TELEGRAMS.

Southland Times, Issue 4860, 11 February 1884, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

— ♦ ' (PEB PRESS ASSOCIATION.) AUCKLAND, Saturday. Mr Swanson has declared his determination to resign the seat for Newton alter the next session. Mr Peacock, the present' member for City .North, and Mr Upton, stationer, have already announced their intention to stand for the seat whenever the vacancy arises. CHRISTCHURCH, Saturday. The exhibition building was put up to auction to-day on account of Mr Gross, contractor for its erection, but the sale was a complete failure. For whole building, 700 ft 'ong and 331 ft wide, of corrugated iron, wood and scrim, L 350 was offered and refused. Finally, 50ft of it were sold for L3l ss. It will now; be dismantled and the materials sold. Mr Moss, of the Victorian bowling team, has given a gold medal to be competed for by all bowling clubs in New Zealand. Sunday. At 1.15 a.m. to-day J. L. Coster's stables* at Opawa were burned, together with three carriages and a quantity of harness. The stable was insured in the New Zealand Company for L3OO. Cause of fire unknown. iX At twenty minutes past four a portion of the Catholic school was destroyed by fire, the origin of which is unknown. The building was insured : damage Ll5O. WELLINGTON, Saturday. The Stella is about laying a cable to connect Soames Island quarantine station with the mainland. TIMARU, Saturday. At the inquest on Mr W. J. Bailey, Rabbit Inspector, this morning, the jury returned a verdict that deceased " Died from natural causes. OAMARU, Saturday. The Government intimated last week that they would cease running trains over the Duntroon-Hakateramea Railway Company's line. The cause of the cessation of traffic has been to a certain extent remedied, and the Government now announce that they will Jcontinuej running trains for another week. It rests with the company also, which owe the Government money, whether any further interruption in the traffic takes place. A public meeting of settlers was held at Kurow on Friday night in regard to the stoppage of traffic. Sunday. All the nominations received yesterday by the returning officers for the four licensing districts were made in the Blue Ribbon Army interest. Two of the districts in which only five candidates were proposed were formally declared to have elected their committees, but the other two, owing to a non-rater nominating, were declared informal. Only for this all the licensiug committees would have been Blue Ribbon .nominees. DUNEDIN, Sunday. The Railway Department ran a Saturday excursion train into the country for the first time yesterday, going nearly 40 miles for 5s return. Though the weather was fine, only 40 people went ; the start being made at 8.30 a.m. We are having glorious summer weather now, and the best anticipations are in- '■ dulged in of a good harvest.