INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XVI, Issue 226, 22 September 1881, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

New Pltmotjth, Thursday; The steamer Tui was floated off tha bank at Waitara, and now lies alongside the wreck of the Samson where she will be repaired. ... Dtjnedtn, Thursday': The Chief Justice Has quashed the convietion in the case of the Police v. Waters holding that supplying liquor on Sucday without consideration waa no offence under the licensing Ordinance A nsir trial has h?en granted In the case of Seaboree v Wilson. Mr W. J. Dyer is a candidate for Bruce. New Plymouth, Thursday. A telegram to the Herald from Buttgarehu «ays that ths Natives havb gofia dOwn t6 the fenees fevefy a a y In large numbers, the parties being between 350 and 400 Bjrong. They have maintained tho fehcinjt without hiadranca iilthbiigh within sight of tha Constabulary Camp. The Natives are masters of the situation, and appear quite content to let matters rest there for the present without taking any further actioa. The Constabulary refrain from interfering with the Native* until the Native Miuister arrives. Tdhu held a meeting on Sunday night, and delivered a long speech to tha Natives. Ha told them to be careful and not mijucderBtand what Te Wbiti had said to them ; they ware merely to resist the Constabulary at ihe fences, but were on na account to use firearms until they were flrad oa by the Constabulary. If (ha Constabulary tried to pull down the fences they were to raiiit, and if they attempted to take aay natives prisoners they were to prevent it. If blows were struck they were to return blows, bat on no account were they to (hcot naless j they were fired upon. A few Natives left Parihaka on Sunday, but returned again last night, having Bold their horses, ploughs, «(5. ai a great sacrifice to raise money. Chhistchdhch, Thursday. Seventy persons hate signed a petition praying the Government to form a new Light Infantry Volunteer Corps in Christchurch. Mr J. H. Lie 13 announced as a candidate for Kaiapoi in the place of C. C. Bowon. Three other candidates are spoken of. The weather lstely has been vary dry and hot and raics are much req»ired. . WaixiirGTOH, Thursday. Richmond Renall of Huruntioraagi, Carterton^ aon of the Mayor of Masterton, was found dead in the bush from a gun shot wound this morning about a quarter of a mile from his whare. Deceased was sabject to melancholy fits, and had been missing since Monday.