TELEGRAMS.

Inangahua Times, Volume VIII, Issue 1247, 19 March 1883, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(ehom our own correspondent.) DUNEDIN, 16. i Rumor is. busy to-day with the name of a well known mining and commission agent "who is said to have made an unexpected journey to London, whence he is not thought likely to retuvn. He leaves numerous enquiring friends. The Otago Law Society met on Monday to consider the Gudgeon case. At a well attended meeting last night it was resolved on Mr Stout's motion to take steps variously towards ending the system of permanently alienating Crown lands. About 500 Volunteers from Dunedin will attend the Easter review at Invercargill. Auckland, 16. The Auckland Fire Insurance Association has notified to the City Council that they will not in future contribute to the maintenance of the Fire Brigade. Thomas Galbercole junior, a settler at Warkworth, is committed for trial for cattle stealing. The Hon. Bryce has had an interview at Alexandria with Tawhio, Eewi and other leading Ngatinatneapoto chiefs, respecting the stoppage of Mr Hursthouse. He has got a written pledge from them to permit the preliminary, for a line of railway to go on. The Native Minister gave them a distinct assurance i that the exploration would be simply 1 to look out a line of railway. Cambridge 16. Tawhaos recognised secretary has addressed a letter to the well-known native Te Whiti, which is intended as a circular for the rest generally. It announces "The King's " iiiteution to hold a meeting of all the tribes at Ngatapatoto during April, to describe matters of general interest to them, the letter itself will shortly be published in Auckland. Invercargill 17. Charles Sullivan was to-day committed for trial for a criminal • assault on a young girl at Wamatuka. It is rumored that 2 or 3 Chinamen are suffeiing from leprosy at Round Hill, a mining township a few miles from Riverton. Wellington t 17. • .His- Excellency the Governor returned by the Hinemoa to-day, ar* riving at 8.30. a.m. Major Atkinson delivers his first political address on Monday evening next, at the Oddfellow's Hall Christclmrch. He will deal with general political questions, and it is not impossible that he may put forth some views of a rather surprising character. In his second speeci- he will deal more

fully -with the great 'question of: poverty ii.^ prevention and. ciro. His Excellency the (Governor lins dccidjd to visit Auckland early next month. Several Australian aboriginals were passsngors to-day per Wairarapa. They ire on their way to Bermudas iv New York. Referring to the coming Inangahua Eleciion the N.Z. Times tins morning says : — We hoar that the requisition from Inangahua to Jlr E. Wakoficld iias }::en received, n,nd that his address in reply will appear in the Reefton Times on Monday next.. It is also said that the candidate will follow ]iiS" S pubiished ad.arcss immediately.. His requisition is said to bo signed by 200 electors. This is one Itiehmend in the field tliat will niake the pace warm. Wo believe Ihi.? election will prove both interesting and. exciteing and that at the last moment a " dark hoise " will ,be Revealed, of which the ■other candidates .had better beware. We presume Mr E. Shaw will annoiince' hunself in deciaed terms directly. v