TELEGRAMS.

Auckland Star, Volume XII, Issue 3449, 24 August 1881, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

TEE PRESS ASSOCIATION. | , NEW PLYMOUTH, this day. At omata last evening there was a large meeting of settlers to endorse the action of tho New Plymouth meeting with regard to the harbour Works. Mr Curtis occupied the' chair. ' WANGANDI, Tuesday. JUDGE EjSNTON. Judge Fentbn proceeded to Ngokong'aro to-day. The natives are much digusted; that he did not permit them to take him up the river—loo men, in two large canoes,! having bi en sent byKemp to bring him to the! Court. It had been intended'to dauce a war dance in his honour, but'the natives considered themselves shabbily treated, and the preparations fell through. , j <- taa NAPIER, this day. j ARREST OF A POSTMAN. , . _ Ffed. Day Kendle, a letter-carrier attached j to tbe oapier Post-office, was arrestedUalsti night, charged with tampering with letters, j For some time past moneys sent by post: have not reached their destination: A trap! was laid for the thief, and Kendle was dis-1 covered in his room, where there were; SCTeral fetters found. Kendle is.-a, ypungj 'mad of superior education.'' He came to the colony about seven, years ago as midship-; tnagujm an .emigrant ship,,and^rapjaway whefi'the 1 ship, was, at' Napier". 'He was brought before the Court this morning and remanded till Monday, bw n.UUii- ( fiii DEATH, OF .CAPTAIN MCLEAN.,II I " 'Captain McLean,ubrother of Sir Donaldi McLean, died yesterday. ,; ■' -WELLINGTON, this day!' j ,V ii 0 'J PINAFORE TROtJBL-}. ° J ''' ' Playing "H.M.S. Pinafore" without! permission 'appears!to be ti'verjr'expensive! sorfof arnufeemenl. A short' tiMe1 agb'4li-rf A. "lT.J j 'DuhblDg,' lJl9ssee '''''■of,\:ffi_*Qlieen,B Theatre," llunedfu, \jfl_ plged in it, and " performed,, aiused, t p_ permitted toibe per--&"^i"»lj__Ll^?lebraiod_.._39_m without licence, m the establishment" there-1 upon, Mr Gillon, rep-esen'tative for Mr C.j "Williamson, and ~, Messrs Gilbert and Sullivan, obtajned^fronifthq Supremo Courtj an iu]unotion/VestrainingjMr Dunning, hisj fellow.offenders,.>" the mepsbers of the! Lydia Howard"" Company, from again per J forming the Opera without permission. At the same time -a writ; was issued against' the parties to, fecpye., £1,100 damages fori the unauthorised performance. This action' Mr, Dunning has found it desirable to-settle 'by tWpaym^tolth^sum,of'£_s, andjthe' proceedings have .'accordingly been discon-j tinued. against i him. I The members of the Lydioi Howard Company have'notl'l'ato' ■folds,; ;even attempted t6, defend their''coin-'----duct, and have allowed,, the time for plead-i ing to:go by, so that judgment can at any! time be entered against them.

t liihtt GHRISTCHURGHi-this day!' ~;,:'%:'; ■'„';!;! REGISTRATION,,;; ::,:,,;,, | ... Over 10,000 .claims to, vote have, been received by the Christchureh Registrar, since' July Ist. ' i'"" - " i iv -. I- n i,-. .. i -; DDNEDlN,thisda^.' The person 'found at Ross's buildings prqyes, to. be an old Taieri Beach settler.) He. was found sitting against a wall. It is thought that he died from exposure. ■::-" A:i ''SPURIOUSTEAS. ' ' The -Corporation. solioitoV ■ gives the opinion' that 'there is no power under the Public, Health, Act to seize the. spurious teas. The Council resolved to recommend tbe. .Government to seize, the tea. now-in bond, and to amend the Act to give the local Board of Health the necessary power.!