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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume XIII, Issue 546, 27 January 1868, Page 2

It was rumored in town yesterday that four men were drowned at Red Jack's Creek, on Sunday, whilst attempting to 'prevent their water wheel being carried awuy by the flood.—Grey River Argus, 7th Jan. A public meeting was held at Greyinouth on the 3rd insfc., for the purpose of considering the insecurity of the town caused by the encroachments of the river, and taking steps for protecting the livus and property of the residen-s. The following resolution was passed:—“That a respectful memorial be presented to the General Government, praying that the amount of money necessary to defray the cost of protecting the town, may be advanci d as a loan, to bo spread over live years, and to be repaid out of the local revet u.-s of the district, and that each owner of property pledges himself to sign the memorial.” Subscript ions to the amount of £412 were obtained during the following few days.

The Late Massacre at New Calhdosia. —By the arrival of the schooner I Industry yesterday from Noumea, we learn I that about 20 of the natives who took part ; in the murder of several settlers of I’hoebe, j during the month of November last, had | been taken prisoners, and were undergoing ! their trial. One of the principal witnesses, I who had turned Queen’s evidence, was I very sick, and the trial had therefore been I postponed for a few days. About a dozen lof the natives, however had been sentenced i to death by guillotine, and it was expected ] the remainder would share the same fate. —New Zealand Herald, 13th Jan, We learn that Mr Rochfort, District Engineer at the Grey River, has had a very narrow escape from drowning while crossing the Waimea Creek, on horseback j the horse rolled over, and Mr Rochfort was carried out towards the surf; being a good swimmer, he managed to reach tUe tail of the spit a few feet from the breakers; —a minute later and he would have been irretrievably lost in the surf.— Grey River Argus. English Sons Bibus.— While the trees and the bushes in and about the town of Nelson are alive with the various finches and linnets which have bred so freely since they were introduced here, some four years ago, the fields in the Waimea are equally alive with skylarks, which all day long—but more particularly during the morning and evening—send forth their thrilling songs. A ride through the Waimea, a few days ago, awakened many oid recollections as we stopped again and again to watch the larks soaring upwards, their little throats all the while sending forth flood* of song. Of the blackbirds and thrushes liberated at the same time we have lost 7 sight, but they can scarcely fail to be thriving well, though they may have left the "haunts of men.”—Examiner, 6lh Jaa.