LATEST TELEGRAMS [UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

Evening Post, Volume XXII, Issue 93, 18 October 1881, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS [UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

Auckland, ] 7th October. The petition in favour of the release of Hayes, convicted of criminal assault at the la«t sitting of the Supreme Court, received 200 Bignature3 in Hamilton. The Gordons are being: boycotted. Mr. De Lias has engaged Mr. Wybert Reeves to play a season at the Theatre Royal. The case of G. S. Jakins v. the Government, a claim of .£6 0 for loss of water frontage by the erection of a reclamation ' ea wall, ended in the Conrt giving no award, ea«h party to pay its own costs. This decides other pending ca3es. This Day. Dr. Lemon arrived by the Hingarooma yesterday to superintend the opening of tho Telephone Exchange, which has already thirty subscribers. The Auckland Meat Preserving Company are about to send a trial shipment of meat to England. Dunedin, 17th October. At the Police Conrt to-day, George Rowley was charged with bigamy. A remand was asked for to allow evidence to be brought from South Australia, where the accused first married. Tho constable who arrested the accused at Christchnrch deposed ho (acoused) admitted being married to two women right enough, and if the warrant had Dot come he would have been off to Sydney to his second wife. In Court tho accused said the first marriage was not legal. The case was remanded for a week, bail being allowed. A deaf and dumb man, named Vincent, with seveial aliases, waa committed for trial to-day, on two charges of forgery. Christchurch. 17th October. The Athletic Association's meeting concluded to-day. Both days' sports have beea materially interfered with by the high wind, and the attendance was not therefore so large as was expected. F. N. Robinson won the champion cup - value iglOO — with ten points, Baker, last year'B winner, being second, with eight points. Robinson was second last year. This Day. At the general meeting of the Industrial Association held last night, a resolntion was carried condemning the action of the committee in deciding to support Messrs. Joubrrb and Twopenny, of Adelaide, in their projected Industrial Exhibition. It was also resolved, " That this Association being formed for the fostering and encouragement of native industries and productions, cannot assist or support any exhibition of products which do not come within the objects of the Association." Mr. W. Flesher, one of the candidates for Stanmore, addressed the electors last night, and received a vota of thanks. The criminal sessions of the Supreme Court opened this morning. There are 28 cases. Judge Johnston's charge contained nothing of any special character. Hamilton, This Day. Tawhiao's and Rewi's people are still busy putting in potatoes. They have now twelve ploughs at work in the township and at Mangapiko.