TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 73, 25 February 1884, Page 3

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

(united press association.) ; f jij ir. -New February 23. ■•.■. nnd Thompson, who have jast arrived here, irojn Auckland, , having com&.o,verlan4 through .the King •Vot»nVy» (sP«ak m strong terms of .the ' Tiindness ' received from the natives throughput the journey. .They saw OTahanpiat Mirotwhiao, where, Jie was " *bout to hold ajarge meetiher. ,'■ . T , . Auckland, February 24.. ! { Mr J&beVt Mpretbu, one .of the Thames "Valley Sattl'ethept ; Cdmpiny's official^ -Wai found *d;eadih bis bed at Licbfields. - JTO loc^»l entries for the colonial prize i-ifiringtniide to-night number eighty. The ..« ranges we coinpleted- i ;, t »/ ; ■< ■'■" „ . r -i ■...: . Napier, Febrnaiy 24. • ,M*- Sotton addressed - Jtois constituents Halt night. HdaVonfiily condemned the proposals' of GoverDmerit and the Ol apr)bmtmenfc :: of Ur Mitcbelson, also the of the Goverhiiient Bills, an 1 m- •'■'; tiinated that he had informed Miniateri that he wouldi probably not be a eupportet of theiTß; next eesaipn. . He looked to the . me^Jt^ptiOjn to rgturn^ men qapablo of .' forming a strong MiflH^ „ , ■;-«•* ■■■■■-■ R • ' Lytte^on, F « b, a«J. In the South E»st V^ard of the city the liemperance candidates, were beaten by '^irge ; ifla.!jorHies. ■■■■''■'[ ' ' Q < ■: ■ ■' - CHkiSTdntJRCH, February 23. At St. Albans licensing election-, and at .: ChristehurcK North* West, the temperance men .were defeated* : . j: • ■■• ; ■