SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 914, 2 May 1878, Page 2

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

ALEXANDRA, Wednesday. The natives engaged our public hall last night for a ball, It was a

great success. The females who knew how to dance were well dressed and' all passed off admirably.

All the -lower Waikatos and' natives in this locality have gone on i$ Hikiirangi this morning, Te Wbeorb accompanies them, but will return to. meet Sir George Grey. /.AUCKLAND, last night. Telegraph communication on the Port Darwin line interrupted near Port Augusta. Plence there is no cable newsT : ; r *rjSir George "'Grey" left Wellington .in the Hawea, via. the East coast, 'att two o'clock to-day, and gobs to ' waikato on Friday if possible. Alexaudra telegrams st. te that the Kingites are much put out by surmises that he does not intend to come. One of the subjects to be discussed at the meeting will be the proposal introduced by Tawhiao, that Parliament should make it illegal to purchase land beyond the boundary. TATJRANGA, last night. The eldest son of Captain Tovey bad his arm shattered to pieces above the wrist to-day while footing, the gun going off unexpectedly. The mail steamer Australia left for San Francisco to-day. CORO.MANDEL, last nigh ] The Corboy claim's crushing gave the rich yield of L3OO ounces of gold. WE I .LTNGT ON, last night.

Dr Hector reports on the poison placed in the glass of whiskey which Mr Light, hndlord of Barrett's Hotel, was about to drink was two grains of strychnine, half a grain being enough to kill an adult. BLENHEIM, last night, Mr H. Ingles, of Kaikoura has consented to oppose Mr Saunders for Cheviot.