TELEGRAMS.

Southland Times, Issue 8046, 29 June 1885, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.) AUCKLAND, Satohday. At a meeting of fire and marine underwriters to consider the new Fire and Marine Insurance Companies Bill, the pro:posal> to require foreign companies to de 1 posit L20,000 wag unanimously condemned. The following resolution was passed;— "This meeting consider ( \% undesirable that the proposed Fire and Marine Insurance Companies;, Bill should become law, aa they regard the same as unnecessary." : A number of the third-clas3 passengers by the 8.9. Aorangi complain re provisions, medical attention, and defective saniuuy conveniences on the voyage. . A committee of th9 Chamber, of , Oom-mt-rco has been appointed to report on tlio tarif. The proprietor 0? the Cosmopcr'i^n Hotel, the liSGOSQ f or VyWgb m$ J9^CB|i§ £

by the, Licensing Committee, has applied" to the Court for. a mandamus challenging the legality of the Committee's action. V..- TAUPO, Sunday. The electors have presen ted a requisition to Mr L. Monce askiDg him to contest the Tanranga election, and he has consented. GREYMOUTH, Saturday. " •ThQrWateFhd¥"fiß6iii's6^igU"^n'tfie*"Qdal? pit Heath Mine that it is impossible for the men to work, and it is not expected they will be able to go down again till more pump3;are pat pri. ....-..„ Satubday. J " The directors pf the Colonial Insurance Company have unanimously resolved to oppose the passing of the Insurance Com-, panies Bill, .with- the exception of the clauses relating to the formation of limited liability companies. .- . . '. A deputation from Jho temparaace people of the city waited on the Kefreehment Committee of the Exhibition relative to the vending of alcoholic liquors in the Exhibition. The Committee decided to take into conaideratibfl and make a repreQeDtatioa to the QoyerQaient, ; dHRIST^HURC^SATUBDAi Mr C, C- Bowen received a cablegram this morning from the West Coast Railway delegates stating that they were inore' -hopeful as to the SHCcess of their negotiationp. ' ; : ' ■ ■■.".''' : '-" ''. : " ''' ■-:;'- ! . '"■ . .' : ,'- : - ;;. : > ; ..Sijni>ay.; ■'' ; Laet night ;E. R. David was committed; for trial for forging entries on a 'Post Office Savings Bank book, with intent to deceive persons whom he ia accused of defrauding by canv&ssing for a bogus sick and burial association. u DUNEDIKf, Saturday. In the Supreme Court • case— N.- Radov V; the B. and N.Z.M. and A. Company, 1 judgment was given for plaintiff f6r L1600; The judgment is to stand over till the points reserved are argued.