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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IV, Issue 238, 7 October 1871, Page 4

The: Hokjtika Evening Star, of the 28th September,~say.s : — "A rumor was in circulation this morning that a desperate sticking up case had occurred on the road between Hokitika and Boss. On instituting inquiries we. discovered that a man arrived at the Police camp last night, at half-past ten o'clook, and Btated that while he was travelling near, Lagoon Town he had been violently attacked by two men, who, after a severe struggle, had succeeded j in pulling him from his horse, 1 wheu he immediately became insensible. He further Stated that when, he came to his senses he was lying on the ground, and that he rose to his feet and followed the direction taken by ; the horse, which be shortly afterwards found, and Ton examining ahe animal discovered that it had been On receipt of this information the police at once commenced an investigation into the matter. -It was found-that the horse was stabbed in no less than ten places, and a variety of circumstances led' to the belief that the injuries had been inflicted by the rider of the horse. ' A warrant was at once issued, and the 'man. arrested. He was brought up for examination at the Court this morning, and remanded for eight daya. : i • The , following is from the. Southern League ':-— " The following; is a, very accurate pen and ink sketch of those we dub ' our lords and masters ' in New Zealand: The;, Maori -is/ distinguished in several prominent characteristics besides tattoo; -These are— He~ cannot endure a hairy faoej he never' eats salt; he has no faith in a hereafter; he has no industry; he has a Cdrsican sense of 'insult; he has no word for or any idea r of time; he is largely self-reliant; he'is greatly lazy; he is animally, selfish; he has .no respect for the dead; he has no fancy, sentiment, or imagination. * As a rule, he prefers ' tomorrow/ and ' bye-ahd-bye ' in all his dealings. No -one ever saw a Maori hurrying himself, J>Tp;thtqg. stands in the way of his doing that which pleases him— if he cap do it, by fraud or force. ATouchy as he is in all matters of honor, in all the finer /> points * which ■ ! > shakfr the -•civilised gentleman he is deficient." The following lettec appears in the Thames Star .— Sir; — Reflecting by the

fire side upon his Excellency Sir George Bpwen's, prophecy on the amalgamation of the races in this island, and the ennobling properties of Maori blood, I suddenly felt myself wrapt in his mantle, which fell upon me from the native ' heaven into which his language had transported me, and in the columns of the future Auckland Mortiing .P,>st, I read, by the same divination, the following advertisement: — " On Monday- morniDg, by the Rigbl Rev. the Bishop of the; diocese, the Hon. George Bjowepl,. great, grandson of, his Excellency, the former Governor, to Maria Victoria Kuru, direct lineal descendant of. the chie£tes3 Mere 3£uru. The interesting ceremony was afterwards per-; formed by the chaplain of his flauhau Majesty King Rewi .Rumera, as the fair bride was of the Haubau faith. The illustrious bridegroom was arrayed in the native kilt." — Yours, &c., Mika. An Imaginary Notice Paper. — The ■ Hawkes Bay Telegraph l publishes the following notices of motion it presumes certain" honorable members will table during the present session/ of Parliament : — "Mr. Wully Swanson to move for a return of Mr. Yogel's expenses -at ,tbe Charing Cross Hotel, iwith; itemsi Mr. Collins to move for a return of the liquors sold at the bar of the House, to whom sold, and by whom consumed. Mr.^Fox to move for a return of all manufacturers of raspberry vinegar in the colony, with a view to granting each of them a bonus of £500. : Mr. Gillies to move heaven :and earth to • upset the Ministry. Mr. Bunny to move for a return of all rabbits in, the islands. Mr. Lightbajad tp ; inqaire whether it. is. intended to organise an efficient service of lamplighters for the Empire City, the .' lights ' of the inhabitants requiring attention. Mr. O'Rorke iq nWve the House . to laughter.: Mr. Buck land to move .for leave to bring in a bill- empowering the Government to purchase the whole of- his. Waikato land at £50 per acre. Mr. FitzEerbert to move that the strong arm of the law be applied to Wellington waists. Mr. Xighband to move that a sum be set apart in the estimates for translating into Maori the -works of Schumaker"