The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1876-10-14
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wo clip the following from the Herald OF Auok
land Of Sept Esd:
On August 20, Sir Julius vogel announced bis
resignation OF the ONCE Of Premier. and secession
from the CabiRet. He has been the guiding mind
Of the New Zealand Ministry since 1868. Hs has
been In ONCE continuously since then, with the
exception Of a month, when Mr.. Stafford beaded q
Ministry. Sir julius vogel 10 I unidentified with the
country entered Ia 1870. Under bis direction
money has been borrowed for public works I'LL the
total indebtedness OF the colony amounts 20 about
320.0 00, 900. The conduct OF Sir Julius VoRel In
~resIgning at this particular ~juncture, Ia order 20
become Agent General. has been sharply criticised.
and the general verdict is unfavourable 90 him.
The committee Of the House Of representative
Of tho Californian Mali Service have brought up q
very sensible report, which we hope tbs Govern.
ment will assist In having put In practical shape.
The report IL 10 the effect that the service be direct
from San Francisco 10 Sydney. calling at HONOLULU
and at the Bay Of Islands or Auckland. the coast
service 10 be performed by ten.knotboats spprbved
by the Government. and that the snbisdy BIO re-
duced by Gl000o. The committee, Il will be- OBJ
served, have not reported positively a. 70 theportof
call Ia New Zealand. We are strongly OF opinion
that Auckland should be selected. The saving Ia
point Of time between IL and the Bay Of islands
would be only q few hours, and this would be
counterbalaneed by the many other advantage
which Auckland possesses az a pom compared with
tho Bay.
Nortbing Of importance has occurred In our rela-
tons with the natives. II has been proposed 90
Tawhiao, the Maori King. that be should have O
meeting with the Governor, tho Marquis Of Nor.
manly, and II Ia not unlikely that such q meeting
will be brought about. The Kingites, however,
still keep themselves aloof, and arc still Q menace
sor the peace Of Tie colony. a. a meeting which
natives we're present. To Will was tho centre OF
attraction. and wae looked up 10 with almost ad.
Grafton by tho natives. He said the Msoris are
the Loot Tribes Of Israel, and produced maps and
plane showing tie supposed route by which the
present race originally reached New Zealand.
HE knowledge Of Scripture history. and OF The
late researches In Palestlne. IL spoken " ~ aston
isbing. He said IL was no use educating the Maori.
Regarding the land. ho said each man couid sell,
or keep it, rs be liked. Ho spoke Of the proposed
meeting OF tho Maori King, the Governor, and
NoLean.
Amongst our items Of news from the South Scar,
per Ephemey, wo hear Of severe retribution on tho
Line .Islandors, At Apiang, one Of the Gilbert
Group, who committed a cold-blooded-nurdet
some months ago, and which w have already
recorded. The savsge entered the store Of a white
settler, and asked for some hair oil. On being
told that there was none 10 stock, be answered
served come for him. After a few more words he
presented n revolver, and deliberately shot Mr..
Keys. the wound proving fatal. The ruHan then
Island. The cold.blooded aud wanton murder
being noised abroad, II. NJ. S. Renard was sent 10
search for the murderer, but until lately be has
eluded al vigilance. In June last the Renard
gas AZ Apiang, aud bearing that the man was 90
the island. a messsgo was cent 20 the missionary
Mr.. Taylor), demanding bis surrender. Through
the influence OF the missionary this was accom-
plished; there being no doubt az 70 bis identity.
he was ordered 20 DO executed summarily. Tho
mode Of capital punishment was very simple. He
wac blown from a gun, and 80 complete was bis
destruction by this means that nothing remained
Of him but biz legs.
The French man.ofwar Wire, Captain RIvIore,
arrived az Apia on the Esd June, from Tahiti. and
saluted the existing Government 1.-THE Talnni and
Faipnlrl with FL guns. She stayed three days.
A Maori named NIkomina, died lately at Paten,
10 the province OF Taranaki. who IL said 10 have
seen Captain Cook. NIkomlna is supposed 10
have attained the extreme old age Of i2o years. :