SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Waikato Times, Volume XIII, Issue 1074, 13 May 1879, Page 2

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

[PItESS AGENCY.] AUCKLAND, last night. A. *" Star 'special telegram states that news hrs como by Cusco giving details of the relief of Ekore. It is reported that Colonel Wood had to arrive to relieve Colonel Pearson before farther reinforcements from England arrived, because Jthe garrisons provisions ran out. He twice encountered Zulus, defeating them and killing five thousand. Colonel Wood gained one victory, killing four thoiisaud Zulus. • • , WELLINGTON", Saturday. In a political article last night, the 'Post' says:— "The professions of faith, on which Sir George Grey attained power and which he has repeated on all possible occasions since, have been so very general, that nothing new m the way of a cry is likely to be evolved. Indeed, it will be wiser for the Government to endeavor to reduce some of these vague general professions to concrete and practical form, rather than to attempt a novelty. Whatever the point chosen on which to appeal to the country may be, it must m the first place be subjected to discussion m the present House. Something more than a more skeleton form of work must therefore be prepared, and on detail as well as on general principles, Ministers must be ready to abide criticism, and the judgment m the appeal of the ultimate tribunal of electorates. Unless we are greatly misled m the signs of the times the particular point on which all is to be staked haa already been determined upon, and it is the incidence of taxation.

TUVTARU, Saturday. The total stock of grain m Timaru awaiting shipment at present amounts to 155,000 aacks, , , uAMAftU, Thursday. An enquiry takes placa to-morrow into an important oase heard at the District Court yesterday. Mr Hislop applied, on behalf of one creditor, to have one John Lewir adjudged a bankrupt. The petition set forth that on.the 27th April last, Lewis, who is a farmer at Marewhenua, owed several large sums of money and on that day he executed a bill of sale over his property to the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Company, who had since entered into possession. A good deal of evidence was taken, aad, after hearing counsel's arguments, Judge "Ward said that an act of bankruptcy /had been committed, and adjudged 'Lewis a bankrupt.