TELEGRAMS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue 7543, 19 August 1902, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(PBR PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

Nblson, August 19. The Acclimatisation Society supports the proposal to allow licensees to enter private property. It was deoided not to declare the fishing season open till the amending bill is prosed.

Dunedin, Auguat 18. As the north express was leaving this morning, Edward Robinson (Auckland) and 'Frederick Lund (Timaru), two returned troopers, were arrested charged with stealing from a Crimean veteran, John Mitchell, of Palmerston, two war medals, a silver watch, and 20s in silver.

Wellington, August 18. All the Britannic'a and all the Orient's invalids show improvement.

At a meeting of the Trades and Labour Council on Thursday a motion for the formation of one Federation of Labour for the whole colony will be discussed.

Cheistchdech, August 19. The relief ship Morning will sail for the ice in December, and search for the records of the Discovery, and, if found, will assist to extricate her from the ice. If the expedition has not wintered on the East Coast of Victoria Land, Captain Colbeck is ordered to proqeed east along the ice barrier to the plaoe where he landed in 1900, as Captain Scott was to leave a record on the ioe there if possible. If the Discovery is not found Captain Colbeck returns to Lyttelton and awaits instructions.

The No Lio enso Vigiance Association has been formed in the Avon district to resist anticipated attempts to introduce licensed houses into Linwood borough, which is in Avon, and in which there are no hotels.

Bishop Julius, speaking at the first meeting of the Association this evening, said that he wanted to vote for State control, but was not allowed to do that, so would vote no license. He would rather die than vote continuance. Though bis party held different views in regard to prohibition, it was at one in voting no license at the coming election*

Pahiatua, August 18. William Mitchell, manager of Rouse and Hurrell, was yesterday struck down by a paralytic stroke. One side is paralysed, and he is very bad.

Thames, August 19. The Thames High School Governors find themselves in a peculiar position. Several leases have fallen in, and the arbitrators appointed to decide the amount of compensation awarded a thousand pounds to the tenants. "The Board has but half that amount available,- and is unable to utilise the land for a loan. It has been decided to ask the Government to pass the necessay legislation to enable the Board to extricate itself from its present financial position.