Telegraphic News.

Waikato Times, Volume XIII, Issue XIII, 15 July 1879, Page 2

Telegraphic News.

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

|*PRES3 AGENOY. ~[ AUCKLAND, last; night. At the Police Court to-day, Mrs Rountree, whose husband is m Wellington, charged Thoma3 Brown with entering her bedroom at the Governor Brown Hotel, and committing a rape. The defence was that prosecutrix was a consenting party. The magistrate dismissed the case. The Orange Procession pasßed off quietly. The yacht May resoued three Maori men, two women, and baby, who had been clinging three hours to capized boat, between Waiheke aud Wairoa. Mr Jerome Cadman died at Coromandel. NEW PLYMOUTH, yesterday. At a meeting of the County Council to-day a resolution was passed, asking the (government to construct roads to run right through Parahaka'. This would settle the native difficulty. It could be done at a less cost than maintaining an armed force m the district. Fourteen more ploughmen have ! been taken. PATEA, last night. Megsrs McGaire and Lysaght, at a public meeting held at Hawera, on Thursday, were appointed to wait on the Government to urge the opening of the Waimate plains, the capture of Hiroka, and the breaking up of Parahaka* Thasy-tfiiil also ask Government to fulmih© promise rt railway from Hawera to Noi>

manby, and from Nornianby to Stratford. If these works are commenced at once employment will be found for a large number m the district who, otherwise, will have to leave the district. Nothing fresh from head-quarters. PATEA, last night. Te Whitt has changed his tactics. The ploughing being «t failure, he has commenced different operations, yesterday threo natives were com mencing m certain properties at Opuuake without permission, but were at once arrested by Constabulary. This is regarded as an indication that Te Whiti is determined to carry on an aggressive policy. There is a strong feeling that Government should take more decisive action than hitherto. Since reinforcements of Armed Constabulary came to district, twice their number have left owing to want of employment. It is expected that we shall hear more from Te Whiti m the course of a few days. WELLINGTON, last night. Mr Hobbs, it is said, meditates a severe attsck on the. Government native policy. Sir R. Donglas speaks of standing for a Wanganui constituency, m the event of a dissolution, and settling there. Tt is doubtful whether Mr Bryce will be a candidate for the Chairmanship of Committees, as he wishes to maintain an absolutely independent ; if, indeed, not hostile attitude to Government. A constitutional party to oppose Govornment, is being .formed, A meeting this morning was largely attended, and a unanimous decision arrived at to elect a member of the Opposition to-morrow.