LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1231, 22 December 1882, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

[VBB UNITED BKBBB ASSOCIATION]. NELSON, This Day. The case of Williams v. the Queen, commenced before a Special Jury this morning, Capt. Steele, now mate of the Manawatu, and formerly on the steamer Westport, de. tailed the whole of the circumstances In connection with the sinking of the rijeat-l at Westport, Richard Hftrnian, dlvter, gave the result of his examination, and stated that he found that a snagg which had Been built into the stage alonside the Staithes, had pierced the vessel, and caused her to sink. The case is still proceeding, The case of Williams v. the Queen was continued yesterday, and was adjourned until nine this morning. Evidence was glvbd as to the extent of damage the steamer RUHtained both by striking and depreciation Id value. It was estimated that the damage amounted to £2,500. OAMARU, This Day, 1 There Is likely to be some trouble over the installation of the Mayor, which took place yesterday. There was not then a quorum of the Council present, and the legality of the proceedings is to be challenged. AUCKLAND, This Day. The celebrated chief Taruru has died at Kaipara. He was a great warrior in the olden time, and a friend to the Europeans, The tangi will be the largest attended in the North. Owing to fresh evidence having been ob« ( tained respecting the charge of wilful der against Priestly and Mrs Hamilton for j the murder of Hamilton, the case is not 1 expected to be gone on with until after the holidays. The City Council last night raised the Mayor’s salary from £250 to £400; the Town Clerk’s salary being increased to £5OO, and the Engineer’s to £6OO. 600 bushmen arrived here yesterday for the holidays. DUNEDIN, This Day. I In the District Court Judge Ward gave judgment against one of the Goodison Bros k for £145, being a claim made against them by one Edmonds, to whom, whilst in drink, they sold a horse for that sum which was only worth £4O. Coupsei for the plaintiff termed the transaction the simplest, commonest and the vulgarest horse swindle ever i perpetrated. Sir Julius Vogel leaves for Wellington on i Monday. It has been decided to proceed no further < at present in the movement to establish an Orphanage in Dunedin. CHRISTCHURCH, This Dav. Mr Jacobsen intends to send some of his I diamonds to Wellington, and if this last effort fails to induce the Government to offer a bonus, he intends to make known the locality where he found them. WELLINGTON, This day. James Smith, licensee of the Prince of i Wales Hotel, to-day, was fined 20s and j costs, for refusing admittance to the police 1 on Saturday night after hours. The Regatta Committee fixed the first I prize for the coasters race at £4O and Cup ; second, £lO prize. In first-class yacht race I the same amounts. On arival of the Wakatipu here on Wednesday, Captain Wheeler gave a steerage passenger into custody for stealing a small quantity of fruit from one of tfts oasas . stowed on deck. The Bench sentenced the prisoner to 48 hours imprisonment, and hoped this would act as a warning to others ( who travel. The Lady Jocelyn, ship from London, is at the Heads. The following is Wahanui’s letter Bryce :—Whatiwhatihoe, 9th Dec/ Bryce, Minister for Native Affairs. Greet- 1 ings. Your letter of the loth November has reached me, and I have seeu your words. With reference to your word that it was through me, througn Ngatimaniapoto, that Tawhiao did not consent to what you said at Whatiwhatihoe, this is my reply. If it was not through me, it was not through Ngatimaniapoto that Tawhiao did not ap prove of what you said. With regard to j other words, lot them remain to be discussed by me, and the whole of my tribe. That is all from Wahanui.