Latest Telegrams.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 749, 17 October 1870, Page 3

Latest Telegrams.

Wellington, Oct. 15, 7.32 p.m. The Independent of this morning says the papers have nothing to complain of regarding the mail telegrams, as the telegraph department gave them due warning of the delays and inconveniences they would be subjected to if they trusted to private enterprise for the news. It appeals to the papers who have joined the Press Telegraph Association to leave it, and offer suitable terms to the Government to resume the supplying of .English and Australian news, relying on reciprocal arrangements for ?nter-pro-vincial news. The settlement of the Manawatu question consists in all parties agreeing to leave the matter to Mr M'Lean's arbitration. The boating season was opened today by a grand procession of boats. The weather was delightful. Atjcexxitd, Oct. 13, Via Wanganui, Oct. 15. At an inquest on tbe child of a person named Collett, the jury returned a verdict of manslaughter against Crowe, a carter. A child named Costell, four years of age, was l scalded to death this morning. Mr Nathan, a passenger by the Letitia from Tahiti, reports that immediately upon the receipt of the war news at Papete, the Admiral's flag ship, the Astro, with a frigate, left for Valparaiso. One hundred natives were working night and day fortifying Papete. The Cheverte, frigate, and a gunboat, remain to protect the town, j

The German consul was ordered to haul down his flag. "Be refused to do so until he had received official information of hostilities having been declared. There are no signs of the Californian steamer. Wanganui, Oct. 15. Mr H. B. Eoberts, barrister, has been charged in the Resident Magistrate's Court with cattle-stealiog. The hearing of the ease occupied two days, and Mr Eoberts was acquitted. The people cheered loudly. The Rangatira arrived from Auckland last night.