TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 5292, 28 January 1879, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

[By Cable.] [special to the pbess association.] LONDON, January 24. A light has been thrown on the Bravo mystery by the discovery that Mrs Bravo procured, shortly before her death, a packet of powders containing antimony, and that she advertised to repay a doctor who would cure dipsomania. [eeuter's telegrams.] LONDON, January 24. Germany and Austria contemplate a sanitary cordon on the Eussian frontier, should the plague increase. Frequent Cabinet Councils have been held by the French Government as to whether the pardoned Communists should be fetched back to France. January 25. Brown, the Accountant to the City of Glasgow Bank, testified that the bank advanced to eight firms last year three millions. SYDNEY, January 27. At the Anniversary Eegatta in the Outrigger Eace for the champion belt, Laycock beat Trickett by eight lengths. [By Special Wire.] AUCKLAND, January 27. The native chief Paul, of Orakei, is at , present in W&ikato, making arrangements with Tawhiao for a meeting between the natives and the Government in March next. Before the March meeting takes place a preliminary meeting will be held, at which Paul will preside. For this purpose a runanga house has been built at Okahu, at a cost of £150, and a well is now being dug, so that there will be no scarcity of water. Stores of all kinds are being laid in in abundance. A bakery is also being erected. Paul has, by advertisement in a Maori newspaper, invited all and sundry to come. It is impossible to say how many may respond to the invitation. The preliminary meeting is expected to last a week. Local subjects will first be considered, and then the meeting will discuss the aspect of affairs between the Government and Tawhiao. That done, they will go up to Waikato with Sir George Grey and Mr Sheehan to attend a native meeting at Kopua. Some time ago Paul went up to Waikato, and sent word to Tawhiao, who was then at Kawhia, about the projected meeting, and received an answer through Manuhiri, of which the following is a translation: — "Kawhia, January 9, 1879. To Manuhiri. Salutations. I have received your note, and understand the message sent by Paul Tuhaere. If he wishes that his own meeting at Orakei should take place before the other meeting, I am quite agreeable. I authorise you, therefore, to convey this reply to your brother, Paul Tukaroto." "To Manuhiri and Paul Tuhaere. Salutations to you both. I am sorry I cannot come to meet you. lam suffering from illness, and cannot come. I send you this to explain the cause of my absence from Tukaroto. Paul te Tinana." It is unnecessary to explain that Tukaroto is the name assumed, from about a year past, by Tawhiao. One of the reasons for the change was that the name Tawhiao being used so frequently in devotions and all public prayers of the Hauhaus' faith, the common use of it became distasteful. Paul, it must bo also explained, has of late years taken the name of Te Tinana, an ancient congomen belonging to this family. • It is obvious from the above letter, that Tawhiao looks forward with interest to the March meeting, and has not, as has been stated by some, given up all intention of being present at it. At the Wesleyan Conference it was stated that the income for foreign missions was £171. The Eev. W. Morley received the hearty thanks of the Conference for his services as editor of the Wesleyan. It was resolved to make it a weekly paper. The Conference decided to commence at once a connection al Fire Insurance Company. The Eev. T. Buddie was rs-appointed Principal of the Wesleyan College, and Dr Kidd to be classical tutor. The Conference resolved to hold the next meeting at Dunedin. CHEISTCIHJECH, January 27. Mr Harnay will act as Commissioner of Eailways during tho illness of Mr Conyers. At the Police Court tliis morning a man was charged with pretending to be a detectivo, in order to obtain money from persons under the threat of reporting them to Inspector Hickson on the charge of behaving indecently. The case was remanded for a week. At the same Court to-day a man named W. Bullivant, alias Weston, alias Heyde, alias Joyce, alias Edge, was charged with forgery and uttering a nunjber of cheques for small sums of from £4 to £7 ss. He was committed for trial. Sweeps to the value of £9000 are now being advertised in the papers in this city. DUNEDIN, January 27. The breach of promise case, Crayford v. Carruthers, was settled this morning. It was announced in Court that the plaintiff had agreed to accept £200 in satisfaction of her claims. The theatre was crowded to hear Mr Varley on Saturday night, and hundreds were turned away. He spoke of the exclusion of the Bible from the day schools as a criminality, and said that if possible he would take part in the meeting tonight for the election of a school committee. t NELSON, January 27. At the District Court to-day, Theodore Wilson and Win, Mercer were sentenced to two years and 18 months respectively, for stealing furniture from their employer's warehouse. A point of law was raised by Mr Pitt for the prison,ers,

which was rd served for tho Supreme Court. OAMARU, January 27. A fire occurred this morning in a house known as the Melbourne Boarding House. Fortunately, owing to tho proper measures taken to extinguish it the damage was confined to one room. The place was insured in the New Zealand office. TIMARU, January 27. According to the Timartc Herald, a very destructive potatoe pest has made its appearance in this district. It is a small white worm half an inch long, and eats into the tubers, causing them to rot. In one field alone some two or three acres of potatoes have been destroyed in this way. There is a very strong feeling Here regarding tho death of a man at the hospital on Saturday, through his being in a strait jacket. An inquiry is demanded. WELLINGTON. January 27. Mr F. Luhmng, tobacconist, of "Wellington, Dunedin, and West Coast, attempted to get off the tramway without asking tho guard to stop. The train was at the time going at about seven miles an hour. Mr Luhning stumbled, and fell right under the wheels, which passed over his body, mutilating him fearfully. Death was almost instantaneous. Lady Normanby was suddenly taken ill last night. Two medical men were with her all night. She is reported better to-day. The Union Company have agreed to take passengers from all ports for the races at excursion fares. The horses are now arriving rapidly from various parts of the colony for the meeting. The Surveyor-General, Mr J. S. Thomson, made certain charges amounting to disobedience of orders and insubordination, against Mr Henry Jackson, Chief Surveyor for the Wellington district, and as Mr Jackson absolutely denies that any foundation exists for such charges, a court of inquiry has been p appointed to investigate the matter.