Telegraphic.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXIV, Issue 8332, 8 April 1889, Page 2

Telegraphic.

(PEU UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

Auckland, Saturday. There is great dissatisfaction here because the Volunteers will be in camp in the Waikate when Lord Onslow arrives, tt ;**d consequently there will he no guard of b^uor* Colonel Shepherd offers the services C*f one company as a guard. The citizens are _-ngry, and Mr VV. P. Moot, member for Rodney, telegraphed to the Government that if they will not give instructions for the full Volunteer guard of honor he will arrange, for a_ Masonic escort. It is suggested that tixo Volunteers should be brought down by vtain on Sunday evening. Overtures are now being inada by the Mayor to the Thames Volunteers to come up and form a guard W honor on Easter Monday.

Woodville, Satnrday. Mr F. Russell, captain of the Volunteer corps here, committed suicide by shooting himself in the drill hall this morning. The body has just (12.30 p.m.) been found. Russell was a lineman in the Telegraph Department, and had got into financial difficulties.

Marton, Saturday. A large Maori meeting- takes place atOrepnki pah on the 18th to discuss the land business. Tawhiao will be present. Nelson, Saturday.

Mr J. Kerr addressed his constituents at Brightwater last night, and received _ vote of confidence and thanks.

Greymouth, Satnrday. Early this morning Thomas Hungerford's stables at Cobden were burned down. The fire broke out in the loft, thus enabling two racehorses — Captain Cook and Hermitage— to be got out of the Btable.

Mrs M'Gee, wife of a miner at Brunnerton, was caught by a truck coming down an incline from tbe coal pit 'this morning, and she had a leg and an arm cut off. She died, and leaves a family o£ abont a dozen children.

Christchurch, Sunday.

The autumn meeting of the Canterbury Amateur Athletic Club was held yesterday. The 120 Yards Handicap and the Quarter-mile Handicap were both won by H. M. Reeves from scratch, who reduced the records for those distances to 12sec and 52 2-sth sec respectively. The other events were well contested, and the meet ing was a success. Alice Gunn, aged 30, wife of Mr Alfred Gunn, dealer in patent medicines, wasfound dead in her room at the PalaceHotel this morning. She and her husband' retired about 1 a.m. and had some words. Sbe lay down qn the floor with pillows nn'W her head. Her husband called her. ab ml 10 o'clock, but found her dead. A box which had continued opium pills was fo-ind on the table empty. Luke Puham was committed for trial at Akaroa yesterday on the charge of br-aking into the house of Sarah Monday with intent to steal.

Dunedin, Saturday.

The Seamen's Union have forwarded £50 to support the Cape Foulwind strikers.

Blue Spur matters are evidently reaohing a crisis. The Otago company have resumed possession of their claim.

Inveroargill, Saturday., It is reported that an important discovery of silver has been made at Paterson's Inlet, Stewart Island, and already ten sixty-acre leases have been applied for.