TELEGRAMS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume IX, Issue 1816, 29 December 1887, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

| Per Press Association.] AUCKLAND, December 28. A fire at Mauku destroyed the house and outbuildinfls of Frank Kavana»b. Insurances—^2oo in the New Zealand, and £15 in the South British. The s.B. Bichmond, from the islands, brings advices that the French have annexed Baietai. Six chiefi with 800 men refused to Bubmit. and the war ship Scorpia bombarded the rebel towns, landed a party of men, and destroyed the villages and property. They also issued a proclamation that natives will be fired upon if they do not submit by a certain date. Two French war Bhips are expected in Auckland in a few days. NAPIER, December 28. A man named Murdoch Young, employed on a lighter at port, was missing last night. He was last seen at ten o'clock, leaving the Bailway Hotel the worse for liquor, and his hat was found on board the lighter, and the body this morning m the Inner Harbor. The. insurances on. three coctages burned down yesterday are : £425 in tbe South British, and the furniture for £150 in the same office. GKEYMOUTH, December 28. The New Zealand Midland Railway Company notify that they will entertain applications for the purchase of lands within the area reserved for their land grants. The exports for last week amount to 2312 tons. The Beefton returns are — Globe, 3590z amalgam ; Keep it Dark, 1530z for the week; Big River, 99fcoz gold; Specimen Hill, 3260z amalgam; Balballa Tribute, 121oz amalgam ; Fiery Cross, 3290z gold. DUNEDIN, December 29. A man named John Reason fell over a cliff at Shag Point on Tuesday, and died in the hospital to-day from bis injuries.