To-day's Despatches.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 152, 5 June 1883, Page 2

To-day's Despatches.

(BY TELEGRAPH.) [UNITBD PRESS ASSOCIATION. | .. Auckland, This Day. > r Alfred Firth Young, an Eoglish tourist was drowned at Ohinimutu yesterday. Tawhaio with 300 horsemen has arrived at Maketu. j The Volantetr purpose erecting a monument to the late Major Withers. Captain H. V. Shepherd succeeds Major Withers m command % of the volunteers. It appears that Captain James was knocked overboard by the cutter jib.* bins suddenly, the. boom striking him. on the back. Every effort was made to recovnr him, bat without success, an , hour being occupied m the search. He was formerly pilot of Kaipara Heads, j ; ' Chbistchurch, This Day. Sixty young draught ' horses were shipped by the Haaroto, for Sydney. ; . „ Dunkdih,- This Day. ' ■ Moran, whose unoccupied house, was burned down atKalkoura on Friday, has been arrested for arson. He lived nn the adjoining section, i Out of twenty-one publichouses m Dunedin South the police reported that only one, the Provincial, kept closed on Sundays. After a row at South Dunedin last night a majority of the Councillors and ratepayer, held an indignation meeting when a resolution was carried that the Mayor and the whole Council resign. A resolution was also proposed that m the event of the Mayor taking the chair at any tuture council meetings the ratepayers should take steps to prevent him. In the temper of the meeting, this would have been carried, but the Councillors urged them not resort to force, There is great excitement m the Borough. Wellington, This Day. ; At Carterton yesterday afternoon the Sfcrawbridges. charged with robbery j pleaded not guilty. Detective Chry* stall asked tor a remand.. There is property m their hands believed to have been stalen, the ownership of which has not been ascertained. Some of it has .been identified as having been stolen. The prisoners were remanded till Wednesday. ■ ■ : ■', Timartt This Day. Wi Dawson, a carrier, was thrown out of his cart on Saturday, and the wheel pa jsed over his neck, breaking it. ' At the inquest a , verdict . of accidental death was returned; ;>