TELEGRAMS.

Southland Times, Issue 3484, 21 August 1879, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(PEE. PRESS' ASSOCIATION'S SPECIAL WIRE.)- . AUCKLAND, WEDNESDAY. It is rumored that MFSheehan will contest Oity East with Mr J. McCook. Captain Colbeck met the Marsden electors aFWaipu, 'and' received 'a: vote -of confidence. -At the Chamber :of : Gommercemeeting to:day,''for, the -purpose ;:ol considering tbe ;memofial'received frbmlthe., Sydney Chamber of Commerce on_the sribjectof the American , tariff, Mr Dargavillos motiou was canied — ! viz., " That the interests of the colony, parl- ; cularly of this provinciaUdistrict, will not be ; served by throwing open our markets free to : products of other countries while New Zealand '. i products o£;theisam"e;cl&ss: are excluded from I j theirs." \ j i., ; Mr E.-Whitaker.jmet, the. .electors, of . Edenj j at: . Newmarketij anil 'receiyed aVvote of f thanks.' '-■'--• ['_'.'' yy"'yy y [yy. \ Mr Reader Wood met the electors of] j Waitemata at Davenport, and received a vote: |of confidence. __ j ; Mr Robert Graham met the electors at; Onehunga, and was refused a vote of ihanks.j I „M|rj J!.. 0 B r j.W,hite,.,,Jda,yov „qf v Hamilton, -. an-! Enounces', )fi(is ca,ndiaa&re. .'. 'He 'ii"dner&. to l thej ~maiti 'features of ,. the' Gr.ey. .policy, but rdfusfef JJiio :prqmise..blin& radherence. '^ ; \ V..', .'.'![ /, ' V ' '; j ' !i.r.v ~twk 'WELLINGTON, kEDNESD^'! | ' ' 'J/ifiLJepii addressed o the ! electors" at *;New-J ; towd ;; last* evening., and' ; -reeeiVed 'a'^vote of . -cohftdehceii'.v'i V °- ; '^.'niu .<;> Vvyj^.i^ vvci { Messrs Jackson and Mason, candida ! tes'if6i| the Hutt seat, addressed the electors of that district last night, and each, received a vote" of confidence. f In a supplement to 'ths- 'Government Gazette issued to-day, it is officially notified] that', 'writs/for v <h'e retumvof> duly flmitified; J^isejxerAs mejnbeirsj. off jj_e_ HojikejoJj '-Representatives have been issued, and madd returnable on the 17th September. The new! Parliament is formahy summoned at noon on the latter date. j The polling for the purpose of ascertaining the 'ophfipnypf .the^citizeni > on ''the,* subject ol the proposed loan of '£i3oioM,lor"arfditionali water- supply, resulted as follows : — For il, 1099 ; against it, 398. ' ? The Good Templar and other temperance! associations have t decided to act unitedly toj give their support 'only' to those candidates who will pledge themselves to uphold their^ interest. j The inquiry* into the charges brought] against Captain McKersie, of the Government* steamer Stella, has resulted in favor of thef accused, and he has been reinstated in his; command of ner. " i The Hon. J. Johnston has presented £100* to the- Benevolent Society. | Mr Robert Greenfield, one of the candi-i 1 dates for Wellington city, addressed the electors this evening, and received an unani| mous vote of conAdeuce. I

NAPIER, Wednesday. 7 Am ofilhusiastic mtetmg as°e'nbled;at the. tho ill o to-nip*ht, to hoar Sheehau and Whicmoic. Sheehan was leceived witha?peifect ovation. Referring to the position of he.'sAid the colony was divided in ; two*coin-? pame=, which^were reaUy Liberal-- ;and C^n*^ servAtive, though the" ConservApves"*fpß;7 s JtTb,eir title, and scf when the Libevhls wauted to^fight and went to the Opposition camp, they found it all deserted anl ho one a^efteatagfights-wffi "tufued to their own camp, and there they foundsgthfi snugly -e^sgongedi#l#l!l iookiru^iwjthlt^M-iaL bilues. (Laughter.) That was hard enough, but -tbey -made inattersworse J^j&claiming-: TtliebilTies as their own, much TLaugnterT) IHe debcanted =, at J lferi'gtfi c 'dn : the Inative1 native laud questio 7 l7~he"said that~muelrof the "Opposition sliown towards the Ministiy v/Itk due'W then pc tion regard: to native-, landlm pieventrng'speculators^acqiiiTing^theni to {the^Ubiui'yxiat.'^tbe «pf_ei£^j&&h>. f the aid of t the ( .ptate,, i. officials; . To, Ms'niiu'l lhe niost s-^tisfacito'ry •.Vly/otit Of the 1 (difficulty 'was' for""the Gbv'erumentfi:o ;s uiid'4^ take s^ile of 'the lan'ct,' 1 oh' tiehM' 8^ s tM x . I natives, puttinglt^iif'to auctih^a'n^^af ill* {deducting all expenses, handing them the 0 balance. If there bad^be'erf wib^land laws in force in Hawked B^/, foi the" last 14 or H>jyfears,4he provihce- would hoVheihS verydiffeient position. -(Applause )/ .-i -.. Colonel Whitmore «pokef-«trongly in support of mduhood suffrage, and'Oagain&T Chinese imougrationl Ad unanimous vote of thk-iikVwa& passed in favoi of both speakers. jThe writs have arnved^and airangements aie— 'Nominations, Napieiy'Aiigfus't" 29k; -poll, September .8. Olive — Nobiinatidri^ August 30;- electionj -September 1 10; — — .Ji'ljfci^t ia 1 again _ talk of bunging flubr^a Ministerial caudidate to oppose Mr Ormoddf. | Olive, but it is difficult to select a man who .would run well, Sheehan having declined. Sheehan was also pressed to stand for Napier, whci c his election would have been a dead icertaintv. . ( , < "WESTPORT, Wsdnesdax? " At the lequcsfc of the lesidents; Mi*::Woblcock, late M.H R, addicssedapub.lic meeting, last night, on TLiberalism^ He refuted, the. aiguments of a Xiberal at a meeting' last Saturday night, and upon a motion for a vote of thanks being made — an amendment, that "we don't believe a word of the address" was pioposed by Mi O'Conaor. An-iiide- 1 scrioab c scene ensued, the O Connor crowd eventually taking charge of the room. Thei! Liberal- ; Association has appointed delegates to stunip the electorate. , Mr .Henry. ' i§ canvassing; but it is not decided yet who shall oopbse him." ..-■ . .' •....*..... BLENHEIM. WEDifESDAY. Mr Inglis opposes Mr Saunders for the Cheviot seat on Liberal principles^ and will support the present Ministry. CHRISTCHURCH, Wednesday. The writs for Avon and Selwyn are issued. The dates for the former are— nomination, August 2B'; polling,. -September -3. -■'•For Selwyn, August 29 ; September 5. OAMARU, YFeDNESDAY. MruW.J; Steward, the former M;H.R., has consented to contest the election. He has declared himself a thorough Liberal, but will not .bind himself to Sir G. Grey, as leader of the party. Mr Hislop's requisition and reply have also appeared, • The, campaiga may be expected to commence next week. .1' fi P, i IDU&E DIN. Wednesday. It is said that MV James Fulton will probably oppose Messrs Barron and Snow for the Taieri. A narrow escape from collision on the southern line occurred on Saturday. ' The ex*.ross from. . Dunedin, and , the first train from' Invercargill, met on the single Hue' of rails near Mosgiel, but fortunately the Hue being very straight, the . drivers saw one another, and were able.to pull up in time to avoid collision. Ah enquiry is being held into the affair. Reid is further remanded on the charge of embezzlement. The annual show of the Otago Agricultural and Pastoral Association will be held during the last week of November.' . , A meeting of citizens was held last evening at the Provincial Hotel; at which it was resolved to form a Liberal Association and take steps to secure the .return of suitable representatives at the approaching election. Another meeting .will he held at the same place on Friday evening with the same object. .