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Manawatu Times, Volume VIII, Issue 171, 27 January 1883, Page 2

Mr Snelson informs us that yester* day afternoon he received a telegram from Mr WoodroflFe* who is at Wellington on behalf of himself and a number of other tradespeople* annoAinc ing that he bad sued the Rev. M> Wilson for money due, and tha» £30 was pai<l< into Court. The case came on at Wellington yesterday afternoon, and was adjourned for ten days. The total cum r present© 1 by Mr Woodroffe was about £47. We understand a special train has been engaged to convey Tawhiao and his followers to Motuiti, Foxton, on Monday, leaving Palmerston about ft o'clock. Tawhiao was to bave reached there yesterday, and the meat prepared is lib )y to Buffer, but not m the way intended. The Awapnni natives, do nofc aUow strong drink at their hainga, and consequently Ta«bi o cannot get his usual a 1 -wance of wai pira. The C urch of England prayers were read when Tawhiao -Trued at Awapuni, The Waik to's looked on The Papakio murder case I' as resulted m the acquittal of Beatt.'e. An Auckland telegram states that damage to the amount, of has been caused by bush fires m the north. Several houses have been burnt down, and m one case a little girl lost her life. Patiick Walsh, proprietor of a flour mill at Tokoraaiiiro, was caught by the revolving shaft yesterday, but managed to hold on to something till he was relieved. He was much sti-ained and bruised and had every stitch of clothim