TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.

Manawatu Times, Volume IX, Issue 1116, 1 December 1883, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.

Per Press Association. Auckland, Nov. 80. The native meeting at Waotu, re the dispute there, has so far re« suited m nothing but talk. The natives freely display their arms, and the speakers made adverse references to Tawhiao's propoiod visit to'fing'and. •" '• : * s **-*- '*** A boy named John Powell was killed by a horse at Paparoa. DunediCNoffSsr Mr Mitcheleon willbe invited to a Conference with the Chamber of Commerce about public works m this provincial district. Captain Thomson, formerly .Har* bour master, has been appointed Dockmaster. At the Harbour Board to-day it was decided by 7to 5 not tor accept any tenders for wharf extension at Dunedin m the meantime, but to obtain a report from the officials as to the necessity for such ©£? tension. . Information has been received m town that the Owake powder> mills have been blown up. .No one iwss huit. '*•_■■..■. ...ij • It is likely that the conduct of the young Sloans and Pembertoriin' sWi | ing life at Pleasant Greek during the recent floods will shortly be recogs nised by the Humane Society. At the Court MiriistrSls' tovnigot the Mayor On behalf of Mr Hegarty presentedthe six men who were con- j cerned m the rescue of the b^ysifrbitf • Bird Island, with silver, medals,, Christcburchj ifoT^ X Henry Ferris was this morning committed for trial upon a furtheg i charge of obtaining goods by mean* jof forged orders!" This -makes the j third charge of this nature ti pofr ! which the accused will be put abba his trial. '„-; ./ -^wu* I A man named McMillan was' ar« rested tor larceny on arrival of the train from Oamaru. Accused had eloped with another man's wife tak« ing iwHh Hm.a. quantity of goods., for stealing which a "warrant %Sff taken out by the husband. Last night the Free Methodist Sunday School, was broken into, andr the missionary collection boxes' robbed. . . ' Wellington^ Not; iBG^ ; At a meeting of fhe City Council j to-night Mr P. P. '; Martin of Timaru, was appointed Towa Clerk, and Mr B. Loughrey/ bt Melf bourne. City Engineer, Mr GreorgiWiltshire; the present- holder ■ ofj the Assistant Engineership, wad n«' appointed to that poisiiion. ...,' :"^