LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Poverty Bay Herald, 21 August 1879, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

[from oxtr own correspondent.]

NAPIER. This Day. Writs for the elections of Napier and Clive districts have been received. The nomination for Napier is fixed for the 29th instant ; the polling, September Bth. Clive nominations on 30th instant ; polling, September 10th. WELLINGTON. This Day. Mr. Levin, candidate for the City, addressed the electors at Newton last night, and received a unanimous vote of confidence. «':._'. Messrs Jackson and Nelson, who oppose each other for the Hutt addressed the electors of that district on Tuesday night, and each received a vote of confidence. • • ■ A supplement to the Gazette of last night notifies the issue of writs all of which made returnable on September 17th ; and Parliament formally summoned to meet on that date. The Good Templars and other temperance associations are determined to support only candidates who uphold their principles on the liquor question. Captain McKersie has been reiristated.in command of the' . Government., steamer Stella. ' The. polling of the ratepayers on the queation of raising a loan for £130,000 -for an,, additional water .supply has resulted' in favor of a loan, by 1099 as against 388. AUCKLAND. - ■ : - " This Day. It is rumored that Mr. • Sheehan will contest City East against Mr. MoCosh Olark. Robert Graham met the electors of Gnehunga last night. They declined to accbrd ;him a vote} of thanks for his address. Mr. Whyte, Mayor of Hamilton, announces his candidature. He adheres to the main features of Grey's policy ; but refuses a blind obedience. Rewi has sent telegrams to the leading chiefs of Wangaru, Tauranga,. and other places, desiring their aid to get Major Te Wheoro to stand for the House of Representatives. , . At a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce to consider a memorial from the Sydney Chamber on the subject of the American tariff, and of the desirability of securing some reduction m it, m favor of colonial produce, the following motion by Mr. T. til. Dargaville'Was carried f — "That the interest of the Colony, and particularly of this provincial district, will not be served by throwing open our markets free to the products of the other 'countries, while New Zealand products of some olasslare excluded from theirs." : ",■>■■•.. BLENHEIM, : •-:■•■.• .|- This Day. Mr. Ingles opposes Mr. Saunders for the Cheviot district. Ingles avows himself a supporter of the Ministry. '"■ ■ DUN^EDIN. This Day. A meeting was held last night, at which it was decided to form a Liberal Association. There was a narrow escape - from collison on the Southern line last Friday. The Express from Dunedin met a first train from Invercargill on a single line of rails near Mo^giel. Fortunately the line there is straight, and the drivers saw one another, and were >able to pull up m time to avoid accident. ■ • . ; An enquiry is being held into the matter, ' ' WANGANUI. This Day. Mr. Ballance addressed a meeting" on Tuesday night He defended the Government. ' He said that only recently the North Island had received anything like justice m getting a share of the Public Works expenditure. The Land Tax fell on a class well able to pay, and who were doing no good to the country by their occupation of the land. He was m favor of establishing an agricultural Bank to assist small landholders. He 'opposed Bible reading m Schools. The v State had nothing to do with religion. . The greatest care had been taken m reference to future loans. The present crisis would soon pass over, and he already saw signs of improvement. A unanimous vote of confidence was accorded.