GENERAL TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 9270, 4 August 1893, Page 5

GENERAL TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

[by TKLKrtRAPB.— press association.]

Blenheim, Thursday. At the Resident Magistrates Courb to-day, before Mr. J. Allen, Resident Magistrate, A. W. Lummas was charged with having assaulted Eliza Campbell with intent to commit a rape. The offence was alleged to have occurred in the prosecutrix's house on the night of Ist August. The case was remanded to Monday. (ißEYmocth, Thursday. A general meeting of importers this evening unanimously resolved to protest against the extra charge of a shilling per ton which the Railway Commissioners have notified will come into force on Monday next, on the ground that consignees will receive no advantage for the extra charge. CmusTCHUROir, Thursday. At the Resident Magistr? s's Court today John Allen was committed for trial on a charge of burglary. At a meeting of the Education Board to-day it was reported that 80 school committee.* had applied for trees to plan* on Arbour Day, anil that 14,845 trees had been distributed.

Tim arc, Thursday. The Education Board to-day resolved to ask the Government for a grant of assistance for repairing tho wreckage by the gale of last week, as they have no funds. The Burke's Pass school buildings are badly damaged. They also resolved to ask that the capitation for the present quarter be made the same amount as last quarter as the measles had reduced the attendance so much.

Di'n'KMN, Thursday. At the City Court to-day, Patrick Dwyer, licensee of the European Hotel, was fined £.'$ and costs for Sunday trading, and hi* license was endorsed, though the rnagir trate said if he had any option he woulj* not have so ordered.

Weixinoton, Thursday. The Pakipaki licensing case was before the Chief ./u«tice to-day. The Havelock committee had refused the license, and then granted it, upon an Order-in-Couiicil being issued validating a technical omission. Judge Pienclergast said the Order-in-Coun-cil could not stand good, as the Governor had no power tinder the Licensing Act to issue it. The committee therefore acted without legislative authority. He ordered a writ of certiorari to issue quashing the certificate. Sir Robert Stout appeared for the Maoris, who were the plaintiffs. The excess of arrivals over departure! from Australia during the month of July of 313, against 142 for the same month last year.

For the Royal Agricultural Show, which was to be held at Chester toward the end of

.Tune, the total entries were 2061, as compared with IS.xS at Warwick, 4014 at Windsor, and IS7"> at Nottingham. Amongst the entries were the following : — Horses, 509 ; cattle, 7.5!) ; sheep, 631 ; pigs, 162; poultry, 836. Tne products entered were, of cheese, SCS ; butter, 224 ; hives and honey, 130. A feature of exceptional interest at the show would be the competition for the very handsome prizes, amounting in all to £540, offered by the Cheshire Local Committee for Chester cheese. As many as 473 entries had been received for these prizes, and the total amount of Cheshire cheese on exhibition would exceed 35 tons. Eighty-five candidates had entered for the competitions of buttermakers for the society's prizes anil certificates, to take place in the showyard, from Tuesday, the 20th, to Friday, June 23rd. Twenty-seven shoeing smiths practising in the society's district 0 (i.e., Cheshire, Lancashire, and North Wales) would compete for the prizes offered for shoeing hunters and agricultural horses. With propitious weather, a very successful \ show was anticipated. / Electric Blood Renewer challenges every other remedy. Rheumatism. Gout, Liver, Stomach. Kidney, Skin, and all complaints arising from impurity of the blood, thoroughly and speedily cured. It is the marvellous New Remedy, purely vegetable, pleasant to take. Only 3s 6d. Ask for it I and take no other. Druggists, or MeGlashau • and Co., sole proprietors,