LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1183, 24 October 1882, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

(FEB UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION). WELLINGTON, Oct. 23. The Colonial Secretary left for the south in the steamer Rotorua thia afternoon. The Hon. Mr Dick expects to be absent from Wellington for about a fortnight. A woman named Julia O'Brien attempted to commit suicide this afternoon by jumping off the breastwork. She was rescued by two gentlemen who were passing, and conveyed to the lock-up. She will be charged with the offeuce to-morrow. This Day. A young woman named Julia O'Brien was, to-day, committed for trial on a charge of attempting to commit suicide by throwing herself iu the harbor yesterday. AUCKLAND, This Day. The Cambridge Laud Court has been occupied by the investigation of a remarkable will case which had been brought before the Court for successive sittings during the last three years. In February, 1881, when the claim of Kami Hareti was before the Court for an order of succession the will was produced purporting to have been executed by deceased in the presence of two witnesses ; one of whom, Mita Karaka, a Native Assessor of the Court, attended aud gave proof on oath. Mr Sheehan then obtained an adjournment, and Judge Symonds eventually dismissed the case for want of jurisdiction, the Natives Succession Act not having then become law. On alfresh application by Kami the case came before the present Court a fortnight since. Mr Jas. Russell appearing for Kami, and Mr Gresham for Hone To One, devisee under the will. It was then practically settled on fresh production of the will that the order should go accordingly, on the will being put in, however, by Mr Gresham, Dr Buller, who had in the meantime been retained by Hami Haereti, boldly denounced it as an impudent attempt to impose on the Court, characterising the will as a forgery and the evidence given by Mita Karaka as wilful perjury. He called a whole crowd of witnesses, Europeans and Maori, one the former having been brought from Onehunga on subpoena, and succeeded in proving that Pipiwai predeceased will which was manifestly a forgery. Counsel on both sides having addressed the Court, judgment was given against the will, and in favor of the nearest of kin with full costs against the counter claimant. The ease excited great interest among the King Maoris to whom will-making is a novelty. Ulterior proceedings will probably be instituted against Mita Karaka and others. Stone Bros, have received information unofficially to the effect that the Government has decided to release the barque Gazelle. A fine of £5O will have to be paid in addition to all expenses. It is not yet known what the expenses amount to, or how they are incurred, further than that a Custom-house officer has been in charge of the Gazelle since she was seized, because of concealed tobacco being discovered on board. The Hon. J. Bryce's Private Secretary, Mr Butler, left yesterday for Waikato in order to ascertain what Tawhaio and other influential Chiefs have to say. The information he sends down will largely determine Ministers’ movements, and these willprobably be arranged by Thursday or Friday. Mr Bryce received a long letter from Tawhiao in which the latter asked when the promised visit to Waikato will be paid. It is considered probable that the first formal interview between the Native Minister and t lejNativel will ' ake place at the opening of the bridge at Alexandra.

OAMARU, This Day. A farmer named Bruce was kicked on the head by a horse he was driving and sustained concussion of the brain. His life is diapaired of. He was found by a neighbor on the road, and medical assistance was immediately summoned, but the doctors hold out little hope of his recovery.

CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. At the inquest on the body of James Alexander, a compositor in the “ Lyttelton Times” Office, who was found drowned on Saturday afternoon, a verdiet was returned of “ Found Drowned." The Hon. W. Rolleston will address his constituents early next month,

DUNEDIN, This Day. The “ Herald ’’ states that Messrs. Sloman Brothers, oflHamburg, intend starting their Australian line of steamers to this Colony, and building eight new steamers of 29,400 tons. The Sorrento, the pioneer of the line, loads at Port Chalmers, Lyttelton and Wellington. She goes home via the Suez Canal. The Government have remitted Customs dues. _ Mr W. M. Lewis, Assistant Crawn Law Officer, vas yesterday committed by the magistrate to the Ashburn Hall private lunetie asylum, llimedio.