NEWS FROM THE SOUTH.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume 14, Issue 1152, 13 May 1870, Page 3

NEWS FROM THE SOUTH.

The JVapiee Coerespondent of the "Daily Times." — It. was, we think, Sir Boyle lioche who said '• a man could not, like a bird, be in/two places at once," but then Sir Boyle liadVnot the advantage of being acquainted with the Napier Own Correspondent of the Otago Daily Times. We havtf recently seen in that paper a communication headed " Napier (from our own correspondent) 18th April." That gentleman writes " I have just seen the Wanganuis returning from the wars under their distinguished commander Major Kemp, and hereditary (but lately Haub.au) chief Topia ;" and further says " multiplying by the same figures the prisoners landed here, &c." These are remarkable statements inasmuch as neither the Wanganuis nor the prisoners were at Napier [at all. He also Quotes from " the Moniteur (the Independent) yesterday published." We find to our dismay that the yesterday of the 18th was a Sunday, and that therefore the Independent must for the nonce have become a Sunday newspaper. Again we are unablo to find that on the day previous to the 18th April there had been any vessel from Wellington to Napier, so not only must this correspondent have got hold of a most extraordinary issue of our paper, but he must have had it exclusively telegraphed to him at Napier even to become aware of its contents. Still we cannot escape perplexity. How could he at Napier " have just seen the Wanganuis," or write at that place of " the prisoners landed here ?" The mystery is insoluble, unless we admit übiquity and anachronism among the realities of life. Perhaps the eminent personage to whom the Otago Daily Times acts as a " medium," is an advanced spiritualist, and space and time as well as fact are no obstacles to his revelations, a sheet of paper and a modest honorarium being alone iudispensable. We have casually picked up these little fragments in illustration of the whole structure — ex pede Herculem — and we must congratulate the Otago Daily Times on the possession of so great an out-lying (wo might say out and out lying) prophet. — Independent, May 7. New Zealand Citoss. — We are happy to learn that the bestowal of the New Zealand Cross on Sergt. A..Carkeek, of the Armed Constabulary, has been recommended to the Government by Mr. Branigan. The act of distinguished bravery for which the decoration is recommended was in venturing along the track from Hotorua to Tapapa on foot, the day after Te Kooti had passed the same way, and when there was imminent danger of falling in with the rear of his force, to convey important intelligence of Kooti's movements to Col. M'Donnell. All the Maoris refused to run the risk. As will be recollected, it was for some time imagined that Sergt. Carkeek had fallen into the hands of the enemy, but happily he accomplished his mission in safety. In these times, when we hear so much of the superiority of the Maoris in bush warfare, it is very pleasant to find a European vindicating the dignity of his race, and proving that after all, in cases where cool deliberate courage is required, we come to the front. Sergeant Carkeek, formerly a surveyor in the employment of the Provincial Government, is the son of one of our oldest colonists, Stephen Carkeek, Esq., for many years head ot the Custom's department. We trust he may long enjoy the honour he has so gallantly won. — Evening Post, May 6. JouujsaTjlSM. — We have already mentioned that the Wanganui Chronicle has passed into the hands of Mr. Henry Anderson, formerly of the Independent. The Chronicle of Thursday last contains a notice to the settlers of Wanganui and the surrounding districts, announcing. Mr. Anderson's intended line of journalism, the substance of which is contained in the following paragraph: — "The Chronicle will be the firm upholder of a policy which has for its object the suppression of rebellion and the maintenance of law and order ; while its earnest advocacy will ever be given to measures intended to reduce the extravagant cost of the public service and promote administrative economy. The utmost efforts of the Chronicle will be devoted to the promotion of settlement, while the claims of the country districts to a fair share of the revenue will be strongly upheld." This is a very popular programme, and if carried out with Mr, Anderson's accustomed energy, can hardly fail to prove successful. — Eoeninci Post, May 7. ' Mobmonism in Wellington. — Last evening was chronicled as one of great disappointment to niany of our citizens. It was understood that the Mormon Elder, Beauchamp, would address a meeting at Xarori, aud be prepared afterwards to answer any questions asked him by the audience as to his peculiar doctrines. A considerable number of people — including some who had walked from Wellington — gathered at the school house ; among tho rest, Mx\ Hobinson, a gentleman connected with the Methodist body, who has already distinguished himself in polemical disputation, and is a sworn foe to Mormonisin and its deluded votaries. Elder Beauchamp, however, declined to show up ; he was evidently afraid of being floored in argument, and possibly had some intuitive inkling of the rotten eggs which the .Karori farmers had been saving for some time to present him with. Several of his disciples were present, no doubt to report proceodings to their chief, After it had beconio a certainty that the fanatic would prove a defaulter, Mr. Hobinson took advantage of the occasion to address the assemblage, and in a very clever, and at the same time temperate lecture, exposed the monstrosity of the doctrines inculcated by the followers of Joe Smith, and showed that they were pei'nicious on religious, social, and political grounds. Mr. liobinson spoke remarkably well ; his discourse was plain and sensible, and the facts he advanced incontrovertible. After he had finished, two of the Mormon proselytes stood up to defeud their newly acquired faith, but they utterly failed to damage Mr. liobinson's case — in fact,. that gentleman, assisted by Mr. Toomath, completely extinguished them. — Evening Post, May 7.