TELEGRAMS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 135, 13 May 1885, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Ttma«u, Monday. At the inquest on the hoiiy of John Reid, found lun^iug in Rauraupa Biibli, a verdict of suicide whilst in u Htate of temporary iimauity wns returned. It transpired thnt he was wanted u« a wituess in the Otugo dutninyisin cases, and also that he waß worried over domt'Hiic matters. OtiuisxciiußOiif Monday. A presentation of a barometer to Captain Jan yen, late of tlin kutcli Agnes,w&B made to-day by the Chairman of the Borough Council on behalf of the public of Kaiapoi, in recognition of the- services rendered to the shipwrecked paunengeva aud crew of the ship Lasting* ham, which came tn grief iu Cook Straits in September lust. The Agnes is a Kaiapoi boat, and Capt. Jansen is a resident there. .Sixty candidates — thirty-one hoys, twenty-nino girla — havo entered for the Government scholarship here. An All Nations Bazaar, held in aid of the funds of the Convent here, linn been a great success. It was op«n ten days, and, approximately, £1500 has baen raised. New Plymouth, Monday. Settlers on the West Coa«t are hoginu tiitig to feel uncAfty at t lie conduct of thNativea at Parihaka. Tho Ware* correspondent of tho Herald writes : — Every Maori one meets still adheres to the atory that tho laud in to b« given back in June. About 5000 Maoris are stated to be coming to Parihaka to asaist there-entry. Those who havo been longest iu the district aay thnt they have not seen the Natives so sullen for many years, and fear the result of utsxt month," Auckland, Monday. The Freezing Company started freezing uliot'p to-day to load the Aoraugi here in June ; 3000 per day will be frozen. Goodsnn's fancy goods warehouso was burglariously entered last uigh£, the robbers iihiiik skeleton keys, ,£SOO worth of property was stolen. The Congregation Church at Mount Eden was broken into last night, and the collection boxes and contents stolen. The man Maxwell, charged with the St. Louis murder, has boen further re* ! mauded till Saturday, hut further remands will be asked for till the arrival of the incoming mail steamer. Dctnedin, Mondoy. Tho «Bcort brought down £35,000 worth of gold. Inquests were held on a prisoner and on a late patient in the Lunatic Asylum. In th« latter case the jury made a presentment drawing attention to tho scant covering placed over the body, not even making it decent. Mastebtov, Monday. Two bakers wero charged to-day by the Inspector of Weights and Measures with selling bread uridor weight. The defencn net up was that the bread bought consisted of cottage loaves, which were fancy bread. One witness stated that bread such as came under the Act never was made in the place, because it was unsaleable. Judgment wa& reserved. At the Salvation Army meeting at Carterton yesterday, the larrikins broke the windows of the hall by throwing. Rtonep through them, and the service terminated somewhat abruptly. Wellington, "Wednesday. An engineer corps conaisting of 40 men ling been established iu connection with the permanent Torpedo aud Artillery Corps. .Typhoid fever is prevalent in town ; fourteen patients aro in the hospital. The mail steamer Australia with thr London mails of tho 23rd ult., left Sun Fiancisco for Auckland on Sunday last, one day late.