ANOTHER ISLANDS MASSACRE.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIV, Issue 9, 11 January 1881, Page 2

ANOTHER ISLANDS MASSACRE.

Stdnet, Monday. The brig Mavis has arrived from the Solomon group, and reports that the captain and crew of the schooner Zephyr hare been massacred, and the vessel plundered and burnt. Melbourne, Monday. Sailed : Union Company's bteamship Tararua for Bluff on Saturday. Tbe following wool awards to New Zealand exhibitors are announced : — Merinos : Gollon, of Mangptorata, second ; £ poured merino :

Young and Dalgetty, of Omarama, first 5 Williams, of Maugatutu, second j long unwashed ! Tanner* of River&leaj secbtid ,' Blair, of Wangautli, third;. Sir Samuel Wilson takes the champion prize for wool at tbe Exhibition. Tbe. show of grain and agricultural produce openo at the Exhibition on the 23rd February. Letters have appeared In the Argm drawing attention to the disagreement which exisis between New Zealand and the Jftew South Wales Governments regarding the tariff for telegraphic messages between Australia and New Zealand. Negotiations for reductions of the tariff consequent on the departure of the cable repairing ship Agnes from Australia were proceeding for some time, but finally failed. The New Zealand Government has, however, reduced the rates on messages from New Zealand, but the charges from Australia remain at the original rate. The Argus, referring to the eommuuicp.tionp| s«ppoH9 the proposal which the co> respondent makes that the matter in dispute between tho two Governments should be referred to the Intercolonial Conference, which meets iv Sydney on the 15th inst, Tuesday. The ship Bcreford, bound from London to thii port, has become a total precis on Cape Patterson, on the Victorian Coast. All the lives have been saved. In the Coi-io Bay regatta the Victoira jacht ffanet was first, with the Auckland yacht TtiimvliA second.