TELEGRAMS.

Inangahua Times, Volume VII, Issue 1187, 2 October 1882, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

; (from ouk own cokuesponuent.) Auckland, September 29. A man nainod John Ryan, who had got Wiiangarei settlers to advance, small sums of money to him, claiming to have found a payable gold field at Hikaranga has been sentenced to 2 months imprisonment for obtaining money under false pretences. A young man who arrived by the Rotorua from Oanoara, named Blackledge, is missing. Ho had been drinking, and expiessed his intention of committing suicide. John Richard, an old identity, lias been found dead. From Te Aroha Special c ottlement block comes the information that many of the settlers lately brought out an: dissatisfied ; some of them are leaving. They are mostly strong, able bodied men, the laboring class, and few with any money. They say they were led to believe that the wages they would got were considerably higher, then they find they pan obtain. Those engaged in swamping, and road making are getting ss. a day. CiißiSTCnuncn, September 19. At the inquest on* the body of Symons ■ a verdict was returned that he died from the effect of an overdose of laudanum, ; taken medically by some oversight. A drunken man was included in the jury, and bepuzzled the Coroner by asking him whether, as according to scripture, a man's life could depart in the winking of an eye, a man's life could bo saved in tho same space of time. For this he was promptly ordered to sit down. >' elson, September 29, A telegram from Collingwood, from the correspondent of the Colonist, states that the report from Government authority gives 16 oz. 16 dwts. 12grs. and 560z. 14dwts. llgrs., respectively, on two lots of quartz from one of the new claims at AVest Wanganui. Colonel Reader arrived here to-day, and has sent two of the A. C. force to assist Mr Ward in the charge of Te \\ hiti and Tohu. it is probable the Natives will be removed to town from their solitary residence on the Waka road. Buxedix, Feptember 29. At the police court to-day Jamns Hartley was charged with stealing £20 from tho pocket of Alexandra Leckie, at the Hunt Club races. He was committed for trial. September 30. The Customs revenue for September amounts to £33,921, and for the quarter, £119,077; against £124,131, for the corresponding period last year. Kumara, September 30 James Henry King, of the Adclphi Theatre Royal, had a rupture of a bloodvessel last night, and expired in a few minutes. . ;The comet was very brilliant this mojbhing direct east at 4.40. Wanoanui-, September 30. Major Kemp has addressed the following letter to the Herald " Friends, at a meeting of the Council heir? at Ranana, on the 29th ult., it was resolved that should any person con nected with the Murimotu Company, whether it be their half-caste interpreters who understood both languages, or those deceitful persons concerned in Murumotu or the lawyer acting on behalf of the Government and others connected therewith, persist to come within our boundaries of Wanganui, and Murumotu, they will be violenty turned back. Enough — from your friend, \ Tajor Kemp." Wellington, September 29. Turing the month ending to-day there were registered at the " ellington office 97 births, and 30 deaths, whiie 26 certificates of marriage were issued. There is a spot on the sun plainly visible to the naked eye. It is bigger than the spot that accompanied the late aurora. The divorce and Matrimonial Court will be held early next month. The Hinemoa, which is expected from Nelson to-night or early tomorrow, proceeds at once to Lytttlton to fetch 30 long sentenced prisoners who will be brought to Wellington to work on the new Central Prison, at Mount Cook. The comot was soen to great advantage again this morning, although only for a few minutes, an intrusive cloud-bank rolling up from the southward just after it had cleared the eastern horizon.