Telegrams.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1097, 8 July 1882, Page 2

Telegrams.

[PER UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Auckland, July 7. Thompson’s Zulu War Diorama was opened at the new Opera House House on Wednesday night last. The place was crowded. Money had to be refused at the doors. Winiata’s case is proceeding in the Police Court. Sergeant Purdy prosecuted, and Mr. Dtifaur defended. The. principal point adduced was Winiata being seen to enter Packer's room an hour before the finding of the body, and Packer was heard to exclaim to him, “Hullo! what do you want hero ?” It is reported from Alexandra that Captain Gascoigne, in charge of tho A.C. there, has been warned that should the Constabulary go to Pirongia to cut firewood, they will be in danger from Winiata’s friends. A Maori named Kaitepuko is believed to have committed suicide by jumping overboard from the Maburangi at Mongolia!. He was in low spirits through alleged irregularities of his wife.

Sergeant McGovern has secured an important witness in Winiata’s case, a half-caste named Clement Newton, to whom Winiata confessed the circumstances of the murder at Kuitiin 1880. Giltnor, Postmaster at Raglan, took down the half-castes statement at tho time of his having told that gentleman of 'Winiata’s conversation. The written statement is now forthcoming - . Newton arrived last night with Constable Gillies. Wellinoton, July 7. The body found in the harbour bus

been identified as that of Ellen Kenny, | a. dressmaker. She had been out of employment some time, but was being kept comfortably enough by her sister. Nothing is known as to how she got into tho water, but it is thought as she was subject to fits she may have fallen off the breastwork. An inquest will be held. The Supreme Court was occupied all day hearing a charge of perjury pieferred against I'. E. Liardet, fishmonger. At six o’clock the Court adjourned until to-morrow. This is the last case of the criminal calendar. In the Magistrate’s Court, William Raltrajg Clerk in tho Natives Reserves Department, was committed for trial on two charges ef embezzling monies the property of the Government. The evidence went to show that two sums of £27 10s and £l3 respectively for rent for Native reserves had been paid to accused and not accounted for. Bail was allowed, himself in £lOO and two sureties £5O each. By proclamation in the Gazette kerosene and any distillate of petroleum will in future come under the Dangerous Goods Act, 1869, irrespective of their standing the fire test of 110 degrees Fahrenheit.

Dunedin, July 7. At the City Police Court, Cuthbert McKellar, Clerk in the National Bank on remand for embezzlement, failed to appear. A warrant for his apprehension was ordered to be issued. The Kitcheners are now considered to be out of danger. At the Clyde Vale Station John Hewett stuck up a policeman who was sent to take possession of some cattle, aud delayed him two hours, keeping him covered tho whole time with a loaded gun. The fund subscribed on behalf of the Kitchener family has reached £520. It has beon raised privately, and mainly by voluntary subscriptions. It will bo invested on behalf of Mrs. Kitchener and family. Tnt.vnu, July 7. | At the Resident Magistrate’s Court, i Christchurch, yesterday, three China- | men named Ah Ling, Jin Ling, and i Ah Choy were committed for trial at ; the Supreme Court for receiving a | quantity of properly stolon by the j boys who were dealt with last week. | Ge.e of the witnesses swore that one Chinaman had threatened to cut a boy’s throat if tho police eame to bear of the transaction. Christchurch, July 7. Bills, a well-known bird dealer was arrested yesterday morning when walking ashore from the steamer Bowen with two or three boxes of fancy Chinese goods and charged with evasion of Customs duty. He was admitted to bail till "Wednesday next.