TELEGRAPHIC.

New Zealand Times, Volume LI, Issue 8991, 16 May 1890, Page 6

TELEGRAPHIC.

(PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Auckland, May 15. News from Samoa states that Thursday, Bth May, has been proclaimed by King Malietoa as a day of national thanksgiving for the restored peace of Samoa. • , _ . Murder, accompanied by cannibalism, has been discovered at Apia, an old man having been killed and part of the body eaten. It is supposed deceased became involved in a quarrel with some foreign labour boys, The German Gooaul is investigating the matter, but no clas to the perpetrators of the crime has yet been found. .. Another letter baa been received by bir George Grey from Mr Henry George, who is now in Queensland. Mr George states that he has received a number of letters urging him to inolodo New Zealand in his tour, and that a liberal offer has been made from Wei. lington. Ho still feared, however, that his arrangements would not allow him to come here, though he felt inclined to make a special effort to comply with the wishes of correspondents. The water-logged brig Wild Wave at Kaipara has been found to be hopelessly damaged, and she will probably be abandoned. The tide is flowing through her as she lies at Helensville. A survey was made yesterday on behalf of the captain. The public subscription in aid of the School for the Blind now reaches £513. Mr Henry Varley, evangelist, bade farewell to his friends and supportersat a public meeting in the City Hall last night, when be was presented with an address containing a large number of signatures. He was also entertained by a number of friends to-day at a farewell lunch. He left by the train at 2 o’clock to catch the steamer for Wellington. A large number assembled to see him off. Dunedin, May 15.

At the City Court, a lad named Williams was fined 50s and costs for selling milk adulterated by removing the cream to a point below the requirements of the Act.