TELEGRAPHIC ITEMS.

Marlborough Press, Volume XXVI, Issue 1574, 4 March 1886, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC ITEMS.

Christchurch, Mar. 3. This rooming «bout'2o9 unemployed met in Cathedral Square and passed fb<* following resolutions * —■‘•‘That, it is essentially necessary, nay, the bounden duty of the present - Government, if it is to exist at all, immediately to establish ft Nntional Bank of is=tre ;■ That steps be taken to employ the unemployed and ttf pay them with the money we shall issue, making that the current coin t/f the realm,”' The men afterwards waited on ; Mr Austin, District Ppblic Works.. Engineer, applying for Work. Mr Austin requested to be furnUh.ed with a list of tiuir names, NeW Plymouth, March 3 About 6 o’clock this morning, when the Hawca was about 20 miles from Port* a lunatic named Kaye squeezed him*-If through the porthole of the bathroom and was drowned. He was being taken to Wellington to be sent Home in the Arawa; He was allowed to go to the , bathroom alone, and in half an hour’s time h® w&* missed. A boiy had fo be let down to the porthole nnd unlock the door. ~ \ , Christchurch, March $ The Senate of the University of 'Neiv v Zealand commenced its annual * session here toUay. There were present—Thai Chancellor, Dr H-ctor (in the chair), Hon/. Win. Rolleston (Vice Chancellor).. Sir G. M. O'ltqnke, Rer. Dr Cowie (Rishop of Aackland), Rev. Dr Salmond, Rev. McGregor, Rev. D,-Bruce, Professors Cook, Shand and Brown, Dr Chiles and Mr W, M. Maskell (Registrar). The annual re-* port of the Chancillor referred to tha eleeV tiorf, convocation, of the Hon. R. Stout as a fellow of the University in. place of the late TbeophiluS Hvalo. Rfe submitted the reports from the affiliation colleges, and a! letter from the Bishop of. Nelson pr aying for a reconsideration of', the disaffiliation of the Nelson College, The Universities Of Sydney and Melbourne would co-operate in attempting to remove the disabilities of the Colonial Medical Graduate. The accounts showed a balW ellinotoN, March 3. A d -putntion from the New Zealand Temperance Alliance waited upon the Premi- s to day in respect to the way fit which the Licensing Act is administered by the police and magistrst b. Sir Win. Fox said that the deputation had not come to ask for an alteration in the Lice ising Act, which contained strong provisions for th“ snpression of the evils of the liquor traffic if they w ere only enforced. The complaint Was that the clear anil definite provisions were not enforce 1, hut allowed to lie absolutely, dead. He called attention to the fact that the pol c and magistrates failed to institute proceedings under the Act either for the prevention of the off-nc s or for the punishment of offenders when offences, came to their knowledge. It was notori* ous that in Wellington, and, he belier-.d, all over N> w Zetland}that a large * pro*, portion of public houses carried on the drink trade on Sundays nearly as freely as on other day of the week, anu he further mentioned instances when offenders were brought before! the: magistrates and were let off without any reason. He also referred to the illicit sale of liquor in brothels, which Onagiik fcrates and tha police were perfectly . awa:eof, yet took no action. Several speakers said that this result was partially; due to the division if .authority.: between: the police and .the detective offioe,whlclr tended to prevent the administration of justice. It was stated that- two con* stabl-s who had broken . into an hotel and found a Urge number of. ing and gamb iug . on a Sunday morning were censured for the manner ih whicli they entered the Hotel, and the matter was suppressed. Mr. Stout read the dncua ment referred to, and sniff the Constable* were not censured, but the endorsinent on' the : repot t was simply for illegally :en*er-' inv the house. His opinion was that if would have, been beter had the easel been brought into Court. Inspector# Brown and Sherman denied apy disjgrgc* ment between the defectives and pptici',and refute! the charge* brought-againfct tin; police. Mr Stout having.c.inferred on many point* the propriety of- tha action of tha deputation, Sir Wm. FoX expressed the hope that it wo'tild make the police more active.-' ;'" f . W RiiLiNGTON, March 2. ;> ■ At the Temperance Conference th ; s afternoon the following resolutions Were carri-d .* —That while the immediate aini of the Alliance in to secure district poprf« lar veto, we will do our utmost to p.ro.mote the c ear understanding of the ex* isting local option Clauses, and urge upon people the fuller exercise of tbo*e powers as they confer ; That the Alliance do all in its power in giving its moral.support to the Magistrate and Police fo; ce, and others enforcing licensing laws to enforce its provisions ; That the Executive bs requested to prepare and issue to every centre of the popu'ation, and also to.any person interested in the movement In* struct ions for forming auxiliaries in tbs various districts. *