TELEGEAMS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 220, 13 August 1884, Page 2

TELEGEAMS.

(united press association.) Dttnediv, August 111:■. :■ A cat show was held to-day -in connection 1 with the industrial Ex hibition. There were forty-three entries. " ' ' : . . i At Qneensfcown to-day, the defendant m the poaching case at Lake Layes, was fined £20 and costs, £8 12s. ilis" Worship, m giving judgmeut, said that he regretted. that ouly a poor man had beerf caught; j. The evidence showed that dynamite had been used evidently for the purpose of causing a disturbance amongst -the fish. InvKRO U-.GILL, AugUSt 11. Mr T. W. Glorer, of the Blue Ribbon Army fame, was a passenger by Te Anau, from Melbourne," and begiuo a series of addresses here on Wednesday evening. : v AxrcKt-ANp, August 11. i The city tramways commenced running for biro to- Jay. ;■■;,.:'• ■ \ *Thb -Triumph was - successfullydocked yestei day. .. ! A special. caSje.pf some public interest has been set down tor argument before. Justice Gillies, m Banco, on, iWeduesday* next; . ' The question iri dispute is as to whether or not th« New Zealand, Loan and Mercantile Agency Oonipany, are to be regarded as principals or agent-s in the rendering of property; tax retiirnsl Their own contention is that they should be regarded as agents arid tiiat, therefore, they should be allowed to claini an exemption up to £500. To this the property Tax Commissioner !BUongly demurs, and hence the pre- . sent arrangement: for the purpose 61 olipiting his ' ( Honor's opinion. , i Gr^ymouth, August 11. ; It has been raining almost con'tinuouslV all ni^ht, and this morning I the rireris m strong fresh. No de partures are possible to-day. The St. Kildais outside with cattle. : The member for the district, who was to have left last week, was detained ' through the death of the county 1 engineer. He is now detained, again m consequence of the weathei*^ •the route, overlaiul being impassable j from Wolleii streams, i ■-.', , 1-