TELEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1319, 28 September 1880, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(per press association.) WELLINGTON. September 27. At the Magistrate's Court this afternoon, John Watson, for attempted suicide, was committed for trial. The number "of natives who appeared at the fences near Parihaka this morning was 42, of whom only seven were men. They made off when ordered by the Constabulary. September 28. At the Resident Magistrate's Court this morning, Mr. T. Kennedy Macdonald was fined L 5 and costs for exercising his business as an auctioneer after seven o'clock at night. The defence was that he had no intention to set the law at defiance, but that he wished to bring the matter before the Court with a view of getting the law repealed. The Magistrate said the defendant's act was a breach of a clearlydefined Ordinance,, and cautioned defendant that should the offence be repeated, he would inflict the full penalty of LSO. AUCKLAND. September 27. The Ngaruawahia suburban lands are at last to be sold by order of Government. The settlers had almost lost faith in Government promises. Action has been taken at the request of Mr. F. A. Whitaker. George William King has been committed for trial on a charge of selling arms to the natives. CHRISTCHURCH. September 27. A telegram has been received from Mauritius by a house here stating that the barque Ocean Ranger, from New York for Lyttelton, had put into Port Louis disabled, and that to effect the necessary repairs a portion of the cargo had to be discharged. She was expected to sail for Lyttelton about 28th September. At 2 this afternoon, Edward M'Kenna, one of the prisoners working in the hard labor gang in London-street, Lyttelton, attempted to escape. He was very shortly after captured by Warder Pritchard, and marched back to gaol. The majority of the Armed Constabulary guard which brought down the Maori prisoners by the Hinemoa to-day return to Wellington, where they resign. They express themselves greatly dissatisfied, not only with the ten per cent, reduction, but with the manner in which things in general are managed at the camp at Parihaka. : Campbell Brothers, of Southbridge, have received a -very encouraging return on a shipment of oats to the Old Country. After paying freight, 63s per ton, and other charges amounting to Is 5Jd per bushel, as well as allowing for loss in weight and on sacks, they have netted the very satisfactory price of 2s sjd per bushel. HOKITIKA. September 27. The Waipara tendered the Albion yesterday. She took with her 3451 ozs. gold shipped by the Bank of New Zealand, and , 2457 ozs. shipped by the Union Bank, i and between 30 and 40 passengers from this port-. On Saturday last the diamond drill at work at Kanieri revealed indications of Coal at a depth of 214 ft.