LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Kumara Times, Issue 1102, 12 April 1880, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

[united press association.] Wellington, April 5. A man named Douglas was lost in the bush near Woodville, for 11 days, and subsisted on berries. He states that he saw the footprints of a boy and a man, whom he met on the road, and fears are entertained that they also are lost in the bush, as they have not since been heard of. The Government have received a telegram that Mr Parris has returned from Parihaka whither, as mentioned on Saturday, he had gone to communicate to Te Whiti the nature of the ad interim recommendations made by the Native Commission, and the intention of the Government, respecting them. He was received with profuse kindness and marked courtesy by the Maoris, but Te Whiti preserved studious reticence as to his own views, and would not be induced to give any expression of opinion at all. The aspect of the Parihaka Natives is entirely peaceful, nearly all being actively engaged in sowing wheat for next season. There are still a good many Maori visitors from other parts of the colony, but the total number of Natives at Parihaka are said not to exceed a few hundreds. The general impression in the neighbourhood is that Te Whiti is rapidly coming to the end of his prophetic resources, and that unless he cau persuade the Commissioners to visit Parihaka and wait on him he feels his mana to be in a very precarious condition. I hear that there is no probability ot the Commissioners going to Parihaka, as their doing so might have a bad effect. The only way they could have done it was to have at once proposed to hold a sitting there, and have invited Te Whiti to attend, but had he refused, more harm than good would have resulted. Chpjstchdrcit, April 11. A man, name at present unknown, fell off a train near Rakaia last night, and was killed. He was a labourer, and was sitting on the platform. The body was a good deal mangled. Oamaru, April 11. ' Two severe shocks of earthquake, and a number of smaller ones, were experienced heie yesterday. The first took

place about ten in the morning, jfid the second at about ton in the evening. No damage was done, although the shocks were sufficiently severe to startle the inhabitants of the town.

Dunedin, April 11. A fire occurred at two o’clock ibis morning on the premises of A. and T. hurt, brass founders and lead pipe manufacturers. The origin of the tiro is unknown; there Was considerable damage done to the machinery. The loss is covered by insurance in the National.