COLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 523, 25 October 1890, Page 2

COLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

AUCKLAND. Last night. Mahuki, and tha other Maoris arreted in the King Country, have been lodged in Mount Eden Gaol, Very stormy weather prevails Oi ihe c?»s\ The Eight Hours Demonstra'ion has open postponed until the Prince of Wales Birthday, the cricket ground being too wet for the sport?. The South Bti'i-h Insurance shareholders have CJnficmed the resolution reducing the capital. Shares are now selling at 26 <6l H.M.S. Curacoa, a new vessel on tae Australian station, is on her way from Sydney to Auckland. Th? damage to the Thatn a race, by the floods, has stopped tha goldfiiida batteries for a few days, Government have wired to Rewi, who ia sympa'hising with Mahuki, warning him that he stands in danger of similar treatment. At the Police Court to day, a native named fteiri Kehau, King private secretary, wia charged with having, on the 2nd instant, nn awfully removed a trigonometrical station, erected by Government at Waitakaruru, near Piako. Th? defendant did not appear, aad a warrant was ordered to be issued for his arrest. SOUTHERN NEWS. Last night. Articles have been signed between D. C. Boss and Hirry Dunn for a wrestling match, five styles, for £lOO. Ths Mutual Agency Compiny of Dunedin has declared alO er cent dividend. The postal revenue for the quarter was £3OO short of th? same period last year. Whitcombe and Tombs’ bookbinders, who have been out on strike eight weeks, returned to work unconditionally. Michael Kennedy, an old pensioner, has been found dead at Oamaru. The R.M.S. Coptic arrived at London this afternoon. Cunningham’s hotel and Taylor’s store at Windsor, North Otago, have bean burned down. Wii'S for the elections will he issued on Novemb°r 5 h and elections take place December sth. Lord Ona ow has relumed tn Wellington from the south. The Savings Bar ks deposits in New Zealand for the past quarter amounted to £413.706, and the withdrawls to £377 106. The Christchurch and Dunedin Mayors have proclaimed holidays on the 28th. while at Wel'ington the question ba? be u n referred by a meeting of citizens to the Employers, Association. The Hons. Sir F. Whitaker, Mitchsfaon, and Captain Ruswll are now in Wellington. Mr T. Tanner, late M.H.R. for Waipawa, is seriously ill, Buffering from ' inflammation. A fire broke out on the barque Rance, loa ling ?hale for Genoa, at Port Chalmers She had on board about 1600 tons, It wa? decided to ecuttle her. Shots from th* volunteers’ big gun were fired at her sides without effect,-when Mr Pacey, of the torpedo corps, attached a charge of gun cotton to her bow root, below water, when she at once settled down, her bulwarks being above water At the Nentborne R.M Court, Otago, J. Haristonge, a settler at Maeraes, was fined £lO and costs, or, in defa'll% two months, and bound over to keep <11? pe-ice for twelve months, for assaulting Fa>h?r Donnelly, who is in charge of the Roman Citholic Church. He was further fined 20a and costs, or fourteen days, for disturbing the congrega’ion. Father Donnelly had been making reference to some matter? in the church which, Hartstonge took to himself, and, rising, if he was mean l , and called the Father a scoundrel, liar, rogue, and sweep. He afterwards assaulted Father Donnelly. Tuere is every prospect of the coal miners’ strike at Greymouth being settled in a few days, overtures being made to the Grey Valley Coal Company by some of the leading miners at Brunner. Mu Kennedy has agreed not to engage more men from outside tho district Until the terms arc finally settled, the men being given till Monday to decide. In reply to a telegram sent by Mr Kennedy to Dunedin, the following telegram was received last evening“ Have wired for all to stop engaging men as requested, but have 42 picke 1 m-n can’t get out of. Plenty of men are offering from other ports. I can send round anv number of good men. ” If a settlement is Arranged, it will be on a basis equivalent to the rates ruling in March last. In no case will the Company desert engaged non-Unionists.