TELEGRAMS.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 50427, 3 May 1878, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

CABLE TELEGRAMS. ,

(Reuter's Telegrams to thb Press Agency. LONDON, April 29. Consols and rate of discounts and securities unchanged. Adelaide wheat, fiftynine to sixty-one; flour, forty to fortytwo. [From the Press Agency.] ALEXANDRA, May 2. Pekanui and a few natives, en route for the meeting, stayed here last night. All go on to Hikurangi to-day, where a tangi will take place. A party with Major Te Wheoro will afterwards return to meet Sir George Grey and Mr Sheehan. Te Kooti was at Hikurangi, but as he had rum in his possession, contrary to the rules laid down, he was ordered away. He is said to have gone to Whakairooroa, near Kopua. Rewi remains at his settlement at Panui; some natives say he will attend on Sir G. Grey's arrival. AUCKLAND, May 2. The following amounts were paid over at the settling for the Autumn races ;— Walters, £353 : M'Gee, £206 ; Thorpe, £38; Edgar, £17, and other small amounts, making a total of £742. The census of Coromandel shows a total population of 2093. Count De Zala lectures on the literature ] of Poland, in aid of local charities. I Mr Sheehan visits the Baj/ of Islands j and Hokianga after the Kingite meeting. I Telegrams from Alexandra state that Te Kooti was near Kopua yesterday with twenty followers. He got drink from the . settlement. Tawhiao sent him peremptory orders to leave. Te Kooti has since gone toTeKuiti. '-. Rewi will probably attend the Hikurangi meeting without followers. The Ngatimaniapoto propose a second meeting with Sir George Grey and Mr Sheehan at TeKuiti. . Several Europeans have gone to Hikurangi, in defiance of the wishes of the Government. At Onehunga last night a candle. box, half full of vestas, caught fire, endanger-, ing a valuable block. The fire was ex-' tingui_*hed' with the loss of .about £50; owing to its prompt discovery. It is suppose^ to have been caused by mice eating the rbatches. . \ M'Gee writes a bitter letter tb the Star, _ protesting against his disqualification for the alleged pulling of Falcon. ',' j " ;< CHARLESTON, May 2.n Two more shafts have been bottomed at the Oroninville rush, near Tohara; and splendid prospects have been obtained. There is great excitement among all the miners here, and a large extent of ground on, "Fancy" lines are being pegged ont, It is situate 3| miles from Charleston, and about 15 miles . from Westport. As it will probably take six months to procure water, there is no inducement for poor miners to come. Gold is now found both north and south of the prospectors' claim, Cronnin and Dunovan. DUNEDIN, May 2. Mr Donald Reid will address his constituents about the middle of the month, when he will announce his retirement from politics. HOKITIKA, April 2. Ryan's trial, for murder, is concluded. The prisoner ia acquitted. MAKETU, May 2. The Lands Court was opened again to-day. Petera and his party opposed the sitting of the Court, while Pokiha Henare and others strongly urged the Court to proceed with the claims, and as the Court was doing so a smart passage of arms occurred between Pokiha and Petera, and the Court adjourned to the green outside. After much discussion, the followers of Petera ahd Pokiha advanced towards each other in a most warlike manner, but instead of the rival chiefs burying their tomahawks in each others' skulls, they rubbed noses, and then the Court adjourned till 8 p.m. Land speculators are here in abundance, but keeping very quiet. Judge Halse exercises all the necessary patience, and John Belts, assessor, is quite clear-headed enough for his work, livery, one here hopes the Court will proceed, but still the most sanguine are in doubt. WELLINGTON. May 2. The Government received a cablegram from the Agent-General conveying the information that in consequence of the present disturbed state of Europe the International Telegraphic Cable Conference, which waa to have been held in London during the month of June next, haa been postponed for a year, until June, 1879. . It is understood that Mr Clarke, hydraulic engineer^ will recommend the Corporation to use meters for the supply of water either for domestic or other purposes, as the only way in which the waste of water can be effectively prevented. William O'Connor was charged at the R.M. 'a Court to-day with attempting to poison William Light. According to Light's evidence, he only knew the prisoner three weeks. Last Sunday night, before going to bed, he paid Light for his board and lodging. He was going to leave the next day. Light asked him to have a parting drink. After bringing the drinks in, the bell rung. It was for aome drinks for upstairs. He served them, came back, and pulled up his chair, to have five minutes' chat with O'Connor, when he noticed someting white on the rim of his glass, and down the inside. He asked the prisoner what that meant. He said, " I suppose you got a dirty glass." Witness tasted the powder from the inside of the glass. He found it very bitter, and said, "Oh Lord, what a beastly taste." After O'Connor went to bed, Light examined the hearth rug where O'Connor was sitting,' and found some crystals on the rug. The prosecution obtained an adjournment for eight days, bail being refused. Sir John Coode will go straight from Westport to New Plymouth; then overland to Wanganui, and next to Napier.; The # Hinemoa, after leaving him at Taranaki, will go to Auckland to bring the Governor back to Wellington.