LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1294, 9 March 1883, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

(PER UNITED FREBS ASSOCIATION). NELSON, This Day. Te Whiti and Tohu, with Mr Ward the Interpreter, who has had them in charge, left in the Stella at 8 o’clock last evening for Opunake. About half a dom Maoris be» longing to Nelson were on the wharf, but with the exception of rubbing noses with these, there was no demonstration ov excite* ment. INVERCARGILL, This Day. A van driven by a man named Mackay, was struck by the train when attempting to cross the railway line. The horse was killed, and Mackay was thrown out, and fell on the engines cow-catcher, to which he clung, and was carried some distance, but was not much hurt. A woman was also thrown from the van, but only slightly injured. DUNEDIN, This Day. The local branch of Marine Engineers’ Institute intend to support the action to be taken by the Melbourne branch to strike if the rate of pay of third engineers is not restored to £4 per month. The rumors of dnmyism at the recent run sales are so circumstantial, that both the morning papers say they deserve consideration, and the “ Times ” suggests a Royal Commission to thoroughly investigate the matter. CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. H. E. Nathan, money lender,, assaulted Mr Selig of the society paper, in a hairdresser's shop, in consequence of an article which appeared in that paper on the recent case in the R.M. Court. The Telephone to Sumner opened to-day. The late rains have done an estimated injury of £50,000 to crops in the south of Canterbury, AUCKLAND, This Day. Advice has been received of shipment of plant and rails for city tramways. At the first annual meeting of the Thames Valley and Rotorua Railway Company the Chairman reported that arrangements had been made for the first section with most of the land owners. A first instalment of plant was ordered from Home ; and when the survey was finished contracts would soon be let. As to the second section, negotiations were going on with the Government which ought to construct the line. Dr. Campbell, Capt. Dalday, J. M. Clark, Peacock, T. Mornn, Connisky, McLean, Joseph Howard, and Halcombe were elected Directors.

Wahinui had a breef but friendly interview with Bryce in Alexandra. It is rumored that Sir Hercules Robinson intends visiting England during the Spring. Sir Dillon Bell’s health is unsatisfactory. Physicians recommend a warmer climrte.

Sir Wm. Fox ha. sent to the Secretary of State for the colonic, a letter re Native matters, for the purpose, of clearing away misconception, re importance of the receht Maori mission. The letter was read befdre the Colonial Institute. In the course of discussion afterwards, Sir Charlea Clifford Stigmatised the Treaty of Weitangi as “mockery, delusion, anil sham.” The Duke of Manchester remarked that the Maori’s seemed thoroughly friendly now, but during his short New Zealand visit he taw and heard sufficient to convince him that there was no Englishman in the Colony, but would regret their extinction, The Auckland and Hawke's Bay Land Company, with a capital of £lOO,OOO is now being formed in London, The Bishop of Nelson return, to the Colony this month.

WELLINGTON, This Day Capt. Edwih states that from observations made he can find no traces of the storm which Dr. Wiggins of Ottawa says will pass over the Australasian Colonies to-morrow. He is also of opinion that the storm would give 48 hours’ notice of its approach. The Harbor Board yesterday decided to increase the salary of Mr Lyon from £3OO to £4OO.

The writ for Selwyn seat was issued ye. terilay, and made returnable by April 17th.