TELEGRAPHIC.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 1995, 20 May 1885, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

(UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

Auckland, this day. The Arawata arrived from Fiji this morning, and brings news of the safety of the crew of the brigantine Nightingale. On the 9th inst the barqne Remigio, bound from Newcastle to San Francisco, put into Levuka, having on board Capt. Short and the missing men who had been picked up in an open boat at soa, According to a statement by the mate the vessel becamo waterlogged on tho 19th April, and the crew, oleven in number took to the boats. Oil tho 20th, after going about two miles, five of the crew considered the boat overloaded and returned to the ship. The boat experienced fair weather till 26th April, when tho sails of Remigio were descried, and that vessel picked up tho castaways, On the following day there was a terrific gale, which would probably have swamped the boat.

New Plymouth, this day. Several sottlers from Pungarehu, mostly Canterbury men who bought land there took occasion at Mr Samuel, M.H.R,'s meeting last night to deny tho correctness of the telegrams sent from Wellington ro the deputation to Mr Ballance, They repudiate the assertion of Europeans committing robberies, and say that the settlers have lost sixty head of cattle, the bulk of which lias been traced to Maoris. One settler said that Mr Ballance acknowledged to the deputatton that ho had received a letter from an influential chief warning the Government of tho Native feeling in the district, and saying that the Maoris intended taking possession of tho land, and they were now marching overland to secure their inana (rights) to it, The settlers contemptuously deny that thoy want the Armed Constabulary back in the district to obtain their expenditure, but they want, at least, twelve men in tho district to check the lawlessness of the Maories. One speaker said that if Mr Ballance adhered to the one-policeman polioy, if anything happened, the blood would be on his head, The settlers intend to hold a meeting to form an armed vigilance committee.