LATEST TELEGRAPHIC

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 119, 27 March 1879, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAPHIC

[RIOTER.] London, March 24, FATAL EARTHQUAKE IN PERSIA. A severe earthquake in Northern Persia caused great damage, Nearly 1000 per-sons-perished. SYDNEY EXHIBITION.

The London Committee recommends the French Government to appoint three committees for the Sydney Exhibition, such committees to have control of agriculture, manufactures, and science respectively.

THE TREATY OF BERLIN. In the House of Lords to-day tho Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs reply. in« to a question, aaicl that if the Treaty of Berlin was not fulfilled by the Sultan, he thought the British Fleet in the sea ol Marmora.should be sent to the Black Sea, to secure compliance with conditions, and that he (the Sultan) should be authorised to ask the assistance of his allies. The

Secretary of State added that he did no! anticipate the contingency alluded to b) the Sultan would arise.

St. PfjEKSßraon, March 2i

FRESH CASE OP PLAGUE

A fresh case of plague lias appeared ai Wittlanka, Siberia.

ROUMELIA,

The Russian Government suggests a mixed occupation of Roumelia after the Russian troops evacuate that country.

(PER FItESS AGENCY.)

Wellington, Wednesday. GOVERNOR EXPECTED TO-DAY. The Governor not having arrived at 8 p. m,, lie is not now expected till tomorrow. MURIMUTU BLOCK. It ia stated the Government have agreed, subject to notification by Parliament, to carry out the agreement made by the original lessees of Murimutu Block. A FRISCO CLAIMANT.

Mrßanbury, representative of Frisco shipowners, lias come here to claim the barque Courier, which was sold by its late Yankee captain to the promoters of the New Guinea expedition. He says the Captain had no right to sell her. LAST OF THE LOCH FERGUS COOK The cook of the Loch Fergus died this afternoon from the blow of the handspike delivered by the apprentice last Sunday.

A SCHOOL SCANDAL.

Everiss, master of Mount Cook school

is to be dismissed for violent and unman

conduct towards Miss McGowan an! several other teacheis of the same school Paimebsios North, Wednesday. SAW MILL BURNT.

Messrs Ritcher, Nanestead, and Go's, saw mill, which was burned down, was insured for £2,000. £BOO in South British, about £IOOO in North British, and balance in Now Zealand ; but that amount does not cover the loss. The mill was largo, and a good number of men employed. Several improvements were in courso of preparation to increase the working power of the machinery. New Plymouth, Tuesday. THE WAIMATE PLAINS. The news of turning off the survey parties from the Waimate Plains is confirmed. Te Whiti and Titokowaru are said to be both involved in the affair. JUDGE KENNY. Judge Kenny is to be removed immediately to Hawked Bay. Wellington Tuesday.

A MILLION ACRES.

The Government have concluded the purchase of one million acres of land from the natives in the Manawatu district,

along the proposed line of Wellington' Foxton railway.

THE LOCH FERGUS CASE.

Dr Diver has just taken a large triangular piece of bone from the skull of the cook of the Loch Fergus, and says there is no chance of his recovery. TYPHOID FEVER. One fatal case of typhoid fever has just occurred at the hospital. THE WAIMATE SURVEY,

Regarding the removal of the surveyors on the Waimate Plains, the Government state that a party of natives headed by Te, Manu (the native who some time ago was rescued from custody while on his way to Taranaki in the coach) carried away the tools of the surveyors to the nearest township, and ordered the surveyors off the ground. The Government believe that the Maoris intend to do tho same with other survey parties. No violence whatever was offered to the surveyors ; in fact, the Maoris acted in the most good humoured manner, and made no threats of any kind. It is thought this act of TeManu and party is a sort of final, protest against the survey and occupation of the Waimate Plains on behalf of the natives who haze been cultivating tho ground. It is . thought the natives have acted under instructions from Parihata, ,at the instigation most probably of Europeans, who have some sort of interest in the land, but it is thought the natives, would not have- acted in so high-handed a manner without having received instructions from Te Whiti. Major Brown is on his way down ffojn the Plains, and will be here to-morrow.

' NATIVE NEWS. , . ' With regard to the report circulated that Hiroki was present at the late native meeting at Parihaka between the Native Minister and Te'Whiti, the following are the facts of the case, Mr Sheehan wrote to Te Whiti from Opunaki stating that he was coming to see him, but that if Hiroki were allowed to take any part in the meeting he (Sheehan) would not attend. This was submitted by Te Whiti to his advisers, and they agreed thatMrSheehan's request was fair. The result was that Eiroki was kept in the back ground during the whole time Mr Sheehan was at Parihaka.

Ddnedin, Tuesday, BRAINS BLOWN OUT.

An accident attended with fatal results happened last night to Andrew Paisley, eighteen years old, the eldest son of Mr Robert Paisley, farmer, Upper Junction, He left his father's residence between seven and eight o'clock yesterday evening for the purpose of rabbit shooting, taking with him a double-barrelled pistol, He was not again seen till this morning, when a young woman named Eliza Lemond found his body in his father's paddock with the brains blown out. In the deceased's right hand was a pistol, and the left side of his face was blown in. The place in which he was found favors the opinion that he was stepping back to take aim when his foot tripped on an incline, causing the pistol to go off.

CARRYING OFF THE SURYEYORS. Hawera, Tuesday. After the Native Minister loft Parihaka the leading chiefs met together and discussed their course of action. Thoy called Ngitiruhanui together and told them wero tb go and throw the surveyors off the land. Some objected and said this action would lead to bloodshed, which you (the chiefs) told us to avoid. Te Whiti then said " I have spoken." The resistance question then came up, and Te Whiti told the people to carry them (the surveyors) off quietly, and if they returned to carry them off three times. Titokowaru was told off to do the work, but he is not doing it. Te Manu and others are carrying out the prophet's instructions. Many of the principal men here are annoyed at Te Whiti. All the surveyors camps are ordered off. The statement in the Chronicle that Mr Sheehan and his party shook hands with Hiroki is untrue, Meanwhile the survey is stopped, and matters are uncertain, ■' •

BILLIARDS IN BANCO. In banco to-day Judge Williams and Johnton gave Judgment in the case of Green (appellant) v. Pender (defendant), affirming that a billiard-room forms part of a public-house premises, and under the Ordianco must be closed at the same time. The case of Henderson v. Napier Harbor Board has been ■ postponed until next Oanco sittings, owing to the Judges not having time to hear it now. BASHFORD RESIGNS.

Constable Llashford, who had the little difficulty with Colonel Brett, and was fined one pound by Inspector Broham, lias resigned, KAIAPOI WOOLLEN MANUFACTORY.

The Kaiapoi Wollen Manufactuiy Company's extended factory wasopened to-day. The public was admitted, and about a thousand persons availed themselves of the opportunity to inspect it, The factory contains three seta of large carding engines, eighteen looms working, and twelve to be erected, with a full set of machines for finishing. The blankets, flannels, and tweeds were splendid samples. About fifty working people are employed under Mr W Hood, the practical manager. A grand luncheon was afterwards held, at which the chairman' of directors stated that the company intended only to manufacture articles of the very best quality, and would be prepared to complete in any exhibition, and leave the public to reward them with the results. Auckland, Tuesday, WALKING MATCH, .

A walking match for £SO a side took place 011 Saturday between Hendry and O'Connor. AGED LOVERS, Yesterday a man named Couke, aged 70, married a woman 78 years of age. THE WHITE VEIL. Two ladies took the white veil at St. Mary's Convent to-day,

DROWNED WHILST BATHING. A telegram has been received at the Public Works Office from Mr Triphook, residont engineer, atKawakawa, Bay of Islands, stating that his assistant, Alfred Searle, had been drowned wliilst bathing. Grahajistow, Tuesday. SUSPECTED SUICIDE. J. L. Byers, who played at the theatre

here with his wife on Saturday, has been I reported to the police as missing, He has been in a low stato of mind for some time past, and said he was tired of his life. On Sunday evening he told his wife he would take a walk round the town, and he has not been seen since. It is feared ho has committed suicide. New Plymouth, Tuesday. WAIMATE PLAINS. At an emergency meeting of the Waste Lands Board to-day, convened by a telegram from the Government, the Board proceeded to classify the land of tho Waimate Plains, and decided to offer IG,OOO acres of the same for sale by auction at Carlyle on the 6th July.