TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 2645, 11 September 1906, Page 4

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

FROM OUB OWI COKMSFONDIICI. Dunedin this day. THE GAMBLING EVIL. Sir J. G. Ward received a large deputation yesterday to protest against the gambling evil. The Premier was very sympathetic and promised legislation to isolate race meetings as far as totalisator betting was concerned and to restrict post and telegraph services from being used in its interest. MINISTERIAL PUBLIC RECEPTION. Sir J. G. Ward and the three new Ministers were accorded a public reception in the Wellington Town Hall last night. A LIOENSING COMMITTEE FALLS IN. In the licensing ca»« Outred v> Keddell and others, members of the Waikouaiti LicensingOommittee, Judge Cooper gave a lengthy judgment, holding that the refusal of the Committee to grant a renewal of plaintiff's applica tion for an accommodation license at Wairanakarua must be set aside. A mandamus was issued directing the Committee to hear and determine the application. The elected members of the Committee (a Prohibition Committee) were ordered to pay ten guineas costs in addition to disbursements, to be ascertained by the Registrar. MINING TROUBLES There is a lock-out of 3000 hands in the Maitland (N.S. Wales) coal mines. It is expected that the trouble will spread as there is a scarcity of coal in Australia and New Zealand. The price to the consumer in both countries is expected to advance. FLOODS IN VICTORIA. Great floods followed heavy rains in Victoria. Townships were submerged. Thousands of live stock were drowned. The Flemington race track was covered. The suburbs of Melbourne were deluged. The police were busy all night rescuing people.