LATEST TELEGRAPHIC

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 155, 9 May 1879, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAPHIC

(m PRESS AGENCY.) WELLINGTON. Wednesday, Fourteen filings in bankruptcy and fortyfour actions were commenced under tho Summary Proceedings in Bills Acts during the last few weeks. Four meetings of creditors are notified today. Wellington will send a sculler to Sydney, and it is expected an effort will be made to send a crew. The Chronicle commends the Judicial changes to bo made on tho West Coast. Dcdsworth and Fletcher, bakers, having been missing some days, it is concluded that they have decamped, being in financial difficulties. Combes' appointment is gazetted to-night. In the case McDowell v, Lush, in which .£SO was sought to be recovered by plaintiff as value of a horse killed by defendant's cart, the Magistrate gave a verdict for defendant, on the ground tdat the accident could not have occurred if the plaintiff had been riding on his right side of the road,

Much interest is taken in the coming Mayoral election.

Mr Crombic, Hansard reporter, at present Secretary to the Minister for Education, is appointed and will shortly enter upon the duties of Deputy Commissioner of Land Tax

for Wellington. Messrs Guthrie and Larnach are about to close their business in Wellington, the schooners Maggie and Patemis having been chartered by them to to carry their stock to Dunedin,

BLENHEIM, . Wednesday. Two important deferred beef cases were decided to-day. Sheep Inspector v. Green, for driving sheep across a rim without notice. Fned on one sheep 3d, and £1315s 9d costs. Sheep Inspector v. Carter, driving rams from one infected district to another without a elean certificate. He was fined in a minimum penalty of, it being the first case under the Act flOj with £4 costs. Defendant did not appear. FOXTON. Thursday. John Jones, an elderly man, recently arrested at Kopua, charged with embezzlement, was brought before Mr Ward, R,M,, to-day. The case fell through.

A native named Heta was fined £a find costs for a breach of the Licensing Act, by selling liquor at the Native race meeting at Motuiti.

The Eev. Mr Newtt has arrived from Nelson to take charge of the Anglican Church at Foxtail and Palmerston. AUCKLAND, Wednesday. Fisher, of Katikati, received a letter from Mr Cookson confirming tlie fact that lie was the winner of the first prize in Cooltson's sweep, to the amount of £575. Cookson had sent a letter at once, informing Fisher of liis good luck, but it only reached the .Jatter on Thursday, The new wharf at Whangarei Heads, completed a fow months ago, and which cost £7OO, was washed away on Monday morning before daylight. A tremendous gale blew on Monday night from seaward, and brought in an immense body of water, The wharf was built on a sandy beach, and the water, jmnst have raised the wharf bodily, as the remains |

now lie fastened together, some 300 yards away. Two small houses, 100 yards from the end of the .wharf, also disappeared. There is now four fathoms of water where the houses stood.. An immense body of sand has been washed away. OAMAKU. Wednesday An old man named John Bowenhung himself in a stable here last night. Some few months ago he was robbed of all his money in a boarding-house kept by a man named Craig, who was convicted of the theft. He was known to have been drinking heaviljfi lately. CHRISTOHURCH. Wednesday. ■ The Governor to-day went round the city to inspect the public institutions, visiting the Canterbury University,' public schools, and some of the business places. DUNEDIN. Wednesday.

An accident occurred on. Sunday to a young man, 17 years of age, named Geer. He had been for some time rabbiting on Messrs Strode and Frazer's Earnsbegs Station, and on the above date he and his mate were in the tent, and the lad Geer was drawing the gun towards him for the purpose of cleaning it, when from some unexplained cause it went off and the charge entered his left side. His companion went in to Clyde for medical assistance, and Dr Leahy started at once; but on arrival it was clear ho would be unable to be of any service, The doctor

remained with tho young man till morning, when he .expired about nine o'clock. His mother is a widow, and lives'at Bannock-

Two boy .prisoners 11 amed. Goldsmith and MeHenry underwent tho second portion of their whipping of twelve lashes with a birch rod each in gaol this morning, Tho juveniles did not take it at all kindly of the opertor ; they yelled so lustily before half the work was done that their screams of pain and fear could be heard far beyond the outer walls of the gaol. The boy Davies was discharged on Saturday after his whipping, having only received a sentence;of four days. MeHenry and Goldsmith will be discharged on Friday forenoon, their sentence being for nine days. The prisoners have been confined strictly separate, and have not seen each other since their lodgment in gaol. This morning's Herald pointed out that

the way Darvie and Burton, who do the Davenport peformance, had been tied in the previous three performances, was simply a farce. The Herald challenged them to allow themselves to be properly tied with a torn fool knot, It also suggested a more difficult knot, known as-the jurymast knot. To-night there was a large house. Damn and Burton were tied with torn fool knots. The torn fool, however, was not properly tied on one of them, so he secured a knife in the cabinet and cut away the ropes from himself and partner. The committee on the stage exhibited shreds of the cut ropes, and there was a great row in the house. Burton was very much hurt in his efforts to release himself, and could not appear afterwards, Had not one of the Committee bungled in tying one of them and did not make the knot properly, the two could not have released themselves even with a knife.

THE GKEAT TE KOPUA MEETING. (PBIt PKESS AGENCY.) Kopua, Wednesday The natives assembled in a square about 1 o'clock, when the sun shone out splendidly,

There were about 2,000 present, nearly all male adults: The women and youths remained apart. There were representatives from nearly all the tribes iu New Zealand assembled. All the leading chiefs were present, Amongst the Europeans present were the Revs. Buddie, Schnakenberg, Lawrie, and Hales, and Messrs McMinn and George, M.H.'s, and others, Sir George Grey, Mr Sheehan, and Secretary were seated on chairs, the natives—of the Ngapuliis and Lower Waikatos—being near. The Kingites arrived about two, an hour later, to the number of about 100, headed by Tawhaio, Tc Knakau, Ktira, and others. Tawiiiao was decorated Jwith a white sheet, a favorite garment of his, The Kingites were armed and marshalled by one of their number in a dragoman helmet and sword. The speaking about to commence,

Thursday. Soon after the meeting commenced yesterday, and the Hauhaus had said prayers, Tawhiao rose and said Listen, listen, my grandfather's people from the South to the North Cape, Listen, listen; elders and tribes listen to this word, There is no one to hurt us from one end of the country to the other. Potatau alone, the chief of you all, only has a claim to this place right through. Rem is there, but is only one side; lam there, and these are my districts, and this is a reason why I say the land is all * mine. It is for me to do as I like with tlie country, Ido not conceal what I have to say. Listen attentively. ■ A letter was received by Potatau from the Queen informing him that Europeans were coming to this ) country. Potatau told them to stay away, Therefore, I say Grey has no right to manage the affairs of this Island, but I have the power, and do not care for any interference, and do not want these laws in my district, and that is die reason why I say the thing called fighting should ba taken right away from this country, There must be no fighting here for leases or roads. Jll tlicso things must be left behind ; these rales to interfere with us cannot be allowed. In my district there must be no evil •whatever. The Hau- > ' haus again engaged iniprayers, signifying the j close of his speech. Kercapa prayed aloud, asking God to make them clean that day, ' He also asked God to enlighten them. The speech was evidently intended to draw out

the Ngapuhis,, whoso lands were evidently ineludcd in the sweeping control tlio King claimed. A Ngatimaniapoto of Mokau, Maliaunihi, said: I wish to say a few words in referenco to Tawhiao's remarks. These are all come to-day to consider what Tawliaio says, Marsh, an Arawa native, began with a parable meaning that all evil should ceaso aud the races be grafted, It was otir ancestors gavo us these tilings, and we should respect them, 'l'e Heulieu said ; I am not going to interrupt theso words. From tho days of I'otatou to the present they have not been changed. Holdfast to theso things. iMajor K(.™), of Wanganui, said : The bell liiis rung and wo have had prayers. It is 110w time to speak, and what is to be said should be said this day in the presence of Sir George Grey, when all things should be concluded. The Bishop on our side lias but not the Bishop of the other. To ■Whcora, a Waikato, said; If tho visitors Wish to say anything let them do so, Tc Ngafeau said: Let us go away aud consider what has been said, and come back to-morrow to talk further. Tho Kingite men rose rather abruptly and proceeded to file off, leaving tho Ngakanhaus and Kewi rather disappointed, Tho Europeans were much disappointed at the abrupt termination of the meeting which only lasted three-quarters of an hour, and left Sir George and the Native Minister as far off a settlement of affairs as ever. It is generally considered ' iliat Tawliaio is as obstinate as ever, aud that Kewi coincides with him to some extent, < It is clear Tawliaio is opposed to any settlement, or the opening up of his lands,