LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Kumara Times, Issue 911, 1 September 1879, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

[rRESS AGENCY.] THE NATIVE DIFFICULTY. Grahamstowx, August 30. A steamer has arrived from Olriuemuri with the wounded man M'YVilliams. It appears Bayldon and Crump made their escape as well as the half caste Powuell. M'Williams was wounded in the thigh and chest although the latter wound is not serious, and also had the tips of several fingers sadly wounded. He was unconscious from the loss of blood, when the steamer arrived, and was taken to the Hospital immediately. Ihe col-respondent of the Advertiser says that a party of four surveyors were engaged surveying, Bayldon at the instrument and the other' men along the line, when they he.ird the words in maori " Pakeha iook out or you. will he shot," at the same momentsix or seven shots were tired. Bayldon says they s-iw no one, and all ran for it. Tom. Pownbll reached Paks,ra and repotted the matter to the police, who sent a force to the sc-iio of the outrage. Meantime M'Williams had reaciifd his house in Mack ay town badly wounded. All the others are safe. Bayldon says after the shots were (bed he and Crump' ran off in ditl'ereut directions to the other two. The Maoris came ui o«> the party so stealthily that not even the eattle do» belonging to them gave any warning. Bayldon and Crump remained in their eamj) till after sundown when the former cime in to lay the matter before the Native Conimi-sioner. Auckland, August 30. The captain an 1 mate of the ship Minister of Marine, were committed for trial for brutally Mining a seaman. Mr R. J. Cieighton, an old New Zealand journalist, wrires a strongly worded letter to Mr Swanson lat'e MB.It. against introducing Chinese, saying they are the greattst"curse ever afflicted on any Anglo-Saxon community and says keep them out of New Zealand.