TELEGRAMS.

Colonist, Volume XXVII, Issue 3880, 29 March 1884, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

[United Press Association.] WELLINGTON, / March 28. The ship Margaret Galbraith Bailed, for London thi3 morning. A shock of earthquake was felt along the Wt>it Coast of this island from Palmeriton to New Plymouth about ten o'clock this morning. ! In Chambers this morning, before Judge Richmond, Mr Shaw, on behalf of Alexander Mcßae, renewed his application for a. change of venue in the case of Mcßae,' a merchant of Christchurch, for fraudulent bankruptcy. Mr Stafford opposed. After some argument his Honor changed the venue to Christchurch on the ground that as the law stripped the bankrupt of all means, it wat only reasonable that any charge arising out of the bankruptcy should be tried where the bankruptcy took place. A slight shock of earthquake was felt here at 10 o'clock this morning. AUCKLAND, •,'■■ March 28. William Breen, aged 17, fell off the Queen's wharf last night and was drowned. He was waiting for the arrival of a steamer to take delivery of some fish, and it is supposed that he fell asleep and tumbled over. The body was recovered two hours later. i Later. ' At ■■ the inquest on the body of William Breen, fishmonger, a verdict was returned of accidental death. The evidence showed that the lad attended the steamer at night and was dead beat for want of sleep. He must have fallen over the wharf while asleep. At two o'clock this morning a woman named Ganity, while drunk, fell from an upper storey window of a boarding house in Albert-street and fractured her skull and thigh. She was conveyed to the Hospital and will probably recover. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Company have purchased "the New Zealand Frozen Meat Company's Quesn street premises for £31,500. The latter are about building new premises. The Magistrate to-day gave judgment %n. the Licensed Victnellers petition against ths North licensing election, which resulted in the return of temperance candidates. The Magistrate - held that although there had been irregularities in the conduct of the election they were not of sufficient importance to justify the upsetting of the election. A lespectable looking young married woman, named Rebecca Wood, wtiarruted

"or'sHbp'liftlng at"Hanah'a draper* shop; On"*"" searching her residence, the police found » ■' large quantity of drapery and goods of all kinds. Her husband has since been arrested. CIIRISTCHURCH. March 28. ■ The s.B. lonic sails to-morrow for London. She has on board 460 passengers, 12,000 « carcases of sheep, 'and 2500 bales of wool. * By the s.s. Hauroto sixty-five horses wett shipped to Sydney. OPUNAKE, March 28. 200 natives headed by Titokawaru were .„ turned back to-day. They came again with a like result. Titokawaru asked Colonel Roberta, through the native interpreter .. Captain Messenger, what was the difference of allowing a certain number to pass through and debarring a lot. He was told he. had , received an answer to his enquiry on a pre- ■ vious occasion. Titokawaru then beckoned his followers to turn back, whea he addressed :' the natives. • They have plenty of food, and, as they are not permitted to pass through to [' Parihaka; Te Whiti has sent a large present ■ Idf apples and other luxuries, and it is also ■ said he sent money down. Some pakehas here still talk of feasting the Maoris, and ' substantial promises of bread, meat, and beer have already been received. HAWERA. March 28. A sharp shock of earthquake was felt here at 9-47 this merning. The direction was 'j east to west. ,