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Southland Times, Issue 657, 15 April 1867, Page 2

A "telegram was received by the agents in town on Saturday afternoon to the effect that the s.s. Tararua would not leave the Bluff until Tuesday (to-morrow morning), instead ef yesterday, as previously advertised. She brings the long looked for Panama Mail with her, the Mataura having arrived in Wellington on the morning of the 11th inst., the day before the Tararua left that port. • We desire to draw the attention of the telegraph authorities in Wellington to the fact that lately the arrival and departure of the Panama steamers at Wellington are not regularly posted at the Southland office. We have several times inquired at the local office, but the invariable reply is either — "wire down," or " not arrived." "We do not denire to attribute blame or remissness of duty to the . Invercargill official, but rather to direct the notice of Mr Sheath to the apparent anomaly of shipping reports in Southland. A huge and singular looking " Monster of the deep " was shown to us on Friday last, at the Albion Stables. The fish had been caught the previous day by two men belonging to Mr Kingswell's establishment, on. the Bluff .Road. It had probably-lost its reckoning, or smelt afar off the " savory" navor.of the adjacent slaughter-yard, and thus fell a victim to its appetite, at all events it got so far up the creek which joins the Waihopai at the spot referred to, that it found, it impossible to get back to sea again,- the receding tide having left it in a pool just large enough to " kick up a tremendous row " in when it found itself in confinement. The noise attracted the men's attention, and they hastened to the spot and effected the capture ; but, from the evidences on the carcase of the animal in the shape of stabs, cuts, and slashes, we should say that something very like a " terrific combat " must have ensued. However, it had ultimately to succumb, and the curious may now gratify their propensity for queer sight 3on payment of one shilling for admission to the stables, where it is oh view. It is notified in the " New Zealand G-azette " of the 25th ult. that from the Ist April, 1867, Post-; office Savings Banks would be opened at' Attck- ; land, Otahuhu, Russell, Wangarie, Raglan,. Mongonui, Onehunga, Alexandra, Cambridge, Newcastle, Tauranga. New Plymouth. Napier. Wellington, WanganuL Nelson, Collingwood. Blenheim, Picfcon, ' Havelook. Chbistchttbch, Lyttelton, , Kaiapoi, Timaru, Akaroa, Hokitika, Grevmoutih, Waimate. Dunedin, Clyde, Lawrence/ Arrow River, Manuheri-.. kia, Queenstown, Oamaru, Tokomairiro, Port Chalmers, Waikouaiti, Balclutha, "Weßt Taieri, Hamilton's. J^vbecaWill, RivertpnV-Caiaipbeli-l town. We have to acknowledge the receipt of the second number of a new evening paper, published in Dunedin,. entitled the "Evening Mail, and Port Chalmers Express." It ia well printed and contains a good selection of reading matter. ' Mr Joseph Mackay is the publisher. The "Tauranga Argo,B" of March 30th, conr. tains the following items of Northern news:--"Mr Clarke came in yesterday evening, and. brings intelligence that the Native .Contingent, under Major M'Donnell, attacked, one of the Hau.-hau. : pahs ou Thursday, aboufe Botarua Camp, and took it, killing numbers of the Hanhaus, eight bodies of whom wart found on the field. Most of these infatuated ra9n ar* native* i from the Waikafco, There were no casualties, we are happy to say, on our side, not even ft scratch. Thia is glorious inteUigence/' Under date Rang! Weia, March 36th, the sama papei? stetea that "a naUTO *om»ft f^m«(i W le.itegdajr fres the.

Thames, via Kati Kati, and reports that th<§ • STgatimara ire busily employed in conveying all their moveable effects up the Piekos, and have or intend, upon the arrival of Tupaia to join the Hau-haufl, and give the Arawas a thrashing. A dayhasheenfiied.to attack the Waikato-settle-ment9, Wanganui, Taranaki, Napier, Tauranga, Rotorua, and Opotiki. She also reports Jhat Mr Mackay endeavored to form the Ngatimavus into • native contingent similar to the Arawas, but that they would not listen to his overtures, and. said they would not fight against their =own blood (thereby meaning any native, who has. sympathy with the Hau-haus.")