LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1192, 3 November 1882, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

(from our own correspondent.) NAPIER, This Day. Captain Newman, one of our oldest and most universally respected settlers, died last night at the age of 66. The deceased gentleman was formerly a captain in the navy of the East India Company, but since his arrival in Hawke’s Bay he has been connected with sheep farming. Captain Newman from his charitable and genial disposition was universally liked, and his death will be regretted by all classes of society. A strong committee has been formed for the purpose of collecting subscriptions and make preparations for promoting competition of the Fire Brigade, during the Annual Meeting of the Fire Brigade Association, to be held here in January next. (per united press association), DUNEDIN, Yesterday. The Rifle Shooting opens at nine to-mor-row with the Nelson Match. There are 130 competitors here. It is expected that the final competition for the Championship will take place on Tuesday afternoon. The competitors complain of the range there being a background of white sand. There is every appearance of fine weather. This Day. One of the most severe earthquakes ever felt in the interior of Otago was experienced at Cromwell Arrow and Queenstown at 2.30 this morning, accompanied by a dull rumbling noise. A Citizens’ Ball is to be given to the Rifle representatives on the evening of the 10th. The vexed question of whether County Councils or town districts arc entitled to licensing fees came before the Supreme Court yesterday, and was fully discussed by counsel. The case was an appeal from Invercargill. In dismissing it with costs the -fudge expressed his opinion that as the duties of Borough Councils were imposed on town districts, it was reasonable, in the absence of j any Legislative provision to the contrary, that they should have the rights of Boroughs, one of which was to receive licensing fees. In re Vincent County Chairmanship a writ of quo warranto has been granted against the present Chairman, Mr McGuinness. There are 340 Rifle competitors. NELSON, This Day. The Education Board has resolved that the rate of salaries fixed in 1881 should be held to have been in operation in 1889, although in that year salaries were reduced by 10 per cent. Another resolution was passed to appoint a sub-committee to enquire and report what amount the teachers and officers were to receive as arrears. CHRISTCHURCH This day. The fire at Mr R. 11. Rhodes’s residence broke out again, and all the water available was insufficient to put it out. The whole place is now nearly consumed. The tender of Stevenson and Co. (£5342) | for the erection of a patent slip at Lyttelton • was accepted by the Harbor Board. ALEXANDRA, This Day. ! The Native meeting was resumed to-day. Tawhiao opened by a long metaphorical j speech. The Hon. Mr Bryce stated that, as he had 1 already informed Tawhiao, he must have a definite reply without much further delay to the Government, proposal s which were that Government would give Tawhiao and tribe the bulk of unsold confiscated lands, supposed ' to be about 20.001) acres, on the western aide of the River Waipa. The section of land Tawhiao asked for at K tipara should also be given. He would be made an Assessor under

the R.M. Act, an office no Maori ever yet held ; be a Justice of Peace for the Coloffit 5 get a seat in the Legislative Council ; be Assessor under the Nat h e Lands Court Act; have a house built and furnished for him, and have a pension of £4OO a year for life ; at the same time Government would ask the Ngatimaniapoto chiefs to provide the Waikato tribe with land to live on, as they had been co-partners in the trouble. Te Wheoro asked time to consider. Mr Bryce said he must have an answer by Saturday. This was agreed to, and Tawhiao came into Alexandra in Bryce's trap. AUCKLAND, This Day. Colonel Tupman and Lieut. Elmesley-Coke, members of the English Transit of Venus party, left for the South yesterday per Manipouri. It is not yet definitely decided where the transit will be observed from, as Colonel Tupman is desirous of consulting Dr Hector before arriving at a decision. WELLINGTON, This Day. An early closing association has been formed here, and Sir J. Prendergast has been asked to become President. A majority of employers seem favorable to the Wednesday half holiday. In the R.M. Gourt yesterday a man named Taylor recoved £2 J2s 6d damages againstM livery stable-keeper named Smith, for injuries sustained by a fall from a horse hired from the defendant, the saddle being out of repair and the girths giving way. Messrs W. H. Hannay and J. H. Lowe in their report of the inquiry into the late railway accident near Waitati, state that the eviden e adddueed, and among all the circumstances, nothing has transpired to point prominently to an immediate cause of the disrailment of the train. To all appearance the line was in good running order and the engine was in good working order, although the leading wheels were somewhat worn; but they were not sufficiently so to warrant that the accident should be attributed to them. There was no positive evidence to show what did cause the tram to leave the rails. They do not find that any negligence or wrongful act of any person caused this accident, but the collateral circumstances brought under notice during the enquiry, demand a strict investigation, and Mill result in increased vigilance throughout the service.