WELLINGTON NEWS NOTES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10423, 22 April 1897, Page 5

WELLINGTON NEWS NOTES.

[IIY TK.T.HttKAPII. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.! Wellington, Wednesday. THE CONVICT CUEMIB. It Is rumoured that the case of Chemis is reserved for further consideration. It ie probable that his case may be remitted with a recommendation for the clemency of the Crown. It is undoubtedly expected by those who have interested themselves on this man's behalf, that) he will be released "in June next," A great number of persons have petitioned for the release of the prisoner upon tho grounds that the circumstantial evidence brought forward at the trial was insufficient to establish his guilt to the exclusion of other possibilities.

VINE CUTTINGS. TheAgricultur.il Department planted a large number of fine cuttings last year, at the Momohaki experimental farm. The result his boen a decided success, and cuttings are to be distributed throughout the colony. THE SUPURBS ELECTION. The following affords a very apt illustration of tho sultry character of tho present contest. The united Temperance Coramittee passed the following resolution at their meeting last night!-" That this meeting protests against the action of the .Wellington Trades Council in attempting to diotate to the workers of the suburbs as to their choice of a candidate, and wonders especially that it should declare for Mr. 0. Wilson, after the insult he has offered to its president, Mr. Andrew Collins, and calls upon all true Democrats ±0 support Mr. A, R. Atkinson as the lib;unci) supporter of popular rights with Frtoard to the liquor traffic and all other irfitters." The possibilities of the election an'about equal, and there is considerable bitting on the result. 1 FRUITGROWERS. Tho Department) of Agriculture complain that the fruitgrowers of this colony are not manifesting the alacrity expected of them in connection. with the Intercolonial Fruitgrowers' Conference to be held at Brisbane in June next (18t|i). Nominations for ; selection will bo rccoived for ton days from I this (late. The Government will tend two official delegates to the Conference and two delegates from the Fruitgrowers' Associations. The actual travelling expanse* of the growers' delegates will be, defrayed by the Government. > After ten days no further nominations will.be received. • ~.\ n u THE OBSTRUCTED.RAILWAYS. ; | '• Travellers have expressed some apprehension of proceeding on their journey North by rail. The Maiiawatu Railway Company have notified 1 that) passengers ran now get through to Wangan'ui 'and ' Napier in ' one day, Wanganui lie reached by train from ' Wellington to' Palmerston, thence by coach: arid : ferry:' to Greatfordi'atjd' by j rail -to Wuiiganui. Napier is readied |by train to Kuikora; thence by coach, ferry, 1 and train to Napier.- ' ' . ■:\i .ta-ft.r.)——— . iKt'i: m