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Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 56, 24 April 1878, Page 2

AND LATEST TELEGRAPHIC.

[bETTTEe's TELEGRAMS TO PB'ISS AGENCY.]

TumTifrSl April 21. The new Turkish Minister appears to be neutral as regards England and Russia. „.- - r Herr Bandmanti, the celebrated actor, has been committed for trial for striking • his mistress; ; " : ; ;" ; : ; - . .;■- There have been rowdy mass meetings m Lancashire, at which advice was given to the strikers to hold out. y. .TfELMNGtTON,. Tuesday, - It-has been definitely arranged tnat Parliament will not meet before the. middle of July. '_...-. Sir George Grey- will :\eave Wellington m time to attend the Native meeting; ab Hikaura,ngi on the 30th inst. -.-,.-, Mr J. Saunders, the ex-Superintend- : ent of JSrelson,; : will contest Cheviot with. Sir Cracroft Wilson. Mr Saunders is understood to be a- supporter of the present Government. : . At the Government L,and Sales today about 33,000 acres were offered, and about 5,000 sold." L.and was sold m various parts of the Provincial Districtj and comprised town, suburban, and rural sections. The two former realised from about £40 tofdE<loo per acre. The total product of the sale amounted to £12,875. „ , „. , MASTERTOT, Tuesday. The two race : horses, Kakipou and Ouida, are reported to have been poisoned at Gastlepoint, where they were to have; run. One was fouii,dj deftd m his stable j attd the other dropped down .deaxt Qutside, Jfotlv were valuable horses. Their stomachs have been sent to Wellington to be, analysed.. Two "more horses are nearly dead.l Great indignation is evinced throughout the district, ...■: =; ,:■ / Tuesday. The notorious j. G. S. Grant jwasl well horsewhipped last night. Grant's dffepce was fchatj m a recent publioation, he desig/lated all Jfeinales attending Bright's ■"■' Eree" Thought lectures as "abandoned women/ The young 1 man's : mother and sister being amongst the most frequent attendants j he resented ths insult conveyed m the imputation, and inflicted personal chastisement. The matter will; prbhably occupy .the , services of the Pblice/ Magistrate. ''C ''--[. ■ '."[ aRAHAMSTOWN, Tuesday. The Obstructionist, Tu.kukino, who stopped- the Eomate road works . some J weeks ago,, has . no w: torn up a bridge m anotter' dlrectibn by ( means of a party of eight armed_ natives,, anii: threatens, bloodshed if the making of roads is persisted m m the. Gounijy. The ( work-. *menj who were Maories, had to'-desist oh seeing Tukukinp's oppo'sitidri. He: ■claims an interest iri the lanii. s ; ' QHRiSTgHIIROH, Tuesday. The Flying Stakes, of 100 soys., was won..Dyi r Templeton, Foul Play s6corid/ and ISTemo tliir|L ' ; ; ; ' • ;. .,,. „.;;;■ -j In the^Easter Haiidicap, of 100 sbvs., 'Foul Play came m first, Bribery second, and Luna third. It proved a ; spleridid