Telegraphic.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXIII, Issue 8069, 2 June 1888, Page 2

Telegraphic.

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Wairoa, Friday..;.';:, A parly of sixty natives' of the Ngaliiraukaua tribo, from the Waikato, are .; now visiting Wairoa.- They have^come, > hero at the invitation of sonib of the local , natives to endeavor' to ''heal-' .'certain''.' Maori invalids in this district whoso illness is attributed by their friends to. . witchcraft. Whether these professors of . the black art will succeed in their mission remains to bo seen, but ntthing can shake the faith of the natives in witchcraft.. ' "' *J The .Native Lands Court has completeclthe subdivision of the Waihua blocks, No. 1 being divided into five subdivisions, .-..' and No. 2 into three. The judgment in /. the Hereheretau No. 2 block ease was published in full in the .Gitnrdiaii, ain'd'- , extended to seven columns of brevier. In - addition to the latter case and the Wai- ' huna subdivision the Court lias adjudicated on a very large number of succession claims. Tho business of this sitting being ' now ended the Judge, Major Scannell,' and his staff leave by tho first steamer for Napier, . • „•■•.< /.'. ' Captain Preece, R.M., opened, his , ' regular two-monthly sittings of the B.M. J Court at 10 a.m. on Wednesdayjnornine, the Court sitting continuously, till this afternoon, and a long cause list boing gona through The following ara the principal , cases disposed of :— E. C. Wilkinson for furious riding was fined 10s and costs; Tuki Hamana, for ill-treating a horse, fined £2 and costs ; W. Elliott, assault on Ihakara Huna, bound over to keep the peace for three months. Civil- cases \ T.~ J. Steele v. V. Jensen, claim £6, adjonrned ' till July 26th. ltakera Apatu v. C. Ash- . win, claim £64, value of certain sheep;nonsuited with costs. J. Morel I and others v. C. Ash win, claim £24 10s, value of a whaleboat, nonsuited with costs. It Searle v. T. H. Wolfe, claim* £51 . 18s for wages, judgment for £40 13s and .'costs. Paora Haki v. A. J . James, claim £14 10s on judgment summons, ordered to pay tho amount at the rate of £2 103 per month. J. Hird v. J. Mogan for possession ol tenement, defendant ordered to give up possession on or before August Ist. Kerei Te Ohata v. ftakera Opatu, claim £5 for.; using offensive ■ lfinguaee, nonsuited without costs. J. B. HiraV v. C. Ashwin and A. J. James, action for restoration of set of harness or its valne £6, judgment for plaintiff with costs, the harness to be restored within 24 hours or £6 paid. A largo number of smaller cases were adjudicated upon. 'Paora Matauhina, charged with perjury in tho Native Land Court, was committed for trial at tho Supreme' Court.

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Aucki^nd, Friday. Amieetiug of fruit-growers was held to-day to consider the, Codliu Moth Bill, which has just passed the Lower House. . It was docided to telegraph to Mr Swanson and Mr Diguan, asking them to use their endeavors to prevent the adoption of the . bill in the Legislative Council until the fruit-growers had an opportunity "of considerisg its provisions at a public meeting to bo called for that purpose ' ' - - ■ !- ' . . A ten-roomed house at Mount Ro«kill, tho property of Mr W. Keyes, was burned down to-day.. The building was insured for £400, lind tho furniture for £200 in tho Imperial office. The tender ot Mr B. Gouk has been accepted for tho floating of the, steamer Chelmsford, stranded near Opotiki. MrS. J. Ambnry has been elected with-" out opposition Mayor of Newton. In reply to a deputation of those interested in tho Shop Hours Bill, Mr Peacock said the measure had his hearty sympathy, end ho would give the bill that support which would bo consistent with a recognition of the liberty of tho subject. Petitions iv favor of the bill are being largely signed. # , . A man named Warren foil into aflt in Victoria-street tonight and died while being conveyed to the hospital. . ■>. The Industrial Association held a moet- ' ing this evening, and having discussed the tariff proposals recommended a number of alterations.

Woodvilm, Friday. A very satisfactory report ' has been received from Mr Skey on 1 the 'brown.- coal discovered here. ' . ■.. ... ■ New Plymootu, Friday, A most disgraceful sccno occurred today at the Presbyterian Church hero. Mr Breach, who was Minister several years at the old church (sinre burned down) has suddenly asserted mnw claim to the new building for alleged arrears' of salary. He took possession of the church on Thursday, taking off the look and putting on anew one, and placing a padlock oil the gate. When tho church committee became, aware of this action they procured the assistance of two policemen and a locksmith and burst,open tho door. Whileso engaged Mr Breach came on the scene, rushed excitedly at the constables, and endeavored to force an entrance into tho church. A scuffle ensued between, the .

police and Mr Breach, -which ended in Mr Breach, after considerable difficulty, Being ejected from the premises. A watchman/. lias been placed in the building all uiglifc -' to guard a^.-iiiißt another attempt on the .' ]>art of Mr Breach to take possession.^ . •'■ *•'.

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Wellington, Friday. A charge of sheep-stealing preferred against 'Richard Smith, a well-known settler at Pahautanui, was heard to-day and was adjourned until Monday. The subscribers to the New Zealand penny dinner fund have sent to England £25 for the poorest school children in London. The exact amount of Customs revenue collected during tho past month is not yet known, as returns from Kaipara and Taurauga have not been received. The amount known to hare been collected is £143,880 0s lOd. the principal contributions being as follows :— Dnnediu, £35,390 10s lid ; Auckland, £32.264 Ss 4d ; Lyttelton and Chrlstehurch, £27,857 2s Sd; Wellington, £23,31S 3s 9d. The amount collected in April of this ' year was £101,553 17s, so that last month's collections top it by over £1000. The estimate was £104,166 13s 4d.

John Pomeroy alias Collins has been arrested for forgery. He was only just out of £aol, having served a sentence in Danedin for a similar offence. William Smith Fletcher, a grocer's as".f^nt, was arrested on ci warrant at the -BJnfl tbw morning lor deserting his wife and child at Wellington. The Gazette notifies the appointment of Mr Kechab Harding as a member of" the H s£TkeJs B a y Land Board. lne Uity Council have rejected a motion '<» Wauce the salaries of the officials.

Nelson, Friday. .At a meeting of the Nelson Chamber of tJommerce to day the tariff proposals were considered, nnd it was resolved : — "That this Chamber recognises the gravity of the position in which tho Treasurer finds himself, and commends his action in proposing to provide tor the deficit by increased taxation instead of carrying the deficit to the permanent debt." "That this Chamber considers the proposed duty of 1 per cent primage highly objectionable, and, suggests an additional duty on sugar or some other merchandise instead.' 1 " That this Chamber approves a uniform scalo of contents as defined in the tariff for the collection of the duty on case spirits, bnt thinks the duty should still oe paid on tho actnal strength both on bulk and case spirits." "That this Chamber strongly protests against merchants being called on to give bonds for possible duties to be levied, seeing that such duties if levied will be practically irrecoverable, on intervening business done." "That this Chaniber approves the duty imposed on imported creen fruits, pulp, and preserved fruits." At a meeting of the Nelson Fire Brigade held to-night it was resolved to stronplv protest against tho imposition in the tariff of a duty on fire brigade hose or any other appliances necessary for the extinction of fire. It was also resolved that the other fire brigades throughout the colony be asked to co-operate in opposing this duty. AVilliam Evans Dempsle, a pnblican and expressman, was to-day sentenced to 14 days' imprisonment for being illegally on the premises of Messrs Neale anil Haddow. The evidence showed that some horse feed had been moved.

Christchurch, Friday. At the K.M. Court to-day, Jonathan Roberts was remanded till Tuesday. He appears in capital condition, and said he yotild plead guilty, as he wanted to have It over as soon as possible. The Henleys, changed with shooting at Mr.P. Sinclair, were remanded fora week, a«J^r Sinclair is still unable to leave his ''"" £•"' Dunedin, Friday. _ At the annual meeting of the city licensing committee all applications tor renewals were granted except in ono case, that of the Universal Hotel, which it was reported was badly conducted. Tho committee had made inquiry of their own motion, and were satisfied that the complaints were justified. The case was adjourned for fonr weeks, but it was intimated that a license would not be granted to Mrs Diamond, the present holder. Those convicted of Sunday trading were severally warned, and the action ef the police was approved. Fears are entertained for the safety of the schooner Janet Kamsay, which left this port on February 28th for Macqnarrie Island. She is owned by the Dunedin Iron and Woodware Company, and was charted by the Sealing Company. She had_ been on tho same trip before, and having secured sea-elephant oil, £c. t she brought it on to Port Chalmers, leaving 14 men on the island till she relumed. When she left Stewart Island on the last trip she had only three men on board, two men haviucr left her there. It is suggested that the Marino Department should despatch a steamer to rescue the party left on Macquarrie Island. Invercabgili,, Friday. The Southland Education Board to-day Tesolved to protest flgainst fho proposal of the,: Minister of Education to abolish Edit cation Boards. j

'lhe Chamber of Commerce has appointed a- committee to consider tlic new tariff and report at an early date. The representative of ;i jinblic company doing business here is said to have left town under circumstances not yet learned. Heleft a note in his office from which it appears that something had occurred which unsettled him. lie is a single man . and it is rumored that he Urs had a rebuff from a young lady in another part of the colony. The police have been informed of the affair, but arc reticent regarding it.