TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 5438, 19 July 1879, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

L BY SPECIAL "WIRE.J The Pirehaka meeting is over, and natives are returning home, appearing satisfied with the result. Te Whiti said it was necessary for his men to be imprisoned before he could settle the peace of the world, which he intended doing without bloodshed. He said the prisoners were not to be set at liberty, but all ploughing was to be stopped. He was glad that his disciples used no violence, but he upbraided a native who left off ploughing. Those who went with the intention of talking in strong language were silent. The women are thorough believers in Te "Wluti-^— more so than ever, and are satisfied with his explanations, saying they are content to remain' grass widows until the Jjord pleases to send their husbands back. The whole of the natives say that there will be no fighting, but that Te Whiti's words will come true. A meeting of the creditors of Jas. M'Shane, of Auckland, was held yesterday. The debtor's liabilities are £1257 ; and assets, £450. A man named Joe M'Glynn had his back broken by a fall of coal in "Whitakor and Russell's coal mine, Huntly, Waikato, on Wednesday.A deputation consisting of Messrs Curtis, Woolcock, Richmond, Adams, Baigent, and Reeves, yesterday waited on the Minister of Public Works to urge upon him the necessity for pushing on the Nelson and West Coast railway. Mr Macandrew said that the sole cause of the delay was that the survey from Bell Grove was not completed. The Hon. R. Campbell sold the station at the Peak, Canterbury, to Mr John Douglas. The estate consists of 33,000 acres freehold, 48,444 leasehold, and 40,000 sheep, and the price was £100,000. A case of suicide occurred at Dovedale, Nelson, on Saturday last. It appears that a woman named Ada Lee Bwan, aged 29, left home about noon. In the evening a search was made in the bush, but with no result, and on Sunday tho settlers formed parties and searched carefully, finding the body about half-a-iuile from her home. It was supposed that she had fallen down in a fit and died, but the district constable afterwards found that a small rope seven inches long was deeply embedded in her neck. On searching again in the bush the corresponding piece was found hanging from a small tree on which she doubtless hung herself. An inquest has since boon hold, and a verdict recorded that deceased, hung herself whilst in unsound mind. Several Auckland speculators intend to compete for the purchase of the steamer Taupo on Tuesday next, and to try their hands at floating her. A largely attonded meeting of share-

iplders of the Mount ttangitoto Silver Mining Company was held at Hokitiki .ast evening, to receive the directors' and manager's annual, reports. The shareholders appeared- satisfied with the inanage'me'nt with the 1 prospects df the enterprise If was resolved td s"end one owl; : df tHe dre to the Sydney Exhk bition, under the odfo df tir: Hddtdr 1 , t8 be treated by the new process there. It is stated on good authority that one firm in Chnstchurch will make £100,000 clear profit if the prospects of the English harvest do not improve. They have over a million bushels of wheat afloat. At a pigeon .flying match from Timaru td ChristdHurch yesterday the result ■tfas 1 * as follows :— lst Mr O'Donoghue's Smike, (allowed 3 znins. 2 sees) 1 hour 49 mins. 30 sees. ; 2nd, Mr Ashby's Tomboy Todd, • . (allowed 3 mm. 2 sees.) 1 hour 49 mins. 43 sees. ; 3rd, Mr M'Quarie's ' Chester (scratch 1 hour 49 mm.) 4? seed. J,4tli, Mtf Donoghues Land Agent (allowed 3 miiis. 2 sees.), 1 hour 49 mm. 48 sees. ,