TELEGRAMS.

Evening Post, Volume XXIV, Issue 40, 6 September 1882, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

[ONITID PBKBS ASSOCIATION. J Christ/church, sth September!' All the pnblioans in Rangiora applied for miJnight 1 oenses and were refused. Mr. Beetham, 8.M., is still too ill to resume his duties, and will not be able to do so till November. The Chriatohnroh East Bench has granted extension of 12 o'clock licences to nine publicans, but refused it to one on the ground of bad conduct. The Lyttelton Bench, on the other hand, flatly refused extensions. This Dat. At a meeting of creditors in Alfred Thompson's estate yesterday an assignment was refnsed, and the estate will now go into bankrnptoy. By th* Te Anau yesterday, five Ayrshire oowa, two heifers, and two calves, from Mr. George King's herd, were shipped for Melbourne for Mr. Richard Gibson. Dunkdin, sth September. There were 18 applicants for the position of Gas Engineer for the City Counou. The Gas Committee will seleot five to place before the Connoil. A resolution bas been passed that the tramway steam motors are a nuisance and inconvenience, and formal notice will be given to Mr. Proudfoot to oease their use. Bishop Neville has received a letter from the Bishop of East London asking for information as to the advisability of forwarding unemployed thence, to thu colony, a move* ment having been got ud to send them to Canada and elsewhere. Bishop Neville has asked the opinion of the City Council on the, matter. * The Government is understood to be in communication with the Union Steamship Company with a view to raising a fund by private subscription among the friends of those lost intheTararua toptovide for the proper care of the TarArua Cemetery. Auckland, sth September. A man named Gordon made a murderous assault on bis wife with an iron bar. She is in tbe hospital in a dangerous condition. Price and Parker's dispute with natives over a lease of the Tnahine Block, near where Millivan was murdered, has been decided by Tawhiao iv tavour of the natives. j The claimants desired to keep within the confiscated line.

The Sydney Football Team had a littls practice at Kussell during the sUy of the Rotomabana. Owing to dissatisfaction expressed over the selection of Jewett, of Dunedin, to play in the Auckland team, he is to be withdraws, and Carter substituted. This Day. Barlow denies hiring fired the shots at himself, and states that it is impossible that h i oonld have bribed a native aa stated, as he had only £5 with him. Tv Tawhiao and Patnpntn hare been ex* amined before Captain Gasooigne, and both deny ih« previous statement that the alleged attaok on Barlow was a put-up job. The adjouraed inquest on the poisoning case oommenots to-morrow, and will probably be adjourned Utl Tuesday. Mr. Cooper has been retained to watoh the proceedings on behalf of Cleaver, the husband of the woman poisoned. Thames, 5-.h September. The yield of specimens and pioked stone from the Queen of Beauty, No. 9 level, 597 feet telow the surface, for the last four days, is as follows :— Friday, 2owt of epeoimeni, lowt of pioked stone; Saturday, 2owt of specimens, 601b of pioked stone; Monday, 1051b of specimens, 401b of picked atone: to-day, 2451b of specimens, 701b of pioked stone. There is every prospeot of the yield continuing. There is great exoitement here about the hauls, and the whole flat seaward and floaVd. Shares in the sucoeseful mints have risen from 39s to 45s in two days. Gbiymocth, sth September The Colleotor oi Customs gave his decision to-day on the wreok ot the p.s lioness. No blame is attributable to Captain Nolan it the officers of the vessel, and no further inveatigation is considered necessary. The certificates of the master, mate, and engineer have been returned. The evidenoe and report will be forwarded to the Marine Department at Wellington.