INTERPEOVINCIAL NEWS.

Grey River Argus, Volume V, Issue 301, 17 December 1867, Page 2

INTERPEOVINCIAL NEWS.

A surveyor named Lochead who was employed by the corporation of Port Chalmers, was missing recently. The Daily Times, of Monday, says : — lt appears that, on the night of the 26't2i, Mr Lochead slept at the house of Mr Duncan Taylor, a 3ettler at Sandymount. He rose at an early hour on the following morning, and went outside. Since that time he lias not been seen. Towards night, on Wednesday, the 27th, as he did not return, MiTaylor went in search of him, along the different tracks through the bush, but had to return without being able to find even a footprint of the missing man. On Thursday, the settlers .in the neighborhood made a more thorough search of the bush, and since that time, the bush has been scoured from daylight to dark, by the police and ; others, but no trace of hint has been discovered. It is feared that at the time Mr Lochead visited the district, he was in indifferent health, and that, when he left the house, he was mentally deranged . That, however, is only supposed, on ac count of his restlessness during the time he was under Mr Toylor's roof. The instruments which he intended to use in the survey of the land were left at Mr Taylor's house. Mr Lochead is described as bein^ between thirty and forty years of age, and it is stated that he has^ a wife and family residing in Dimedin. A telegram in the Daily Times of Wednesday states that the body was brought into Port Chalmers ou the previous evening by Sergeant Mallard, who had been engaged in searching for it for 36 hours, part of the time assisted by fifteen settlers. When found, the body was in a perfect state of nudity, lying on the side of a hill facing the sea. "The underclothing of the deceased was fifteen yards above the spot where the body lay, and the outward clothing on a slight ledge near the top of the hill. The body had to be carried five miles until a dray tract was reached, when a horse was obtained, by which it was brought to Portobello, 'and thence conveyed to Port Chalmers. The corpse had been placed in the Morgue. and an inquest was to be held yesterday. Horses appear to be rather at a discount in Hawke's Bay, one having been lately sold by auction at Meonee for sixpence. The lucky buyer immediately afterwards offered to get rid of his bargain, for a shilling ; but whether he was fortunate or not, deponent doth not say. The Hawke's Bay .Herald says the country is overrun with the veriest screws, most of them Hauhau loot, and the feed they consume. is worth infinitely more than the animals themselves. Mr Aldridge had a narrow escape from drowning in Port Underwood. It appears from what ha,s reached us that he was stepping down into the boat from the side of the vessel when his foot caught on the ! , gunwale, and the boat was capsized, in^ whioh was His youngest son, who, with himself, was precipitated into the water %c captain pf the ship witnessed the

iccident, and at <fecej^B md saved the bWt^H :^^^^^^^^H mcceedgd in getting; further harm enswn ti?H. j^^^^^^^H md the loss of a iffbu^Hl tended as a P r esetii|=^!M I It appears thajsja 3j|H I prevailed among I§BLtai9 L_ __^^^^^^^^H nig direct to tlifiuiniß \~^^^^^^^^^| confiscated landJßbichfl IVo^^^^^^^^l remarks in one °J^K I trary to the ra^Hf Jfl lp^^^^^^^^l General Strickl«BC.:M \ 1 *^^^^^^^^| Ministry for a mjm of ■ \ 'I fused; Sir Geoi^^Bius <■ \\ manifest impro^B|y iifir \ position of Mr 9p;kland7jj| \ secretly reports tq>htsr^llj I ment, seriously d^ftaigirfg «fe V and reputation $|a Colon w i I being allowed, uigpown t( Si\ 1 ment, to apply |«r valuaMt I very men whonmthey ; at jK\| secretly defamgp in*;^. ul^Blf jurious to the public interes^BV repiitation.'' P^V <^^^^^^l The Nelson Examiner remaft % late winter has been. vor s^^^K|^^^^^^^| sheep farmers in oijfl^^^^^^l bury, in the Amurr^and in parts|^^^^^^^| boreugh, A snow slqt\h wliiclA^^^^^^^f over the country at th'| end of th^^^^^^H was the means of destroying sh^^^^^^^H lambs estimated as higily as ifity^^^^^^^M number. In places in* the Mgmi^^^^^^^^M where the sides of the mountail^^^^^^^| cipitous, avalanches cfune buried whatever was beneath v M^^^^^^^^| I means mauy cattle and hors^^^^^^^^| I stroyed. In dJLstrjdbs wh^^^^^^^^^^| tieiver nutofe se^^^^on tW^^^^^^^^^^^^H the country waßed by a '^^^^^^^^^^| from twelve to inches,<l^^^^^^^^^| the first general that n P^^^^^^^^^^^| fallen sheep fariifl New it shows that ev^U temperat^^^^^^^^^^H like this exceptVjieasonß times visit us. ■! Murder at TAli by a '^^^^^^^^^H The Taranaki J\w of Nov^^^^^^^^^H states : — ''An occlfice of a^i^^^^^^^^^^^H choly nature tool ace last about four o'clocst Manut^^^^^^^^^^H resulted in the cli of a "l^^^^^^^^^| John Daniel Ron who wasi^^^^^^^^^^H native named Ini The c Mf^^^^^^^^^H are these : — A I Savage y^^^^^^^^^^H Maori, Inia, with le clotln^^^^^^^^^^H believed to have Ws^y/^^^^^^^^^^M house of Mr Mars I^^^fl|^^^^^^^H inn at Manutahi, ; ipCl^^^^^l who keeps it, tc JJM1 1 ~ r^^^^^^l fetched Mr Mar: tKam claimed the clotlJ^Bdp —^^^^^^^^^H satisfactory accoul fln T H^^^^^^^^H them, it was detefiißl « the inn in charge if Wt a while a constable fi^Jp' 111 to town. Ho by, »viaßb' was left with the »tiroi|j inn by Mr Wakefild, 'w j^^^^^^^^^H diately Jifter\varcl*iear« on rushing towarcl the fl lying on his back iathe H.^^^^^^^^^^^| having made his|esc^|K'^^^^^^^^^^^H The poor fellow spok#^^^^^^^^^^^H and died in less thjL ,^^^^^^^^^^^^^H being shot. No stijf^^^^^^^^^^^^H tween them as far p^tt It is supposed tha^j^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^f i the rifle out of n^^B^^^^^^^^^^^^H back for a momeu^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^f have seized it and^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^f effect described. captured till the native named Harl^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^| On being taken, I^^^^^^^^^^^^^^| but tried several tii^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H — first by getting B^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H to shoot himself ; tl^^^^^^^^^^^^^H and tiying-to get in^^^^^^^^^^^^^H preventing liim, HanJ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^| He next tried to cutM^^^^^^^^^^^^| with an American ax fl^^^^^^^^^^^^^| away from him. <ThJi^^^^^^^^^^^H Friday, at Manus&hi^ I^^^^^^^^^^H coroner, when thj^i l^^^^^^^^^^^^H evidence, and I^^^^^^^^^^^^H retiimed a VeJHp I^^^^^^^^^^^^H against the tiMm l^^^^^^^^^^^^^l theii* approbawp^o f natives in givMjjf hir i !