LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Kumara Times, Issue 862, 5 July 1879, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

[-VEW ZEALAND PRESS ASSOCIATION.] THE NATIVE DIFFICULTY. Wellington July 3. The party of Natives arrested at flawera numbered 11, and will be taken at once overland to Wanganui, and there by steamer here. The 33 arrested yesterday at White Clifts will be brought here by the Hinemoa, and she will call at Patea for the other prisoner, Ngarimi Altogether there are now 61 prisoners. The 15 committed at New Plymouth will be tried there. Tne Government fully expect to get Tiiokowarn shortly, and probably Te Whiti himself. Yesterday, at the north side of the river, a tangi, at which some. 300 or 400 women and children were present, was held over the appointed ploughman as though they were going to their death. The party of 33 captured at White Cliffs by Major Take m ule no resistance. At Mokau, 1 e'A here has omphatliic illy pronounced himself on onr mde, and has requested the Government to keep the pakeha troubles away from Mokau. Te Wbit,i immediately he heard of (he likelihood of unpleasant-

ness at Mokan,seut a messenger claiming jurisdiction,and ordered the mail between Mokau and Pukerehi to be stopped. Te Wetere and his people were much angered. It is their intention to keept’riendly relations. Hawkßa, July 3. The Maoris chose a grass plot surrounded by bush, three ploughmen cpiickly going the rounds, three Maoris setting potatoes —Te Ika superintending the operations Roberts, Noakes, Brown, and constables, proceeded to Normanby and Hawera, the troopers forming the covering party. Everything was ready for emergency, and the natives quietly taken into custody and sent to the Waihai fortress with their bullocks and ploughs. There were no signs of an ambuscade.

July 4. The Government advices from the West Coast to day are to the following effect.—Seven Natives resumed ploughing this morning at Firdlayson’s orchard near the Waihi stnekade at 2 p.iii. They were arrested by a body of A.C. The men effecting the arrest wore unarmed, hut were protected by a covering party. The Natives will be taken down to Patea to-night before the R.M., and if committed fur trial will be sent on to Wellington. Titokowaru was not with this party, but will probably accompany another one.

Wanganui, July 3. The Maori prisoner now undergoing sentence in Wanganui Goal for stealing at Hawera refused so eat, and stated he ■wanted to die. As he was silrking from weakness, food was pumped into him. After about a cup full of beaf tea had been administered, he signified his intention of having had enough, and he then took his food properly. He expected to be raised by Te Whiti in three days, but the pakeha want to get six month shard labor out of him first. Reefton, July 4. The Just-in-Time crushing is completed, and has turned out very much more satisfactory than was anticipated. Not more than Bdwt per ton was expected, but the yield is nearly lodwt. Wanganui, July 3. Bryce’s speach gave great satisfaction and his defence of Mr Ballance was received with loud applause. Wellington, July 3. The Hutt election resulted in the return of Jackson by a majority of 99. The numbers being—Jackson, 184 ; Mason, So. The tender of P. M'Grath, Christchurch, for £.14,740, has been accepted for the Ellesmere contract of the Little River and Akaroa Railway. The men in the iron trade have agreed to work the week at the reduced scale to see how it will affect them. The Charles Edward brought a shipment of D’Urville copper ore for the Waratah Smelting Works, New South W ales. July 4. Mr Gisborne was to-day sworn in as a member of the Ministry. The Governor arrive ! in the Hinemoa this afternoon, and the Hinemoa left again for Napier with a guard of 95 A.C. to bring down the Maori prisoners. The appointment of J. Mackay as Government Commissioner in the West Coast disturbed district, is announced. Mr G. S. Graham, of the Colonial Insurance Company, to-day presented a pair of white gloves to the editor of the Evening Post, as yesterday’s issue of that paper was the only newspaper he has met with for some time without finding another fire somewhere reported. Christchurch, July 3. The insurance companies have placed a sum of money in the hands of the Lyttelton Harbor Board, for distribution amongst the crew of the steam-tug Lyttelton, as a reward for the manner in which they behaved during the late storm. The captain and mate of the hopper barge Summer have been suspended. Afireoccured last night in a store containing hardware, which is eminently suspicious. Two tar barrels had been rolled to the wall (which was of galvanised iron) beneath a window and set light to. The blazing tar ran under the floor and the flames got in at the window, but were seen in time and quickly extinguished. The building was insured for £2 OO, and the stock for £450. The damage was not extensive.

Admiral De Horsey, of H. B.M. frigate Triumph, has purchas-d from Kohler and (Jhase a Plough and Warren’s organ as a present from, the. Queen of England to tier subjects the Pitcairn Islanders, and it hears the following inscription on a silver plate ;—“ A present from the Queen to her loyal and loving Pitcairn Island subjects in appreciation of their domestic virtues,” It will be sent to its destination by H.B.M.S. Opal