Telegraphic.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3173, 6 April 1889, Page 2

Telegraphic.

Large Maori Meetin?. Marion, Saturday, A large Muori meeting at Urepuki pah will take place on the 15th iust., to discuss land business. Tawliiao will bo present, ChpeFoulwind Strike. Dunedin, Saturday. The Beamens' Union forwarded £SO to support Cape Foulwind strikers. Embezzlement. Auckland, April 8. The Arohhill Road 13oard have laid au information against Thomas J. Morrow, the secretary, on two charges of embezzling sums amounting.to £1 63. It is said that the books show a deficiency of from £l2O to £l3O, The police have not yet arrested Morrow, who is believed to have left the Colony.

Silver DiscoveredInvekoabgiu,, Saturday. It is reported that an important discovery of silver has been made at Pateraon'a Inlet, Stewart's Island. Already ten sixty-acre leases have been applied for. Conspiracy. CitßisicaoßOH, April 5. 'The conspiracy case heard at the Supreme Court to-day was somewhat ourioua. Mr Cook, the prosecutor, owed an acoount to Carter, ono of the accused, who was a storekeeper at Kaikoura. He could nof pay, and Carter with Harrison (his shopman) and Durard,-trumped up a story that he had obtainod L2sfrom Harrison by calling at the shop in Carter's absenoe and telling Harrison that his employer wished the money to be paid to Cook, who had given a reoeipt for it. Cook was charged with false pretences at the Kaikoura Magistrate's Court and discharged. During the ease Durard swore he heard Harrison counting out L 25 in notes. Cook's receipt for this sum was not produced, but Carter's books con« tainedan entry of its having been paid. The jury were absent about an hour and 40 minutes, and then found all three acoused guilty. Their counsel asked for them to be placed on probation. Mr Justico Donuiston said the case was clearly not one for probation, and sentenced oaoh to two years' hard labor, expressing regret that as the oase was one of common law misdemeanour, he considered he was unable to give tbom penal servitude.

Railway Accident. Wanganui, April 5, Anaocident occurred atEastown oil tho .railway this afternoon. The evening train for t'almerston was niaring tho orossing, when a child of four years of age named Guildford crossed the metals, and the driver not seeing him, he was knocked down by the cowcatohor, but fortunately the engine did hot go over him. The doctor was sent for at once, and said he was suffering from fracture of the skull and was internally injured. The boy is in a bad state, but it is hoped lie will ultimately recover. Midland Kailway.

Chiustchup.cu, April 5. It is rumored ia town this morning that iu consequence of letters sent to England by a member of the Ministry, the Midland Railway had col. lapsed. Mr Allan Scot, the general manager here, admits that oertain damaging »nd incorreot information sent from the Colony to London has done, the Company an immense amount of damage, aud had delayed operattons. There is, however, no question whatover, of the abandonment of the work, Fatal Accident,

Gremoutii, Saturday. Mrs McGeo, wife of a miner at Brannerton, was caught by a truck coming down the incline from the coalpit at Heath this moming. Her leg and arm wets cut off aud lilio soon died, She Jeavqs 4 famjly of about a dozen children. Suicide of a Volunteer Captain Woodyilie, Saturday, F, Bussell, oaptain of the Volunteer Corps, committed suicide by shooting himself in the drill hall this morning, His body is just found, Bussell was lineman iu tho Tejogroph office and hgd got into- fwaneifil 'dhfctftjw, "