TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume IX, Issue 1699, 11 August 1887, Page 3

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

(PBESS ASSOCIAHON.)

WELLINGTON, August 11.

A warrant was issued to-day, at the instance of Jas. Cattell, charging W. R. Waters with misappropreatins; one hundred pounds, in bis capacity of servant of the City Advance Company.

AUCKLAND, August 11.

Fiji news. — Dr. Eckson, of the German warship Adler, died in the Suva Hospital of diabetas on the 4th. A movement is in progress for annexation to Victoria. Meetings have been held in Suva, Levuka. and Bewa, and unanimous resolutions were carried in each case to petition the Victorian Parliament for approval and co-operation. Strong co-operative committees have been formed in Melbourne and London.

Detective Herbert, who was Bent to Melbourne to bring over to Auckland Mr. Forwood on a charge of larceny as a bailee, returned from Melbourne yesterday. It appears that a journey to Auckland at the present season of tbe year in Forwood's state of health would be hazardous, if not fatal. Tbe case is at a standstill till his health permits of the voyage.

BLENHEIM, August 11.

A young man named Turnbull has been accused at the R.M. Court ot an assault ■with intent on a girl of sixteen. He was identified by the girl, and remanded.

DUNEDIN, August 11

William Agnew, whose persistent interference with members of Parliament had made him notorious, was to-day bound over to keep the peace for twelve months for using provoking language to Mr. Denniston, solicitor.

A deputation from the New Zealand AlliaDce waited on the Ministers to ascertain their viewa on prohibition. Sjr J. Vogel sympathised with their objects, but reminded the deputation thnt the revenue bad Buffered to a great extent, and temperance advocates should tell their people not to object to a little extra taxation. As to compensation, he felt it migbt be necessary in 6ome cases to give it. Mr. Larnach said no compensation should be given under a new Act, but if the existing licenses were cancelled under the present law, they must give compensation. The people at tbe ballot bos ousht to have tho right to declare whether or not the liquor traffic in their district should cease.

London capitalists have offered to take thy Blue Spur claims at the price originally offered.