BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Evening Star, Issue 4225, 11 September 1876, Page 3

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Westport, September 9. A beard seven feet loug, painted blue with sunk gilt letters—“ K.E.8.K.0.T. D.” was picked up near Cape Foulwind. It has evidently been part of some vessel, and a long time in the water.

Invercargill, Sept. 11. The captain commanding the district charged one of the artillery volunteers in the Magistrate’s Court, to-day, with absenting himself from parade without permission, when a fine of one pound was inflicted, ’ {From, our own Correspondents ) _ ( ; > apier, September 8. Last Sunday 150 Natives took possession of the Omatanui land title, concerning which there was a dispute between them and Mr Sutton. The latter won the cases before the Supreme Court, The Natives say they are acting according to legal advice, and intend holding possession until forced away, c-e . T ere strictures appear in the J J ress as to the railway management. The time-table is fixed so inconveniently that the settlers prefer travelling in the old style. Stables are again in requisition. The merchants also complain that railway authorities do not forward goods unless the trucks are filial or unless they charter special tracks ■’> high cost. The result is the goods are so long detained at the Napier station I,] it the merchants received notice from their \j>. countly customers that, unless their orders are more promptly executed, they will wuhdraw theirbßsiueM.