TELEGRAPHIC.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 5845, 3 December 1880, Page 3

TELEGRAPHIC.

(krom our special correspondent.) Tatjpo, Thursday. . . The Rangipo case has been adjourned to .'Monday on the application of Dr Buller, who appears for Topia Turoa. Mr Stout will appear for the Wanganui claimants. Messrs Sheehan, Moorhouse, and Lascelles are in attendance besides seVeral interpreters and native experts. There is a large assemblage of Maoris. Food is scarce.

[fbok another correspondent.] ,;,v '',' . Taupo, Thursday. "" At the Native Lands Court to-day Topia presented a petition from over 200 natives requesting lawyers to be excluded from the Court, and also withdrawing their authority from Dr Buller to act for them.

,-(iHOM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT.) Taupo, Thursday. The .Native Lands Court met to-day, and proceeded with succession claims. The Bangipo case comes on next Monday. Topia and all the other natives except Uenata are anxious to exclude lawyers from the Court. Topia and all the' leading natives have gone over to Mr L'ascelles, withdrawing their authority from Dr Buller. The long-looked-for Fatea natives have at last arrived, but the Kemp party have not yet put in an appearance. After the Court adjourned to-day there was some speechifying out;side. Benata addressed the natives first, " and was f ollowed by Mr Donnelly.

LBY BPIOIAL WIRE.]

Auckland, Thursday. A boy named Rogers, at Ohaupo, was to-day accidentally shot in the groin by his little brother.

At the inquest to-day on the fire at Mr W. Edwards' house, Mount Edenroad, the jury returned an open verdict.

A seven-roomed house belonging to Mr Anderson, at Wade, was yesterday burnt down. It was partially insured. The 'origin of the fire is attributed to lightning.

New Plymouth, Thursday. At the police Court this morning Wi Rakiora was charged with stealing from the Pungarehu camp two sheep, the property of Michael O' Carroll. After ovipence was taken the prisoner was committed to take his trial at the next criminal sittings of the Supreme Court. Wellington, Thursday. . It is stated that the Customs Depart- . ment intend to prosecute the proprietor of the Albion Hotel for having on his premises several boxes of cigars not bearing the stamp required by the Act. The principal lightkeepor at Cape Campbell reports that a party of three men left that station on the 29th ult. in an open boat to cross to Wellington. It was blowing fresh from the south-east with .a heavy sea, and fears are entertained tor their gaiety. The men's names are Frank Morley, Christopher Harrison, and Flanari Ptolomai.

A third edition of Cumin's " Index to the Laws of New Zealand, General, Local, and Provincial" has been issued. . : Chbistchubch, Thursday. ■ * The LytteltOD Harbor Board to-day accepted a tender from a Glasgow firm ..^for the graving dock caisson for £3144. '* | The- Customs receipts collected at the '•^'port of Lyttelton for the month ending November 30 amounted to £12,070 7s 9d. „• . TIMARTJ, Thursday. 4 ' The Harbor Board to-day resolved to call for tenders for another 180 feet section of the breakwater. Dunedin, Thursday. At the City Council yesterday the gas engineer in his_ report said he considered -. Westport coal inferior to Grey River coal for^as-making purposes, but good re'.sults ".were obtained by using the two coals mixed in equal proportions. A trial was made to-day at the teleoffice of the Edison-Bell telephone apparatus, which has been fixed up for the benefit of the public. The experi- •'■ inent was perfectly successful, and from the results it is evident that by this system of sending messages a great boon would be conferred, on business people.

and others. Telephones wUI , be, placed in offices or private residences within a reasonable distance of the chic* telegraphoffice, and they will be connected with the chief office, by Which a subscriber can cause himself to be placed. in" telephonic communication with the office or the residence of any .other subscriber, and he thus will be able, to carry on a conversation or send business messages whenever he wishes;

Messrs Speight and Co., of the City Brewery, took the first and second prizes at the Melbourne Exhibition for strong ale.

; All necessary arrangements- for bringing over the iitistralian cricketers have been completed!