TELEGRAMS.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume III, Issue 279, 9 June 1875, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

NAPIER. (FROM OUB BPBCIAL COBBISPONDBNTB.) June 7. Wk had a heavy gale all yesterday, during a tremendous gust the Wesleyan Church in course of erection was blown down. In the Supreme Court to-day, certain Maories versus Sutton, Travers and Izard for plaintiffs, Wilson and Cornford for defendants, the case excited much interest as it is regarded as a test case for several others oy which to try the validity of the purchases of native lands. The Luna left with Sir Donald McLean on Saturday. At Mr. Kentish M’Lean’s horse sale on Saturday, prices ranged from £lO to £2O for weight carrying hacks. June 8. Arrived: Countess of Kintore 81 days from London. She brings 180 immigrants, all well, the quickest passage on record to Hawke’s Bay. CHRISTCHURCH. June 7. Mr. Glassford, the Inspector of the Bank of New South Wales, was killed by a buggy accident in Wellington. Seager has taken the contract to build a steamer for the Wellington and Napier trade. The steamer Express now running between Dunedin and the Bluff is to be put on to the Wellington, Napier, and East Coast trade. HAMILTON. (fbom OUB own COBBBSPOSDBNT.) June 7. Rewi has arrived at Cambridge. There was no demonstration. He has returned from the Arawa country, a sadder, and is to be hoped, a wiser man.