INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume I, Issue 50, 2 October 1880, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS-

[Specially Telegraphed to Star.]

Wellington, Friday night. The extra fee of 6d imposed' on telegraphic messages from the Wairarapa stations is to be abolished after the Ist proximo. The steamer Manawatu met with an accident on her last voyage to Wangauui. When off Kapiti, the holding-down bolts of the port engine carried away, disabling that engine. By means of the other engine she was taken under the shelter of Eapiti. The Tui, from Foxton, was signalled, and took the passengers back to Wellington. The Jane Douglas, now at Foxton, has received orders to tow the Manawatu back to Wellington.

At Walker's Rifle Gallery, in Mannersstreet, yesterday afternoon, a little boy picked, up a rifle, which went off, and the ball passed through the arm of a woman, who was sitting in the saloon with a baby. Dr. Harding pronounced the wound not serious.

The charge of inhumanity against tWO policemen commenced yesterday, before Mr. Mansford. The evidence of Edmunds was taken to the effect that when locked-up by the constables he complained that his leg was broken, and he alleges the constables took no notice of the complaint* and allowed him to remain in the stationall night belore being sent to the hospital. The enquiry was then adjourned until today. A large number of witnesses will be examined.

Later.

The inquiry into the charges against two constables, for alleged ill-treatment of a prisoner, by having dragged him to the lock-up whilst suffering from a broken leg, was resumed. A large number of witnesses were examined; Judgment was reserved until Monday. A fire took place at Kaikoura at an early hour yesterday morningj by which a store occupied by Mr "Wither was totallydestroyed. The only information received in town is .that conveyed in telegrams, and is of the vaguest description. The fire was caused by the explosion of a kerosene lamp. It is understood that the store was insured.

Gisbobne, Thursday. Over 500 natives were present at the meeting held at Tologa Bay, and it was agreed to petition Parliament in reference to land matters and the establishment of a Maori newspaper. It was urged that the relatives of East Coast natiVes in. Taranaki, Waikato, and other parts of the country, should be brought to their people here; and although not openly avowed, many of the natives desire that Te Kooti and other natives should be permitted to return.