LAST NIGHT'S TELEGRAMS.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 5379, 12 May 1879, Page 2

LAST NIGHT'S TELEGRAMS.

Signor Pompei's. benefit concert at the Wellington Opera House on Friday night was poorly attended. Meetings of creditors have been called , by C. M'lntyre, baker, and John Coogan, tailor," both of Wellington. : A meeting, of the creditors of W.J. Roberts, contractor, of Wellington, was held on Saturday at the office of Messrs Moorhouse, Edwards, and. Co., Mr M. A. Marks- in the chair. The liabilities were stated to be £4775, of which £3600 were secured, leaving £1175 unsecured. The amount of the assets was not stated. Mr Roberts made an offer, which was aooepted by the creditors, to pay 20s in pound as follows: — 2s 6d cash, and the balance ' by quarterlylpayrnents of 2s 6d, extending over a period of two years. Mr Greenfield was elected trustee to the estate. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency reports as follows under date London, May 7th : — The wool sales opened with spirit on the 6th inst., and will comprise about 315,000 bales; 18,000 bales have beeu sent' to the manufacturing districts direct. Crossbreds are firmer. Home buyers are purchasing freely. Thero ia active demand on German account, but the French demand is moderate. It .is understood that the Canterbury Immigration Commissioners, in their report to the Government on the Stad Haarlem, have pronounced a very decided opinion against the further employment of steamers for the conveyance of immigrants to this colony. Their opinion is based on (1) the necessity of conveying a very large number of passengers by a steamer in order to reduce the proportionate cost of conveyance per head; (2) the consequent risk of the spreading of any infectious or contagious disease which might break out on board among so large a number of people; (3)theresponsibility of keeping a steamer clean when so crowded with passengers, For these and other reasons they do^ not recommend any further experiments in bringing out immigrants by steamer. In the Wellington Police Court on Saturday John Barclay and William Loughton Avere charged with having, on the] 9th May, stolen from the dwellinghouse of George Pugsley, of Leeds-street, Wellington, a diamond "ring valued at £9, an earring valuo £6, and several other articles valued altogether at .£l6. The evidence showed that Pugsley's wife, in her husband's absence, had gone "on the spree,", and invited the prisoners, whom she met in the street, to her house, Their defence was that she had given the

things to' be pavraed. The prisoners were committed for trial. HoneiPehana, who was lately reported bo Have gone over to Te Whiti, is.lpU>V in New, Plymouth. Hone expresses hiniseu mu6h;gneved about the ill-reports whioji havebeen spread, and says his feeling's and intentions towards the Government have in no way changed. Some i of^.his people have always attended Te Whiti's meetings, and believe in him, but not more than in times past. Hone Pehana says that all the chiefs living near where the native meetings are being held are always expected to contribute in food or money, and, in sending corn now to Te "Whitihe is simply doing that which has [always been done in one form or another. Hone does not think Te Whiti will take any aggressive action, but he cannot say what .would follow any attempt to re-; place the surveyors on the Plains. ..,., *.. ||Atthe New Plymouth Harbor Board meeting on Saturday, Sir John Coode's long expected report and plans were read, but the consideration of them was deferred, owing to the Chairman (Major Atkinson) having to leave by steamer for Auckland to consult the Batik of tfew Zealand regarding the issue of debentures. ' „ '"' . ', ]' ; At Christohurch last Saturday an alarm ; of fire was given at about half -past one! \ .in tho morning. Thfl fire was .discovered to be on a vacant allotment at the ■ corner of Manchester and Hereford-, streets, where a number of eases' containing jara of nitric acid had been stdred; sThe jars leaked, and sei fire to ihe straw and woodwork vt tho packing {. ageg = Tbeybelor^ \. 6 }£ r & ft g^y™; ' importer of chemicals. The Fire Brigade promptly turned out, and extinguished the fire. There was very, trifling damage. ; Fortunately the fire was 'discovered early, : ; as one portion of the > oaaep waa qtaoked; against a large wooden house occupied by Mr Barsdley, picture-frame, facturer. ': A good deal of interest ia being taken in a trotting match which will take- place Sat Christchurch shortly . .betvfeen , F. : MUtner's Biack Boy and a horse belonging ;to Mr Evans of Itangitikei; * ' '•-'■■' A subscription list has been started at jtfiuiaru fbr thfl thirppae of presenting a ikstimoniartd the JJeMon Who ,^iickily *reßoued the occupants oi a boat 'which ,was capsized in' * 'the roadstead last ; Friday. .i" '. . ,-.'. ,'ii ! .i 'j,A~i)\Z Should the Government grant.in^me the request of Messrs .Smith and , Denniston (owners of the Peel Forest estate, •Canterbury) to be allowed to course hares on their property, the first meeting of 'the South Canterbury Coursing Ohib will, be'held'there tra May 20th; . ", ,;: r ' .^^ • Theife Was' no nieeting hel4 at, : r Te, ■ Kopua on Saturday. After b'r.eakf a'sij;' v a \ message was brought from 'Tawhiao"ito ' •the effect that the food was ' 'running short, and the natives had to go. for more, and requesting Sir, George-. Grey .t.O; remain. ; ■ , Mr Hoskins has decided to remain in : Chrißtchurch as agent to Messrs Eiscooks and Haymah, instead of, going on : "an" Australian tour, as he had at first arranged. ' " ;:i - The first number of a new Maori paper in the interest of Mr Eees was pubushed at Gisborne, temporarily in the form of a supplement to the Poverty Bay Standard. Mr. Gannon is the editor. , ;,v At the last sitting of the Christohurch" .City. Council a telegrara .was receivedfrom the Mayor of Auckland, enquiring whether the Ohristchurca Council would be. willing, to co-operate with Auoklandi : and the Thames in procuring the amendment of the Municipal Corporations Aot.'As there was nothing in the telegram to Bhow in what direction the Auckland City : Council desired the amendment to be it was decided to let the matter stand over until information on that .point was' ob-, • tamed. At an early hour this (Sunday) morning the house of Mr Abraham Phillips at Kaiwarra, near Wellington, was totally destroyed by fire. . It was unoccupied at ; the . time, the family being temporarily .absent: on a visit for. a few days. It is , believed the house and furniture were 1 fully insured, but the partionlars are not yet known. An adjoining house was . partially burned.