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Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 107, 13 April 1883, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

INTERPROVINC.IAL ... (UNITKD PBBSS ASSOCIATrOH.) * New Plymouth, April 12. Natives a-e mustering: m large nurn« be s at Parih ka, evidently for the par* i pose of holding a meeting. Upwards |of fifty natives on horseback ro ie ' through the town this morning on their way to Te Whiti's settlement, carrying with them blankets and presents, Christohurch, April 12. Me A.. Ivory, of Rangtora, with a shooting party, yesterday afternoon near Loburn, was standing up m his busrgj, when his gun fell, sending the charge ; through the fleshy part of the right thigh, and inflicting a large wound, which , however, is not likely to be mortal. The headquarters of the volnnt««ir co ps have arranged for a field day on May 24. Ihe supposed diamonds have been partially tested, but the result is not to be published till after a severe trial. The Canterbury Yeomanry Cavalry under the n«w regulations has fifty members sworn m. Captain Slater,! who had retired, is gazetted as a major unattacned. Mr C. W. Turner's offer ot the Derwent hs a training-ship for orphans, is declined by the Charitable Aid Board, who have no funds for fitting? her up. The Lyttelton Naval Brigade would bave paid half the expense. John Dempsey, working on the West Riding at Lyttelton, was sttuck on the head by a chain hook, inflicting a nasty wound two and a half inches long. /\. considerable loss of blood ensued, but after having the wound dressed he was able to walk home. The New Zealand Shipping Company are advised from London that the Otaki arrived all well. The Wairoa is loading for. Wellington ; Waimate, for Port Chalmers. The White Star liner s.s. lonic, which is under charter to the New Zealand Shipping Company, is on the berth loading for New Zealand, Auckland, April 12. The Harbor Board has passed a resolution promising a site to tha proposed Freezing Company. The board also decided to erect a large wharf from Hobsori-sireet. The bociety of Arts Exhibition was opened by the Governor yesterday. In the course of his remarks, Sir Win. Jervois said the colony presents an uncommonly fine yield for landscape painting i Ido not know that I have ever seen m my life any views finer than any m New Zealand, and , especially m and about Auckland for exercise of the genius for landscape paintingv I am glad to see that so much attention has been paid here . to -"drawings; 1 which depict New Zealand scenes. A, few months ago Capt. Hargraves, of the schooner Coroniandel, was thrown, and had bis leg broken through his horse shying at a projecting plank at the New Zealand Timber Company's premises. Hargraves took' an action to recover £500 damages from the Company. It is announced that the action will be settled out of Court by payment jof£ls.(h ; ; ■-■ Dunbdin, April 12. - A fire occurred at the main Police Station through a spontaneous combustion of straw. It was disco vered?before much damage was done. Hawera, April 12. Three boys charged with entering a shop at night, and stealing a desk, were dealt with yesterday. u'Leary, 14 years of age, was sentenced to three months, theato be detained m. the Industrial School till 15. Fitzsimmons, 12 years, was sent to the Industrial School till 15. Adamson, 10 years,was discharged. O'Leary comes from Napier,,. where he served two sentences, including a whipping for larceny, and was acquitted on a charge of horse-stealing. j. ....... Nelson, April .l 2. For some time past the drapers' m i Ne' son have closed their respective;establishments on Thursday afternoons, but within the last few days considerable stir amongst those interested has been caused by a threatened secession from j the arrangement by one at. the ; drapers, j A public meeting, however, was called, and a deputation formed to wait on the j secessionist, who has now been induced ?o act under the agreement, and peace reigns again. .