LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Wanganui Herald, Volume II, Issue 479, 14 December 1868, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

(From correspondents of Independent.)

NAPIER; Friday, 7 20 p.m. The,.s.s. Ahuriri has arrived here from Poverty Bay with 200 Ahuriri friendly natives on board, and the body of Karuria, the loyal- chief, who was lately killed in action:; The body was escorted in state by the Militia and band, to the Maori club. A war dance closed the demonstration.

\ The Hon. J. C. Richmond and Colonel Whitmore are still at Tv- '> ranganui. - ■ v They are doing- nothing-, and their inaction is utterly inexplicable. , y The g-eneral opinion entertained here is that they should either follow up the enemy and inflict ", a crushing blow" with the force at 'their disposal, or else return to Wanganui, where protection is so much needed. Having no stomach for fighting, or following up the enemy j they are said to be trying to.settle the land question, a proceeding which, under existing circumstances, is a bitter mockery. ,- -.• i . . DXJNEDIN, Friday. The new goldfield attracts great - attention. It is distant twenty miles : from Switzer's. The reports, are that the prospectors made f j seven > pounds weight of goldperweek.T , • The Government have sent a per- : son to report on the fire at Switzer's^the loss being £600. .Some Chinamen were severely burnt. ' " </"■■ The Otago Volunteers have won the Inter-colonial, Rifle Match. MELJ3OURNE,',December 5". Brice, the absconder, who is now apprehended at Wellington! has defalcations amounting to over £3000. Mr Stack has had- a; second inter--view with Mr M'Gulloch, the Pre-,., mier of Victoria, in the course of which the latter, consented^to send, 400 of the 14th Regiment to New Zealand if the Governor and Com-mander-in-chief in Victoria con- • sented. ~^^^ Business is pretty brisj^^|^| breadstuff's are ameU^^ft^^^^^^M only are JQjtfUßH^^^^^^^^H i are £\Zjj^^^^^^^^^^M