INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XV, Issue 178, 28 July 1880, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

New Plymouth, Tuesday. About II o'clock last night a native whare at Bell Block, occupied by an old Maori man and woman, waa burnt. The inmateß were asleep, and before the man could be got out he was severely burnt all over his body. He waa brought into the hospital and is not expected to live. Pour more natives have been arrested at Parihaka, Wednesday. A two roomed cottage in Molesworthstreet was burnt down last night at about 11 o'clock. It was owned by Alex. Boswell and was insured for £75 in the Standard, This is the first house that has been destroyed by fire in New Plymouth for ten years. The Wanaka with the English mail arrived at 5 o'clock this morning and left for Nelson

• sliortly after eight. Passengers for South'. Mrs Cargill, Mr and Mrs Rees, Messrs White, Banchop, and Wadleton. Twelve natives were brought in last night frojm the front. It is reported that Te Whiti is going to send 100 natives to fence the land, and thus to challenge the Constabulary to a large fight. It is reported that another arrest, of a native at the Camp took place this morning. TiMAßtr, Tuesday. Charles Jonas, formerly a. waiter at Melville's Hotel, was remanded by the Bench till Friday on a charge of obtaining a diamond ring from a local jeweller by falsely repro* senting that he was the heir to a fortune, and would receive remittances by the last mail. Other charges of a similar nature aro pending. ** Donedin, Wendesday. Mr Oliver, rfiplying to a memorial complaining of Sunday work on the railways in running goods trains and ballasting, says he is as anxious as tbc memorialists to stop work on Sunday, and has given immediate instructtious accordingly. On the Beautiful Star's passage from Oamaru last night, a Chinaman jumped overboard. A boat, was immediately lowered, but he sank before the spot was reached. At the City Court Arthur O'Neill was remanded to; Lawrence ou acharge of frauds lent bankruptcy. Dr Borrows was charged with a breach of the Registration Act, and remanded till Monday. Mr Bathgate took his seat on the Bench to-day, Wellington, Tuesday night. The jury in the Native will case returned a verdict upsetting the will. Wednesday. Arrived— H.M.S. Raleigh, 20 guns, from Sydney, after a passage of eleven days. On Monday night, during the thick weather, one of her crew fell overboard, but was rescued. She stays here ten days, and then leaves for Plymouth via Falkland Islands. Blvff, Tuesday night. Arrived — Annie Hill from Greymouth. During the passage Captain McKay was washed overboard and drowned. Auckland, Wednesday. A fire broke out in a house in Hobsonstreet belonging to Mr James, and at present occupied by Mr Tremaiu and lodgers, but was put out after a sbarp struggle by the salvage corps. Considerable damage was done to the lodgers' uninsured property. The Loch Dee takes home a trial consignment of preserved peaches. Christchurcii, Tuesday. The Timaru riots appeal was argued at the Supreme Court to-day. Messrs Stout and Joynt appeared for theappMcants and Messrs Harper and Hammersley for the District Judge. Tbe decision was deferred by Judge Johnston until he had consulted the other Judges. The Hinemoa arrived to-day with 26 Maori prisoners including Te Wbetu who were landed under a guard of Armed Constabulary. There was a very large crowd eager to see the Maoris from the prophet's country. The prisoners were very good tempered and shook hands with their escort when leaving. Wednesday. A peal of, five bells, presented to the Papanui Church by Mr J. P. Matson, was rung for the first time yesterday. Mr J. J. Turnbull BA. of Oxford was admitted to the bar yesterday. At the complimentary dinner to the Committee of the recent Industrial Exhibition last night about 100 were present, the Mayor presiding. The chairman of the Committee replying to the toast of the evening, eaid that in 12 or 18 months time another Ex- > hibition on a large scale would be held. / Hawera, Wednesday. The Star says that despite the Government contradiction it believes its information regarding the cause of the natives fencing is reliable. It is stated that the Plains natives, especially the young nieD, are all going to Purihaka this week. This is earlier than usual. Four young men rode through here this morning, and on being ' asked if they were going to Parihaka, one replied that he was going to be taken prisoner next week. A person from the camp says he will not be surprised if a very large body of Maoris go to work fencing within the next few days. There is no excitement amongst the Europeans, but many enquiries are made as to what it all means, and when it will end. Greymouth, Tuesday. A fire occurred this morning on the premises recently occupied by T. W. Hungerford, on Mawhera Quay, which bad been taken possession of by the Government for a Public Works Office. Fortunately no person was on the premises at the time, and by the exertions of the Fire Brigade, the fire was confined to the building in which it originated. The origin of the fire is a mystery. Tbis makes the second mysterious fire within three days. Invbrcargill, Wednesday. The drama of " The Kellys " was produced last night at the Theatre, when owing to tbe action of a section of tbe press in condemning the play beforehand, there was a crowded house. The scenery consista of ten tableaux, being enlargements of the cuts in the illustrated papers, and connected by dialogue and acting which did not exhibit either the bushrangers or the police in a particularly favorable light.