LATEST TELEGRAMS

Kumara Times, Issue 1165, 23 June 1880, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS

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Invercargill, June 21. A girl two year.! of ago, daughter of a man named Smith, employed on the Orepnki Railway line, fell into a waterhole the other day and was drowned. The remains of a man have been washed ashore at Dog Island, Probably they are those of one of the crew of the ketch Annie wrecked near Bluff Harbor a week or two since. Dunedin, June 22. Andrew Morrison, Government boatman, on the Hudson section of the Otago Central Railways was drowned yesterday. No particulars are to hand. Christchurch, June 21. Two men were drowned in a hay at Banks Peninsula called Waikerikikiri on Saturday last, while loading the E. U. Cameron with timber. It appears that in launching the boat it hung for some time in the ways, filled with water, and capsized. Waller and Rowland trieel to reach the shore bat became exhausted and were drowned. Both were single. The body of Waller was washed ashore at Waikerikikiri on Sunday. New Plymouth, June 21. The Uinemoa arrived from Wellington this morning, with the Native Minister, Immediately on landing Mr Bryce proceeded to the camp at Ngakonmikn. It is said that the unexpected visit of the Native Minister is in connection with the recent obstruction by the natives to the road parties in erecting fences across the roads. The natives have shown much determination in the matter. Some Europeans who have visited Te Whiti say that he expressed himself as pleased that the Government have not put in prison the men who pulled down the fences, Auckland, June 21. John Fraser, Edward Walsh, and Alex. Martin, were charged at the Police Court to-day, with forging and uttering a deed of eonveyance with intent to defraud, purporting to be signed by George Moore, deceased, on the 26th April. SubJnspector Pardy said the deed referred to four acres of land sear Mahaurangi, which was held by George Mooore, since dead. Fraser knew the particulars and interested Walsh in the matter. After a conference in a back pa; lor of an hotel they engaged Alex. Martin to draw up the said deca, but as Martin only drew up a conveyance without a guilty know, ledge he wauld ask therefore to withdraw the charge against Martin, who was accordingly discharged. After taking evidence at length Fraser and Walsh were committed for trial. June 22. Mr Austin, London Times Commissioner at the Sydney Exhibition, was a passenger by the mail steamer for San Francisco. He Visited the Hot lakes.

John Sohon. Wiliinm Be win, Alfred Clements, Charles Boss, and George Justin, wei’e brought np ;nul charged with broaching cargo and whiskey, beer, candles, etc., valued at £2O from the British ship, Chili, on the high seas. Sub-Inspector 'Purdy said the conduct of the men during thd voyage had been extremely bad. The captain found on arrival in port that the cargo had been broached to a very considerable extent, but to what extent had not yet been discovered. Whiskey and other things had been taken, and candles left to burn out in all sorts of places to the imminent danger of the ship and everyone on board, as there was no less than 200 barrels of gunpowder stowed in the vessel. Had gunpowder through the carelessness of the prisoners ignited, the case would not come into Court ns the shock would have been fatal. In order that Captain Bitfield might ascertain the loss by these depredations he would ask for a remand. A remand was accordingly granted to the 30th instant. Twenty-three M'ornions from the South and Australia, left for Utah under the charge of Elders May and Strove. News from New Caledonia to June 11, states that Mr Loncanau, a member of the Municipal Council, had been imprisoned for insillfcihg the magistrate ill the exercise of his functions. Four escaped convicts have been recaptured on the coast in a boat near Bourail.