SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Waikato Times, Volume XIII, Issue 1116, 19 August 1879, Page 2

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Tpbess agency. 1 AUCKLAND, last night.

Mr Seymour George is expected to have a walk over for Rodney through the retirement of Mr Moat. Another candidate is spoken of for City West, Clark's replies not being considered satisfactory by the Greyiteei.

An excited meeting is expected to-night at Pokeno where Hamlin and Harris open the election campaign.

A fire destroyed the house of Mr Mos«, M.H.R., who is a heavy loser, having only a hundred pounds insurance on his furniture. Almost everything was destroyed.

TAURANGA, last night.

Captain Marks, the Pilot, and his son, Hannibal, who were drowned on Saturday, had gone out to watch a boat race, being apprehensive of accident, an boats were sailing single handed. Wheh rounding the fairway buoy, the pilot boat was struck by one of the competing boats, and a squall striking her. simultaneously, she sank. Mr Warbrick, the occupant of the second comoetitors boat, which was ahead, came to their assistance. Captain Marks was dead when the body was rescued. At tlie Coroner's inquest, the jury returned a verdict of accidental death, adding that Warbrick deserved credit for his humane exertions, and that sailing single handed was dangerous.

GISBORNE, last night. At a large meeting of Captain Morris's supporters, a vote of cDiifidence was carried. He is considered the favourite.

WELLINGTON, last night. The Hinemoa left at 2 p.m., with the Hon. Mr Sheehan.

The writs for the general elections were issued to-day, and are made returnable on 17th September. Parli<iment is summoned to meet for the dispatch of business on the same date.

Mr Fisher has retired for the city, being disqualified.

The Wellington Municipal Loan ia floated at i per cent premium, and treble the amount required is tendered for.

Saturday's mass meeting is held to be a great success. About 1300 people were piesent. Charles O'Neill is spoken of as a candidate for Wellington since Mr Fisher's retirement.

DUNEDIN, last night. A child was crushed to pulp, by a tramway car.

NEW PLYMOUTH, last night. (From our own Correspondent,) The Constabulary are about erecting a redoubt at Oalcaru which will afford permanent protection to the settlers there. Mr Stockman, native interpreter, has been visiting the tribes and had a conversation with tlie natives. He states that at the end of September the natives will lose faith m Te Wbiti if he does not perform the miracles of releasing the Maori prisoners.

The Parihaka meeting is going on. No information has yet been received about Te Whiti's speech.

NAPIER, Sunday, A large sworrtftsh was picked up on the beach near Wainui, a few days ago . It is said that it is tho first description of

this kind of fish found on the coast m the neighbourhood. It measures 14 feet from tip to tail, tho sword being fully four feet long. A schnappcr about three feet long was found inside, and it is surmised that the traveller of the deep came to grief by taking more than could be readily digested.

WELLINGTON. Saturday.

A committee of Maori chiefs has been nominate I who have taken legal advice as to the course to be pursued. Thi coinniit'ea consis!; of Wi Take, Wi Parata, Hoani Nahe, Major Kemp, and four others of less note, and these have decided to lay the following case before the whole of the tribes interested m Now Zealand, [ regarding confiscated lands, and will send it out m the form of a manifesto. (1) That the natives resort to no acts of .-violence m tho assertion of their claims, but will leave everything m obeyanoe presumably on the condition that the Government take no further action regarding surveys or occupation of hind for the present. (2) Respecting the confiscated •lands, the committee, through their lawyers, are preparing an Act to enable a test case to bo brought before the Supreme Court of Appeal; and then, if there are any questions which that Court will decline the responsibility of finally settling, the matter will bo scut before Her Majesty the Queen m Council assembled, where the whole question will be gone intc, and 'finally disposed of. I The Hon. J. C. Pharazyn has distributed the whole of his honorarium amongst the charitable institutions.

The railway works are being pushed forward with great spirit by the Government through the district from Normanby to Strafford. Upwards of 500 men are now at work, and more are being taken on daily. Twenty small contracts are being let, m addition to day work. Large reinforcements of Armed Constabulary, along with further large supplies of stores and other material, will be forwarded to the front m a few days. It is anticipated that this is preparatory to marching ou Parihaka. TAURANGA, Sunday.

Captain Marks, pilot, and his son Hannibal were drowned yesterday afternoon. Mr Alfred P. Warbrick was out m the harbor, and having noticed the accident, made for the scene of the disaster, when he found Captain Marks supporting his brother-in-law, Mr Pascoe, and Pack Marks, who was swimming, having been obliged to relinquish his brother, who sank at once. There was a strong breeze. Mr Warbrick displayed great courage m rescuing (unassisted) Captain Marks and his all-but-dead brother-in-law, and his thoroughlyexhausted son Pack. - The rescuer did all he could to rccuscitate Marks and Pascoe, but was only successful m Pasooe's case. Captain Marks, being an old identity, will be greatly missed. Much sympathy is expressed for his widow and family, and also the widow and family of his son.