TELEGRAPHIC.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 4297, 5 March 1901, Page 7

TELEGRAPHIC.

PJIESS ASSOCIATION. DUNEDIN, March 4. The Native Appellate Court has been sitting at Puketorakai. One case before it was the decision of Commissioner Bishop refusing probate of the will of Katerina Hape, deceased. After hern', ing, it was decided to deliver judgment in" Wellington; also another appeal from Commissioner Bishop, who had made mi order in favour of Mei Haapa for succession to tho estate of Ripcka Parahn lhaiarara. „„ . . NAPIER, March At the quarterly meeting of the Napier Licensing Committee, held to-day. the police reported unfavourably on the manner in which the Caledonian Hotel was conducted during: the last cpiartei. Complaints were made of frequent row's in the hotel, and on February 16th, after midnight, a fight took place there, tho police having to bo called in to put a stop to the disturbance. It was shown that since then a competent manage! had been put in, and the hotel was now satisfactorily conducted. After considering tho police report, the committee was of opinion that the license must be transferred within one month. CHRISTCHURCH, March 4.

The Indian troops arrived this evening from the south, and went through tc Lyttelton, where they will spend the night on the troopship. Parades are to ba hold both in Christchurch and Lyttelton to-morrow morning.

At a City Council meeting to-night it was resolved that the town clerk’s and assistant town clerk’s engagement be terminated; that they bo paid retiring allowances according to their term oi service; and that applications bo uivitejl for the positions at £4OO and £230 respoctively per annum. In the ct'se Stanford Dramatic Company v. the Union Steamship Company, a claim for £l5O damages for alleged delay in forwarding theatrical luggage from Lyttelton to Wellington, the plain tiffs were nonsuited with costs. TIM A P IT, March 4.

The Indian troops broke their journey here this afternoon, and had a most enthusiastic reception, and went north at 2.1 G. • Throe firemen of the Otarama named Ward, Hall and Purcill were to-day sentenced to a month’s imprisonment, and to he paid off, for refusing, duty at sea. 'they offered the excuse' that they were refused pocket money at Port Chalmers. At a meeting of traders it was . resolved to form a Traders’ Association for protection against bad debts, excessive holidays, subscription taxes and the neglect of shipping requirements. FEILDING, March 4. A meeting of settlers at Hiwinui on Saturday night decided to enter a united protest against the recent increase * of unimproved valuations. NELSON, March 4. It has been decided to procure a new rifle range hero ,and also to carry out extensive improvements to a drill shed. RAWER A, March 4. Mrs Winks, wife of the County Chairman, an old resident of Hawera, died yesterday. An inquest will be held into the recent fire in the centre of the town. AUCKLAND, March 4. News has been received that the Archbishop of Canterbury intends to confer the degree of Doctor of Divinity on Archdeacon Dudley, of Auckland. There appear to be reasonable hopes ■ of the Queen Victoria School for Maori : Girls being begun at no very distant , date. Already nearly £3OO has been ■ raised, one Maori lady having given ' £IOO, and ladies all over the colony are ! endeavouring to raise funds. There was j £IOO given anonymously in Auckland a j few weeks back, and about £l5O is in the Savings Bank.