TELEGRAMS.

Greymouth Evening Star, 27 March 1907, Page 4

TELEGRAMS.

[l'bess Association—Coi'i'iuGHi.]

THE OPPOSITION PARTY. DARGAVILLE, This Day.—Mr Massey addressed a largo audience last night and related the" work of the party in the House, and said ninny Opposition measures had been adopted by the Government. Ho dealt exhaustively with the

Land Bill, condemning the endowment rehicmo, and advocating an optional clause. Referring to native lands he adversely criticised the Government's action and favored where possible the placing of Maori and Pakeha on the same footing. The remainder of the speech was on lines previously reported. A vote of thanks and favoring the freehold was earned, with only three dissentients.

THE SUPREME COURT. AUCKLAND, This Day.—At the Supreme Court, Mr Justice Cooper sentenced Thomas Morgan to two years for horsestealing James Kelly, to two years for breaking and entering and tliett; Law rencc Christie and Patrick Manning, to live years for the theft of £IOOO from the steamer Navua. Christie's counsel pleaded for leniency on the ground of losing his position as third officer and ruining an excelent character. His Honour said severe punishment was necessary in the case of such a serious breach of trust. It was not a case of sudden temptation. Christie, taking advantage of his posiI lion as officer of the ship, stole the captain's keys and opened the strong room.

SPORTS ON GOOD FRIDAY. CHRISTCHURCH, March 26.—Dy five votes to three, the Canterbury Amateur Athletic Association refused permission to the Christchurch Cycling Motor Club to place three amateur running events on the Good Friday programme. Strong objection was made to any sports on that clay, which the chairman said was the holiest day in the year. A COLLISION. AUCKLAND, This Day.—Another ollision occurred in the harbour this morniug between (he Northern Company s •Steamer Kanieri and the J; etc '» Dawn, the former being damaged amidships, five planks being stove in. Both boats were noing astern when the collision happened. The Dawn was damaged below the waterline, and was leaking until part oi her cargo was discharged alongside the wharf. A WELLINGTON FIRE. WELLINGTON, This Day. - A fire broke out in the three-storey wooden building in the centre of the city tins morning, occupied by Field, Luckie and oofood,' lawyers and other tenants. The fire was confined to the building, which was practically gutted. Owing to L ". break in the Wainui-o'-mata water i»x.r.. which is not vet -epaircd tlu write- prossure at first was not very strong, but when the steam pumping engine got to work the flames were quickly extinguished Fortunately there was no wind, or a wooden block of buildings adjoim.ig would have gone. This is the first fire since the break in the water mains.

LIQUOR TO MAOR T S NEW PLYMOUTH, March 26. - John Donetz was fined £5 and costs for suonly ing liquor to a Native woman. The latter was fined £l, and two other Native women ordered to pay costs for aiding and abetting Donetz. Two seamen were lined £3 and costs for supplying beer to a Maori woman.

POLO TOURNAMENT. HASTINGS, This Day. The Polo Tournament has concluded. In the final for the Handicap Cup, Rangitikei easily defeated Wellington by fourteen goals to ten.

A RAILWAY ACCIDENT. CHRISTCHURCH. March 26. About six o'clock to-night, the first express from the South with a large number of passengers was running down the wharf alongside the Mararoa, about to leave for Wellington, when the engine, instead of pulling up at the usual place, ran over the end of the rails, crossed the traversers, ploughed across the timber, knocked the rails° beyond the traverser out of place, knocked'the .stop block into the sea, and plunged more than half her length over the end of the wharf and remained stationary .resting on the firebox bogie and four wheels. The cow-catcher, cylinders driving and eccentric rods and all the n-car under the boiler were dragged into the sea. The train stopped with a terrible jerk, and the passengers tumbled out much alarmed, but nobody was injured. The Mararoa was delayed for over an hour in consequence of the accident, the injured train blocking another train which contained more passengers.

THE PROPHET RUA. GIS BORNE, March 26. Fears are expressed concerning the prophet Rua and his followers. Natives who were working in the vicinity of Ins camp at Hangaroa have returned to their homes owin" to the sullen disposition shown towards them by Rua and his followers At the unveiling ceremony of a monument to Heta Te Kani at Pnrihaka to-day the matter was referred to by the natives, who declared that Rua has 300 to 500 followers prepared to do anything he bids them, and the natives fear that when Rna feels strong enough lie will cease his peaceful professions, and adopt an aggressive attitude. The opinion was expressed that a force should ho cent to scatter Rua and his followers. The natives ntate Em's' followers are weekly increasing: that he is gathering large /supplies of food and that he has refused to move from the property on which he is camped, thougn requested to do so by the Chief. '