TELEGRAMS

Southland Times, Issue 11751, 2 June 1891, Page 2

TELEGRAMS

(Per Press Association)

AUCKLAND, .Tone 1. Some of the friends of Mr W. S. Allen intend to petition Parliament to remove the disqualification imposed on him by the judges in the late To Aroha election petition case. At the request of the president of the Auckland Typographical Union Mr Shera intends to communicate with the Government asking that Auckland printers out of work should share with the Wellington printers in getting work at the Government printing office during the session. The man Flock, charged with the murder of Veitch at Wairoa South, is to be examined as to hia sanity on behalf of the defence. The City North Licensing Committee declined an application that the United Service Hotel, which adjoins the Opera House,Rhould be permitted to remain open till 11 o'clock. They stated that the committeejwould grant 1 1 o'clock licenses if the law were altered so as to provide punishment if houses were kept open after eleven, but in the present state of the law 11 o'clock licenses mean that the house is kept open till midnight. WELLINGTON, Juxe 1. The custom returns for the past month total LI 15, 164, Auckland contributing L 23.09 6; Wellington, L 24.943 ; Christchurch, L 16.357; and Dunedin, LI 9,644. The previous month's total was L 132,036 and that for May, 1890, was L 127.165. The beer duty for the colony for last month was L 4034, the returns for the principal centres being— Auckland, L 978 ; Wellington, L 452 ; Christcburch, L 70 6; Dunedin, L 892. For the previous month the total was L 4998 and for May, 1890, L 4400. CHRISTCHURCH, Junkl. The City Council have decided not to go in for electric lighting as their contract with the Gas Company precludes them from adopting the electric light for about eighteen months. WESTPORT, June 1. A six-ioomed house at Waimangaroa, owned and occupied by Joseph Ewart, was burnt at midnight on Sunday. The house and furniture were insured for L3OO in the Phcenix office. The export of coal for the week ended Saturday was 3774 tons. DUNEDIN, Junk 1. On Saturday the Alhambra defeated Tftieri Football Club by 6 points. Dunedin beat the Union by 7to 4. Kaikorai defeated the Pirates by Bto ?iil. The Rugby Union has suspended the Warehousemen Club for a fortnight for having played with members of other clubs against Oamaru. The Sew Hoy Big Beach dredge has obtained 72 ounces for a week's dredging. The sale of Crown lands on Saturday attracted a large gathering. Bidding was spirited, particularly for pastoral properties and sections at Herbert. Mr Seddon has received numerous deputation as Naseby, but mainly on local matters. He oaid the Government was impressed with the absolute necessity of encouraging mining, and that they were taking steps to stop the exodus. The Roxburgh Amalgamated Sluicing Company obtained 200 oz. of gold for the past four weeks. The Company appear to have struck an old river bed, and there is said to be indication of the stuff becoming richer. The Island Block Company are said to have had a return of 200 oz. for eight days' work. Mr Carew, R.M., to-day gave judgment for the plaintiff in a case brought against one of a number of men employed in a i>oap factory for four parts of Bretts' Early History of New Zealand ; as he did not consider that the evidence of fraud was substantial enough to do away with the force of the signed document, and there was no evidence that the men were prevented from reading the printed document. [The defendants alleged that they had been given to understand that the coat of the work would be 12s 6d, whereas that sum represented the value of one of the four parts only.] _____^_______