Telegraphic.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 10093, 6 September 1895, Page 3

Telegraphic.

« iPER UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Auckland, Thnraday. At a largely attended meeting of settlers at Mararetu, id was unanimously resolved tbat the Northern Railway Com■rnlttee remain in office to call publlo meetings, and keep up agitation by every possible means, nntil the Government give some tangible proof of their immediate intention of completing tbe rall- ' way to Whangarei. Cook Bros., of Whangamnmu, have captured 18 whales during the Beason. Aetst Plymouth, Thursday. Tbe football match Auckland v. Taranaki was played to day in fine weather, and before a large attendance. Id was a closely contested game and resulted In a draw, there being no score. Tbe Taranakl team, with the exception of Hughes, was the same as played at Wellington. In the first spell Taranakl was very dangerous on several occasions, and narrowly missed scoring tries, as well as potted goals, Auckland was awarded many free kicks in this spell, and nearly secured two goals. In the second half, Auckland playing with the wind,' fully held their own, although on two or three occasions Taranakl was within an ace of scoring. The game was not a brilliant exposition of football. Mr Garrard, of Chrlstchurch, was referee. Wellington, Thursday, Tbeiteefton Big River directors have signed an agreement to sell the property to Mr Guthrtdge, who represents a Home Byndicite, for £25,000. A deposit of £1000 has been lodged. Mr Mills, of Forsytb and Masters, is getting properties in hand to offer on the Home market. He has the Inkerman and Drake claims, and a'so claims on the Paparoa rat gee. Tbe Law Society has pafwd the following resolutions : — (1.) "That io the opinion ot this council it ie impossible tbat tbe work of this judicial district can he done by lees than two jndgeß." (2 | "That tbe arrears of judicial work are rapidly increasing, and until the existing vacancy upon the Supreme Court Bench is filled up, such arrears must necessarily daily increase.' (3.) "That this conncil respectfnllj represents to tbe Premier the necessity nf speedily filling np the vacancy." Ii forwarding the reflations to Mr Seddon Mr Hlslop, president, mentions that th only reason the society bad Dot brongh the matter under the notice of the Gov eminent before was that they contidere the Government should have ample time withont being annoyed by any applied tlon, to make its decision on so impottarj a question. WESTPORT, Thursday. At the Magistrate's Conrt to-day, tv, small boys pleaded guilty to breakin and entering tbe co-operative store i Denniston, and were sentenced to nix as three strokes respectively, with a blrc rod. A third boy, over 16 years, wl was the ringleader, similarly charge will be brought) up to-morrow. W. ( Morgan, late postmaster at Inangaht Junction, charged with embezzling letter containing £22, was remanded for week, bail being allowed. Christohurch, Thursday. Mr J. 6. Ward visited the Tnduutrl

of Exhibition this afternoon, and expresse ler himself pleased and surprised at its c; d tent ' DUNEDIN, Thursday. A Belling boat picked up on the Wai riogton beach yesterday indicates the loe of three fishermen, Walter Gash, Jame Sullivan, and John Gordon, who left Por Chalmers on Monday morning, and wer ceen the same day heading toward Wai '« konaiti. It is feared that they wer i- caught in one of the fierce squalls oi '* Monday. John Lawaon, of the Gridiron Hotel has been fined 40s for selling whisky oi a, Sunday. v ' L vter d A young man -named Spence was ar ll re «ed to-nlghi for attempting suicide is At the last criminal sittings Spence c charged with horae stealing, wall ad mitted to probation. As he was Potnc along the street in South Dttnedin he i. called a couple of boys and asked them tc i- accompany him to « store. There Spence a "ought a oloth«B line and gave a note to one of bhe boys, asking him to take it tc " SE 01106 ' 8 ) mother, bet! Hot to hurry. " » }°? dld hl "W fcbwevet. The note [ stated that Spenfttfs body would be found aI ° n a RUm ttee close by. Hlb mother and > j orotfrer hurrying to the spot, found i Spfenee he.agiop there. He wm out down and t,ifc en i ßto custody. Tne boat foun<J on tae beach at War- > "ngton has been Identified as the property i Of threg fisherman named Walter Gash, i Jatnoa Sullivan, and John Gordon, who it f is feared have been Browned. A pipe i belonging to Sullivan was picked up near j the boat. A search party went out to » seek traces of the men, or if drowned of , the bodies. Gash is a married man with . a family of four children, and the other S I two men ate single. i I The gold retnrns for Augnst from the i I Roxburgh Amalgamated Sluicing Comi pany la 2040z. i Taking of evidence in the Compeni sation Court, In the case of compuleorily taking Ardgown estate under the Land ior Settlement Act, was conclnded today, after which counsel addressed the Court, whose decision is expected to be given to-morrow, Evidence to-day was given by the manager of the Hedley Company and several farmers in the North Otago district, their estimate of the average ralue ranging from £7 to £7 10s per acre. Expert evidence was given as to the prices of wool and wheat for a range of years. Invercargill, Thnrsday. John Nicholas, an elderly man, was charged to-day with attempting to mnrder his son in-law, William John Kissell, by striking him with an axe. Nicholas hid been drinking, and was locked out. He burst open the door with an axe, and going to Kissel l's bedroom made, it is alleged, a blow at him, but Khaell warded it off with his arm. The case was adjourned till to-morrow morning. ELECTRIC LIGHT ON RAILWAYS. Wellington, Friday, The Manawatn Railway Company, having decided to light their express trains with electticity, and having the installation of some ot the carriages completed, a tiial was made this evening. Some directors and a number of influential gentlemen, many of whom are experts in the matter of electricity, were Invited to a rnn to Porirna, some 14 miles from town, Three or four carriages were connected to a locomotive, and at 7.30 a start was made. Power is obtained from a dynamo placed nnder the floor of the luggage van, and worked by a belt from the wheel of the car. In this car is also the accumulators, the latter precaution being necessary to ensure the lights burning when the train steps, or in the event of any accident to the machinery. To-night, after running about six miles with kerosene lamps alight, the latter were shut off and the electric light" switched on. The effect was at once apparent, and the improvement over oil generally remarked. Lamps of 10 and 16 candle-power were used, and both on the journey out and in a steadiness of the light was observed. The authorities state that sufficient electricity can be stored on a trip to Palmerston North to light the train for the whole journey, even should an accident occur to the dynamo, and it is said that the cost compares favorably with oil. The wires conveying the current are carried underneath the carriages, and connection is easily made by the insertion of a ping, much in the same manner as connections are made in the annunciators of the telephone exchange. Mr A. Turn* bull, an eleo'rioal engineer, had charge of the installation, but all appliances were arranged at the company's workshop.