TELEGRAMS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 3256, 13 September 1878, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

■ - ■ " » — ' — [FEE PRBSB AGBNOV.I _ Naitish, Sept. 12. A good deal of interest was Uvkcn in the Municipal elections to-day. All the ladies on the roll polled; the first time any of thorn have exercised the privilege. The Synod of Waiapu closed thoir session, last night. LOSS OF THE KAIUMA. -*-■ . New Plymouth, Sept. lil. f There is no doubt now that the Eiiimna is lost. There wero; eeven.mcn on board \v lion she wns at Waitai'a, Captain Maulo, his son, and Frank Seipinan,.,. .better. . known n.< the •'professor.'! He was, tho first man wlm introduced the rope tying trick in Auckland, 14 years ago, at the Prince of Wales ThiMtre, and was brought down to Taranaki I>V Mr Saudbridge, now of the Northern A<lt>n<ate, Mitchell, was a boy going to sea, his friends are at Kaipara. Sorenson was the son of a German living here. The iiiate and seamen's name are not yet known. Captain Maule has two sons, little children. Hlb. life was insured, but as lie was not married to the woinau Jio was living with, she and the children arc left destitute. Ho is said to bo related to Captain Grilbb, late of the Merlin shodner, wrecked some time ago. 5 The survey of a lino of railway hot weoa Stratford and Norman by have been started. Wellington, Sept. 12. The following tenders were received for the Cranswick permanent way contract, PateaManawatu railway .:— Accepted. A. Fawse, Wanganui, ".£3ss9 ; declined, Wlritaker, Dunedin, - £3573 ; Rowc; Wanganui, £3639 ; Barrett, Wanganui,. £3687; Wilkic, Waitotanv, £4209 5 Wilkinson, Wangauui, £'1394 ? Coles and Greg.try, Dttnedio, £4612. •■..,. ..*. Wellington, Sept. 12. The total number of b'nles of wool exported from the Port of Wellington for the season 1877-8, was 37,8 i 2; weight, 12,066,5591b5 ; value, £689,416. For 1676-7 the figures wore —42,603 ba1e5,' 13, 120,0941b5,- value £689,838. Invkucaucull, Sept. 12. At the Waste Lands Board to-day a number of applications for laud were granted. A letter from Messrs Macassey and Kenson, on behalf of Messrs Wattors'and J. Duncan, was read, setting forth their claims to a large block of land purchased from tho Natives in 1838. Tho block is, adjacent to the Mataura Rivci*, arid follows it for 20 miles. It comprises tho Waimamiora district. Tho petitioners requested that the 1 * Board would conserve the land till the question of title was Bottled, and atao requested that a copy of ' their letter should 1 be forwarded to the Minister, of Lands. The Board considered the description of the lund unintelligible, aud forwarded the letter to the Minister of Lande. [PBOM OUB SPECIAL COBBEBPONDENT.] ■ t Wellington, Sept. 12. The Resident Magistrate telegraphed from Gisborne to-day to the Minister of Justice (Mr Shcehan) as follows :— " Havo just returned from -Waiapu. We exhumed tho body of the niui'dcred. woman, and held an inquest. Took evidence, and adjourned to ' 1 Gisborno, bringing the jury with! me. The body was well preserved. The doctor's evidence will bo important. Major Kopata was not present, as ho had started for G-isborne. * Our success is due to Inspector Scully, who i had boon up there since Sunday. The Natives refused to allow Dr Walton to rnloir the house after the postmortem, because afler touching a dead body he was tapu,i\\\A\\\o magistrate had to take his evidence through the window. Mr Kenrick has arrived and it' is an important fact that he chronicles—' Manyleading Natives > expressed to mo and to others their gratification at the determination to enforce tho laws. They tell me this is tho fourth murder within three years committed . up thcro. The three others remained mi- i punished.' " , j [I'BOM OUB OWN COBBESPONDBNT.] I Wellington, Sept. 12. The municipal elections to-day excited con- I siderable interest. In Thorndon Ward, Mr j Maginity beat Mr Now&an by 448 to 236. >." In To Aro, Mr Andrew Young beat Mv ' Taylor by 309 majority. In Lambton Ward, j Mr J. S. Thompson beat Mr Allan by 11)0 • majority. In Cook Ward, the poll had'to bo / adjourned in consequence of the poll booth ,-* ; being rushed by a .'regular mob.