LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1176, 16 October 1882, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

(FEB UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION). DUNEDIN, This Day. Tub Papakaio murder case in which Alex. Beattie is charged with the murder of Sarah Adams, who was living with him as his wife, was continued on Saturday at the Supreme Court. Mr Haggitt, the Crown Prosecutor, started hie address to the jury at 10 o’clock, and was followed by Mr O’Meagher, the counsel for the prisoner, who continued until 4 p.m. Mr Justice Williams began to sum up at 4.20 p.m. and concluded about 8 o’clock when the jury retired, and as they had not come to any decision at mid-night were locked up until Monday morning at 10. On the Court resuming, it was intimated that there was no probability of the jury agreeing. The jury were then discharged. Mr O'Meagher said he was unequal to proceeding with the case again at present, and he agreed that a new trial should take place at the January sitting. Beattie was removed in country. Jane Elizabeth, aged 22, attempted suicide on the ocean beach yesterday. She was observed to place a bottle to her lips, and then dash into the waves. She was rescued with great difficulty. No reason is assigned for the rash act. A petition is in course of signature praying the Queen to establish a protectorate over the new Hebrides. In Beatties case eight were for acquittal, the remainder for conviction. PATEA, This Day. A minute examination of the Wakatu at low water shows the damage to be more extensive than at first expected. Besides a large jagged hole in the starboard waist, an open crack extends several feet through the plates on either side, and probably a week will be occupied in.making temporary repairs, after which she will be sent to XV ellington and put on the elip. Most of the cargo consists of perishable goods, rendered utterly worthless. The directors of the Company contemplate removing the steamer from trade.

NEW PLYMOUTH, This Day. The Maoris at Parihaka received a message from Te Whiti to the effect that the comet is going to fulfil all his prophecies about the end of the world. Tho comet will decide who are good and who are bad in the world, and he advises all good people, both Maoris and Pakehas, to go to Parihaka and wait for the coming end of all thing terrestial. Bad people he advises to keep away from Parihaka as they would only contaminate the good ones, and would bring down greater vengeance on their own heads. This is the story that is being freely circulated among the Natives, and is thoroughly believed by them. Te Whiti still possesses wonderful influence over the minds of the Natives whether he in custody at Nelson or free at Parihaka.

Considerable anxiety is felt for the safety of the steamer Lalla Rookh, which left Onehunga for Waitara on Wednesday last at 4 p.m. The MacGregor left on Thursday and it is reported that about ten miles this side of the Manukau the captain saw blue lights as if from a vessel. The Lalla Rookh not reaching Waitara it was supposed she had got into Raglan, but a telegram has been received from there stating she had not been seen. Her non arrival at Waitara therefore causes some anxiety for she had several passengers. The vessel had a good boat on board, so that if anything has happened to the steamer it is not thought any lives would be lost. Later. No tidings have yet been heard of the Lalla Rookh. It is now absolutely certain that some serious mishap has befallen her.

THAMES, This Day. Resolved, that a meeting of representatives vf local bodies form » Company> to be

called the Thames Valley Railway Company (Limited), under the .Joint Stock Company’s Act, for the construction of a railway from the Thames to Te Aroha, distance 28 miles, under the Railways Construction Act of 1881, with a capital of £150,000 in £1 shares. The Government have promised an ample grant of land for the undertaking. NELSON, This Day. Information has been received by a sailing vessel that the brig Wave, when 20 days out from Dunedin for Auckland, in ballast, went ashore iu Hardy’s Bay, Pelorus Sound. She was seen ashore on Thursday last, and is on the sand, but it is considered that, unless favored by specially high spring tides and favorable winds, she would become a total wreck. AUCKLAND. This Day. Arrived—Australia. Capt. Pollock, from San FranciscO, at 11 a.m., yesterday ; left on the 24th Sept. The passage was uneventful. Passengers for New Zealand—Mr and Mrs Murray Aynsley and daughter, Mr and Mrs Page and daughter, Miss Bealey, Miss Firth, Mrs Andrews, Messrs W. Firth, J. H. Upton, H. Elder, W. Stair, A. Storey, A. Thilkulh Twarden, W. Weston, C. Smith, F. Smith, J. Rattray, J. Elliott, E. Smith, H. Prichett, J. Earl, J. McCormick. The Captain of the Macgregor denies having seen the Lalla Rookh last trip, and threatens to take an action for libel against the New Zealand Herald for strirtures on his conduct.

General alarm is expressed here for the safety of the steamer Lalla Rookh, which left Onehunga for Waitara on Wednesday last, and has not yet reached her destination. There were on board besides three passengers, names unknown, Captain Robinson, Dempsey (mate), Lambom (engineer), Angno Belle (fireman), Howard (cook), and J. Nevelle (apprentice). Dempsey and Howard are married men and have families, who are resident in Onehunga. At 10 o’clock on Wednesday night when a few miles south of Manukau Heads the mate of the Macgrogor observed a signal from a vessel which he supposed to be the Lalla Rookh, about a mile distant on the port quarter. She dipped her masthead light a few times, but it ultimately seemed to have gone out, and a blue light was then burned. The mate of the Macgregor deeming it a signal of distress called C. ptain McArthur, who, upon coming on deck, identified the vessel as being . the Lalla Rookh, and said that it was merely a complimentary farewell signal. The sea was perfectly calm at the time, and the wind was blowing freshly from the south west. A seaman on board the Macgregor was disatisfied with the decision of the Captain in not going to seo whether any assistance was required, and several of the passengers also took notice of the neglect. One of the seamen who was on board tho McGregor, says that there could have been no doubt as to the signcis made being those of distress, seeing that the first lights having gone out, blue lights had to be adopted. The ateamer he said appeared to be under sail, and was heeling over on the port side. She was heading down the coast. The general opinion is that she was at that time nearly full of water, and though tne wind was strong, it was not suffi ienlly so to enable her to put about and return to port. It is not impossible she has gone into Kawhia harbor for safety. She is insured for £llOO in the South British, of which £6OO is re-insured.