Telegraphic.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 9539, 27 November 1893, Page 3

Telegraphic.

[FKB UNITED PEESS ASSOOIATION.)

Auckland, Saturday.

Colonel Fraser has retired in favor of Mr W. Kelly for the Bay of Plenty electorate.

Latbe.

Mr Cad man addressed the Waikato electors at Hamilton East last night. The meeting waa very lively. The following questions were asked : "If returned will yon have tbe charge that was laid againßt yon by Mr Kres cleared up ? " Answer : "It is not a question for me to ask for an inquiiy into, but for those who accuse me. So far as lam concerned you will see by Hansard that I wanted it made before Mr Rees made tbe charge against me. I have faced a full inquiry, and it is for those wbo make the acensations against me to ask for ony further inquiry." Question : " Was it trne the property tax had not been paid on £1000 a year royalty for seven years received hy (.adman and Smith?" Answer: "The tax had been paid regularly. Mr Kees'a statements were a tissue of lies from beginning to ond." On a vote of confidence being moved there waa great uproar. An amendment wns moved ot a vote of thanks only, but the chairman declared the motion carried, and tbe meeting broke up in disorder after having lasted two and a-half hours.

Ernest Lewis ior evadlug tbe payment of Customs duty on come jewellery wos to-day fined £100, reduced fo £25, and the j wellery, worth £40, forfeited j in default one month's imprisonment. A man, name unknown, fell off the Waikat3 up train near Pnkekobe when roundim.' a cuive. He was brought to tbe Auckland hospital suffering from concussion of tbe brain. He iB supposed to have come frora Coromandel.

To-_ay the German cruiser Bnzzard arrived from Apia (Samoa). Affairs were all quiet iv the group when she left. She bas come here to be extensely overhauled and repaired, and- her stay in port will extend over some three months. Sbe is to be placed io the Calliope dock. Captain Flchtenbolfer retains command of

the vessel, but ber officers, eneineers, and most of the crew only joined the vessel last month iron Germany. Tbe carnival of the Auckland Amateur Athletic Club was held to-day In the Domain, There were about 5000 people present, Tbe following are the results : — 150 yards maiden, J. E. Crammond 1, J. Mercer 2, J. A. Rogers 3 ; time, 16 2-sth sec. One-mile bicycle handicap, A. A. Daviea (100 yds) 1, W. Pilklngton (60yds) 2, W. Pbipps (60yds) 3j time, 2mln 52ise_. One-mile walk handicap, J. Bottom (180 yds) 1. T. F. White (60yds) 2, A. F. Button (scratch) 3 ; time, 6mln 55 2-sth sec. (Burton's performance was

one tenth second over the record.) Three

mlie bicycle handicap, E Reynolds (.cratch) 1, H. Nicholson (225 yds) 2, C. Surman (135 yds) 3 ; time, Smin 55 l-sth bpc. 100 yards handicap, F. Bart (9Jyds) 1, J. F. Hackell (syds) 2, and F. Wilson (lOvds) 3 j time, 10 'cc. Half-mile handicap, L. S. Atkins (65yds) 1, G. S. Frost (50ydB) 2, N. Barton (45yds) 3 ; time, 2mln 3 4-6 th p.o. Quarter-mile bicycle handicap, H. H. Darce (40yd.) 1, A. Coubrough (25yd. ) 2, W; Pilklngton (35yds) 3 ; time, 36 2- sth spc. One mile handicap, G. Bradham (65yd. ) 1, F. Atkins (120 yds) 2, J. H. Short (70yds) 3 ; time, 4mln 48sec. One mile bicycle handicap, E. Beynoldß (scratch) 1, W. Pilklngton (100 yds) 2, H. Nioholson (75yds) 3 ; time, 2min 47 3-sth seo. 120 yards handicap hnrdle, E, L. Laurie (2yds) 1, J. Brodie (Iyd) 2, W. Martin (10yds) 3 i time. 17 2 stb sec. 250 yards handioap, F. Bnrton (19yds) 1, T. F. Wilson (20yd«) 2, F. E. N. Gaudln (4yds) 3 ; time, 26 2-6 th sec. Two milos ladies' bracelet bicycle handicap, E. Reynolds (coratch) 1, A. A, Davies (290 yd.) 2, W. Pilklngton (200yd_) 3 ; time, smin 45.e0 j wan easily by halt a length. Two mile walk handicap, J. A. Creamer (150. ds) 1, Burfoot (300 yds) 2. H. N. Cossar (360 yds) 3 ; time, 15min 20 3 Sth sec Quartermile handicap bardies, T. F. Roberts (syds) 1, W. H. Martin (scratch) 2, H. B. 801 l (10yds) 3 ; time, lmin 4sec Fivo mile bioyole handicap, E. Reynolds (scratch) 1, H. T. Surman (lO.eo) 2, W. Pilklngton (75seo) 3 ; time, 17mio 3 3 sth seo. (Reynolds gets the victor ludorum prize in cycling,) High jump. R. Hall and P. J. Hackett dead heat at Sft Sin. Qaarter-mile hondicap, T. Roberts (.cratch) 1, H. B. Bnll (4yd.) 2, C. Hesketh, jnn. (20yds) 3 ; time, 54 2 Sth Long jump, F. E. N. Gaudin 20ft llin, I not pressed.

Sunday. One of the orew of the steamer Coromandel bas tbis afternoon identified at tbe hospital the man who fell off the Waikato train as John Swaney, miner, of Coromandel, He - was on his way from TeA.ohAto Coromandel. He still lies in a state of unconsciousness.

Hawera, Saturday. There are 2620 names on the Patea roll, inoludlng 1490 women.

Wellington, Sotnrd .y. The Turnic.nga section of tbe Rotorua railway, nineteen miles loog and reaching within eight miles of Rotorua, was opened yesterday without formality. Last week It was reported to the police that an infant named Kauckey, living with its mother in Courtenay-place, was dying, apparently of starvation. A doctor visited it, and said it bad been neglected and conld not live long. The child was taken from the mother, but It died yesterday, and the doctor refusing to certify as to the cause of death an inquest j will be held. .

There are 1350 polling booths this year ns ngaiast 945 at the last election, th.re being 728 io tbe South Island and 622 In the North. There are 230 booths In the Maori elections, as against 211.

Tbere are 3987 names on the Otaki roll, Inoludlng about 950 women.

Sunday.

Tbe Hons. the Premier and the Post-master-General returned from the South this afternoon. Mr Ward leaves for Napier to • morrow morning, and will deliver a political address there in the evening The Premier will probably speak in the Opera House here to-morrow evening.

Christchurch, Sunday. Mr Seddon addressed a publio meetiog in Matson's horse repository last evening. Several thousand people were present, the meeting being the largest ever held in Christchuroh, The speech was mainly a repetition of that given in Lyttelton and in the Southern centres Tbe polioy of the Government would be to open up land and foster industries suited to the various dlstriots of thb colony. A unani mous vote of thanks tb the Premier and to the ' Government was passed; Mr Ward aud Mr Reeves, wbo were present, had a good reception, At tbe beginning of the meeting there was an attempt at interruption which was apparently organised, but the interruptors were small in numbers, and tbe attempt was soon discontinued, "

TiMABU, Saturday.

The South Canterbury Refrigerating Company's annual report states that there were put throngh the works during the year 08,426 sheep, 48,375 lambs, and 16,000 bares. The net profit, allowing £1489 for depreciation, was £1084, and a dividend oi 6 per cent hao been deolared, oarrylng forward £277. Offers have been recoived from Messrß Nelson Bros, to lease the works for three or Aye years at £3000 a year net. From the Islington Company the samo terms are offerred, with an indefinite offer to purchase during tbe term. The meeting of the company has been adjnurnpd for a fortnight, and both companies are to be asked for a straight out offer to buy, or for a compulsory purchasing clause.

Oamaru, Sunday.

The nnmber of electors on the Oamaru roll Is 4142, 2604 being males and 1638 females,

Dunedin, Saturday.

The following are the number of persons on tbe Otago rolls ,*— Waltaki, males 2490, females 1114, total 3604. Waihemo,

males 2539, females 1357, total 3886. Waikouaitl, males 1077, females 1250, total 3327. Dunedin, males 0303, females 7633, total 16,936. Caversham, males 1950, fema'es 1549, tct*l 2499. Brnce, males 2024, females 1200, total 3224. Tnapeka, males 2526, females 1162, total 3688. CI a tha, total 4119. Mataura, males 2506, females 1698, total 4104.

Sunday.

Mr H. S. Fish addressed his first meeting of electors at South _ Dunedln last evening, There was at times considerable uproar, and Mr Fish was subjected to a good deal of interruption, but be was able to finish his speech, He claimed that be had been consistent throughout the last Parliament, and that it was the Government who had departed from tbe principles upon wbich they took office. A motion of thanks and confidence was declared carried by the chairman, though more bands were hold up against than for the motion,

INVERCARGILL, Sunday. John Hinchey, a farmer at Fernhill. Benmore, was killed at the Invercargili station yesterday, bping run over by the train by which be intended to travel home. There is quite a confilot of evidence as to how the affair occurred. Some say that Hinchey was on board tbe train and fell off aB it started, but a man who was on the platform adjoiulng that from wbich Hinchey fell says that Hinchey arrived late with two awkward parcels, then ran a few yards alongside the train, making as if to throw the parcels aboard the train, and then changed his intention, tuoked the parcels under bis right arm, and grasped the standard of a carriage with his left hand, but he was twlched off his feet and fell on the rail between the carriages. Hinchey, *)>ho was an elderly, heavy man, was fearfully mangled, and death wos instantaneous,

The Invercargili electoral roll bears 4664 names, 2688 being men and 1976 women.