TELEGRAPHIC (From the New Zealand Herald.) LATEST SOUTHERN NEWS.

Waikato Times, Volume I, Issue 178, 28 June 1873, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC (From the New Zealand Herald.) LATEST SOUTHERN NEWS.

Tauranga, Wednesday, 4 p.m. Cobh'a first coach •will leave Napier for Tauranga on July Ist. It is expected to arrive on the 4th. An Otnoaroa native named Taimona is missing. He is believed to be drowned.

Thursday, 9 a.m. All the eirgo is out of the Waterlily. An attempt will bo made to float her with casks to-day. She is considerably damaged, but it is believed that by making considerable efforts she will be got off.

Wellington, Wednesday, 8 p.m. ' The Post says that Parata's indiscreet advice to the Waikatos about the confiscated land has caused a breach between him and hi* colleagues The special correspondent of the Wairarapa Standard says that Parata admits that hit colleagues never consulted him about anything. The Presi Association has collapsed, and its interest will be handed orer to tha Anglo- Australian Agency from Ist July.

. Wellington, Thursday. A semi-official paragraph in the Post abates that the New Zealand Government has positively accepted Mr Francis's invitation to participate id the PeniiiAula-an.4 Oriental mail contrast upon the terms laid down at the Intercolonial Conference, Other negotiations respecting mail arrangements are pending between the New Zealand and Victorian Governments.

T\wi huniliml .mil ti U'Kt i<n \,he llD.euw, s> ball have been issued. The number is expected to reach six hundred.

Wanganui, Thursihy The Rangatira is Bi«ualleiL She will sail for WeUiiigLoji to-in-jiTOW.

Reefton; Iliursdiy. Andersons reef yielded 56.'} ounces fr»ni 6 )0 t'»us. Dunedin, Weliiewiay, 4 p.m. Ex-Sergeant Ryan was arrested by Detective Farrell, chained with carrj'inj Kre arms. The arrai were found oa Ryan, and he W|is discharged. He has since instituted proceedings against FarrelL More cases of jjersonitiou arc reported.

Thursday, 6 p.m A boat; capsized on tbe Molyneaux river, near Alex* nndra, and"two men a were drowned, named Scott and Ciptain Anderson. Tbe reveuue of the Port Chalmers railway for May was £14,000. Bluff, Wednesday, 4 p.m. Tbe s.s. Hero will sail on the 20th for Auckland via Sydney. Tbe schooner Dauntless was loading at Melbourne, and will sail early. No departures from Newcastle since the 'William Ackers left on the 9fch. Port Chalmers, Wednesday, 8 p.m. The Tararua is expected at daylight to-morrow. She will sail North on Saturday.

Thursday. Arrived: Tararua, at the Bluff. She sails for tie North on Saturday. The Wanganui arrived at 5 p.m., aud will sail for the North to-morrow via Timaru. Christchurch, Wednesday, 8 p.m. Mr Wiltshire walked the thousand miles in a thousand hours splendidly. He finished this morning with 9 minutes 50 seconds to spare. Amidst the cheers of the crowd he started to walk an extra mile, which he performed in nine minutes and three-quarters. £900 has been subscribjd to pay off the Agricultural Association mortgages. The Government will give £500 in addition, and Mr Gould 50 per cent on the public subscript tion«. The inquest to inquire into the sudden dcr.tli of L. B. Stiffe returned a verdict of manslaughter against Mrs Klliott, alias Miss Herberts, actress, Hill, and Dr Parker, who will be tried at the next session of the Supreme Ooiui. The case excites a great sensation. The evidence states that Miss Herberte took Stifle's watch and chain immediately after death. It is said that his will contained a bequest of £500 to an illegitimate child by Miss Herberte. The medical evidence goes to show that Stifle died of ell'jbion of serum on the brain. A meeting passed a resolution condemnatory of the opening of the Museum on Sundays.

Napier, Thursday. Th» ebnrge of perjury ngainst Henare Tomoana was dismissed. Mi* Sheelian raised a technical objection against the evidence supporting perjury, the persons being incoinpetentto interpret the Maori language with sufficient accuracy. The Government steamer Luna will bo in Auckland on Saturday at noon, and is expected to leave again late on Salurduy night with Mr Justice Johnston.

New Plymouth, Wednesday, 8 p.m. Mr Smith, of the Wellington Ironsand Company, has armed. ' He will delirer lectures.

, Lyltelton, Wednesday, 8 p.m. Arrived : Wellington. She tails north to-morrow afternoon. Rhino, from Auckland.