NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XIX, Issue 6400, 23 May 1882, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

[PKESS ASSOCIATION-.] NAPIER, Mouday. Mb. Moore, formerly manager.of the Unioa Bank, on leave of absence, returned from England to-day. It is reported he will be appointed to Dunedin. WELLINGTON, Monday. The writs for the Franklin .North and Wakanui elections have been issued. The elections take place on the 9th of June, and the writs are returnable on or before the 30th of June. H.M.S. Nelson is expected to arrive here next week, and it is thought that Sir A. Gordon will make his visit to Fiji in her intead of the Miranda, as he had intended. I BLENHEIM, Monday. An awfully sudden death occurred to-day. Wm. Blick came into town in order to be present at the Agricultural i-how and act as one of the judges. As he was walking down High-street to the place where the show was being held, he was met by a friend, to whom he remarked, "I think I am going to have a fit." The words were scarcely, out of his mouth when he fell backward on to the ground. He was carried into the Club Hotel, and Dr. Cleghorn sent for, who on arrival pronounced life to be extinct. The cause of death was heart disease. The deceased was well known throughout the district . CHRISTCHORCH, Monday. Reports of burglaries still come in. Several have occurred in country districts, and on Sunday night three men attempted to break into Mr. Matson's house at Papanui, and were fired on by the inmates. Nothing more has been heard of the matter, however. . The attendance at the Exhibition up to Saturday night was 116,478. . . Mr. Weston, M.H.R. for Inangahua, leaves for Wellington to-morrow. Two hundred and thirty-four entries were received for the midwinter, show, got tip by the Agricultural and Pastoral Association, A verdict of "Accidental death" was returned in the case of a little boy named Manor,' who died from the effects of the accident reported yesterday. An application for a prohibition order, under the provisions of the Licensing Act, was made at the Christehurch R.M. Court this morning. The evidence was conclusive as to the habitual drunkenness of the man complained of, and the sale of liquors to him has been prohibited for one year. . A similar case was heard at the Lyttelton Police Court this morning. The order was granted, and the magistrate expressed his intention to deal as severely as possible with any infringement thereof.. . A boy named Maher, seven years of age, while crossing the' railway line in front of a number of trucks being shunted, fell, and one truck passed over his legs, crushing both severely. One had to be amputated". Two hundred pounds reward is offered for information that will lead to the conviction of the man who fired at Mr. John Deans, Riccartou, a few days ago. E. S. Wolfe, manager of the Mastodon Minstrels, has filed his schedule. ASHBURTON, Monday. Mr. Iress addressed a large meeting o£ the Wakanui electoi*, in the Town Hall, 'tonight, and received a unanimous vote, of thanks and confidence. The election takes place on the 9th of June. DUNEDIN, Monday. The sale of Handyside and Roberts' JLauder station is reported afc a satisfactory price to Messrs. Ross and Glendining. The sale included 24,000 sheep and 7000 lambs. • A twelve hours t;o-as-you-please contest is announced to take place in about six weeks time. ' . INVERCARGILL, Monday. The county solicitor has informed the Southland Council that, no provision having been made in the new Licensing Bill, therefore no license fees .were necessary for keepers of billiard and bagatelle tables. "