NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS

Grey River Argus, Volume LVIL, Issue 10520, 4 October 1902, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS

[per press association."} Hokitika, Oct 3. The loan-proposals for LI OO, OOO for drainage and other works were carried by a majority of fifty, the voting being 201 for and 151 against. . The strong feature of the polling was the larger , number of women voting. [ Timaru, Oct 3. Frank H Smith, an Albury sheep . farmer, the defeated candidate in 1896, r haß announced that he will contest the p Timaru seat at the coming election. , , Dunedin, Oct 1. ' An important decision was given by Justice Williams to-day, the effect of r which is to make it penal for a prohibited person to enter^anyjjicensed

premises in the colony. The case was an appeal from the decision of Major Keddell at Oamarn, who had dismissed against a prohibited person for entering licensed premises outside the district in which the order was made. His Honor thought that the offence against section 36 was committed and respondent should have been convicted. Dr Gordon Macdona'd has with drawn his Candida ture for the city a the general elections. Kew Plymouth, Octabor 3. The Supremo Court was occupied all day heating a case of alleged rape '•n a girl of nine years by Ricbard Taylor. The case for the prosecution elpsed and the Court adjourntd till tomorrow. $apier> October 3. At a meeting of the Diocesan Synod to-ni-liG the following resolution was parsed : " That the Government be respec fully requested to mak* provision that all church properties which are held in trust for the payment of stipends to bishops and clergy be exempt from taxation.