WELLINGTON.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3350, 17 September 1879, Page 2

WELLINGTON.

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This day. One of the Maori political ploughmen, out on bail, died at the native hostelry this morning of consumption. He was an old man. A. P. Halcombe, one of (he defeated candidates for the Manawatu election, demands from the proprietor* of the Foxtori Herald an apology and payment of £50 to the Church of England for having printed, in pamphlet form, an article from the Wellington Chronicle, or be prepared to defend an action of libel. The Herald has been allowed 14 dajb to plead. !V :" .. V '-. -v,-. ■"■ > Melntyre, a Good Templar, for being the nominator and supporter of a publican as a councillor for the Cook ward, and for supporting the granting of a license to the Cosmopolitan Cafe* has been charged with violating his obligations as a Good Templar. The matter will be laid before the Grand Worthy Chief Templar, from whom Melntyre holds a deputy's commission. . .

Although no formal protest has been made against Mason's election Jackson, the defeated candidate, will petition the House to have the same upset.

A well-dressed, respectable looking young woman, giving the name of Mary Smith, hired a waterman this afternoon to take her out in the harbour. After being out some little time, she said to the waterman " Good-bye," and jumped overboard ; he, however, managed to drag her out of the water into his boat; and brought her ashore, and she is now in the hands of the police.