NEW ZEALAND. [BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1990, 9 April 1885, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND. [BY TELEGRAPH. — PR ESS ASSOCIATION.

WANGA.NUI, Tuesday. Mk S. Vxiik lectured on " Railway Refoi m" to-night to a fair audience, coufcidei mi» the holiday. The lecture was

much applauded. " WELLINGTON, Tuesday. The Hon. Mr Ballance will leave for Lytteltf.n tomouow. The Minister for Defence has leceived one hundred applications for appointments as oliieeis in the Defence Force. The Hinemoa sailed for Lytteltou at Hve o'clock to night. Mnjor Ecules, A. P. 0., Is a passenger, an.i goes to Chiistchurch to arrange for the departuic of His Excellency and family to Wellington. Colonel Headei is alho a pjsbenger South, on business counectnl with the Volunteer and Defence Derailments.

Wednesday. A letter was foi warded to-day to Br.iithw.ut, .1 \u 11 known sculler, to the effect that Heai n will row him on the Wangamu n\er toi £40 a-side, the champion to concede h.ilf-a minute over a 3 mile com sc, and to rccei\c £100 for expenses. It is undeistood that a number of Hearn's friends are desirous that he should tiy conclusions with Beach. Beach it ibsaul, intends to \ lsit Wellington in two or three months for the purpose of seeing relatives in the country, and as soon as lie ainves, negotiations foi a match uith the New ZtdUud champion for £200 aside aie to be opened up. It is proposed to low either at Chastchurch or Wanganui. At the Supreme Comt the business Mas unimportant. George Henry Kvaus, for larceny, was acquitted. James Jones, for larceny from a dwelling, sentence defeired. Samuel Bennett, for houscbrcaking and larceny, 12 month*. The ship Oamaru sailed for London tins afternoon. Among her cargo she has 10,000 carcases of mutton.

TAURANGA, Tuesday. Major Swindley has declared hi 4 intention of contesting the Tauranga seat. We hiesday. Major Switulley has withdrawn from the conte&t for the Taurangn seat. The small evening paper called the Little 'Uu has ceased publication.

TAUPO, v\ ednesday. One officer, two sergeants, and thirty men of the Tanpo-Waiiganui road party arrived here by boat from Tokano. The whole paity U'ft yesterday afternoon for Wellington via Napier to join the artilleiy. Th*rr has been a great absence of earthquake!* this last month in Taupo ; nevertheless, the geysers have been \ery ,icti\e, especially one called the Ctow's Nest, which is throwing a lar^o bo'fy of water fully fifty feet high at intervals ol twenty minutes.

C H R IvSTC H URC H, Tuesday Charles Haik<T was to-day committed for tiial on the charge of aiding and abetting his brother Richard, who ia accused of attempting to set fire to his house on the Ferry road.

DUNEI'IN, Tuesday. The criminal sittings of the Supreme Court commence tomorrow morninp It is believed that 10,000 people visited the \oluntcer review yesterday, though many did not cuter the Park, but remained on the sand hills whicli closely overlooked it. At Saturday's sports and Monday's review no less thau £•200 was taken in gate money, and £45 at the band coutest in the town on Monevening. The City Council tonight, by the casting vote of the Mayor, rejected the pioposals to allow the band to play on Rundavs in the gardens, which was recommended by a committee. A f.ueuell meeting to the Rev. Joseph licny, who jroea to Uhnstclinrch, was held to night in the Wesleyan Church. The Rev. J. Morley succeeds him. Major Cautley this morning \ isited Liwyer's Head and Foi bin y, and this .itteiuoon he went.to Taiaroa Heads, with a \ lew of ascertaining the most suitable position in which to place the big guns.

Loku Wol-klky ov Stew \rt'-> death. — His Lordship, writing from Korti on Febmaiy 19, said : "It is my most painful duty to announce to you the death of Sir H. Stewait at 5 p.m. on the 16th inst. fiom the effects of the wound received in the action of the 10th uU. Colonel T.ilbot, m reporting this sad event to me, says :— ' I beg to be allowed to express the deep grief cf all ranks who have had the privilege of serving under this distinguished officer, especially of those who have so lately followed him into action, and also thrir sense cf the gieat loss w hich they, the army generally, and the country ha\e sustained.' He was to be buiied by tl.e soldiers whom he ao lecently led to victory at the entrance to the valley leading to the (iakdul Wells. No biaver soldier or moie brilliant leader of men ever wore the Queen's uniform. England can ill afford the loss of this young gcneial, while his drath robs me of the sar\ icca of a dear friend and of a dear comrade. All the other sick and wounded are well." How the Sqi are at Abu Klka w \-, Brokkn.— This was, it appears, due t;> an unfortunate en or on the part of the late Colonel Buinaby, who, although not in possession of a command, oidered the "Heavies" to press forward to meet the rush of Arab speaimen, and then — although unfoitunately too late to save cither his own or many another gallant life— to fall back again. The natural consequence was, that the active enemy was inside our square before it could be closed, and did some terrible execution before order was again lestored. There can be little doubt, from our Correspondent's description, that had the face of the squaie foimed by the " Heavies" remained as firm as the otheis, our loss would have been i datively inconsiderable. — Daily Chronicle.