LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Kumara Times, Issue 865, 9 July 1879, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

[press agency.] Wellington, July 9. The New Zealander says that the Governor’s speech at the opentng of Parliament will not be given on Friday. The House will be opened by commission, the Speaker elected, and then formally adjourned till Tuesday, when the Governor’s speech will be given. The Hon. Mr Fitzherbert, as Speaker of the Upper House, took the formal oaths of office yesterday. Very little doubt now remains that the wreckage at Pencarrow Heads is the remains of the Swallow, recently wrecked in Tory Channel. As soon as Parliament meets the Government are going to ask to have a second Resident Magistrate appointed fur Wellington. They would have appointed a second one before this, but no appropriation had been made for such an office.

The Resident Magistrate to-day declined to hear any legal argument in favor of Objectors, Christchurch, July 9. The first sod of the Little River Railway will be turned to-day. Forty Christchurch City Guards offered their services for the front, if required. A murderous assault was committed by W. Henery Strange on his child, two years of age. The man, while intoxicated, dashed the child's head violently against the door. The child is not expected to recover. The father is in custody.

[new ZEALAND PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

Reeftox, July 7. The statistics prepared by the Country Council for the railway petition shew that since the opening of the field nearly a quarter of a million in dividends has been declared by the Inaugahna Companies. The dividends exceed the gross expenditure by thirty-four thousand. The average yield of stone is seventeen pennyweights seven grains per ton. The gross gold yield since the opening of the field is a hundied and fifty-seven thousand ounces, valued at six hundred thousand pounds. CIIKISTCIIUHCH, July 7.

A boy named Jones fell through a skylight in Eallantiue’s drapery establishment and received a severe shaking. It has been resolved to establish a football club on the Kugby Union principle. A little boy, not 12 years of age was arrested for stealing apples. It appears that he had been toold by his parents to

get his own living, so following out their instructions he went to Mein's fruit shop and helped himself to the apples. Crossing over the road he saw a Frankfort sausage, and was in the act of walking away with it when the sausage owner gave him into custody. Wellington, July 8. Supreme Court Sentences :—W, J. Martin, alias Moore, larcency, 15 months; T. Kenry, stealing from the person, 6 months; John Wilson, stealing from a dwelling-house, 12 months ; J. J. Barclay and William Creighton, stealing from a dwelling, 6 months each ; O. Wordsell, stealing, 12 months ; William Henderson, alias Graman, stealing from the person, 4 months. The Ringarooma took to Melbourne yesterday 12,227 ozs of gold. THE NATIVE DIFFICULTY. New Plymouth, July 8. A report that ploughing Was going on at Ranganui led to a visit to the spot, when about three quarter acres were found ploughed but no men at work. When the Natives at the adjoining settlement were questioned, they evaded a direct reply. Te Whiti’s influence is fast on the wane. His power is- such that it will he necessary for him td clear out of the disirict. The Natives formerly bold in Te Whiti’s praise say nothing in his favor*. Their downcast and dejected women, whose hnsba'hdk have been taken to Wellington,' are dreadfully enraged at what they consider Te Whiti’s humbug, and I should riot he surprised that at next meeting at Parihaka they are ready to tear the prophet to pieces for misleading their bands.

It is reported that several Natives interviewed Te Whiti to ascertain why his words did not come true, and tlie men who were taken prisoners releas ; l in three days. He has told them to get rams horns, and blow them bef >: e the prisons where the men are confined, and the wall will fall down; The Natives are said to now be busy collecting rams horns.

A chief named say the/ Natives are so enraged 1 at Te Whiti proceedings that they talk of bringing - him in so that he may suffer the same punishment as those he has misled have suffered. ; -

Gisborne, July 8. Tutunui Himiho, the witness 'lit Coopers case, has retired to the bush armed with a Snider* 'and Captaih' ' Porter goes up to-night' -tb 7 try r and bring him down. • ; ■ I. -h •. '