TELEGRAPHIC.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 3835, 17 April 1899, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

The Samoan affair.

Auckland, Saturday. — A beauti- \ f ul floral wreath is to be sent down to Samoa by the Moana on Monday by the friends of the late Lieut. Freeman, killed at Vailele, to be placed on the grave. The latest information from Apia this week in reference to Huf nagel, manager of the German plantation at Vailele, who was arrested after the recent fight there and detained on board theTauranga on a charge of giving misleading information to Lieut. Freeman's ' force regarding Mataafa's men, is that he was subsequently released on the application of the German Consul.

Hamilton, Saturday. ~ The following telegrams have passed between W. A. Graham and the j Premier:— Mr Graham to Mr Seddon. — * Would respectfully ask an interview with you when you can give time to give my views of the Samoan difficulty which is similar to ours, kingite and queenite, which has cost so much to all. I volunteer to go and to get Mahuta and Taingakawa to appoint a chief to go and support the Hon. J.. Carroll in re-uniting the contending parties. lam confident that it is a Native difficulty misunderstood by Europeans but which our New Zealand experience can appreciate. Taingakawa has agreed to act if you ask him.

The Hon. Mr Seddon to Mr Graham. — ' Quite concur in your opinion that it is a Native difficulty but international interests being involved it would, I fear, be impossible now to act as you suggest. I thank you, Mahuta, Taingakawa and other chiefs for the patriotic offer. Potatoes for Manila. Auckland, Saturday *.—^The export of potatoes from Auckland to Manila, via Australia, for the use of the American troops in the Philippineastill continues. About three thousand cases of potatoes will be shipped from Auckland to Sydney by the Elingamite for transport to Manila for the XJ. 8. Army Commissary Department. Schooner missing. Auckland, Saturday. — Grave fears are felt for the safety of the schooner Marmion, which left Napier for Tairua in ballast in March, 42 days ago and has not since been heard of. Captain Post of the Tutatfekai has received instructions from Government to proceed down the East Coast in search of the vessel and the steamer left at 12 last night. It is surmised that the schooner has been blown out to sea in the recent heavy weather. The Marmion was owned by the Kauri Timber Co and was under charter to Captain Wood who is in charge of the vessel. Dead on the road.

Auckland, this day. — Yesterday morning a man named Hugh Kane was found dead on the public road a short distance from Howick. Kane was last seen alive at 10 on Saturday night, after he came out of the Howick Hotel. The ground where the body, was found was examined but there were no nnrks of a struggle. There was a mark as if a wheel had gone ovar his back, An inquest will be held. The departure of Hon J. McKenzie. Auckland, this day.— A gathering of friends of the Hon. J. Me Konzie took place at the Metropolitan Hotel on Saturday evening when he was presented with an address on the occasion of his departure for England.