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Colonist, Volume XXII, Issue 2600, 13 September 1879, Page 3

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[Psb Biuixb'B Telbghiah's.] ', "f ' n London, September 9. " At the wool talei to-day 9,400 , bales were catalogued. The tone of the market shows but moderate inquiry. " . , . .n| | ' St. FBTBBSBTTBa, September 9. i ' A great fire broke oat at Vozina, in the Prdvinoe [of Smolensk, when 200 homes were burnt. ■''" ',' i The Bussian press urges the partition of Afghanis*' tan between England and Bussia. • \. ,» The mauaore at Cabul is prored to be due,to fanaticism. Hoitile ligna preceded the outbreak. ■' [Nbtv Zbaxand Phis Amcoutiox' Tmiobihi.] AtroraiKD, September It.' It ii stated that Mr Whitaker will be aiked to atand for the Ibames seat, when Taoated<by.Si!l George Grey.' , , , ( , .. u ,. " . At the City West declaration of. the poll, Dr Wallii strongly denounced the.Maori dual rot*,/and, hoped that whaterer Gorernment was'in power, they would puniib. Maori ontragei. - „.::'. For the Maori member for the Northern, Distrfoij two small returns are to oome in, but they eannbti effeot the result. Mohi Tawhai, 401 \ Poihipi, 837; -Sydaey Taiwhanga, 333; Heta te Ha»','24l; and Tawhiti, 219. •• '' " '' '. " A Free Beading Boom for Young Women hw been opened. . , ; „. , : , ;,i •. .; WbuilKQiox, September 12. [ Frederick Brighting was arrested this afternoon for, breaking into % dwellinghouse at the Upper Hutt' and stealing £15. ■. - • :- ' ' r-: The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency report, under date London, September r9th :—" The: wool market ii unchanged. Up to.date 18,000, bales hare been' sold. - Wheat.—Foreign arrirals are heavy. The Frenoh crop is deficient. 'Adelaide is ' worth 495,■ per, quarter, and New Zealand 48s. Tallow ia in good demand;; stocks of all sorti, 11,000' casks; mutton' 355,. beef 325., t The leather, market.. is firm." ■ . ''■<■■ The s.s. Auitralia, with inward London mails of August 14; left San Franciioo on the Ist September,: contract date; and the s.t. City of New Tork/'with* the outward New Zealand mail of August 19, arrited >at San Francisco'on the 9th September, two daysjini advance of contract'date.' \'" * ',''" V j ", ' The steamer has returned1 from the learoh'for ,tlie -, Laurel. No signs whateverwece seen; '■- ' 'ijV' , a . „ TlVABir, September 12. s The '. nominations fer Gladitone to-day were Mr . John Studholme, Dr Deane, and Mr &. A. Freeman;.', The show of hands was'in faror of Dr j Deane. The < poll takes plaoe on; Monday. ' ' ' '-•>J ■•" . „ GBiHAMMOWK, September 12."' Mr M'Oullough, Mayor, hat announesd himself as; a eaadidate for. the^hames seat,; which Sir Grey intends, resigning., A large support is promised,, him, and;he supports the Grey policy.' f'"!..'', iX , The Slat pigeon express from'Paoroa to-day says ( the Bunanga orfCommittee are deoidißg'o'n' their" 'rerdiob, and judgment will be delivered this afternoon' to the assembled tribes. The verdiot is expeqted: to • find the ! Ngatibakp ' guilty of shooting with;intent,, but under the 'they' are reoommended'' to meroy. 'The Ngatikoi tribs were foensured1 fpr" their oonduct in allowing the surveyors to go on1 the' land, kno'wipg the feeling of the Hgatibako. o 1 oiiiv^< „ Haubaki, September,l2., : t The Chief Commie'sioa plosed - the examination ( cf ( ' witneaaea. The Sub-Inapeotor ii armed with' a 'war; rant to arreib as soon as the decision is-known'.plf 1 the deoiiion is adverse, he will be at a loss what to" do. He has communicated with the Native Minister. for instructionß, •. „,,.; -7} M .>*!., '" ' Havtkba, September 12. Large numbew of Maoris'aro now'at Pa'ribaka.* If' is stated that several are dying daily there;1' One day as many as fifteen died from various dueaae*.- i: The Natives the Plains are busy,fencing and cropping' the land'in the vicinity of the, Witingcjngo.ro bridge, but there, "is" no' pret'e'noe at fortifipation, of any kind. 1 ■ ' ' ■ ' ' , ' " i:,,, M Dumidik, September 112,' v :, Sailed—Penguin, i.i., for North. .oidnn.. The inquest on the victims of tho l»t« flrt ii ad(aura«d till Monday,