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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 5511, 14 October 1879, Page 2

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[_BY SPECIAL WIRE.J Christc-TTRch, Monday. Pillow, tho embryo highwayman^ was committed for trial to-day on two pharges •of assault with intent and larceny with violence. The libsl case, C. F. Barker v. Lyttelton Times, will bo heard on Wednesday by a special jury. The Suez mail is expected to be up tonight, but the general delivery cannot take place till to-morrow. The contractor commenced operations at the graving dock site to-dray. Wanganui, Monday. The nominations for the Wanganui Stakes arc as follows : — Glacliola, -Queen of the Vale?, Hailstorm, Conflcknt, Flora, M'Dohald, Orlando, King Quail, Otawa. Astronomer, Balmoral, Loch Lomond, Foam. Handicap Hurdles :- To Aroha, Banshee,- Loch Lomond, and Grey Momus. : Dela'ney, the pedestrian, walked 50 miles in 9 hours 40 minutes on Saturday. . Gheytowx, Monday. An extraordinary and brutal outrage was perpetrated on 1 a Scandinavian by four men -on the Taratahi Plaiu on Saturday, He was taken into some scrub, had his coat thrown over his face, aud a horrible mutilation partially accomplished. He was left to bleed to death, but was found by Mr Pickering, aud taken to the Mastcrtou hospital. He is not yet out of clanger. Several men have been arrested, but the victim is unable to identify them. It is supposed thoy got hold of tho wrong man. At the railway works, Woodside, a child of Mr Gunther's, two or three years old, was scalded to death by falling into a bucket of hot water, which was standing beside the fire. Wellington, Monday. At the Supreme Court to-day seven Maoris were charged with riot and forcible entry on land at Gisborne. Mr Rees defended, and' stated that another Maori woman, included in the committal, was unable to appear pwing to ill-health,, but -would appear for sentence if the others, were found guilty. In the case of Karaitiana, who had also been committed, the Crown Prosecutor entered a nolle prosequi. Mr Rees thought natives should be tried- by • their own countrymen, but his Honor replied he could not go into that matter now. It was stated that one of the natives committed had been passed over in the arraignment, and it]was arranged that he should stand out of the trial, the counsel for the defence undertaking that he should appear if called upon. The Crown Prosecutor, in opening the case, contended that possession was prima facie evidence of title, but even if it were proved that Messrs Bond and Allen had no legal title, the charge would still lie, provided tbat it was shown that the prisoners assembled in numbers and used force. He contended that the question of ."ownership did not ; come into question at all. If they entered upon land to the number of , 1.5, with intent to assert a disputed 'right to the land in a forcible manner, 'they' were guilty of riot and forcible entry; He also argued that it- was -not necessary that all of them should have' : been actually concerned in ! the assault— the fact of then; being present:' and abetting the assault was sufficient. Messrs Bond 'and Allan, the proprietors, of the land, gave evidence as ,to the nature of the offence^ saying that 'the natives came on the land and threw the sheep over .the fence. The; case, is.; stili proceeding! . The Grand Jury found |a true bill against David Salmon for larceny.;' ! The Crown Prosecutor intiinatejLthat lie would not at this sitting i 'of the Court prefer another charge of., embezzlement against Morton Quinn. : :-.., r>j The. few natives who left Parihaka' last - imbntli' : are ;i again J returning -to hear tho Words of the prophet. The extraordinarily high rate of . mortality .amongst the children at Parihaka' has ; pot yet subsided. It is said that there have been over 100 deaths there in a few weeks, as many as twelve children dying .in one day. . ' ■•-'•' ■• • ■ ''""" ' '"' - Nelson, Monday. .__ A meeting of .some Waiinea electors" was held at Spring Grove on Saturday jnigiitV The nioeting was very disorderly. A vote condemning Mr Shepherd for

supporting the.^Grey Government was! carried by a majority of nine, an'amendmetntto adjourn to give liim an opportunity" meet his constituents being negatived. . A requisition asking him to resign will be circulated for signature. ■■'■■' v.'.. . ''■ I -. ' ATjrdkLANi(, Monday. -The half-yearly' meeting- of, the South British Insurance CompanypVas held today, Captain Daldy, Cnatrnian of the Board of Directors, presiding. The. report'shdv^ed atotal income for' the halfyear ending the 31st August, including £5,326. brought.forward from the. preyi-. dus" Half -year; of £67,d27, and total expenditure of £63,876; The premiums were £56;538, and the interest and transfer fees^£,6,B42» The losses -were £41,297 | reinsurances' " and charges, r £22,678 j balance carried forward,' £4,051. As'ttie shareholders were aware, the largest part of the six months was marked by constantly recurring and heavy insurance losses, while the rates in several districts had been largely reduced. The income of. the .company had alsd been further! affected by the general arid wide-spread depressian, and the guarded ( pdlicy df the directors in ourtailing operations ' in re-| gard to certain ; classes, vof business 1 In view of the company having large 1 accumulated profits from' former years, 1 and the interest o n investments yielding £3832, the directors recommended a pay- 1 ment of. a dividend at the rate of ten per cent per annum. . The Chairman, in moving the adoption of the report, said the company had reduced certain classes of business, both fire and marine, andhadi given up large lines, which from sur-j rounding , circumstances had:.-become-doubtful'-r^a policy which , had doub- : less saved them from large losses. The company's working expenses had been reduced by £1000 a year. Captain Daldy and Mr A. Buckland, the retiring directors, were re-elected, and a vote of thanks accordod to the directors and officers. • A valuable mineral water spring has been discovered on the property of Messrs Cooke and Hogg, situated near the confluence of the Ohenemuri, and Waitoa rivers. It is equal in every respect to the now famous Auriri water. ; : ,A . German laborer, named Myers, working at the Ohaupo railway works, was dangerously, injured through a fall of ' earth. ; The annual meeting of the Auckland . Total Abstenanco Society was held todayi The Rev. S. Edger was elected President. , A preliminary meeting was held this evening in the Young Men's Christian Association's rooms relative to- the ■ Minister of Marine case. . The Rev. S. _idger presided. Resolutions were passed requesting the Mayor to convene a further .< meeting, and authorising' the chairman, on behalf of the meeting, to telegeaph to the Government, requesting the detention of the captain and mate and the witnesses till the case is re-heard ; also requesting that the seamen rid.w in prison be prevented from being compelled to go to sea with the vessel. A. further resolution was passed requesting Sir George Grey and the Auckland members to support the application. The meeting was crowded, and large numbers had to go • away, being unable to obtain admission. The. meeting was enthusiastic and unanimous. - GRAHAMSTOWtf, Monday. A small lift, weighing about 13 tons, ; has been put down the shaft of the big pump to the 4000-feet levels, and will commence to draw upwards to-day. A man named Donnelly, in removing a mullock heap in repairing the road found a human- skull which medical men declare to be that of a European. The police were informed of the discovery on Saturday, and further investigation led to the discovery of a. quantity of bone's iii the vicinity, but these do not appear to be human remains. The skull has a dent in the top, suoh as would be caused by a t blow from a pick. It is supposed to have ' been buried eight or nine years. The \ skull was in the Adlam claim, in Hope j Creek, and the remains were found some three feet from the surface. It looks Very like a case of murder.