LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Kumara Times, Issue 1462, 4 June 1881, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

[new ZEALAND PRESS ASSOCIATION.! Wellington, June 2. The Government have decided to release all the Maori prisoners, and instructions have been sent to that effect

to Dunedin, Lyttelton, and Hokitika. The Hinemoa conveys those confined Smith to Taranaki, and the Stella takes the remainder from Hokitika.

At the Hutt Magistrate’s Court today, Joseph Sker'rit, alias Black, Was committed for trial for stabbing a man named Dewar.

At the election for Borough auditors, Messrs Widdow and Bishop were elected.

Lyttelton, June 2. The whole of the remaining Maori prisoners were taken away in the Hinemoa to-day. They signalised their departure by a great deal of noise and nose-rubbing. Marton, June 2. Sir William Fox addressed a large meeting of his constituents last night. Sir William spoke strongly in favor of the present Government, and denounced the reckless finance of the Grev Government. A vote of thanks and confidence was canied unanimously. Auckland, June 2. The Southern .Cross, for Fiji, put back to Kawau through heavy easterly weather; also, the brig Serin, leaky. The crew refused to work, as she was making three inches of water per hour at anchor. The house of J. B. Smith, Winton, has been burnt down. He was only married the same morning. The woman in charge was burnt about the legs, escaping from the building almost naked. June 3. Edward M'Garry, a stall-holder in the market, has mysteriously disappeared. He was trouble in his mind about the influx of Chinese. His wife and his friends are searching for him, William M‘Elroy, road contractor, was killed by the fall of a tree on the road to Warkworth. John Davis, cook, Waikato Hotel, was arrested for having criminal connection with Alice Messenger under 12 years.