TELEGRAPHIC.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1064, 3 May 1882, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

(tBJirBD JUIESS ASSOOUTIOJf.)

CONCEALMENT OF BIRTH,

New Pi.YMwjth, this day, At the Supreme Court, Jane Sullivan was found guilty of concealment of child birth, and was sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment,

A NEW SUIT, Ohristohokch. The workshop of Pongelly, a tailor, in the southorii part of the city, was broken into on Monday night and a suit of clothes and other goods stolen. BEASS BAND CONTEST, The Brass Band contest took place in the Exhibition building last night, when •four bands competed with the following result ;-Timaru Artillery band Ist, Christchurch City Guards-2ud, Christchurch Artillery bant} commended, Tho attendance at the Exhibition yesterday wa* 5,357, The spcond of Exhibition series of railway exemptions'took place today to Springfield, when about 400 passengers were taken.

HIBOKFj/fRIAL..

New Plymouth.

At the Supremo Court this morning Wiremu Hiroki was brought up charged •with the murder of John McLean at Monwkaki on 19th ot September, 1878. Mr Samuel appeared for Crown, Mr Richmond for prisoner. John Fraser is now being examined.

THE MAORI DEPUTATION TO THE QUEEN.

Auckland, May 2.

Taiwkanua,. accompanied -by Hare Hangihaka, s,(jn of the famous Hongi and Hakena Parore, leaves by the s-s., Albion ■to-morrow for Australia, and will thence ; take passage by steamer Cbtopaxi from Melbourne to England, 1 to lay a petition on Native grievances beforo the Queen, They take presents of greenstone and ; whalebone meres, mats, &0., also baskets 'of Maori-manufacture, and dyed with Ninau Kouhaiy and other pigments, as presents for tbe Queen. The grandchild■ren 1 of Paroro'a Grandfather, old Parore, pays the.expense of the mission,. (£300). The party will invoke the aid of the Aborigines' Protection Societyand Churoh 'and Wesleyan Missionery Societies in their mission. The petition to the Queen which complains of breaches of the Treaty of "Wajtangi, itt signed by Parore, Kawiti, Engi,, Hori, .Kara, Mongoriui, Eewa, Wirema,' Tuhi, Te Hihi, and the three members of the deputations ■ : ~;.;.,; SUICIDE;.- ■; ' . this day.'' Dodson, who shot himself on Saturday last died in the hospital)this msrning. ;.,.' The steamer Grafton,: 26. hour's, from Westport, is coming down the bay 'under soil. . r