LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1302, 29 March 1883, Page 3

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

(PER VMITED PRE'K CHRISTCHURCH. March 27. Dr. Von Lechenfeld, an Austrain, and his wife, started three weeks ag - ) to survey the Tasman Glacier, to observe the rate of motion, and ascend, if possible, Mount Darwin. A He takes several men from Albury to tea«’h them alpine climbing. He has been studying for more that a year the invertiblate liana in Australia, and intend remaining.for tome time for the same purpose in New’ Zealand. An enquiry w as held this morning at the Railway Manager’s office, into the causes that led to the narrow escape from a railway accident at Southbrook last Thursday. The evidence went to show that the stationmaster at Kaiapoi, after receiving advice by wire that the trains were to cross at Southbrook that evening, instead of at Rangiora as usual, had made it known to several passengers on the platform, and that he had gone with the telegram in his hand towards the guard’s van to acquaint the guard. The Sard, Waters, denies receiving notice, but r Bourke states positively that he gave him thte instructions. The evidence will be sent tff Wellington. AUCKLAND, March 27. A constabulary man named McCafferty died at Cambridge under peculiar circumstances. He was working at the Bridge there, when he run a splinter into his hand near base of the thumb. Faying little heed to the wound, blood poisoning set in, resulting in his death. ' A severe gale visited Fiji on March 17th. Numberless roofs and verandahs in Levuka were carried away, and a half-caste woman and child were killed bv a falling building. The shipping in the harbour escaped. Great damage was caused to the schooner J7anhline. She lost both her masts. The three-masted schooner Red Coat was wrecked at Tavainui on the 24th February. Th# Waikato Native Disturbance. This (Tuesday) morning the obstructionists, numbering forty, rode on horseback into Alexandra, Mahuiki leading the way, shouting like a lunatic, and calling upon his ' god to save him and destroy the Europeans. On coming up the road leading from Wh&tiwhatihoe bridge into the town ship they encountered Aubin, a well-known storekeeper, and immediately seized and bound him, and pitched him into the fern like a pig> Another European, Binge, a schoolmaster at Alexandra, seeing their advance made tracks and got safety away. Directly afterwards they were met by the Te Awamutu Cavalry and Constabulary, who made very short work of them, the whole party being quickly apprehended and lodged in the redoubt, to await the course of justice. /' Messrs. Wilkinson and Hursthouse are now at Alexandra, the latter having come in to confer with the Hon. J. Bryce. The Premier has been closeted with Mr. Bryce all day on Native affairs. Arrange- [ ments were being made to call out the Wai- I kato and Waiuku Cavalry, and orders had been sent to Wellington for the Hinemoa to bring up the Armed Constabulary at Opusake. The capture of the obstructionists renders these steps unnecessary. Mahuki, the nngleacer, and 23 of his fol lowers, will be brought down by special train, j and escorted to Mount Eden gaol. March 28. Mahuiki and his 22 followers, were charged at the Pohec Court to-day, with assault on Messrs Hurathouse and Newsham, and also • with robbery. Mr Earl, instructed by Mr Sheehan, defended, and the Crown Prosecutor prosecuted. Mr Hursthouse had not concluded giving his evidence at 1 o'clock. John Armstrong, second engineer of the a.a. Rotorua, died of sunstroke on the voyage JfcFiji, 5 Later, Last Night. Arrived—Kenilworth from Oamaru. H.M.S. Lark sailed for the Islands. Mahuki and his 22 followers have been committed to take their trial at the next ■essions on a charge of assault and robbery of Mr Hursthouse. Mr E trl, solicitor, (for Mr Sheehan) reserved their defence. On being challenged, Mahuki said he would answer for all ; but they were severally challenged, and pleaded not guilty. Mahuki declined to plead, but wanted to make a speech. He was cautioned that his words could be used in evidence against him at his trial. He said all 1 have to say is that I am a man belonging to Te Whiti and Tohn, and will not at present answer those words. My word to-day is, I have come to make peace with my enemies, Bryce and Hursthouse. Mahuki's followers were asked if they agreed with his statement on their behalf, and they said “Yes.” They each asked to be allowed to smoke, and have mere food given to them at the gaol. Wetere, in his evidence, said if Hursthouse and Newsham had resisted, would have met death, or extreme evil, as Mahuki’s party had their war girdles on. f" Kahu, brother to Wahenui, and other witnesses, fully identified the assailants. It is the intention of the Crown Prosecutor to indiet the prisoners also for assaulting and robbing Mr Newsham, assaulting Wetere Te Renenga, Te Haere, and with causing a riot at Alexandra ; while four of them will be indicted for assaulting Mr Aubrn. At the half-yearly meeting of the Bay of Island Coal Company, the report showed sales of coal amounting to 18,352 tons. No dividend was declared, a balance, in hand : being carried forward. Retiring Directors were re-elected. DUNEDIN, March 27. i The Waitangi had an eventful passage. During the gales in the Bay of Biscay, the second officier and the boatswain received injuries, and the decks were swept of everything moveable, including all her live stock. Whilst at Tristan d’Acunha, the islanders reported the wreck of the ship Shakespeare, adjacent to the Island on which they were -sealing, and warned the captain of his danger ; but he did not seem to take any heed. ‘ From the number of dead bodies and yards floating about, it is supposed that a ship of 1000 tons has been wrecked in the same place. WELLINGTON, Yesterday. A petition praying for the release of the prisoner Longhurst will shortly be presented to his Excellency. The charge of perjury preferred against a barmaid named Lucy Boldger has been adjourned until Friday, Lail being allowed, herself in El 00 and two sureties of £5O each. Major Atkinson will arrive here to-day or tonight,'fr<»m Tiinaru, but it is n<»t yet settled whether he will deliver his address before I or after his visit to the L .ke district. Writing under date o! the Sth February, per Bnmii>i mail received to-d.y, the Agent General informs the Postmaster General that • Albion, Shaw Saville Co., on the pre- ' vines day had chartered tire fine s-te.»m--r Westmeath, of 3,190 ion.-, and 1800 indicated horse power, and that the Agent-General I

had arranged to send 200 people on b.br to Auckland direct. It ta und« rstood that over 3000 persons have signed the petition for Longhurst’b re lease. It will be presented to His Excellenvy on Friday next. At a meeting of the Education Board held to-day, a resolution was passed urging the various School Committees in the district to enforce a compulsory clause of education. An official inquiry into the stranding of the bargue Conference on the Pinnacle rock, on the 16th, will be heard on Friday. William Foreman, formerly Captain of the schooner Julius Vogel, and lately second mate of the Government steamer Stella, was this afternoon committed for trial on two charges, one of forgery, and the other of embezzlement. The embezzlement is alleged to have taken place in rendering accounts te Mr Compton owner of the Julius Vogel, and the forgery by attaching another person’s name tn a receipt, to whom Forman stated he paid the money, whereas he had not. Mr E. Shaw, who contests the Inangahua seat, will be unable to proceed to Reeftun until the closing of the criminal sessions of the Supreme Court, which commences on Monday next. BLENHEIM, March 28. The Hon. E. P. Connolly addressed the electors at lb ton last night. His speech was purely one for his constituency, has little outside interest. A resolution expressing confidence in him as representative of the district was carried. HOKITIKA, March 28. a fire broke out at Rimu this morning. Costellos hotel, Maher’s cottage, Cullen a ■store, and Sargeant’s house, were burned. Insurances are supposed to be £750 on Costello’s, and £3OO on Cullen’s property in the Fire Insurance Association of London, and &100 on Maher’s in the South British. Maher had a narrow escape of being burned as he was asleep when the fire broke out. The fire is supposed to have originated in Costello’s billiard room.