TELEGRAPHIC.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 136, 14 May 1885, Page 3

TELEGRAPHIC.

(UNITED PttUSS ASSOO XT I ON.* "Wellington, Wednesday. The Government have found it necessary to inform the officers commanding districts that they are not at present prepared to accept the services of any more Volunteer corps of any description. The Armed Constabulary is recruiting, ami a Dumber ofvoung men have been enlisted within tiie lust few days. The Hon. Mr JJallance left town this morning on a visit to Wangauui. While on the West Coast, Mr Ballance intends to, visit Parihaka to see for himself what is going on amongst the natives there. At the Appeal Court to-day the case Ilogiua v. Yowles was called on. The court confirmed the conviction. Christcihrch, Wednesday. An inquest on the hody of the boy James Joel Briggs, who was burned to death yesterday, was held to-day. The only fresh information elicited was that the deceased set fire to his shirt sleeves while lighting paper at the fire. The jury returned averdict of accidental.death with a rider attributing great negligence to the parent especially the mother. Mr Briggs' youngest child", who was severely burned when his brother was burned to death at Shirley, died m the hospital this evening. At the Resident Magistrate's Court to-day, F.M. Innos, brewer and bottler, was convicted on two informations tor endeavouring to evade the payment of duty on beer brewed by liiix, and removed by his orders m unstamped casks to his bottling establishment. The Hoyal mail steamer Kaikoura left Lyttelton at 2 p.m. for London. She takei upwards of 200 passengers. Wanganui, Thursday. The Defence Minister arrived here last night, und left again this morning lor Opuuake, to enquire into the recent Native disturbance case.