SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 809, 23 August 1877, Page 2

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Alkxadujra, Wednesday. George Dawson, a naif-caste, who has been em loyed here some time past, as agent for purchasing cattle from the King natives, had b«eu utteriug value e*B cheques, and passing them on storekeepers at Alexandra. Oliver (storekeeper), Finch, and others are victims to the extent of £70 and upwards. Mr j Oliver is following him up the country. ' The Hikuran_u meeiiug, ou Friday, will be the largest hitherto held. King country natives are assembling from all parts. Auckland, last night. Alburnias fell to £6 10i in consequence of a telegram that the shot brought down twenty pounds of specimens, but left no gold showing in the face. John Hume, engineer of the Lional, wrecked at Whangape, leaves a wife and four ciiildren totally unprovided for. The other three men were unmarried. Inquiries made by cricketers relative to the arrangements for receiving the Australian team are concluded. A meeting is called for Friday, to finally settle terms. At the Police Court to day Yelverto O'Connell was charged with stealing a boat at Hamilton . Sub-Inspector Pardy said that the charge against the young ni.n was connected with a romance of affection. He had fallen in love with a young lady of sixteen summers, and wished to marry her, but her father objected to tbe match, when, as is frequently the case, the lov.rs eloped, and as a boat was missing it was suspected that they had set rapid sail upon the stream of life. Information was telegraphed from Hamilton to the effect that prisoner had stolen a boat, and he was arrested accordingly. It had since turned out that tho young couple had ridden away on two swift horses, and that the boat had only drifted about half a mile from the spot. The I_en.li immediately discharged the inuocent young man. Dunedin, last night Scarlet fever is extending. A petition with 15.000 signatures is sent to Wellington in favour of retaining the fever hospitalAn old printer was sent to gaol because there is no charitable institution to receive him. A public meeting protested against the opening of the Mus.uni on Sundays. ♦