TELEGRAMS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XX, Issue 2434, 23 May 1893, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

WELLINGTON, May 22. For the criminal sessions on Monday only eight oases are down for hearing against six persons, none of an unnsnal character. A deputation from the Council of the Journalists' Institute waited on the Colonial Secretary this morning, respecting the passing of a bill to incorporate the Institute. Sir P. Buckley advised them to have a short measure drawn up, and offered to take charge of it. He also stated that he intended to introduce the Libel Bill again. The Tailors' Union has decided to send a deputation to the Premier urging the Government to establish a tailors' work shop. Estimates will ba supplied of working such chops by piece or time. The frozen chrysanthemums sent out by the National Society of England aie on view here. Tbo blocks will be forwarded to Christchuroh uiH Dunedin, and Taemanian Society has a! o asked for them. WOODVILLE, May 22. The Rev. L. M. Isitt arrived on Saturday to conduct a direct veto mission, and was welcomed in the evening at the Methodist church by sympathisers in the movement. Last night he held the first public meeting in the drill hall, which was largely attended, and the Mayor (Mr H. Burnett) presided. Two men named James Brown and Thomas Nelson were arrested at Knmecoa for alleged sheep stealing on Saturday night Mr James Troupe, an old settler hero, was presented with a handsome clock on the occasion of his leaving the district, to manage the North British Company's butchery business at Napier. The Mayor (Mr Buruett) made the presentation on behalf of the subscribers. WOODVILLE, May 28. The Eev. L. M. Isitt delivered an address last night on the direct veto. About 700 were present. Mr H. Hill, Inspeator of Schools, ocoupied the chair. At the close of Mr Isitt's address, Mr Jas. Taylor, J.P., ex-member of the Licensing Committee, attacked Mr Isitt's position, contending that the Scriptures justified the use of alcoholic drink. Mr Isitt replied, and challenged Mr Taylor, as a Liberal, to say whether be would agree to the matter being placed in the bands of the people, but he deolined to give a definite reply, and Mr Isitt charaoterised him as consequently a sham-Liberal.