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Evening Star, Issue 3054, 2 December 1872, Page 3

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH

(From the New Zealand Press Association.) Auckland, November 30. A farmer named Armstrong was thrown from his horse at Onebunga and killed. At Mercury Bay one Duncan Matbeson was killed whilst felling a tree. A Native named Mark considered himself bewitched, reiused to take food, and starved himself to death. Mark’s son subsequently shot himself dead on account of his wife’s sudden death. * The Dakota is expected here on Monday. Sailed : The Robert Hen leraon. December 2. Messrs Clark and Backhand, M. M.R.’s, addressed their constituents last night, and received votes of thanks. John Evreton, a gum digger at Northern Wairoa, has been killed by another gum digger in a quarrel, the latter striking him on the head with a gun. At the inquest, a verdict of “ Manslaughter ” was returned. Tawhiao visited Kawhia tor the purpose of re-opening that harbor, but found several of the chiefs against it Hone te One asked the King about the probability of there being peace, and 'Tawhiao replied there would never he peace until the Waikato, as far as Maimgatawhiri, was restored. Hone thereupon said even the Queen could not do that, as a portion of tho laud had been sold. Hone’s opinion is that the Hauhaus will either recommence war against tho Europeans or commence lighting amongst themselves. Wellington, December 2. The Superintendent and Provincial Secretary will make an official trip in a few days along the West Co ist to the boundary of the Province, and Mr Reynolds will probably accompany the party. Lyttelton, December 1. Arrived— Aeterope, ship, from Kelson ; Celestia and Ottawa, from the Bluff; Albion, s.s., from Wellington. Cjromwell, December 2, The Elizabeth Company have sent in a cake of 82oz. for 13 days’ crushing. Naseby, December 2, A miner named Thomas 'burner fell from his horse yesterday afternoon at Araie’s Plough Inn, and died two hours afterwards. An inquest is to be held to-day. The drought continues. There is no water, and hundreds of miners are idle in consequence.