Telegraphic.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXVI, Issue 9157, 18 December 1891, Page 3

Telegraphic.

IPEB UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Auckland, Thursday. A deputation met the Premier today from the Northern Kail way Leagun, and asked for the construction of a bridle road between Ongaruhe, the proposed point of divergence on the main trunk line and Stratford, Thoy urged that tho work might be undertaken out of unauthorised expenditure. Mr Ballance said that his desire was that the East Coast road should be pushed on with as much celerity as funds would permit. A Waitotara engineer had told him that he could get * much better line connecting with Weitara, the grades being easier, and he said that it would only take £150 to cut » line and have a bridle, track made. The Government) were in favor of making the road, but they had' no money for the purpose. One thing for the Government to find out was where could the money be got ? Had the League any suggestion to make ? He would, however, Tiring the matter before the Cabinet to see what conld be done, as be recognised the work was an important one,, In regard to the Rotorua railway, 'he 'asked the League were they in favor of going into tho. open market and borrowing money for the completion of the work, and whetberit would be a wise policy ? If so, he would put it before the Government. Mr M'Millan asked whether the Government would put the, first money on the estimates next s^ion for the purpose? Mr Ballance Bald the Government were vory anxicns to open up the whole colony. Re?',iy the question turned on one of font's, and in was a very oerious question. A sum had been voted last session for constroeting a portion of the line. It was the intention of the Minister for Fablio Works to push on the completion of tbo whole line. Tho point was that they had no money for the purpose, and where was it to come from ? He thought there was no line wanted more urgently completing than tho Rotorua line. MASTEKTON, Thursday. A largo dwelling at Te Ore Ore, owned and ocenpied by Mr Henry Percy, was destroyed by fire this morning. The origin of tho firo is a mystery. The iusnrances are £1500 on the building in the National and £400 on the furniture in tho sams office Wellington, Thursday. An action has been brought by some natives to upset the title of Sir W, Buller rind others to a block of land in tho Mauawatu district, but the Snpremo Court to-day ruled that tho action was barred until alter next session by the Act passed this year suspending native land litigation, Later. Mr Dell addressed a large meeting of electors at the Opera Housfe to-night. Referring to the interference of Ministers in the election, bo said he did not deny the right of members of the Government to exercise political influence, but he certainly dcuied their right to turn the Ministerial residences into committee rooms of political organisations. Ho urged the community not to accept dictation in regard to the choice of a candidate for the Mftt. Ho stood alone in the election, without tho support of any political syndicate. He criticised the Taxation Bill of lost session in a hostile spirit, ftna declared that in no pence had taxation been shifted from the shoulders of the working classes by that measure. He nlso attacked the general administration of the Government, devoting considerable time to a criticism of their land policy. Ho declared himself in favor of a system of perpetnal lease, tho extension of tho franchise to women, and the present system of edncation. In concluxion he «aid bo believed that on the 15th of January next the electors of Wellington would sound the death knell of tho present Administration. Answering questions, Mr Bell said he was opposed lo Sir Georgo Grey's Law Practitioners Bill, 1 and also to tho Friendly Societies Bill which was thrown out last session. Ho ■was a Freetrader, and was not in favor of an elective Government. He would nob , nnppert prohibition wit noncompensation. Tho candidate received a vote of thanks, R nnd tho meeting broke up with cheers tor , M'Lean and Bell. • £ Mr Justice Richmond to-day granted the defendants in (lie Eviton v. Thornton P andHenriobs libel action leave to move t to set aside tbe verdict given yesterday and enter up judgment for a nonsuit on technical grounds. Mr M. Oaselberg, of Maaterton, has n clven £100 to tho Russian Jewa 1 relief ? land. { A salisfactory trial has been made of ■ Mr James Freyberg'g discovery of an economical process of freezing, which it * is belioved will facilitate the conveyance » of fruit, dairy produce, and other similar articles lo the English markets, \ A single woman named Blrah Ramsay, ? agod about 27, engaged as a domestic Bervant with Mrs Edwards, of Mnrpby- * street, committed suicide today by A hanging. The family were absent at a d picnic all day, and on returning the do- . ceased was found suspended from a stair " posti by a rope which was round her neck. [ She was qoile dead. The cause of the S deed is not known, but the deceased wag f slightly eccentric, and feared that she was l catching tho influenza. She came to WWe- r llngton from Qeraldine about nine months y eince, J CHRisTcnuitcn, Thursday. , Mr Justice Denniston and a special ' jury of twelve were occupied to day with , an interesting case. R. T. Wheeler, of Dunedin, and A. F. Dereaux and T, G. j Knaiell, of Christchurch, sued J. R. Itandereou, of L'unedin, for £2000 damages for alleged misrepresentation. The plaintiffs are the publishers of the Mercantile and Bankruptcy Gazette, and the defendant and six others formed the New Zealand Mutual Creditors' Association, and at one time published a periodical similar to that of the plaintiff*. In 1890 the two concerns were amalgamated. Tbe defendants asserted, in order to effect tbe amalgamation, that their publication had 2500 bonafldc subscribers at a guinea per year each, that tbe association's business was sound and profitable, and that various unpaid sums of trust money were standIng to its credit in banks throughout tbe colony, whereas in truth, as tbe defendant knew, the Met ot subscribers to his publication contained over 1000 names which ought not to have been there, tbe association's business was hopelensly bankrupt, and Randerson was using for its ordinary expenses money received in trust for its elienta. The defence is a denial Of the plaintiffs allegations, and the defendant alleges that all the statements made by him about his publication and the association were made in good faith, and in belief of their truth. Mr George Harper and Mr Wilding appeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr Stout and Mr Cargill for the defendant. Plaintiffs case was not concluded when the Court rose. At a meeting of the Chicago Exhibition committee this afternoon the resolulioDe passed by the Dunedin Chamber of Commerce were approved, and a sub-com-mittee appointed to look after the exhibits in tbe various departments. Invercargill, Thursdoy. The sealing case against Rradshaw, Wad del, and Roberts was resumed this morning. Tbe two last witnesses for tbe prosecution did not appear, and a warrant was issued for their arrest.