LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1187, 28 October 1882, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

(PER UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION). NAPIER, This Day. The first up-country iruiu yesterday utiernoon ran oil' the line, about twenty miles from town. The engine and four carriages were considerably damaged, but the passengers fortunately escaped with a good fright. The next train took them on, the line having been cleai cd. AUCKLAND, This Day. At the inquest on the body of the man, name unknuv, n, who was found in the harbor, an open verdict was returned of “ Found Drowned.” The deceased is believed to be a foreign seaman. Young Long is improving in condition, and it is stated that he is in a fair way towards recovery. The doctors have not yet attempted to search for tho bullet. His father is also improving, and the bullet has been extracted from his head. The Hon. J. Bryce arrived at Alexandra at 4 p.m. yesterday, and was met by Col. Lyon and Capt. Gascoigne, A.C. It Mas arranged to have the formal introduction meeting with Tawhiao at Capt. Gascoigne’s quarters, where forty of the Natives, headed by Tawhiao, met Mr Bryce. Among the Kincipal chiefs present were To Ngakau, one AVetere anqPikiaof Kawhia, Hone Te One, Teraihi Honana, andHaupokito. Tawhiao invited Mr Bryoa to meet the assembled Natives at Whatiwhatihoe in the morning, so that people might see him. Mr | Bryce accepted the invitation, and asked ! Tawhiao to come over in the morning, and ' they oould drive back together over the > bridge, and thus formally open it.* Tawhiao | replied that it would be better for him to ; stay at his place to receive the Native MinI ister as his guest. Mr Bryce replied that : he could please himself as to that, but he ' (Mr Bryce) would go to Whatiwhatihoe Bridge in the morning. A vein of graphite has boen struck at Coromandel.

The “ Observer,” newspaper recently published affidavits filed in the Supreme Court concerning pending cases. Judge Gillies yesterday stated that this has been a very gross attempt to prevent justice, and recommended the matter to the consideration of the Law Society. THAMES, This Day. The New Volunteer Circular does not seem to meet with favor, but is rather regarded as tending to discourage volunteering in this district, CAMBRIDGE, This Day, 2 p.m. Mr A. Wyllie reports that at Cambridge to-day he sold his horses, but they brought very low prices. ALEXANDRA, October 28. About 500 Natives assembled at Whatiwhatihoe this morning, to meet Mr Bryce, who came over the river at 11 o’clock. Tawhiao stood up and said there would be no talking this day : Mr Bryce was only coming over to see the people assembled, to meet him. This was only a friendly meeting and one in which the people would learn to know Mr Bryce, and Mr Bryce them. The latter said he was content to welcome a friend of Tawhiao if the latter have him as such. With his aid he could do a great deal of good, but without it only a little. He would speak frankly as he always did, and if Tawhiao did the same then the clouds that had separated the two races would disappear. Tawhiao said he he was glad of this frankness, and he would be equally so. The people then dispersed, this being only a day of greeting. Later in the day Mr Bryce gave Tawhiao a gold railway pass over the New Zealand railways for life as a present for himself. Tawhiao accepted the gift.