Telegraphic.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3200, 9 May 1889, Page 2

Telegraphic.

MasonicDosedis, May 8. The Lodge Hiram, K.O, [passed ft unanimous resolution in favour of an United Grand Lodge for New Zealand, and appointed delegates to attend the meeting in Wellington, ' Meeting ot Creditors. N/,pieii, May 8. At a meeting of the creditors of Banner arid Liddle to day the furniture'of both debtors, valued at £BSO and £SOO respectively, was presented „o them, as well as office i furniture to the value of I*so, to Mr Banner only. The opposition was 'from the holder of the proxies of two Wellington firms,' Endless Litigation-

GiBBOBNE, May 8. The schooner A won has'been the source of apparently endless litigation.Captain Wug, who held possession whs arrested un a warrant for trespass, but owing to a delect in the information lie was -not convicted. He has since laid an information for £SOO against ibe informant and the Justice of the Peace for wrongful imprisonment, Captaiti Wug look out an j information against J. Harding and Captain Page lor trespass. Page sailed away on Saturday for Westpo'rt. Harding was charged at the Police Court today with trespass on the schooner after being warned to leave by the part owner, George Wug. The evidrnce showed that Wug wan commissioned by Harding to ■ buy the schooner, and Was to put £SO into the investment and take pan prolitß us master, none of the £SO being paid; mid Harding and the vendor alleged Wug dropped out of the tiansactioii, the vendor saying he never t'ecognised Wug beyond acting as agent. Hardnow paid the whole purchase money, but Wug will not give up the ship's register. The Bench saw no evidence of Wng's ownership, and dismissed the information. A warrant has since been issued for I lie arrest of Page for the larceny of Wug's effects, which are on the Bchooner whwh has sailed.

Export Trade, Napier, May 8. By tho last mail particulars are to hand of two important additions to the Colonial Union Company's fleet of steamers. The Star of Victoria iB 8240 tons register, and the Ktor of England 3150 tons. Both are quite new. boats, with triple expansion engines. They will not compete for passenger trade, being intended onlv for cargo. Each will carry 1000 ton's of frozen meat, and 4000 bales of wool.

Tho exports from Hawkes Bay this jear will exceed 1,000,000 sterling, showing an increase of over 80 per cent on last year's returns, The chief increases aro in wool, -frozen meat and timber. Winding Up, Duxedis, May 8. At a meeting of (Jonroy's Basin Gold Dredging. Company it was resolved to voluntarily wind up the company, and Mr J. F. Wick was appoiuted liquidator, ; Aucklanct Iteing. Auckland, May 8, Coal has been discovered on both sides of the Main Trunk Railway line, Mr E, Mitchelson brought to Atick; land a bag of it, which lie forwarded to analysis; •

The steamer JRotomubana which left for Sydney, took aw«y 1750 sacks of wheat, 13000 of chaff, 421 of barley, besides ut lare;o quantity of butter, etc. The Tuharangi chief Te Kepa and some other■Botoriia chiefs have been at Te Kooti's settlement with ilie petition to the Queen that their lands may be restored to them.. They were not particularly successful in getting signatures. Te Kooti remarl>ed that they had sold the land and spent the money, and now they wanted the land back again. He regarded such conduct as childish.

Whilst at Otorohanga Mr Mitclielson met the Natives in the Public Hall, when'there-was a crowded attendance, including many of the principal chiefs of the Ngatiruaniapoto and Ngatematua tribes. Tho Minister promised that a commission would bo appointed to consider the question of the Maoleroa and other land cases, and if it was found that the natives were entitled to a rehearing, it would be granted,; The Maoris' Hskeii that a school lie established afOlomhanji', either a Native or a mixed school, and jiraiiiised to give land for the liiiildiiiu. and for ihbuso of the teacher, !• Mr Mitejiplspn ((inniised that the mattir wou|d be attended to, •/■ ' }-'y