POLITICAL NOTES.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 5237, 5 June 1888, Page 3

POLITICAL NOTES.

1 P __.IA_EKTAnY HEI'ORTEB.]

Wellington, Last night,

CHINESE QUESTION. The Government have cabled to Australia _s_S4&£ *° *»?* punrfin on S«t No information _v reached JK^_S!!_n.X - 3__S ,_enwho are menuoneu WaUtipn< ___ _ _*s_ c i .*. <» prevent their landing. SHOP HOURS BILL.

Mr Tovce is pleased at the announcement tt_t anCenSj petition has left Auckland £f tvor of his Shop Hours Bill, while two Srivld from Nelson to-day He is very evident of tho prospects o the measure. Talking to a supporter of the bill to-day, Le_!idhe saw a deputation in Auckland tertmoving to secure support against it. At .11 evente, he said, the shop assistants ft the cokuy are powerful enough to make influence felt at the elections, and if ihc bill la thrown out now they should mark every member who votes against it, S do th& utmost to prevent Ins return. TOBACCONISTS' LICENSES. It is the intention of Mr Joyce fco auk tomorrow, What consideration have the Go, i CnmmWventotho recommendation by: the Pub ie Petitions Coimmttec m November last Ut)OU the petitions o Messrs Jubal, Meming Willestixi, aud W lbamson, rcpreJeSrcs of the tobacconists of Auckland wEton, and Christchurch, who prayed ESures should be adapted, against of tobacco and tho miposituTifainUHcensefeefor thereof tobacco and cigars. ThiH day. 'FRISCO MAIL SERVICE. Mr Beethi.m intends to move on the JLTb* into Committee rf toft by or a discontinuance of tho in«co 3l.au ocr vice. ■ _