Telegraphic News.

Waikato Times, Volume XII, Issue 971, 12 September 1878, Page 2

Telegraphic News.

SPECIAL TELtiORAMS.

AUCKLAND, last night.

A painful accident occurred at Cousins and Atki.is factory to a boy, while picking up a shaving

endeavor to pass the Estimates as soon as possible and then push through the principal Bills, and prorogue. The Bession may last six weeks or two months. The Government must sacrifice some ot their Bills. They cannot carry them en bloc. A lobby rumor points to the Companies' Income Tax i'S one victim.

[from our special correspondent]

WELLINGTON, last night.

In the House, to-day, Mr Beeves give notice of motion to levy a duty of half-a-crowu per ton 011 imported coal. Mr Wakefield gave notice to ask when the new Licensing Bill is likely to be in the bauds of the printers. , \"

The Premier gave notice to move that the House sit on Mondays and Thursdays to take Government business. T ■ '..'.#. .•"

In answer to, Mr Q'Rorke,, as to whether the Government think it advisable to enact a measure framod on the model of the Supreme Court of Judicature Act, 1873, of the Imperial Parliament, the Hon. the Native Minister said tho whole subject would be discussed in the Judicature Bill already introduced.

The Hon. the Native Minister announced that it is the intention of the Government to proceed with the Native Lands Bill, which will be in the hands of members on Tuesday next • 1 Mr Swanson has given notice that on Tuesday he will ask the Government whether they intend to take steps to regulate the laying out of towns by private persons, so that a proper proportion of such towns be set aside in tk ? most suitable places in them tor such purposes as' the following : Endowment in aid of lucal rates; reserves in and around the town, for health and recreation; proper space for schools and playgrounds , sites for Mechanics' Institutes, museums, town halls, Court Houses, post, telegraph, and police offices, reformatories, fire brigade stations, drill sheds, &c.; proper provision for the width of street, wrter supply, drainage, and gen e . raliy that suitable provision i» made for the health and good of the inhabitants.

The Atkinson-Vogel affair re the per centage on loans is a true story. It is said that Vogel wanted to act for a company at home, notice of which desire, it will be remembered, he gave to the Government. He was informed he could not do so and act as Agent-General, but that, if he resigned the Agent-Generalship, he would get his share of the usual percentage for negotiating the loan. The assertion that he alone w;.»s to negotiate the loans is contradicted, by the fact that the Atkinson Governmant bill made provision for three agents. It is understood that the Government will be asked by Major Atkinson to proJace the mysterious correspondence of which so much has been made.

EUROPEAN CALOGRAMS. GOVERNORSHIP OF VICTORIA. LONDON, September 0. A Calcutta telegiam to the' Times,' dated the Bth inst., states that is reported as probable that the Duke of Buckingham has been appointed Governor of Victoria. LONDON, September 10. In the match the Australians agaiutt the Gentlemen of England, at Scarborough, tli3 Australians, in their first innings, made 157. The Gentlemen have two out for 76. BERLIN, September 9. Germany proposes that joint action of the Powers be taken to make the Porte execute the treaty stipulations. England and Italy consented, contingent on other contributing powers also agreeing.

[special to press agency.]

LONDON, September 10.

One hundred and eight thousand people are destituto in the fever districts of the United States, deaths are increasing and the fever is spreading. Severe fighting occurred at Los Vihoes. The Austrians were defeated, with a loss of several hundred. They returned to Zaralye. A fourth of the British forces at Cyprus are sick with fever. The European factories at Dahomey hove been pillaged. Wool continues flat. The attendance of home and foreign buyers has decreased. Prices average Id to lid lower than at the commencement of the present series. Crossbreds, neglected. . « AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAMS. SOUTH WAXES PAELIAMENT. [reuter's special cablegrams.] SYDNEY, September 10. The Parliament was opened to-day. The Governor's Speech announces that the Government have decided to postpone the issue of the million and a-half loan on the London market, owing to the depressed state of the money market. Many useful moasures are promised, including a Land Amendment, and the Electoral I aws Bill, Coi.solidation of the Public Debt Bill; also, proposals for railway construction, ombracing a thousand miles of new lines, are to be submitted to Parliament.

beneath the spokes cutting machine, tie had a piece of his skull cut off by the revolving knives, and was removed _to-the hospital perfectly conscious. Connelly, dairyman, at the Three Kings, has been the, victim of cowardly outrages, large stones beiug thrown 611 the narrow part of the road where he must pass in the dark and one of his caivus throat cut. The Police arrested' William Dougal, formerly in his employ, on the charge. GISBORNE, Monday. THE MURDER OiN THE EAST COAST. Henare Hare Pete, who is alleged to be' the murderer of Hirin To Whakaura, was brought to town yesterday by Sergeant White., Peneamini, who is a big chief/ 1 audi the second to violate the woman, was inveigled into coming as a witness. At the runanga it had been decided to hand over Pete to the authorities and to banish Peneamini to Tuparoi, several miles away. This morning Pete was cha/ged with the murder. Sufficient evidence was taken to she.v there had been a murder and a probability ot his being counected with it, and the case remanded till Monday. Pena mini was then churged with rape. The sirae course was pursued as in Pete's case. Counsel asked for bail but was refused, on the grouuls of the serious nature of the offence, and the grave suspicion of the capital offence. The sergeant, in opening the case, said Peneamini was brought down as a witness, but the police had since found cause to think him guilty of rape, and asked for a remand to procure evidence. Many think the witness business was simply a dodge to get him to Gisborne, and the opinion is freely expressed that double dealings with Maoris will not lead to good results. Being arrested on another charge is a subtlety too fine for the Maori mind. He came down as a witness, and if arrested, any charge will probably looked upon as a breach of faith. The. charge of murder was laid against him, but withdrawn. Neither are ill-looking men. Mr Kenrick, R.M., went to Awunui in the afternoon to hold an inquest on the body of the woman, for which purpose they have exumed the body. [From another Correspondent.] NAPIER, Monday.

The natives gave up as a prisoner one of the men implicated, a halfcast named Henare Pete; but the other man, being a chief, was only sent down as a witness. After the two had gone to Gisborne, Inspector Scully arrived at Waiapu, and findiug that no inquest had been held, he communicated with the authorities on the subject, and ic consequence the two natives and Mr Kenrick, the Coroner, go up from Gisborne to Waiapu tonight. WELLINGTON, Monday.

(From a Correspondent.)

T have ascertained that Superintendent Thomson and "Warden Fraser, who were appointed a Royal Commission to inquire into certain alleged charges against the Shortland police, have forwarded their report, with minutes of evidence to the Minister of Justice hp.re. Mrs McManus, of the Thames goldfields, it appears, complained that whilst her daughter was confined in the local lock up, pending an examination by medical men, as to whether she ought to be committed <o one of the public institutions, some irregularities and ill-treatment followed, and in consequence ot repreaenta. tions the Commission was appointed to make a full inquiry. The testimony of several persons were taken, including Dr Aickin, of the asylum, where the girl is at present, and some of his subordinates. I believe there is no doubt but the Commissioners have entirely acquitted the police from all the charges which were brought against them. The sworn testimony of several of tho3e who were examined went to shew that the police acted in a most considerate and humane manner, and di 1 nothing more or less than take precautionary measures during- the time Mrs McManus's daughter was confined to their safe keeping previous to being sent to the asylum hospital for temporary medical treatment. This, I have no doubt, is the result of the investigation, and there is no need whatever of going into any farther details of a distressing case.

It is reported that Mr McMinn will vote for Mr Curtis's Education Bill.

The Government, it is rumoured, are about to nominate a Waikato settler to a seat in the Upper House. The Governor and his family will very likely pay Auckland a short visit if he is ordered for service to t e colony of New South Wales, to which possession it is reported he is likely to go about the commencement of the year. There are some good grounds for believing that Mr Bunny will be handsomely provided for after the termination of'the present session. The rumour about a grant of land to Lady Vogel is not likely to coma to anything. Some juilicial changes are almost certain to take place in the Bay of Islands, Hokianga, and Mongonui districts very shortly, but the exact nature of them I cannot at present learn. PARLIAMENTARY. WELLINGTON, last night. The general impression in the lobbies is that the Government will