INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume I, Issue 68, 4 December 1880, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

THE MURDERER AT NEW PLT-

MOUTH.

[Specially Tei^egraphed to Star.]

(PBOM OUR OWX OOnBEBPOUCfXIfT.) New Plymouth, Last night. The murderer, Tuhiata, was on board the Hinemoa, which called here this afternoon from Opunake. He is beginning to realise his position, and looks very down-hearted and careworn.

| PER UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION. J Wellington, Last night.

It is understood that the Government have decided to reduce the wages paid to

"unemployed" on work provided for" their benefit. The new rates will De 4d per day for married men, and 3s for angle men.

At the Magistrate's Court, Eteriald, a brewer, was fined i!2O, for neglecting to affix and cancel a stamp on a barrel of beef j delivered from the brewery. „

A long meeting oi Ministers in Cabinet ixrols. plja.ee yesterday afternoon, when "tlxe form, of the commission to be issued to Sir Wm. Fox as sole Eoyal Commissioner on West Coast native Affairs was considered at some length, and finally decided upon* The Governor will hold his first levee on Tuesday afternoon next. It is stated on good authority that King Tawhiao has emphatically .expressed hid disapprobation of the shooting of Moffatt, which he declares was done dttectiy against his order. The Hinemoa had not been .able 1 to 1 communicate with tha shore at Opunako until yesterday morning. As soon as the murderer Tuhi has been shigped, the' Hinemoa will come direct to Wellington* The fa4al will take place next week. It is expected that the Hinemoa, with Tuhi, the Opunake murderer, will arrive here to-morrow.

Although every enquiry has Veen made, no traces have yet been heard of the missing gold from the Tararua. If the treasure is not recovered, the loss will fall on the 1 Union S.S. Company. The first meeting of the Executive Council under the new -Governor was held on Wednesday. A man named Slade has bad his leg broken by a restive horse he was leading whilst passing a tramway engine. The German war-ship Higena spent £7000 wbile in dock in Auckland.

scratched.

The Union Co.'s steamer Penguin will make her usual annual excursion to the West Coast Souuds, leaving Port Chal' mers on New Year's Day. Five hundred wethers have been stolen from Finnimore'B farm near Wellington, and a reward of jglOO is offered for the conviction of the offender. _ Invebcabgill, Last night. - Captain Coppin, master of the Hobart Town whaler Alladin, who was injured off West Cape, died yestefday. Gbahamstown, Last night. McSweeney, one of the prospectorsfrom Te Aroha, reports the reef in- the prospectors claim has stripped twelve feet, showing gold the whole distance. Dunedin, Last night. At the' City Court, "William Strachan, brewer, for neglecting to affix stamps to five hogsheads beer, was fined £20 for each cask, and the beer was forfeited. A like information against Joseph Huhtze was dismissed. Two publicans, for having unstamped beer, were fined 5s and costs. , Mr. Watt, 8.M., he\ci thab he had not ! the power to mitigate the fine against the brewer. All the necessary arrangements "for bringing over the Australian cricketers have been completed. , - - Foul Flay and Natator bave been scratched ior the IXinedm Cop. Nasieb, Last night.A report that Soukar has been scratched for the Racing Club's Cup is officially denied. Only Hailstorm ' has beea scratched. * Gisrobne, Last night. ■ The ship Lochnagar was successfully Boated last evening, and is now a,ttc2ior£<{ in the bay. Auckland, Last sight.' At the inquest on the fire at Edwards' house, Mount Eden road, the jury returned an open verdict. A seven-roomed house, the property of Mr. Anderson, at Wade, was burnt down to-day. It is partially insured. The origin ig attributed to lightning. News has been received of the sudden death of Gregory Walter, at Sydney, who was formerly a tobacconist here. He left with his wife and children recently, to visit the Exhibition, and was on his way back when he died. The charge of incendiarism' against i Richard Owen has been wiiiidrattrn. Several local manufacturers met last evening to consider the establishment of a co-operative store for the sale of their goods. The following trades were represented : — Cabinetmakers, portmanteaumakers, metal-workers, shoemakers, cor--dial manufacturers, varnishmakers, b ■ushznakers, and others. It is estimated that the expenses of a co-operative store in a main street would be J?10 weekly ; commission on retail price, 1\ per cent., and on wholesale 5 per cent. Lieutenant Bowern, who commanded H.M.S. Sandfly, and was killed as reported in the telegrams, "was appointed from H.M.S. Danae while in Auckland to succeed Lieut. Home, appointed Sergeant-at-Arms. The Auckland Tattersall's Club baa been recognised by the Eacing Club. Gold has been struck in the WaitoH creek, three miles north of He Aroha.