TELEGRAMS.

Inangahua Times, Volume VIII, Issue 1257, 11 April 1883, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

: — •♦ — (from ocr own correspondent. ) Auckland, 9. It is stated at Alexandria that Mahauri's people .were assembling at Teuira, and' it is believed that Mr. Bryce will not bo allowed to go through unmolested. An Alexandria telegram of yesterday states that a meeting has been .called by the Ngatimanapotos at Kuiri, and commences to-morrow. Wahauui has gone up to the meeting, which is considered important by the natives. Mr, Bryce will doubtless go through with Mr. Hursthouse on the meeting being concluded. A Saraoan correspondent, writing on 21st March, says:— "A Chinaman, for killing a girl, has been fairly tried by the Samoan Government, by a jury of twelve — six whites and six Samoans —and fully convicted of the murder. The execution is put off till Easter Monday, because this week includes Good Friday, and is Passion Week." Dunkwn, 9. Iv the Police Gazette for March, 1882, appeared an intimation that George Murphy and two confederates were wanted for obtaining upwards of £500 from Henry Pleastcr, at Christchurch, by means of the " heart trick." A man giving the name of Sydney, who . \vas arrested here last week for " the match-box trick," has been identified as Murphy, the- principal offender. Greymouth, 9, A fatal accident occurred here today, by which a man named James Foster was crushed to death. The deceased and others were engaged in lifting a large block of stone with a crane. The strain being too heavy overbalanced the crane, which turned over, emptying a box full of pig iron on Foster, who only lived a fow minutes. Another man, named Austin had a most miraculous escape, Invercaiigill 9. The first sod of the Seaward Bush Railway was turned by Major Atkinson on the outskirts of the town, Tonight Major Atkinson spoke in the theatre on general political questions to an audience of about 400. To-mor-row "he visits the Bluff Harbor, and meets the Chamber of Commerce on. railwajM-ates, and in the evening' dclV

gates from Friendly Societies re tho prevention of pauperism. : Wellington, 9.A quantity of wreckage has " been . found during the past 2 clays and it is supposed that tho Hannah Barret, schooner, which left for Picton 8 days ago, has foundered in the straits with all hands. She was commanded by Captain Remior, a gentlemen wellknown on this coast. Mr E. Shaw left for Nelson yesterday per Penguin. He will proceed overland from Nelson.