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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 156, 10 May 1879, Page 2

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m gT.) here toThe Hi|\ginQgi to-night '., .. on a eharge of bigamy, was - can 'btjlreinjinded Hugh McMahon, a rather dissolutiy oldman, got amongst some native youths at the M -Lion-Hotel.Jffaiigajuii,Jaituight, Ho was pushed down,-.and when picked up wis insensible. He died this morning. A destructive fifiroccurreil in Cumberlan 1street to-day, in the soap and candle mau ifactory of Allan and Jofin MeLend. A sm ,11 pipe containing melted tallow came in cc :i----tactwithraf&te'of'MMton, and in a fuv minutes the whole of the premises were in a mass of flamesA J )A)L'iMinendoiis volume if black smoke arose, and the blaze of t le tallow, resin, anibotljei' combustibles was i i: dcscribablc. The lire spread to Davidsoi's Foundry, destroyjiigfa part of, then blac ;- sniith'iS shops, and setting fire to a thn estorcy brick building, in which they ha ,'e their filer's shops'atid ollicesi' iSilrofl'Brt s. by |ionly of ||,0().0, but t le tho en ction ota of'th ! e brothers h ,(J, brought and Pliiladll- ,• J.i iiU Mr, candli s. by iusurani i, which amounts;tasl-i®o at tho very oit; , in side. • ' ' : at tie meeting Exhi ii-' tioi!.' will take ip half tho space allotted to this Colony. Gary jo, take a party of Maoris to the Sydney Exhibition to dance. He waits tho loan of the Maori house, Hunter, Mlfllt, , consents to be nominat id as Major, - The Frisco mail will be sent from Lytt ;1ton to Dunedin by special' ffiin. Mr Fox • aihiress&t his constituents 1 ist night, A full meeting. A vote of contidei cc and tlla\i!s'was passed unanimously, to spoke for two hours, and attacked the mc in. bars of the Ministry in strong terms, be said the Colonial Treasurer was a m ;rc novice in finance, and described the land ax as a blunder, and said the ■ receipts for li nd would fall short.three-quarters of a milli in, of Giey and Slieelian in-, crawling into the Kojiua meeting, and putting the King party on its legs again. No Government was ever insulted as ours and Hire ko.-. He condemned* 'tlie Government for :iot bringing in a i»w Native Lands Bill,; wien they wertf'iifojiposiilbil tl/ey said ; it was a vital necessity.. was '&'ciiaii's v rorn'i:nr.O 1 misc that purchasing Native, land, and leave it to private persons. The natives considered Shechan bo.unceable and deceitful,.and loo; ;cd on him wifli'avcrsion. 1 'wiierewas the 1: nd Kcwi was to give tlie Colony? and wlerc was,the raifcvaj'i'JhfCiiigji the' King com tryii; for which MfiSfiKltwitiipropi'iated a mil ion out was blaiiicd for'doing the present Government was guilty of. The Hinemoa was vseil for private purposes, They inhumanly refused the ifarcjliii' of Normanby the, itsc of the Hinemoa to take away his invalid wife to Australia, Avhcn he offered to pay the expense. How.Ball.ancc and Stout was p .easnring in her, and insulted tho Governor by laying her alongside the trading steamer at Lyttelton, feayed thj,fc..so much f!mo had been wasted (hiring tlie recess in p ,eanot be ready, next session.4n.timc.'. ;• ii'. ' LITTELW 2 ... Thursday.. |;h The reception of Sir Hercules Eobinsoi: tos-v day Addresses voftK [)W f ' r Erioiidly- Societies, -ihe public, neluiling' the 1 Orphanage, -'we're ; i|is})eelecl. fjady Epbin^of 4 appfar,etjt ttj be specially! iniorested in,,con.versing .with the childrci at ..'lm Kifliio JSii.i ;■ : ■ 7 ihe Orphanagii, , ,aiid the Governor coii^plinented tlio'sujiornitendent upon the colndijfen 'ofth'S'illaVcfjinil' cffte/'lllllbifMlcp of ihe inmates. nixiinbere. pf.,tilo,.||aj'bor 3oai'd explainc cHo-tlie, Governor the works t coiitemplaft 'd'.'rc aild tliose .th-Znt-,.) l-irrr;, ' icconipliskdJay.itivere.akj!) inspected, The .fteaaiiet'Kiiccin'ipifiiiidl the 4ittetlfoSou'til'6f ! tiie%Mjßfvii->''' ' 'j !i KIM I- w i-'-'l-y.; ik.'-i'.-i-cn'j ,is,t .jCltui'sday. idig66d'dea|no{;iinterpst' jtliis ivbiiiig WfW.ipf in staainori'illvdusk uppobd.fi fie«<tli(! JfiiKiiioHf \Vitii ihis'Excelmey.'itho Qowernfi#, whiehmvas..diie this iternoon. A in torn the distant bays''to be' ' at 1 the Hiding of his Excellency. A good deal of isappointment was felt when it was found le steamer wps ; not jthe Hinemoa, but'the tella with stores, for the lighthouse here. ; was orginally intended that tlie Governor lduld'fobo htotfi, fiill l(lie'i.«M'atilt)nlo| -his - itfeoiis had'nolijeroiliil'ye'ficraltyinoivn. • I. :e u.P,,i,.'i. ; v .; -Jtii-v j . liivrl li,». :<h!ifflui'sday. , K: ftt «) HlOii J. ,' 0 ' Jolm ! rown, •ivlio dmiife""!lmiijGlf''yesterday, the tci j ,poi> "; ily insane.! kJ At an auction s&lc to-day sides, of mjitfanj •) Id at is. / n l ! : 'j CHRIS TCHURCH. X:' ! j' ' i A*asirAfeoiilo^'of ftU'CiHiaititki (iWftji j f)iincan' Sutherland, j isee of the Oamai 'U run, on the fpper \ re- 1 one-fciut'h, and stated that al con- ( lerablf portion of tl te beat ground on his

1 run had been fcncc|in b|j the refused || w^'e3^ man be to : tM ; mcnt takeji • tlio Maoris So 129, and have about sixty dogs, "vvliicll annoy > the sheep ran veg much., p. '• . A meeting tow caul.d shoijly toTOF 1 aider the means for establishing an institu-. 1 tion for educating the deaf and dumb, The .; Primate and.Mr Justice ;Johnstoi} aretaking ?•< j • A'* "• •'-•»- •.•-.•-r-i.i '5-t f *? l " an interest iff the matter. - - ■ " ' On Thursday morning the house of Ferrii, 1 a set^y4%a?^o|^wa.^i!rnt w down, sujj- ' posfetl to tie caused by Ffcrrts "inadvertently leaving a caudle alight when lie went to bet|. Insured in the flow Zealand office for £ls('. Loss in excess of insurance, £BO. Although tin? 4th "of lb? month, which i i business circles was looked forward to wit l' much anxiety, passed over without anythin 5 . actually the amoui t ; of assistance ami time uiat had to be give 1 is only too corroborative of the pressure ft present felt. For the Coleridge scat, vacant by i\rWagon's resignation, Mr' George Hart w; s. to-day returned unopposed. In bis addre, s to the electors : liC'''®lavt i A himself oppose d to Sir George Grey, as setting class again t class, and using'flie working man as tl e I THK GfekiOTA^ING. h • • V . ; w.3 i: '• ... . -..iM ,-Mt S^/^'®SA l sday , , It is sk^jl^l^||j^ ! s .Svlip"aid*iiitS , Gover i-i j). 1 ,/svioi wsijf; mcnt put of the lands limo. tuto :# Luck ati i- ■ > tnde arc the Putc,Qjng of fchejr jfiiWing. Tin y--fear'tM'Jirocffliatidfi! t (l j t> wliich^Mld.'i'c^dCi 1 tiißpjOfrpin private 1 negotiations, nnd|bhil|j jiiitjJjdU-transactio is 1 antagonistic to the Scqit'iriiigof-lands for tic people. to ie ■ largely inteteMtxlfmltliii cons] i''j)feW|;|amon[ st ■ the Ngfitimauippotojiistead of. mixing wi h the supporters of the Ministry and visitc rs ; generally." It "is understood these perso is 1 have annouiMitheijN'mttgoiiisni to the pi 3i sent Government, 'and make 110 desire Df their secret to injure the cause of the G )- i vernmcnt, One of the two is believed io . liave come from unfriendliness to the Minis-' it ; try, lie having lost a comfortable appoir t- [ mcnt in consequence of a suspicion that ' ie had too great a leaning to the Kingitcs, ai d looked after their interests in preference ;o , those of the Government. It is also muh r- . stood that his companion pursues for simil ir . reasons the course adopted by him, These people arc said to have inliucucd t ie mind of Tawhiao, and so strengthened t ie opposition to the Government proposas. , Some speculator has been negotiating wi li Mr MaCkay, the eminent land pnip}ia;c . agent, knowing be is not on the Governmc it staff, but. that gentleman intends kcepi ig aloof from 'Auck'laiid-speculations, havi ig at Wi 1tonwas'fflMl'antlfflf f6158,000, after. m offer for double that amount bad been cV 1, Wife «Mi; 1 is way from' ..Wellington to - the; Cambrid ;c Land Court in this .district, but will aye id coming here. Land'speculations or clains seemsto-be'tho object of half the visiters just npw... On ,the other hand, Tawhiao (e----sires to be left alone, and not pestered iy would-be purchasers of his lands, or by t it" Government, but this does not suit pub icr requirements. . If he will not part with his laud, at least he should allow the estate of his people to be improved by railways. It is only a question of time when both will be acquired, and this magnificent country 1 i chailgcfrßni: tit) iiresent-! nearly aisoltssf io)i- ---' i o !df*prtf^ros&'Vfii d ,imJ/o l ;Ri l ii<,'B < i j ■ ''. litis' iWsiiit orbj- r '-sWt?iic{f/t 1 any -■ 1 1(051 . ,sfc -jl 3&WMI. I , , real business having been done,; The ncio^ n-fw ilfliWnfp .• are -mostii'MMiftusiiito .moiSfciißicl'iidisfiiss niaUeft'flti'B'ftlcrUefMiirf.'tliy tetiil»'itoj a olosc,Tawhiao''is'not be worried however, and ; n9 i a\U!|unt.p(,.pn/i , ji;ii|y. Ayqujd avail, !so Minister^.,jvfait patiently the. pleasure {of the King, From one of Tawhiao's advistrs your correspoiid'eni eiicitdd tlife'feet that jho iiit'dnds to J aSi{ the l'tdiiiicr Govenior. Eobinsoll'to'see'liim/ftntl' -if- lic wishes railways to go through, and the lands leased to Europeans, he will consent. i Turowai and. I'iuyhiao are most anxious'to see this Queen's representative, and intended asking (he Premier to secure a visit from him, in order that a full understanding might be arrived at in the presence of Ministers, the Governor mid the tribes. If it is fine, tomorrow this and other arguments will-be used by Tawhiao's people, Rcwi's people arc still in the dark as to Tawhiao's actual intention. They arc only ■ asked to consider his proclamation to [the '] meeting, and to come to an adjourned koi'ero : fully prepared to speak. The supreme power j assumed by Tawhiao from South to North | Cape is a power which will be disputed-' by • the many natives who havc'-'looked" upon ' theuMviAafe frjl/ifaim Kiugly infu'cuce; and the Ngapnbij Waiigamii, Lower W&kjvto, 1 and many other tribes mil be sure to have 1 it out with T.wEiao at the next kor'ero, < When thcyWtt prepared with a disens'r 1 sion regarding 1 "'His''manifesto of yesterday. 1 It is stated tlmt~thc Kingitcs are getting 1 short of foodi'w. ,! Phisiwill be the simple m<ja'hS: of closing iip.tjwhpting, because tho tribes Jf fefeU'ipijliea j MMWr fe ® ii, e 1 f 1 wmvMp.w i his . time is pipits; 1®! wis| to' see. ; to see the Govpyfior he will' 110 his odst to persuade him to pay that part of the country; t a,visit„biit that must not prevent them from fhfywM' pfflled' ! at tlfc Hiku- ( ra'ngi me'etm|, Wli'6lV' it'!\VaV iftfaWVWod' all 8 thotribra'ttcffto > W ®®[l' , 'to assemble at Kopua , to' , boon proposed. v ' - Night, late. 1 This■ afternoon,' the weather being fine] the :Ngapuhis nnd Maniopotos got together to 1

force a meeting and try to get things' ar--1 ranged. Some chiefs said they would not I'deal with Grey and Sheehan. Foremost of j t|ese was TeWahanui, a great chief. Mann- ' hfri, on being asked why he objected to come terms, produced the Government Gazette ) of 18G3, and pointed to Sir George's procla- ' mation warning Maoris to clear away, is lie was commencing, Te Wahnnr.i told the Rev. ij Euddlo thai Sir Seorgc was bloodthirsty, and that .they (the Kingites) would never come to terms witlvhim, Then the speaking commenced. without, the,presence of. tho Kingites.'. jEaiil Tuliaero told them-tho sun ■was going down,-and they, could not wait for <' thorn «uy