SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Waikato Times, Volume XIII, Issue 1022, 11 January 1879, Page 2

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

ALEXA-NDljTihursday, noon. ■•"■ Mr and^fal:irg:e|f party arrived liere||iast |ypning|^ kewi |oame dojfn |liia nfdrniag.l^ Th'^jr; ||^ina\ri||here^ntil. : Mio a|s|jJM. Jit? jmiainiiku, Eing of^arotofl^a, tfiis. afternoon, when the Native Minister and party; will retnri to Hamilton. Mr' Sheeiniri will not gS 'to the Kopua meeting. Paora Tnhaere, .remains , to accompany, the „. Hotor . ranga King on. bis visit -to King Tawhiao. . KOPCJA, Friday. #&.--. f* V ;>- This afte£j[ip^n.v-;'soinri:XuanJreds of natives are ■•'assehiDled here, but for some reason or other, no korero has taken place to-day. The' natives said they would wait the arrival of the Kiiig of Korotang'a ' and Paora Tuhaero. They have since arrived, and talk commences tomorrow. ■ ,-The.-,tr-ue r reason for posfponemont doubtless is' the, absence of Rewi. Letters have been sent to' him. AUCKLAND, last night. On 'the Wuikato strikers, a writer m the ' Star' says tint the raenHvlio struck work on Eallon's contract yreye j;isti^ed.^ They; wanted ;.to dis' continue work at 4 o'clock on Saturday, iustead of five as on ordinary days, m order to wash their clothes, etc. The writer says he has had fifteen years experience as a navvy; and 4 o'clock was "invariably the hour for discontinuing. He also says that the men who came to Auckland, are ready to go to Waikato to defend Donovan. At the Board of Elucation,.;today, application was received from the Library Committee at asking to be included m the. Library Grant. . . ; .■ , . ' ... In Supreme Court, My Hesketh applied for a writ of habeas corpus to compel the gaolor to produce the body of Thomas Eennell, charged with the murder of Capt. 'Holler, m order that the Court might examine his authority to detain him m custody i, The .Judge- intimated that the " Foreign Offenders Apprehension Act" gave no p'owfir to issue such writ of detention, and issued the writ asked for, couima,udiug the gaoler to produce the body. ' : WELLINGTON, yesterday., 0 .•The.j:)uraey.|nen painiers threaten a general strike for 10v> and 11s per day. NEW PLYMOUTEJ, Thursday. Mr Courtney's township, Yogel Town, 50 acres, about ten minutes' walk from the town, was sold yesr teiday m quarter-acre allotments, some as high as £45. The whole property was purchased for £750 about two months Ago. To-day the sale of 83^ acres realised £1700. A .number of Friends tp-day presented the Rev. Mr lsitt, Wesleyaw minister, with a puise of sovereigns on his departure for tbe Hot Lakes. WELLINGTON, Thursday. James- Allah Mackie, fche lale manager of the Bank of New Zealand, Hutfc, vas couvicted yesterday of forgery, by filling up a cheque signed m blank with £1300, instead of ci' Bo. It wa3 done to puss the inpection. The jiuy recom 'npridprj. hi'ii to mercy on account 'of his youth, the apparent negligence of the bank authorities m onductinnfin spectioo, and the insuffioie icyof his -alary to maiutain his position. He was senteiioed to four years' im-prii-Oiment. Instead of Gilligan leaving a 1 »rge fortune, he was m, pecuniary difficulties, and his affairs are muoh invohed. DUNEDIN, Thursday. The Bishop of Melbourne has ordered the Rev. A. R, Fitchett, j lute Wesleyan minister, to Deacon's Orders, and no appointment having* been made at home, he will take charge of all Saints' Church. DunedinT CARTERTON, Thursday. Serious bush fires are raging- at Carterton, and a portion of the town is m danger, the wind driving the flames towards the houses. Some fences of back gardens are already burnt. ! Later." • The town is m great danger, and the fire is spreading rapidly. The PoUce and Telegraph offices have been on fire, but the fire was got under. A fire-engine has been sent for to Master con, and is expected m a few hours. The appearance of matters is very bad.