TELEGRAPHIC.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 3975, 21 March 1900, Page 3

TELEGRAPHIC.

« Plague precautions, - : Auckland, Tuesday. — A joint committee of the local bodies, in connection with precautions against plague in Auckland, meet on Friday. Auckland, this day. — The , Chairman of the Harbour Board > jjr Witheford, has, received a telegram from the Postmaster - General stating that a Board; of Health for the port will be ap- . pointed, to consist of the Chair's man of the Harbor Board, Collector of Customs and Dr Lewis, Health • Officer. The Harbour Board authorities are exercising the usual vigilance in keepiug everything wholesome about the wharves. Licensing election. Auckland, this day. — The election of the Licensing Qom- ■ missioned for ; Auckland City takes place to-day. The number of Committeemen required is five and there are 12 candidates going to the poll. The chief question^ at issue is ten versustileven o'clockliceneeaand more than the ordinary nrterest is manifested. , Fire. . Auckland, this day.— A seven roomed house in Grafton Road owned by Samuel Vaile and occupied by James Morrison, was "' destroyed by fire last night, together with the contents. The Auckland byeelection. i AtrcKLANiD, Tuesday. — Holland, Hobbs, Witherford, Baume, Bfchardson, Temperance Lecturer, and others will probably be candidates at the election for a member for the City in place of; Mr ; Growler. ; IbjhLJberal Association has decided to support Holland. A pro-Boer fracas. Auckland, Tuesday.-'- Some pro-Boer remarks used at Pan? mure resulted in a man named Donnelly being fined £1 and costs at the Police Court yesterday on a charge of using insulting language. Our Contingents. Auckland, Tuesday.— By the Mararoa this afternoon a detachment of 15 troopers of the Fifth Contingent of Mounted Infantry left for Wellington, Lieut. Shaw went in charge. Auckland, this day. — Another batch of 25 men leave for Wellington by the Gairlock to-day and thejemainder leave to-morrow. Wellington, Tuesday. — Government has completed the charter oi the Maori for the conveyance ■of the men to South Africa. The steamer Gymeric has been released from quarantine and is being fitted up for the reception of the Fonrth Contingent. There are complaints at Wellington in respect to the appointments of officers of the Fifth Contingent. Wellington, this day.-^-The Waimate and Maori take the Fifth Contingent and both vessels leave here for South Africa on the 31st. Micing accident. Waihi, Tuesday.— A serious accident occurred in the Waihi mine to-day on Wilson's Contract, to Andrew Swanand Harry Hicks ; when in the engine bucket, coming up the shaft, by some means they fell out and dropped 45 feet to the bottom. Hicks is unconscious and badly bruised, Swan has one rib broken and is supposed to have penetrated the lungs. Suicide. Huntly, Tuesday.— The wife of Moren, butcher, Huntly, com- , mitted suicide this morning by cutting her throat. Deceased had been suffering from ill health for Two fatal accidents. Whangeri, Tuesday.— John Conaghan, badly injured by a fall of earth in a ballast pit yesterday, is dead. GiSBOENE, this day. — A Native, _, Tare Ngaru, has been killed at £ Tbloga Bay ; his horse bolted and ' he fell off and broke his neck. V Sporting. Narant,Tueßday.— The Hawkes Bay Stakes resulted :— Screwgun, Autara, Eenown. Our defencesWellington, Monday. — A lottery of 12 pounder guns and a large niimber of Garbines to the order of the Government have j usl been landed. Another accident to Pirani. Tuesday. — In> telligence has been received tha Pirani has /met with anothe serious accident, his bicycle collid ing with a fog-cart. , Pirani skstained a fracture* •noulder ai^Tbroken collar bone

Playing witli firearms. Christchubch, Tuesday. — A lad, named Gainsford, is in the Hospital in a critical condition the result of a revolver wound in the | stomach. He, with other boys, I was playing with a revolver on Sunday when it exploded and the bullet lodged in Gainsford's stomach.