TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS.

Otago Witness, Issue 956, 16 May 1889, Page 15

TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS.

-nj fl < imperial authorities "We issued a cir* revesting that great; circumspection 2d be used in admitting strangers to the frtifioations and , batteries, and. that no one jjdbfl allowed in without passes from the mmanding officer. The regulations on the are already in force, but the Governsot intend to make them stricter. Railway Commissioners have issued a hedoie of fares' under arrangement with frfs To™^* Bureau,, under, which tickets I? be issued in exchange for Cook's coupons. "^e Tohaungi chief Te Kepa, and some other T?/fcoraft chiefs have been at Te Kooti's settle* gni wjth'tHe petition to the Queen that! their uds n»»y D^'^*°red ;to 'them, tfhey, were, not Lrtionlfurly successful. in getting signatures. , Te. jj-ooti remarked that, they had sold the land and ent the money, and now they wanted the land' & again. He regarded such conduct' as j! gentleman in Wellington, who was for many ox 111 1 connected with the Police .department, inLbs the Post that 'smuggling is carried on 1 to Inch «n «te nt thitthe colony is losing revenue t thetate of £250^)0 per, annum, and expresses "pinion that increased vigilance on the part !f tie oastoms authorities would prevent a good deal of this illicit trade. An informant mentlone & cas^ where !a certain tradesman in Auckhnd was recently offered the opportunity of, nnicbM^ a *° n °* tobacco afc l 8 P er P° an(J i finded flOOlf 1001 a whaling- veasel on a part of the {Jlufc which is not frequently visited by human Id regard to jjhe Tauranga School Committee -mbroglio, legal'advice obtainedby the Auckland LL r d of Education, states that a teacher of a poblic echool may hold office as a member of a Lool commit^., , Sidney Taiwhanga, M.H.R,, was >sued at tdeßM. Court at Anokland on Friday, the 101b insi, for £20 13s Id for bread; supplied, jjuj was ordered to pay it in three months. 1 The magistrate (DrQiJes), remarked: "You are one of those who make laws for the whole colony, ( mI it does not look well for you not to pay your r^L..». mii»i , .(

At the R.M; Court, Nelson, on Friday, 10 charge ß .of breaches of the Beer Duty Act iniaEi the proprietors of Wallis.and Page's. j^ H ery— a small one at Motupipi— were.heard. ijhe charges were all of false entry. Those iniMtPage were withdrawn, as it was shown be bad ceased to be a partner. No defence was offered by Wallis to five of the charges, and a fine of 4550 in e »°h case was inflicted with costs, totalling £254 18s. , The plant and stock were forfeited* The other charges were withdrawn; Michael Dowling died in the Blenheim hospital ' while Undergoing 'an operation for cancer. ■He lad chloroform against the advice of the doctors. , DrCleghorn operated,, and Dr Nairn adminis r ted, but before the operation was over the patient had ceased to breathe. At the jnqnestthe post mortem examination showed that deceased's heart was rather enlarged &nd very pale. No blame was attached • to the medical men who administered the chloroform. The verdict of the jury was that the deceased died from i/tie 1 effects of chloroform! The OommiflsioEier of iCro^n 'Lands., a,t Christchurch has, during ;the past week, taken, cognisance of a consider abje amount of phormium tma being taken without authbrityfrom Crown 1 lindi,and wingers have r'eoei^d instructions to , report any case of the kind ttfat'comfte under their notice, as it is a breach of covenant to deal with any flax on lands leased,* £ro|B> $he Government without .obtaining nectary authority. In one case it is reported, that; a bargain had been made for flax which wasoo ground not even [leased. The 1 department heard of . it in time to i prevent this unlawful profit being made. t The Governor and party returned on Saturtday from, & shooting trip up the Wairarapa. ; They got no deer, but had excellent sport in the [way of wild pigs, ducke, &o. Letters have been received by the WeHingtpja branch pf the New Zealand Masonic Union from Masons, in Queensland, congratulating this colony upon the progress the grand lodge movement ig making, and stating that a similar movement ig being commenced in Queensland. Theß.M,atOreymouth has delivered judgment' in the illicit distillation cases. He said he had nodoubt Taylor had been making the whisky on tie premises, and made the whisky seized; but the evidence on that point was defective. However, he found him guilty on two charges— First, ' for having more than the lawful quantity of | spirits in the brewery, for whioh he would be fitted £25; or three months' 1 imprisonment; i second, for having a quantity of spirits in his possession on which duty had not been paid, holding that the onus of proof rested on de*lendsnt to show how he came by the spirits, and whether duty was paid. He would be fined on this obarge. JSIOO, or three months' imprisonmeat., Taylor was taken to gaol. The Bank of New -Zealand has shipped from HoMtika'3oo3oz of gold valued at £12,000.' Bpeaking at Eaiapoi on Friday, the Hon. B. Richardson opposed the proposal to establish Q<wernmen£ farms for relief purposes. He said | that the aot authorising the appointment of a Railway Board would not have passed had no emhen known that Government would appoint three local men then in their service as commiswners. The board, however, should have a fair trial. He considered the Electoral Bill proposed hy Government unworkable for the election of the Lower House.

la an interview at Auckland, Mr Firth aid in reference to- his affairs :•— " The Bank of New Zealand and, the Loan »nd Mercantile Company have, I claim, broken engagements entered jnto with me, thereby entailing very heavy losses upon me. This, I hold, is the diafact came of the stoppage of the mill and of fte _ sacrifice of- my trade. I intend to commence action for heavy damages in both cases. lam informed upon authority that it is intended to "lake me a bankrupt." The" R.M.S. lonic, which left Ly^telton on % 9, put back on Monday evening, with a broken crank shaft.

Thrqe volunteers— Wm. Coatello (Onehunga Nwato); Thotaas Butler (Waitemata Navate), *nd Wm, Thornton, (Waitemata Navals), were * n 6stsd at Auckland on Monday and charged 1Q respect to the reoent volunteer misconduct, Jwfiißttwo with having' stolen an accordion, 5J 6 Property of Mr Porter, .landlord of the Mercer. Hotel, and Thornton with the larceny j| a ]M of brandy from that establishment, "osfcello pleaded guilty. The oases were temanded until the 21st inst. I At the Police Court, Timaru, T. Morgan was j fin «l £20 and costs for gambling in a public Pjwe (the bar of an hotel) with dice. A bystander, who gave -the information, saw him false dies, and when the prisoner was ar.-' leaked, a die was found in his pocket with all •!>! > s'js, and 6's. For the defence it was argued 'oat the bar of a» hotel was not a public place pader.fche Gaming Act, as a public place, accordI^K to the Australian dictum, means one open to l be public at all hours of the day. The bench overruled this.

C»Urth,whßn chronic, becomes very offensive. It 11 ln ipb>»ible to be otherwise healthy and at, the •wne U me a ffli c t e d wifc h catarrh. This ■diiagreeable ■"•ew* can be cured by fctae me of Ayer'aSamparilla.