TELEGRAPHIC.

Globe, Volume XX, Issue 1366, 2 July 1878, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

'INTERPRO YIN Cl AL. [PBB PBESS AGENCY.] The Waitara Meeting. Fatal Fire near Blenheim. Waitaba, June 30, After a fortnight’s almost incessant raining-, the weather at last shows signs of improving. A special train went from here to New Plymouth, Inglewood, and back yesterday to convey the Natives attending the meeting on a pleasure trip. They ware highly delighted, and on their return to Waitara there was great excitement. Telephoning was the order of the day with those left behind. _ There was a meeting between the chiefs during the afternoon, at which the Hon. Mr Sheehan was a listener, but nothing of any importance was said. The talk was mostly “chaff” at Rewi about his seat in Parliament. July 2. The dinner yesterday was a grand success. Sir George Grey presided. About 1000 sat down. The whole concluded with a war dance, in which a Pakeha-Maori took a prominent part, much to the disgust of all Europeans present. The band paraded the streets last night. The Southern Natives had all their drays packed early this morning, and left en route for Parihaka. The Waikatos remain a few days longer. Sir G. Grey left Waitara yesterday. The Hon. Mr Sheehan and Major Brown go overland to-day to meet Titokowaru at Parihaka. Rewi dispatched a special messenger to the King at Perhawiaki yesterday, stating his very great satisfaction at the cordial welcome he had received, and the mutual agreement he had made, which he hoped would lead to the union of the two races for ever. Blenheim, July 2. A house was burned down at daybreak yesterday morning at Mahikapawa [Mahakipawa]. It was in the occupation of Mrs Hope, who barely escaped in her night dress. One child was burned to death and another is not expected to live. Wellington, July 2. In the Supreme Court to-day, in the case of Adolphus Frederick Hardy, committed at Gisborne, for trial at Wellington, for striking and kicking some teeth out of a man who cursed her Majesty the Queen, the Grand Jury made a presentment stating that the charge was without a tittle of evidence to support it, and that the country should never have been put to the unnecessary expense in sending such a case for trial. Seven or eight witnesses had been subpeenaed to attend. Dunedin, July 2. The candidates for Taieri are Messrs Robert Gillies, W. H. Gotten, and W. Shaw, a local man. In the Supreme Court the following sentences were passed : —Robert Gardiner, for larceny, nine months ; Henry Page South, for larceny, six months ; Thomas George Smith, for incendiarism, four years ; Henry Sutherland, for larceny, two years ; James Fane, for forgery, two years; William Russell, for larceny, was acquitted. This concludes the calendar.