Kaiwhara Murder.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3226, 10 June 1889, Page 2

Kaiwhara Murder.

Inquest and Verdict.

"Tbe jury empannelled to enquire into the cause of the death of Titos, Hawkings, whose body waa found on the night of the 81st of May nerfr his house covered with gunshot wounds and stabs, was resumed today. . Mr: Bunny, solicitor, who appeared for Louis Cheinis, the man arrested oil suspicion, 'suggested that in fairness to his client no further evidence should be taken, but that the jury should return an openverdict leaving the further investigation for the Magistrate's. Court on Friday next to which day Cheats was remanded, Mr Bell, who. appeared for the Crown, acquiesced inasmuch as anyadditional evidence proposed to ho offered that day, would be merely in corroboration of that already given. The Coroner agreed that an open verdict would ■meet the ends of justice, summed up, pointing out that deceased's death was undoubtedly due to the act of a murderer, The jury found a verdict that 'lhoraas Hawkings wasmurdered by some person unknown,

NEWS BY CABLE, ENGLISH. . London, Juno 7. The Prince and Princess of Wales leave for Paris to-morrow, and will remain in the French'capital three weeks,- ■. mim, : ' J3ebj,)s, June), ' The German press rleclaro that the cordial;relations, of"the Emperor; William and the Czar are unchanged, and that thero is no fear of

, AMERICAN. ■, ' New Yobk,-Juno 7. ,Dr.;Cionin's papers imply tbnt Alex<tndir Sullivan, nad' Feehy diverted 350,000- dollars from the' fands of the Clan-na-Gael organisation, .

It will take ten thousand labourers a month to clear, the wreckage caused liy .tho floods at Johnstown, The reliel fund for the purchase of food for thfl destitute survivors, numbering 15,000, has 'reached 1,500,000 dqk ' . .

Australian;

Sydkey, Jure 8.

At the request of-Mataufa, Mr Napier," solicitor, of Auckland has dratted a skeleton Constitution Bill far Samoa, •

Most of the natives living in the vicinity.of Apia are subsisting on j rice, hut cannot not get much as it is dear.

l'ho British Vice-Consul has written to Auckland respecting the offers of a supply of food for the natives, statins; that it will now be very acceptable,

Amongst the cbniges against Mr 11 de Coetlo.iin, British Consul, it is stated that when the Germnns went to attack Mataafa the Consul showed a blue light, and also allowed the natives to enter the Consulate for protection when fired at by the Germans.' The British Consul states with regard to sliotvinc; tho blueligh'l, that it was merely a signal to H.M.S. Royalist, lying at anchor in- the harbour, In regard to the statement that he allowed the natives to enter the Consulate, he says he only Bllowed such natives as were wounded to enter the Consulate. " ;

It is bdieved that the American worship Nipaic, damaged in the recent hurricane, which , unsuccessfully attempted to proceed to New Zealand for repairs, has gone to Honolulu, the voyage 1 thither being considered safer than risking the boisterious weather off the New Zealand coast,

Tho Sydney Daily Telegraph this morning devotes a. loading article to Sir Geo, Grey's pamphlet on German colonisation,

Adelaide, June 8.

A great storm is reported front I lie northern const, The steamer Cowry was wrecked at Noi'manton, but .no lives were lost, The ketch Lotus was driven ashore at Kingston. By the breaking of her cahle tho master of the vessel, named Russell,' was killed, .

Two shocks cf earthquake were fel in Adelaide last night.