TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1413, 3 November 1885, Page 1

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

The Raratonga smbasny left Auckland, on Friday oiuht, by the s,s. Janet Nicol, which had on hoard the Urgent cargo yet taken to the Isl-nds, Mr Bsllunce had :mi interview with the Queen ani-J pr-po-e I 0 41 range reciprocity am e , in on er to inw closer the uonjinucial relation* between the colony and Rj'i'onga, and ihe establishment of a quasi-i roleeiorato hy N. w Zealaiid to prevent irmign powers liter faring, the natives to have full ;omroi of -internal affdre. The Qn?>»n vi I refer Uie proposals to the u i ive •liefs for consideration, and send a fputy to he Government. Sir G. Grey dso iuiervit weil the embassy and told iietn whenever they needed help or a riend to write to him ; he wou <1 stand >y ,hcm. Among the passengers whs li’eiuen.'.nt Pi'• e> , the newly-appointed British Consol ♦«, Samoa, ?su George G. t-y intends 'daub g the '•mill and undressing public meetings here e.rly rex year. The Mmine beptormenf have received the f> llowmg telegra.n trom the Harbor .tlnster al Utej mouth :—“Th. mister of ho s eitm.r Ore i whilst cn.siing c ose ::it" shore observed the huU of a Vessel ihoii’ 6<> onh c ose o* 'i.e b-ach between 1 >cky Po.ii" and Reoimkable ‘dins. Norn ly w s see •, und ■ ne ' essel had a very • iO'Chml appearance ” His JLxcelo ocy ‘be Goverm r pnid a .isit to (he Am lican m-n-ot-war Enter* 0.-ise on ihidsy afternoon. The Wellington City Com c l o j Fiday .•resented 1 upturn Bark' r of war-ship Enterprise, »nli an address of ■welcome, in width a hope was expressed hat the eommeiciai relations he’w.-ea tho United Stales mid New Zealand may be oxte d*;d and stung.hen d, mid that such civilities ae these, tiling m themselves, nsv of some mnaii degree assist the cultivation of that friendly tiding of mutual respect «hi h so happily characterises the official re atio’ia ami Pi'iva’n in ereonr » matm-dtied between lit Uni ert S * X'B he Un led King* ioni and its oep.vti••■-ncii-s. Cap am .Coker suitably ac, oowi'-ov.ed the ad.ness, .ml said dining .ic r nt cruiae they uad visited a tin•■••ir •.r English col nii*«, and every whet • »i \ ;,<m met with tie mat cordial u-e-p .un-. The present np would s i.if.iide coni me roe and 'ri ndsli'D between their country and Now Zealand, An t xlrm rdiifty ease cam" before * he* boor mo Com f, Nelson, oo Fit >ty, Ms ■V ilcut: bu ognt a, suit p i jn ic.m o-uara-••vion and yaying for tin- custuu> of her wo cKduro.i sga u-t 0 imel Wnlcotl. The repundent had tailed »o appear in :he suit, but- was in Com: attired in ihe dtess of a Salvation sol.ner. Ils fixed placards with printed texts m bis breast, ,iih( siid ; ‘•Inlho presence -it my wife, judge, and citizens, li.sk fo i-russ of my great sm.” lb *as re pro- •*«! oy Hid 'luuor, and o;d md to renaov.s the placard*, which he did. The eviiei. o, •i Inch wad very lengthy, was then proceeded with. The respondent, who reMred from the Indian service with the rank of colon-1, was shown to ho most eccentric, and vrbtuily the only question for the Court wm as in the custody of the youngest child, u lad of twelve, who could scarcely read though very inieiligant. Mrs Walcott after her marriage joined tha R tnan Catholic Church, »ud 1 hough she w-nt willing to have the boy btought op in the Proeaulant Church, ih;Ml'ed !•> I lie him to England. Hu HuiKir Slid he was ready io noikc the it-criib for .■ epat vilif'ii, but would lake-Muio •o cuasider the onier he io the custody of toe b y.