TELEGRAPHIC.

Manawatu Herald, Volume I, Issue 25, 19 November 1878, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

(per press agency.)

Auckland. Fifteen chiefs and priests have arrived from the King country, en route for Raglan, to open a Hauhau chapel in the Aotea district. A t the Wa&to Lands Board meeting, Mr Firth protested against the dfiicelling of broouihall's contract, sayin<* that only one-third of the land was fit for small settlors, the remainder being hills or swamps, requiring considerable outlay of capitaTwo applications for land for special settlements— one from Aus-

tralia, from a number of 0 ermans — wero submitted to the Laml Hoard. In both cases replies were sent thai the Board had no power to sot apart land for such purposes. „ Probably no Auckland volunteers JMpill go to tho Eiflo A^uuiation meeting at Nelson, owing; io tlio refusal of tho Government to issue rogugulaliou Tifios to them, the smno as those held by tho Southern volun t ors. Tho Government requiro Aucklanders to purchase these rifles if they wish to change the weapons they have. Tho Board of Education has received an intimation from the Minister of Education that £18,000 has been allotted for school buildings in this district. Grahamstown, Friday. The King's Prime Minister writes to Ohinemuri and to the county, asking them not to proceed with the road works through Tukukinohi and other land for the present. Pate a, Friday. The Patea Agricultural Show was beld yesterday, visitors being present from Wellington, "Wairarapa, Manawatu, and all along the coast to Taranaki. There was about an average show. There were fewer entries, but improvements were visible in several classes of stock over last year; horse show, good; cattle, medium ; sheep, excellent. Christchukcii. The Yen. Archdeacon Harper last evening delivered a very interesting lecture on the late Bishop Selwyn. The match between eight of the Tnvercargill Efles and eight of the Christchurch City Guards resulted as follow* :— Ceristchurch, 339 ; Invercargill, 35 1 ; Invercargill therefore winning by 12 points. A deputation waited on Colonel Whitmoro to-day on the subject of the defence of T.yttelton. The Colonel said guns would be out at the end of the year. He scouted the idea of any attack on a New Zealand port, and said that even if such did take place the people would soon get used to it. Mr G. .Head purchased Ariel and Longlands at Mr Kedwood's sale yesterday, and has scratched both for the OamaruCup. Timai v, Eriday. A frighilul fatal accident occurred at half-past 11 tins morning. Uho oof Wow off v house near Ormsby's r pur mill, taking. a chimney wiih it. ; lirough its fall 'ho latter" caused in- ' stantaneous death to an infant sever months old. and Mrs Drew died about ten minutes afte*. Drew is a most respectable man, and is head miller , at the mill in question. Great sympathy is felt at his sudden bereave* inent. Oamaru, Friday. Tho fiercest gale ever known here raged to-day. The windows were blown in and houses unroofed and blown down. Two men had their legs broken. Tho wind is now moderating.