SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Thames Advertiser, Volume XVI, Issue 5185, 4 June 1885, Page 3

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

[Per Press Association.] t • Auckland, Wednesday. Mr Wm. Kelly, the unsuccessful candidate at 'the late Tauranga election,' has instructed. Messrs iHoskethadd Richmond to'prbceod by petition against 1 the return' ;pf Mr Sheehan; on the ground of• cor iruptpractice's;' '.'Numerous ;'allegations j of bfeWches of the;Act ! will be made.' : :i -1 './.At '''.'the'";.adjourned; ', meeting \ the Nbftherh ".Steamship 1 Company, ttib'report and'balance-sheet was adopted.,/;-Messrs, ,Oruickßhank, ; Frater, and MoFarlaho were, re-elected directors, i The aocountsjshdw'ed that the reason why .the company ' was hot paying iwas; because the. :trude i,pf the port to which their steamersnveremnr; r nirig hadf not increased bb rapidly ; as| the company ii'ad Been providing for.'^ v; | 'i. .John McGregor, the. new Harbour Board' Engineer, lias submitted to tho Board an extensive', scheme of harbour improvements;' "" ~....;,, v ; ... ..</ -,■; !•,:_• \ ...Colonel Haultainlbft, by the Manapoiiri torepresent. New Zealand .at.the:welcome of the New South„Wales cbntingent,on ! ite< return from the ;Soudan.-. ■■. -wr,-. ...to | ■'>'■"/■ At a meeting • of the > Auckland "Eresby' tery, the following resolution was carried unanimously:—"The Presbytery haying reason to believe that the Rev. T. ! W. Dunn has not availed himself of ''.tli6' : Jeaye granted by tlie''Presbytery on' the Ist February for ; 'six ,mpntb.s to"visit Scotland,' butho'isstiliin New Zealand;itisresolved to adjourn till tho first Wednesday and that intheeve'Dt of the Clerk finding he is still in Now.Zealand ho,be instructed to cite Mr Dunn to appear at the saidi meeting in-July; l '-- 1 ! ,;./:;:"■ ;- ! t!.-:HJ: •?(■:■' i 'Sailed:' Manapouri for i ; The ' Tarawera arrived from Sydney to-day. ■''■■[•''■' AiJ - ' Patrick Rice', a railway labourer of Opna, Bay of Islands, left Cairns' Hotel in a boat on Monday, night. , o The.boat; has been found ,bpttonv.upwards, and,. Rice js still 'raißßing,,and-believed ,to.;;be:drown.e''ij.| A coat and a bottle of beer.was found in; the boat;l'-He :■ leaves a'wife('and', three children. 1 ' 1 ' 'f -; ; n ' ; '-" Ul:[ • "''•'■'■ •&?'*]. ... ! 1: ■ ; '-'Wellington, Wednesday;.'., At a; meeting of the Bambton'Licensing Committee,'the'licenses'of Hotels' wjiicli, previously'.had midnight licenses were reducod to olevon o'clock,'whilo three applications were adjourned for a fortnight, to enable enquiries to bo ,be made as to. the suitability of the buildings. , -..■ • '~'. .... Nelson, Wednesday. The total results of the Waimea,election, which ; had caused greatexcitement, show Kerr to have a,majority of.three votes.- The numbers are: Kerr, 253; Franklyn, 250; White, 95; Denokerj 92; Wastnej, 60'; Pipor, 33. Mr Korriaa Government supporter. '- • \ WANQANUIr Wednesday,': Mr Bryce,M.H.R.'for Waitotara, spoke to-night mucli tho Bame as at Wavorly; A vote of thanks and confidence was passed. ' Christchuroh, 1 Wednesday. ,; Joaoph Spencer and William Colons, two A.B.'abf the .ship Soiiker. were;con-; vioted at tlie.Lytlelton R.M. Court to : diiyj ! ■of'broaching''cargo,;and sontonced to six months', hard labour each. y ' ■ : ' > 1 '~_ Pivo children in a family, at Sydenliaui|; wore taken suddenly ill. last night after partaking of, a meal of new broad, butter,

cheese, and tea. Thoy were attended by Dr Thomas, and are all now pronounced out of danger. It is considered that sorrie of the food might be poisoned, and the police are inquiring into the matter. T It; is Btated'thatHhe policV'here have obtained; some information ariothewhereabouts'pf'the built of the jewellery^stolon from Mr'June's'«'Bh6p ; 'i'n'WellingtOD,an! also to those who,are supposed to be Allendale's •'acCbmpJices jn the crime. Allendale'wentto Wellingtoniiii''custody %t6.mght , B;Bteamer; ; ' .'«»,_ ..{ Wednesday.' i wSn'SK his seat in the. House of Representatives.-: ;• ""-.;•""""•" -"'"Donedin,-Wednesday. \Miss Sperry3f,'< Wellington 1 , has been entrusted with the task of painting a por. trait of. Mr M James Macandrew, M.H.R., to be placod in the University Hall.