TELEGRAMS. [UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 87, 14 April 1888, Page 2

TELEGRAMS. [UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

. Auckland. 13th April. The Anokland South licensing eleotion to* day resulted in the return of four moderate and one temperanoe candidates— Messrs. Holland, Masafield, Winks, King, and Goldie. , .;, • , i Several sample parcels of ores from Monnt Aroha mine, Te Aroha., recently purohaaed by Mr. W.R. Wilson, are about' to be shipped to ' Australia to be tested by experts there, by Various p'rocesees, co as to ascertain the most snitable method or system of treating ore, to be permanently employed' at the mine.' The stone is to be taken from various parts of the property, and properly packed in boxes, so as to ensure identification, and after the most careful analysis and experiments have been made in Australia by the Tjeßt scientific' and skilled men there, the company will then decide npon I what partiqular kind of plant shall be employed, and this will be ereoted in the quickest possible manner. • „ ¦ This Dat. ¦ An nnooenpied house at Newton, owned by Wm. Haffertnnn, wa» burned down {early this morning. The adjoining house, ownedby Wm. Gregory,' was partly destroyed. Mr. Hafferman was insured for .£IOO, and Mr. Gregory for .£l5O, both in the Royal. Sir George Grey is 76 years old to-day. He reoeived numerous congratulations, and flags and bunting were flying at the] Free Library and Ait Gallery. j ' Dunxdin, 13th April. At the Polioe Court to-day, Charles Henry Williamß.'a probationer, (pleaded Guilty to the larceny of a watch. Representations were made in accused's favour, and the Benoh adopted the novel oourse of extending his term of probation for six months. • Invbrcabqill, 13th April. It is said that in consequence of, the amalgamation of offices here, Mr. A. C. Henderson, Registrar of the Snpreme Conrt and bolder of the publio offioes, will be removed to Hokitika to fill similar positions in the Law Courts there. Webtport, 13th April. Four vessels were despatched to-day coal laden, including the Geraa with 600 tons. The brigantine Zephyr arrived from Clarence River with a cargo «f ironbark timber, a portion of whioh is for Greymouth. The reef in the Great Repnblio mine has widened out to 6ft., showing good gold. Webster, prominent footballer here, leaves to join the' Maori team. The Criterion Hotel has changed hands, Mr Charl'B Lambert bavin? become proprietor. TheJate proprietress, Mrs Baker, goes into hotel bnsinris in Wellington. A local Option poll will be taken here tomorrow. It is exciting considerable public interest. The arrival of engineers to arrange for the future conduot of the harbor works is delayed until to-morrow. ' ' Mabtbrton, Tuts Dat. A thror-roomed cottage at Taneru, on jed 'by George Parsons, was totally 'destroyed by fire early yesterasy morning. > Nothing was saved. The cause of the outbreak is nnknown. The building was insured in the National for i!SO. The contents -were not insured.