Telegraphic.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3165, 28 March 1889, Page 2

Telegraphic.

THE 1»00K MURIJEII.

Gibbobhb, Maroh 27.

In the murder case the eviddnoe given went to show that the prisoner,' who had been. downcast owing to his.loss by gambling of his pun and friends money, left Almkua, on the road which passes Mataahu, on "Wednesday night, and on Thursday he was in a whare, it is reported with-his wife, and others, having entered whilst they slept, The tirst thing he did on Thursday was to go to a friend and pay some money given him in. trust. The people of the settlement noticed a decided change in his manner,' he being gloomy. They were excited over the murder; he neverjpoke, When four persons were apprehended on suspicion,' and passed the settlement, the. prisoner remained-in the hut and would not see them, A Native identified the > sheaf-knife sheath as Haera's by the Eoman numerals 581, which mean |in the Maori alphabet'-H,P. The , same numerals were tattooed on Haera Pere's body. The doctors and Mr Skey, (Government Analyist) ! deposed that the blood on the clothing i arid boots' found on the prisoner was i the bloodoi mammals, The mothpr- > in-law of the prisoner stated that ' there was clothing and dress material ' in a box, in the whire, the day after,

the murder, which was never seen before, A Native who was apprehended on suspicion, and lodged in a cell with the prisoner, gave the conversation between the brothers, Haera and Hohepa Pere, II aera telling the other his statement to the police. Haera said to the witness and others,

"You will all get clear,but lam bound to go to the Supreme Court, because of the marks about me." Dr limes deposed tbat the marks on the skull of the child, Bertie P'ook, were caused by a blunt instrument or by battering. The ease for the proaeoution has closed, and the Court adjourned until to-morrow.

NATIVE MEETING, Auckland, March 27. The Native meeting, was opened to-day at the Maori. settlement of Orakei By, About 500 Natives, many of them chiefs of' high rank, were present. Considerable numbers of Europeans from Auokland, including several ladies, also attended The proceedings oomrrenoed with ohnroh service, conducted by Paul Tuwhare, who addressed the assembly, stating, that they assembled to destroy all troubles that, have arisen on this Island, and to make the Natives and Europeans one people. He argued that the Treaty of Waitangi had been broken by the present Government who hod behaved treachously to the Natives. A letter was received from Te Wieoro, who could not attend.'! Ho stated that he was pleased to hear of the endeavors made to secure justice and right dealing for the Maori people, but in striving for that end they must be aware that the breakers did not overwhelm their canoe, Speeches were delivered by several chiefs, condemning the policy of'the Government, and eventually ! tlie Treaty of Waitangi was unanim- ; ously agreed to. Owiu? to the

absence of the Native Minister and the Altornev-General, questions concerning land matters were not dealt with.

Illegal Betting.

Dunedw, March 28,

At the City Police Court Henry White™ fined £5 and costs for betting totalisator odds at Forbury last week,

Rowing.

Gißborne, March 27

The annual rowing contest between the Napier and Gisborne Clubs resulted in a win ior the Napiercrew by three lengths.

An Important Judgment.

Auckland, March 27

His Honor Mr Justice Gillies delivered an important judgment to-day in the case of Bell v, Pitness and others, defining the.extentof liabilities of members of Friendly Societies. The plaintiff in the case was a contractor, whose tender was accepted by the' Court Eureka, A.0.F., for. the erection of a ha|l in Wakfield-street, but after the work bad proceeded a certain distance the trustees found they could not finance as they expected, and the work was stopped, Mr Bell sued the trustees and executed judgment against the property of the Lodge, but this realised little more than the sheriffs fees, and the plaintiff then sought to make- the. members individually liable, The case was fully and ably argued on tin question of the individual liability of the members, and his Honor delivered judgment, going exhaustively: into the whole mattor. He entered judgment for the defendants, on the law point, with costs of.argument, £3O. Although this judgment virtually disposes of the case so far as the Court is concerned, it | will bo necessary to enter the action for hearing, when it will be-open to this plaintiff if he sees fit to enter a discontinuance,

Seethe Conquering Hero Comes. Auckland, Thursday, All the Volunteer corps are ordered out to take part in the reception of Sergeant Parlow this afternoon. Obituary. • Obbisichuhoh, Thursday. George Gould died this morning, aged 65. He was one of the best known and wealthiest business men inChristohurcti,, Wesleyan Mission Station .Destroyed. Auckland, Thursday, The Wesleyan Mission Station at Saglan was completely destroyed by fire last night. Diocesan Synod, '

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The Diocesan Synod met to-(Jay to consider what steps should he taken in consequence of the Church' Property Trustees declining to make for thepaymont of the prope"''^ on e n S BU l° ail, ■Amotion J waspfo]?sPy Mr John Grigg for the production;C>4 e i, ttl opinions to the effect that the resolution of the last Syhodi "That money paid as property-tax by ■ the sinking fund trustees should be refunded was. ultra yirps," After a-considerable debate ther. motion was [lost. The Synod adjourned until to-morrow.

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