COLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume III, Issue 373, 5 November 1889, Page 2

COLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

(mom oub own cobrespondents.) Napieb, last night. Tha Secretary of the local branch of ths Irish Irish Delegates Reception Committee has received a telegram from Auckland this morning, stating that the Delegates would arrive in Napier next Saturday morning.

Wellin-gton, last night. At the Supreme Court today the trial of Mrs Donnelly and six other natives, on a charge of forcible entry at Omahu, was commenced before the Chief Justice. The case is likely to last several days.

Mr Broughton received a telegram this morning stating that the natives at Omahu had created some disturbance on his property and driven a number of horses from his paddocks, turning them adrift on the road. Mr Mitohelson has succeeded in obtaining seven eighths of the signatures of the Maoris interested in the sale of Rotorua. Eaoh man’s share was about £7los, but some held up to 15 shares, while in other instances one share was subdivided among a number of children. If any Native refuses to sign his shares in the land will be set aside for him. John Holland and Son, London, have forwarded specimens of goods made with New Zealand flax, to be shown at the Dunedin Exibition, principally rope, twine, and mattings. A writer in this morning’s Times says the Agent General should set himself to find out what flax is used for most in England, and on the Continent. The Times adds that the Agent .General might in that and similar things, give the Colony a more substantial return for his salary than he has hitherto done.

New Plymouth, last night,

On Saturday evening eight or nine persons in various parts of the town, were suddenly seized with symptoms of poisoning, several of the cases being very bad, The doctors do not give a decided opinion as to the exact oause, but it is a significant fact that in every ease the patients had partaken of brawn made by a local butcher. One victim was so seriously ill that fatal results were feared, but he is now convlesoant. CirntsTCHmtCH, last night. At two o’clock yesterday morning a quarrel arose in St. Asph street, between some young men, over a gambling transaction, when, in defending himself, Goorge Duncan, draper, used a pocketknife, inflioting several flesh Wounds On the neck of John Thomas. The latter succeeded in reaching the hospital, where information was given to the police, and Duncan was arrested, The wounds are not serious. At a largely attended meeting of railway men yesterday morning it was unanimously decided to form a branch of the New Zealand Railway Employee's Union. ' HoKITIKi, last night. The remainder of a skeleton belonging to a skull found at Donnelly’s Creek, was about a hundred yards from whore the skull was picked up. Thera are remains of boots on the feet, and a sheath knife in tho belt. The remains are believed to be those of a man named Donald Carr, who disappeared 16 or 17 years ago. There is no reason te suppose that he mot with a violent death. Probably he had a fit, or met with an accident. Pout CnAUtsns, last night, . The brigantine Onmaru, which arrived yesterday from Long Island brought news that on October 5, A. Webster, manager for the Guano Company at Long Island, died ot look jaw caused by his foot being crushed by a trolley on September 16.