NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS,

New Zealand Herald, Volume XX, Issue 6819, 25 September 1883, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS,

[PBESS ASSOCIATION-.] WANGAN UI, Monday. The Government have decided to give Mete Kingi a military funeral on Thursday afternoon, with a firing party of a hundred volunteers. Major Stapp, the officer commanding the district, is to be present. Mete Kingi will be interred in a brick vault at the Mission Cemetery, Putika. . NAPIER, Monday. The Diocesan Synod opened to-day. The Bishop, in an address, gave an encouraging account of the progress of Church work amongst the natives, especially among those who formerly professed Hauhauism. The captain of a coasting steamer was today fined £5 and costs, for carrying six passengers in excess of her licensed number. The passengers were Maoris, who palled out to the steamer on her voyage and jumped aboard, despite the resistance of the captain. Mr. Wellwood'B homestead, of 240 acres, has been sold to Messrs. Nelson Brothers (limited), for the high price of £60 an acre. . ; . WELLINGTON, Monday. A boarding-honse at Taura Flat, the property of T. Grier, and occupied by E. Mullens, was destroyed by fire yesterday morning. . The building was insured for £200, and the furniture for £250, both in the Lorsdoiv Liverpool, and Globe Office. Incendiatism is suspected. The inmates, numbering fourteen, principally navvies, od being aroused found the doors carefully fastened, and they could only be opened by violent means. They therefore escaped by means of the chimney. Nothing was saved. The detectives are inquiring into the matter, CHEISTCHTJB.CH, Monday. A two-roomed cottage at TValtkam was destroyed by fire yesterday. It was insured for £00, and the furniture for £10, in the Standard. Thomas Hodgson Parkinson, of Kaituna, who.arrived from Melbourne by tho Gil :Blas in 1855, died yesterday at Lyttelton. At the Board of Governors' meeting, Mr. .Miller, head-master of the High School, was permitted to address the memberp. The Chairman replied, and -Mr. Miller renewed his resignation of his office. . TIMAEU, Monday. At the inquest on the child named Eraser, - drowned. at Albury on Friday, a verdict of " Accidentally drowned" was returned. The Coroner strongly commented on the wants of care shown by the parents. A labouring man, named David Pateroon, was found dead on the Sherwood-road this , morning. He had been drinking. \ DDNEDIN, Monday. The Hon. Matthew Holmes has bought two draught mares from Mr. Kob«rt Gawn for £000. One is Nellie, described as the best ever bred in New Zealand. The other is a two-year-old filly, named Princess Alice, by the famous Lord Salisbury. Edwards the pedestrian, has written accepting the challenge of Harry Vaughan, of New York, to walk for six days for the world's championship for £500. Constable Coleborne, the Clerk of the Tapanui Court, who was doing a month, ia default of, paying a fine inflicted on him in Wellington for failing to make his returns, has been released, the Audit Office now havirjg passed his accounts. A number of young man were found by the police .'.playing dice in one of the city -hotels on Sunday morning. Proceedings will be taken..