Telegraphic.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 10069, 9 August 1895, Page 3

Telegraphic.

[tEB UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

Auckland, Thursday,

There In some speculation In Waihi Sllvertons owing to developments in the Waihi mine. Shares were sold to-day as high as 563 6d. The committee of the Chamber of Commeice and representatives ot various industries met Mr C. E. Button, M.H.R., to-day re alterations in the tariff, ao that he might be in a position to pnt their representations before the Assembly on bis return to Wellington. Representations were also made to him adverse to the Debts Recoveries Limitation Bill by the ohairman of the Chamber of Commerce,

Giseorne, Thursday. At the Supreme Court this morning Judge Conolly spoke In high terms of the ability of Judge Richmond, whose death he deplored as that of an able Judge and a valued friend. William Thomas Davey, for larceny as a bailee and forgery, having forged an order for £1, was bonnd over in his own surety of £25 and two sureties of £25, the Judge holding tbe owe to be one in which the discretion of tbe Court conld be exercised. Eru Heru Watikihl pleaded guilty to six charges of forgery, and waß sentenced to two years oa each charge, tbe sentences; to run concnrreutly. ' Kereapa Patoka was found not guilty of forgery. In the case of Heniera When no, charged with horse-stealing, the jury retired at i o'clock, but had not agreed np to 7.45. Wanganui, Thnrsday, A fire occurred ac 2 o'clock this afternoon in an old building known es the Occidental Hotel, owned and occupied by Mr P. M. Callnder. Natives occupied the front part. Tbe fire started in the back. The place was gutted. Tbere was no insurance on tbe building or furniture. Wellington, Thursday. Tbe shipping companies have agreed to oharge Id per lb for frozen meat dorlng the summer month), and |4 per lb during the winter. The redaction for the earlier months is with a vle<v to induce breeders to grow winter feed and thns equalise shipments during tbe year. In the Supreme Court to-day, Draper, for breaking and entering, was released on probation in his own recognisances. Later. The Agricultural Department baa convened a frczsn meat conference to discuss Messrs Nathan's and Obeli's propositions for August 27. The County Connclla Conference has been adjourned until the 23rd instant. Several delegates who arrived expecting it to open to-morrow are greatly din-> appointed, and will not wait for the adjourned meeting.

Tbe question whether a Btep.'ather whose wife has deserted him is compelled to Bupporb the child of her former husband (from whom she was divorced and Is still living) was deoided yestarday by Mr Martin, S.M., in the affirmative.

The decision of the New Zealand Rap by Union appeal committee, establishing an arbitrary centre of a Ecrum, and enacting that any player outside the scram going beyond it shall be penalised, which was referred back to, the committee yesterday Uto be modified, I will now read " that all players must be on their own side of the ball when it is put In the scrum ; players are not off-side when behiad the ball." Tbe former decision canned much comment amongst footballers, as it threatened to abolish w|ng play. It was arrived at by three votes to two on tbe appeal committee. One cf the majority now explains that he voted under a misapprehenejoD, and that bja vlpw Is as above.

The Gazette contains Intimation of the purchase under tbe Land for- Settlements Act ot the Maruwhenua estate, Otago, containing 11,150 acrea.

The estimated population of the colony on June 30 6h, exclusive of Maoris, was 365,365 males, and 334,110 females, belne an increase of only 351 on the preceding qnarter. Tbe excess of birtbs over deaths was 2675, bnt the loss by departure was 2324.

Nelson, Thursday. At a fnll meeting of tbe Nelson District) Law Society to day it was reßolved " That this society desires to express and pat on >^«|7rd its profound sense of the great losJTthe legal profession lv New Zealand and tbe colony as a whole have sustained by the death of the iato Justice Richmond, who for a period of over 30 years so worthily filled tbe office ot a Judge of tbe Supreme Court, ' ; Also " That this resolution be communicated to tbe widow and family of the deceased, with an expression of admiration for bis great abilities and lofty character, and their respectful sympathy with the bereaved." The Mayor also telegraphed expressing tbe deep regret of tbe citizens and sympathy.

Wkstport, Thursday. Yesterday afternoon It leaked our that on Monday last the mall sent from Dennlston to Westport was tampered with and £160 abstracted. Of this £115 were the moneys of the post-office and the balance registered letters. The bag was placed at 2 45 p.m. on Monday on a trnck at tbe top of the Coal Company's inclioe at Dennlston. From thence it reached Conn'a Creek station, where the railway guard took charge, and tbe bag was brought fco Westport by train, where it arrived at 6 p.m. It was then takin to the post-office, where the robbery was discovered. luqairles are being proseonted, bat so far ie is understood there la no cine. It is stated that the seal of the bag was broken.

CHRISTCHURCH, Thnraday, The skeleton of a wan was found on the Port hills yesterday. Near him a Kan was lying pointing to the head, and In hla pockeb were a number of cartridges. There was a balled woand In the akall. He has apparently been lying there for 12 months, and has not yet been identified, bat the police think it 1r quite probable that the skeleton is that of a man named Otto Maraoheblack, o jeweller, who suddenly disappeared abont a year ago.

Later, At a meeting of the committee of the JProgresslve Liberal Association the Gov

ernmenc Licensing Bill was discussed, m d It was resolved that those clauses referring to majorities were Illiberal, inssnuicb. aa the right of a bare mojority to rule was not recognised. The tariff was also condemned as not tending to faster colonial industries. Dunedin, Thursday. Meetings nt Balclutha and Kalbangata have endorsed the Alliance Liquor Bill, and called on the district members to support tbe same. At Clutha the meeting protested against Mr Sad Jon's apathy, as the reference to the Ministers ou ttie enforcement of tbe licensing law In the Clutha electorate showed, and nrged him to remove the suspicion that lilb sympathies are with tuooo who defied the popular will by not Immediately taking steps to suppress sly grog selling.