NORTHERN NEWS.

Southland Times, Issue 1248, 10 May 1870, Page 2

NORTHERN NEWS.

(FEOM OTTft OWX COBEE3POITDBKT.) Dubtedik, May 9. A father and son, named Lawson , have been drowned in crossing the . Taieri River. The Cromwell Company have obtained 2500zs of gold foi the week's crushing. The escort from the goldfields brings down this trip 67000 m. "We take the following telegraphic summary from the Otago Daily Times : — Napier, May Ist. The St Kilda has arrived from Poverty Bay with the informal^; that Te Kooti . is in a valley at the head q&jihe Waioeka Q-orge. This statement is confirmed by letters received via Taupo from Captains Mair and Greece. Ropata has started from Poverty Bay with 350 men after Te Kooti.; A Bcputinsf-' party under the command of Captain Preeee captured three horses and their saddles in the Uriwera country, but the riders of. the horses escaped into the bush. ; It has been ascertained that Tatnihana Teketeke, who killed Hartnett on the escapeof the prisoners from the Chatham Islands, was killed at Opape. .. The St. Kilda, with Mr Locke. on bdardpieft this morning for Poverty Bay, Opotiki, and Tauranga. To the; latter place she conveys two telegraphists and the materials for proceeding with the con. struction of the line of telegraph; to Taupo. " : :.->-rA rumor states that Colonel St. John has been directed to form an expedition to act in conjunction with Bopata, and Captains Mair and Preeee. , : .Ghbistchurch, May 3rd. .. Mr Rolleston's return as Superintendent is certain. The numbers' as yet received are :— fiolleston, 1572 j Moorehouse, 764. ! 7V Welltnqtok, May 4th. The Taranaki sailed this afternooa for Port Chalmers direct. A fire took place last evening in Cuba street, by which a newly-erected dwellinghouse belonging to a man named Light was destroyed. It was insured for £200 , in the Northern Insurance Co., and £100 in the New Zealand Insurance Co. Nbthing was saved. The fire broke out while all the family were absent, iMr Baillie's photographic , studio, which adjoined the house, was also burned, and all the goods were removed from Mr Bailee's house. 1 The latter, however, was saved. A partly-finisned; building belonging to Mr Dixpn, cordial manufacturer, was also . considerably injured. — '.'" y - f