TELEGRAMS. (UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 9, 11 January 1883, Page 2

TELEGRAMS. (UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

CiißisTCiicncH, 10th January. Four men and six boys wero brought beforo the Court to-day for rowdy conduct on New Year's morning. They went about firing guns and smashing windows. The polico said they did not wish to intorfero with tho people "keeping up" the New Year, but they thought defendants had gone a little too far. The Bench thought so too, and fined them 10s each, with value of damage, which amounted to several pounds. In default of payment they will suffer four days' imprisonment. A publican of Lyttelton was fined £5 today for supplying a man with liquor against whom a prohibition order had been issued, despite the fact that the man said he had sneaked in on the quiet, in the absenoo of the landlord, in hopes of getting a drink. Tho landlord had repeatedly refused to supply him, but in this instance tho barman was a stranger, who had only been in tho placo a few weeks, and did i.ot know tho man by sight. Dunedin, 10th January. All arrangements connected with tho formation of tho Now Zealand Electric Light Company aro completed. Tho dirootory have purchased the exclnsivo right to use in New Zealand tho patents of tho Australasian Electric Light Company represented by Sir J. Vogel. Tho company is now proparod to make oontrocts, &o. It is not intended to offer shares to the public until tho businoss is somewhat established. Sir J. Vogel loavos Dunedin to-morrow morning by train for Invercargill, and leavos the Bluff for Melbourne on Friday. This Day. The German Consul intimates that Dr. Emil Biebuck and Dr. Bassott intend visiting this colony on a scieutifio mission for the German Government. Chinese diggers have found 17oz. andlßoz. nuggets, but refuse to disclose the looality in whioh they were discovered. Nelson, 10th January. Tho Nelson drapers have rosolvod to closo thoir establishments overy Thursday afternoon for a half -holiday. Tho voluntoers are being sworn under tho new regulations, but many of thoso who woro formerly most enthusiastic appear to be holding back, fearing tho stringency of the new regulations. Auckland, 10th January. Mr. Justice Qillioß has refused an application by tho Auckland Corporation for an injunction against the Tallow and Manuro Manufacturing Company to prevent them commencing business near tho city waterworks. Leonard Gash, a ohild seven years old, was killed during a orioket match on the Domain. Some boys, who wero larking, dragged tho ground-roller up a slope to tho pavilion, and lotting it go with a run, it wont over little Gosh, crushing his head in and causing instant death. Fifty members have resigned from the Victoria Rifle Company rather than serve under the new regulations. James Kay has been committed for trial for burglary at tho Waikato and Royal Mail Hotels. Fisher and Co. (Limited) have erooted tho first refrigerator in uso in tho colony in connection with the local trade. It is a BellColemon patent, capable of supplying 1000 cubic feet of cold air per hour. They have also a canning plant ror turning out UOOOlbs of compressed meat per diom. Napier, 10th January. A man named Peterson, employed by Mr. Saundors on tho Matamau bridgo contract, was killed to-day. This is tho third fatal accident, besides several minor casualties, on this bridge. A Scandinavian woman, living at Norsowood, was robbed and violontly assaulted lost night on her way home from soiling her garden produce Hor assailant had his faoo concealed in a red handkerchief. Thoro is as yet no clue to his identity. Oamartj, This Day. An inquest was held yesterday at Otopopo on tho body of Arthur Bird, who fell oft tho express train tho previous day. Tho verdict was ono of Accidental Death. The boy, it is said, was in tho opt of throwing off tho mail bag, and slipping, foil between the carriagos. v The engine of tho late train broke down in the Otepopo tunnel last night, and was delayed over three hours. Thamkß, This Day. The various volunteer oompanios hero ore endeavouring to re-organiso under the now regulations. Much difficulty is experienced by some of them in doing so, as with the small maximum strength allowod and tho number of stated parades which must bo attended during tho year, it will be impossiblo in some instances to earn capitation by the minimum of mon attending parades. This arises from tho naturo of tho men's employment as miners requiring a portion of them to work during the night time, thus preventing them from attending drill. If the maximum was larger this could bo got over, but unless tomo concession in this respect is made it is feared tho splendid corps of Navals, if not others also, will bo forced to disband.