LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Kumara Times, Issue 900, 19 August 1879, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

[press agency.] Taurakga, August 18. Captain Marks, pilot, and his son Hannibal, were drowned in the harbour by the capsizing of a boat in a strong breeze. Captain Marks was supported by his brother-in-law some time but at last sank. Vercoe, the brother-in-law, was rescued and resuscitated; Jack Marks also supported his brother Hannibal for some minutes but was obliged to relinquish his hold, Both deceased leave wives and families. Auckland, August 18. A lai-ge dwelling house occupied by F. J. Moss, Esq, M. H. R., was destroyed by fire this morniug. Some furniture was saved. Mouat retires from the Rodney contest. M'Farlane addressed the Waitemata electors in justification of his action in the Assembly, The electors, with only one dissentieni, resolved they had uo confidence in M'Farlane. M'Minn receive:! a vote of censure from his constituents for walking out of the House on the no-confidence motion. Wellington, August 18. A Police Pension Bill has been prepared, its main provisions are that each member of the force pays five per cent, upon his salary for five years as his contribution towards a superannuation fund, and after five years seven and a half per cent. An additional aid to the superannuation fund is that it receives half of the fines imposed in the force. After 15 years service the members are to be entitled to a pension of one fifth of salary they are in receipt of at expiration of that period. August 16. The owner of the' steamer Grafton has decided to lay her up till the bara on the West Coast .are manageble for boats of her draught. ~ ■''■■> [NEW ZEALAND PRESS ASSOCIATION.] New Plymouth, August 15. A serious accident occuired this morning at the Sugar Loaves, about half-past 11 o'clock. While the men employed by the Harbour Board were engaged stripping the face of. the cliff at the works an immense slip occurred, burying four workuieu. The men were opening a quary opposite the fishing ground, the rock arid earth veins being very loose, the foreman thought it ad visible to loosen the top, and seat some men to do it. Whilst so employed, the soil gave way, and,four men below, who were engaged in-wheel-ing the loo3e stuff from the spot, were buried. W m . Hawker had his leg smashed above the ancle; Wm.-Crook's ancle was dislocated; Pat Ryan and Hume were severely crushed by ..fallen earth, but had no bones broken ■..; and after they were dng out were a-ble to staud. On examination by Dr O'Carroll,the injuries sustained were found not to be so serious as was at first expected, and the men were cjnveyed into town in carts. | August 18. The Parihaka meeting was attended by 1000 Natives. Te Whiti spoke on Sunday. Tamahan and Tohaua asked him about the surveys. He said be had no power to release them, he could not work miracles of that sort. They were in the hands of the Government, but the day of Lord was nigh when they would all be released and would return accompanied by the priucipal Pakehas and the Governor. He said there was to be no more ploughing as his end was accomplished and selling or leasing of land was to be stopped. He diap proved of Natives interfering with the land already Bold and it had not been done by his orders or consent. Tohu reiterated Te Whiti's words and told the wives and children of prisoners to go home and have faith in him. They should pray to the Lord that their fathers and husbands might be restored to them, and it would come right. Jesus Christ was coming soon and the end of the world would then take place.