To-day's Despatches.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 3, Issue 33, 14 March 1883, Page 2

To-day's Despatches.

iBY TELEGRAPH.) •■-■ ._. ; : [UNITED PRESS ASSOCI4WGNiJ ; 1. ; --..^ ...Auckland, This Day. : 'A 'party of Sfcrath. Australian farmers^ are visiting the Waik&to" with a view* to reporting on the suitability of-th© dis-c tricfc for settlement, on behalf 1 " cif othej*s~ who desire to leave South Australia for this colony., - ..... v Alfred K. Smith, who was arrested; a dozen ttme9 on alleged charges of larceny aga'nat hitti', has been drinkingheavily. - He is saidMto be well connected m the South Island., , : . i WELttNGTbif,' This Bay/ C 1 The Hineraovleaves here on Thurs-r day,' and wjli :> probably . stake Major Atkinson to LytteUon. She returns tp^ Wellington on Saturday with his Excellency the the Governor. ; IThe Hon. Mrs. Fors|er Goring dibcT to-day. i J. ; Ohbistohurch, This Bay.; Yesterday morninsr Constable Mvhoney arrested two Tnenjiampd Tea^ue and Mitchelffor creating a disturbance. Mitchell broke away dad the constable, leaving Teagne m tho" custody of a* civilian named Williams, followed him. Teague then attacked' Williams with a pocket-knife, wounding him m the hand andeW Both orders were ultimately lodged m the lock- vp v 1 1 At t?fi*< ! Pie^byteryjm?eting;'to^ay it was stated that an amicable arrangeLmeßi6^h"as:l)^ninaae 'with the] |Ssr. Mr Praser to give up the Church at once, "and the Manse m six months. He is to b* paid a stipend of £420, and, m consideration of 'his services for 'tile' Chiircli and education, s *-