TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume X, Issue 1917, 30 April 1888, Page 3

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

(PER UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

WELLINGTON, April 30.

The Premier, Colonial Secretary, and Minister of Public Works left for Wanganui this morning to attend a native meeting, and expect to return in a few days. Tbe Attorney-General is expectei hero to-morrow. The Government have granted the English footballers free passes over tbe railways for a month. MANAIA, April 3o. Titokowaru , famed as a chief in the wars against the settlers years ago, is dying of heart disease. He is not expected to last more than a few days. POET CHALMERS, April 20. At 1 p.m. yesterday, Albert Guite, eight years old, fell down a cliff, at Observation Point, 200 feet. Ho sustained fracture of the skull and other injuries ; no hopes are entertained of his recovery. CHRISTCHURCH, April 30. The police have ferretted out what appears to he a organised gang of thieves here. Detectives T. Neill and O'Connor arrested those men Walker, French, and Gosling, who are charged with stealing several articles, and a man named Connor and Mrs. French for receiving. A large and highly miscellaneous collection cf articles was found in the possession of the woman. DUNEDIN, April 29. Albert Justin, who fell off a cliff at the port yesterday, died from injuries, aged eight. The Premier wires that there is to be a further number of unemployed to be put on road works.