LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Patea Mail, Volume V, Issue 417, 16 April 1879, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

(Per Press Agency.) NEW PLYMOUTH. April 15. At the Police Court this morning, Joshua Jones, the Mokan settler, who resides at New Plymouth, charged Robert McMillan with having, at Mokau, on the Ist April, assaulted him with intent to murder. Case remanded to Thursday next, McMillan being held to bail in his own recognizances ; n JJ2OO. To Horo Whare and Horn Epiba, of Mokau, are subpoenaed as witnesses. H. Rawson, dentist, is dead. Twenty Armed Constables are to be placed at Okato. A Telegaph Station is to be opened at Stratford, and the Telegrapn Station at Okato, fit present special to the Government, is to be opened to the public. WELLINGTON. April 15. It is said that lots of Maoris are working on railway works between Waimate and Hawera, on confiscated territory. (?) A yacht, with three men —McCadum (compositor), Arthur Dixon, and Marriott

—has been missing since three o’clock yesterday, when they started from Island Bay to come home. -It is supposed that either they foundered on some rocks on the coast, or were swept out to sea. H.M.S. Emerald will leave Wellington the day after Governor Robinson proceeds South, and will go direct to the Auckland Islands to make'the usual annual examination for wrecks or castaways, and see in what condition the stores of provisions are. She will probably return to some port in North Island. The Stadt Haarlem is expected here on Thursday. Site will discharge her immigrants and cargo for this Fort, and then go back to Lyttelton to load for Home, ” AUCKLAND. April 15. The Flirt, from New Caledonia, reports matters very unsettled there. CHRISTCHURCH. April 15. Large attendance at (he second day’s races. Flying Stakes—Fishhook, 1; Mata, 2 ; Templeton, 3. Handicap Steeplechase Agent, 1 ; Ivanhoe, 2 ; To Whetu, 3. Splendid race, resulting at finish in a win by two lengths. Easter Handicap Mata, 1 ; Longlands, 2 ; Chancellor, 3. A grand race between three named. Selling Race Camballo, 1; Robinhood, 2. A protest was entered against Mata for jostling Camballo in Easter Handicap, but was dismissed. A fire broke out last night in Edwards and Co.’s bond, Lichfiehl-street, containing a large quantity of goods. The fire was kept from spreading. Origin as yet unknown. As far as at present ascertained, insurances are—New Zealand, £1000; Sun, £1000; South "British, £2000; Union, £2000; Standard, £2000; National, £2000; United, £500; Transatlantic, £IOOO ; total, £II,OOO. This is irrespective of buildings.