TELEGRAPHIC

Inangahua Times, 5 January 1880, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC

[BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] [PBB PBBBB AB9oOrATroK.] ' [ "Weliington, January 3. 4 The Btea,m|r -Jane Uouglaa, boutid to LytteUon, broke down to-day and came here for repairs. All operators on strike here, with the exception of two, haT© resumed work; ~"V Auckland. Chin : quy retires and moves about without the slighfeSt oß'sCri^i ion. No operators here have joined the strike. New Pltmottth. A man named John Shaughessy was drowued in a lagootr at Moturoa last night;. The body was recovered. «t Blenhei». The op#rators seem more deter-,, mined than ever, and seven or, eight hay:?, obtained employment. 'It is jaid t.'iat a sabsTcriptioniist will be rawed to: assist them when short of funds, DtTNEDIsr. The operators on strike complain of never hawing been deal^wjijife, a^d urge the Gktvernment to malke a searching joquiry^ before takjng decisi,y| , stribfe . At the monthly meeting of the Orange Lodge«-nJnefceett .-were proposed for initiation. Michael _£oruia%, for , throw, in^ stones at the Orange 'jjrcSceßS'ion, wa^ fined £5. ' P lAt a meeting of the Bomao Catbjjjfl

men that fflftynP^||j^^^^^^^^H^ printed copies of lo^^B^^HKl passed at this meeting, with extracts from BishopV tßedwood and Morari'e adressea on last Sunday, be scattered broadcast at once and*' placed in tbe hands of all Catbolics," Nine rioters were comtn'tted for trial. Evidence was given that O'Driscoll, puhlican, offered £100 to those wJo. would stop tbe procession. Ifc was also proved that three of^the crowd had pistols. Tbe whole of the accused including O'Drisco'l were committed for trial, bail being allowed. , ■ ' .