers are not yet in. DUNEDIST, Atiguat 22, The anertrplayed presented themselves in a body at the Q-arernarent buildings to day, and a deptnatrofi informed the Depruty-buperin-terid«nt that they had examined the works offered by the O-oveTrxnunt, ttad found %toai3 they Would nofc give "' tucker," find refused to take it. They were informed that G-orern-ment would take no further action in the nnrttef, when the unemployed gave three groans for the Secretary for Land and Works. WELLIXaTpN, August ts. By the arrival of the s.s. Kangatira have Wellington files to the 23t-d iust. With referenoe to public works and railways the Evening Post of the 22nd inst. has the following paragraph :—" When Mr. Vogel annocmced, a few days ago, what railways the Q-oTernuient intended to ask the ianction of the House to proceed with at once, the were some mentioned in either Wellington, Taranaki or ICupier. But we learn chat, principally through the exortiona of Mr. Bunny (who has this session set an example to all our Welling' •ton members) Mr. Togel intends to c xteud hi 3 plan, atid propose a railway from Wellington to Hawke's Bay, through the Wairarupa, and from Bans(itikei to Tarauaki.

A ball is to ba giveu at Wellingto-n in honor of Gommodore Rowley Lambert, C.8., and officers of H.M. ships of the Australian squadron, on Thursday, September 1. Among the stewards are the names of all the members of the Ereoutire, his Honor Mr. Justice Johnston, and the principal members of both Houses of the Legislature.