LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1301, 27 March 1883, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

(per united press association). AUCKLAND, Yesterday. A young man named Kirby, from Auckland, was arrested at Darga ville, for attempting to pass off spurious coin at the totalisator during the races. The rescuers of Mr Hursthouse and party’ found the prisoners stripped and chained up. Te Mahuki’s party were seized in turn, ami tied by the rescuers, who marched them to Te Kuiti. Kahu, Wahanui’s brother, was the first to break open the house where the prisoners were chained. Wahanui did not accompany the party, having gone to Pumu to send on a number of natives. The natives at Te Wira are excessively angry at the rescue. Wahanui has gone to Kihikihi to confer with Rewi. Mr Swanson, M.H. R , accidentally fell off a wall at his residence, 14 feet, high, and is now suffering from a compound fracture of the leg and dislocation of the ankle. There is a probability of a local company being formed to take over the fleet of sailing vessels owned by Mosses Stone Bros., of Auckland, and establish a direct line of firstclass sailing vessels between Auckland and London, with a capital of £lOO,OOO. A meeting of natives was held atTe Kuiti about the Hursthouse affair, but there was nothing beyond talk. Mr Bryce has telegraphed to the Ngatimaniapoto chiefs thanking them for their conduct in releasing Mr Hursthouse, bnt stating he never intended to leave the question so entirely in the hands of Wahanuf that the law should not be vindicated. The outrage on and barbarous treatment of Mr Hursthouse had been so gross that it was impossible it could be passed over. The rirgleaders must he arrested, and if they (Wctere and Wahanui) c»uld not do this, he (Mr Bryce) would take proceedings himself With that object, the natives will meet again to discuss this telegram. It is stated that they will not agree to hand Muhuki over to Government. Private telegrams from Ohinemutu state that tiie constabulary there are under orders to march.

U’fiF. I At the niulve pv -.'i’lr; r,t Te Kuiti on Mahulri hiano an outrageous Speech, and tiiUP.tcd the NgatiukUiionoto with having bben boiinced by Bryce, whom he cotnpared to a pig, and said if he could get his hand on his head he would kick him. The natives will not consent to the arrest of Mannki, but he has agreed to proceed to Alexandra. Mr Wilkinson telegraphed to Mr Bryce yesterday that if Mahiiki goes to Alexandra he will be accompanied by sixty followers. Muhuki urged bis followers to re-arrest Messrs Hur-thouse ami Newsham, and to arrest Mr Wilkinson ; bnt, owing to the presence of u large body of Ngutimanioputo hie wish was not carried out. Mr White is of opinion that Mahuki will not carry out his threat to visit Alexandra. Mr Bryc° has deemed it advisable to prepare for emergencies. There arc at present stationed at zMexandra 4? Armed Constabulary m<M Phis company will bn streugthemal In the Te AwaimUu Cavalry, numlnniug (10. It is stated that Mahuki’s ih-d were catching their horde's to come in to Alexandria, when Messrs Wilkinson and Hurst house left 'Ph Kuiti. The cavalry troop vVas to reach Alexandra 1 l»p f ore 10 o’clock fin Sunday morning. Messrs Wilkinson, Hurwthoiisu, and Newaham arrived at Alexandra yesterday. The Constabulary at Ohinemutu are under orders to march. DUNEDIN. Yesterday. It is un.lcrsto.-d that Mr W. R. Green, intrmls, after Major Atkinson speaks hero, to take an evening to explain a project of Dis own for the prevenrionof pauperism, tinmain features b. ing an improved hiethod of settling Grown Linds ami regulating the liquor traffic. Mr Given went to Christchurch to heur Major Atkinson, ELLINGTON, Yesterday. A charge of perjury will be heard l>y the Resident Magistrate to-morrow. The defendant in the case is Miss Lucy Bolger, barmaid at the Prince of Wales Hotel. The offence is alleged to have been committed I dining the hearing of an information against j the licensee for employing females in his bar . after 11 p.m. A number of witnesses have been subpoenaed for the prosecution, and two loading lawyers have ben engaged for the defence. CHRISTCHI RCH, Yesterday A married woman named Lacky is supposed to have committed suicide on Thursday night. She resided at Southbrook, and was last seen alive at 6 p.m. on Thursday. Yesterday a neighbor broke into the house and found her dead under her bed, with a piece of cord tied tightly round her neck. The woman was slightly weak minded. Her husband, a laborer, has been absent some time. On Thursday night, Thomas Vincent, jof West Milton, was driving home, when his horse shied, cirrying the cart over an 8 feet embankment into the river bed. The man was badly crushed, ami lay there till Friday morning. He died an hour after being conveyed home.