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Evening Star, Issue 3377, 16 December 1873, Page 3

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WEf.UN'CTOX, December 10. Further particular have been received from Horowhenua which are not quite satisfactory. It appears that after the disputants nad consented to refer their dispute to the Government, some of the Natives on both sides refused to recognise the arrangement, and much bounce and plenty of tin eats were used. Mr !>oota thought it desirable to sleep in the Muaupoko camp during the night. A shot was toed at the whare/but nobody was hurt. The JSgatiraukawa insist on the case being re-heard by the Lands Court. A reply is to he given bv the Government in two days. Bodies of armed Natives are arriving, and orders have been given to tha ferryman not to cross any Natives earning arms. Puke, a Ngaterankawa chief who' refused to listen to reason, has issued a challenge to the Muaupoko tribe to fight on Wednesday. The Government, however, hopes to maintain peace, and is using all means to do so. There was a very large attendance of parents, ike., at the Grammar School to-day. Mr Gisborne presided, and in the course of his address remarked that he hoped very shortly the pupils would be able to occupy the now College, which he thought was available for the whole of the Colony, and superior to any other educational institution in New Zealand. Dr Vaughan, in Eng’aiul, had written to say that he was looking for a suitable gentleman as 1 i incipal, and he believed a very eminent scholar would be obtained shortly to come out. December IG. The Sugar Refining Company will commence operations as soon as 11.000 shares arc taken up. and will send to Melbourne fur plans for the proposed works. Auckland, December 15. The highest scores for the first day’s firing for the choice of Colonial Representatives were —Skinner, 89 ; Rvitt, 88 ; Payne, 7o ; Marvie, 73. Rf.F.ktox, December 15. The crushing of the Break of Day claim at Lyell yielded 1,1G40j!. of retorted gold from 152 tons of stone. CniusTCHuncn, December 15. The crops are looking splendid, and promise much larger average returns than last year. Labor is scarce, especially in the building trade. For harvesting and shearing large wages are offering. The “ Lyttelton Times ” suggests a mutual arrangement between the several Provincial Governments and the General Government with the contractors, to suspend all public works during the harvest, and avers if some such measure is not adopted the const quence to the Colony will be serious. Great apathy exists in cricketing circles. The practice match, City v. Suburbs, fell through on Saturday in consequence of very small number of players present. The “ Times ” and “Press” remark strongly on such an incident occurring, with the Interprovincial Match with Otago dose at hand. December IG. The twenty-third anniversary of the Province was celebrated to-day. The weather b gloriously fine. The volunteers paraded at nine, o’clock, and Colonel I’ncke took advantage of the parade to present to Mr W. lector of customs, the New Zealand Vvar Medal, for services rendered while in charge of an outpost during the attack on the Hutt in 1840. At eleven the Governor will lay tin foundation stone of the normal schools, which are to cost L 17.000. At noon athletic sports will be held in Latimer Square. The Governor has given a prize. In the evening thcic will be a torchlight procession by the Fire Brigades. Nai’lKß, December IG. In the action for libel, in which Mr Scaly, R. M., sued the proprietors, editor, and publisher of the “Daily Telegraph,” the jury last night, after a two hours’ absence, brougat in a verdict of “ Guilty,” with a recommendation to mercy. The Judge fined the defendants L;> each, with costs. The case excited considerable interest, the court being crowded throughout. Hokitika, December IG. S. Meyerstein, ironmonger, was fined LSO to-dny for smuggling three silver watches in a case of hardware shipped from Melbourne. Nklsox, December IG. At the distribution of prizes at the Nelson College, the Rev. Mr Simmons, the head master, attacked the University Scholarship .examination as being of too difficult, too wide a range, and calculated to muddle the brains of any boy of sixteen. If the object was to chock and stint higher education, no money was ever more judiciously laid out than the L 3,000 voted. He attributed this to the governing body being composed not of men of academical eminence or experience in education, but almost entirely of politicians and ministers.