SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Thames Advertiser, Volume XVI, Issue 5186, 5 June 1885, Page 3

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

[Pan Press Assooiatiox.J j ' ■.-■-.:■ , ■ ■Auckland, Thursday. ' The City East Licensining Committee renewed all licenses for'ono bar in each' hotel only, and made an order foritho removal of all, partitions in bars, The Arclihili Committee'renewed all licensee in- their district,'' but intimated- that if elected next year they would close all licensed houses. ■.;.■.■ ! '.' , . Wellington, Thursday.

The Militia officers who have had their commissions cancelled are to bo placed on the retired list, from which they may qualify for the'activo list if desirable.; The body of ii mail iva's..discovered near the refrigerating Works this morning/and has .not .yet been identified,. It is bolioved to be that:of a'fireman belonging' to ; the steamer Tiri. . \; : ■ The j man Davis, . concerned ' .in' Uhe jewellery robbery, has bsen remanded till to-morrow. .■ . ~: "\-. '.; . j ; Ail Ordor-in-Cbu'nuil fixing the fees under the Resident Magistrato's.-Act; ap« peare in to niglii's Gazette. • •

J In.consequenco of the. short stay of the steamer Janet Nicoll among (lie Islands, the Wellington Chamber of Comraerco this afternoon decided not to send a delegate, as he would.not have sufficient timo to make the necessary inquiries. • , i

"Captain McOredie, of'thq Wellington Artillery, has been appointed iv member of the Board of Examiners of militia land volunteer officors. Captain Gascpieine is gazetted Major in,..the,!New Zealand Militia.'- ; ■-'.;'■■,■'■"' ':■'■■■'. •"■; '.',

, A man named.Nicholas. Briqrtson threw himsolf off the Railway Wharf and refused any . assistance to help him:-out, declaring that ! ho Was tired of life. IHe was, however, ultimately '.got out land locked up, but was subsequently removed tp.tho hospital for medioal.aid. , ; ( •■ The body of a man found; near the Refrigerating Works as been identified as that of Peter Ploming, formerly, employed as cook on the Government steamer. ; ■'' '"'

.4. copy of the' treaty- between • Great Britain and the Republic: of /Uruguay for ie extradition of fugitive criminals is Jetted. V ■■•■'■•■■"••' ■•' = -■;--. :-v:.--- .--• =■. i

gazelle- i ■■■•.■■; New. Zealand war medals have ibeeu issued to tho folio wing: - Sergt, 'Aveling, Ar'roje'd ; Constabulary; ;■' Sergt.; ; Napier; Sergt. Pini, Native' Contingent; Bugler Downer, Armed Constabulary; Private Bishop, Taranaki , ; , Private Brewer, Taranaki; Private Priyato rErskine,: Armod Constabulary; Private Eraser, Hawko'a Buy; Private McDonald, Taranaki;'Private Piripi Pauro,, Nativo : Contingent; Private Hemi Kakau,'! Native Contiogent. I j

The Civil Service literary prize of i £25 for tlio best essay o~n " Land laws and their effect, social and economical upon! tho condition of tho poople," has been awarded to Mr Edward Gordon Allardyce, lately of the electric Telegraph/department. The election of Messrs Hislop ] and Sheohan as M.H.R.'s is gazetted. :

Mr Booth opened his.temperanco mission' here, to-night in, the Thoatro, the building being packed. ' The chair was taken by the .Chief Justice, who,, together with Mr E. Wakefield, M.H.8., delivered: ad- : ' dresses.•• ;• ~ . ■■;; ■; -..;• ~ j Blenheim, Thursday. The Blenheim Licensing Committee have renewed all the licenses to 11 o'o'lock, and notwithstanding tho strong opposition of the police, who. raged at the town not boing sufficiently lighted, it would,lead to the. increase of crime, the committees granted an application to extinguish a. hotel lamp at midnight, The committees were.'divided in their opinion' about the matter, but the chairman announced! that the majority considered that even assuming that Blefnheitn was insufficiently.'lighted,'i it was the duty of the. Borougli Council,' and not the publican, to light it ;

Nelson, Thursday. •: At the annual sitting,of the Licensing Committee all 11 o'clock licenses '. were granted. ' Mr J. Harley made an important representation, Ho said the Committees had the police reports for thoir private perusal and guidance, and he urged that such reports might be inspected by those; interested. He said the report might state that a house was indifferently kept iwithout going so far as makine an objection, and.that each roport would , influence the Committee. He urged that owners of

houses and, other interested, might'have opportunity of seeingthese reports, and so be able tp insist that they bo'properly conducted, thus protecting their interests. After a deal of argument, tho Committee stated that the'polico' reports,oculd be inspected as askedior.;; .'■/.',.-';■, ,'..-;■: •> ■-■• ■

:;; f,'[; : .;■;;■ Chmstohuhoh, Wednesday. - -. Aβ - the Canterbury .Chamber, of! Comtrierce Committee have decided not to send a delegate to ; Samoa by the Janet iNicoll on her first trip, the Canterbury Industrial Association has resolved'to-night to send one withthe assistance.of the commercial community. " Mr T. ■ Pavitt has; been selected for the purpose, and a telegram to that effect -was sent to Sir Julius Vogol tq-night, ~ :• : •;, i

Messrs Tamati Para, ,Tano Tikau, and Ha'me Peretere, wore the three candidates nominated at Kaiapbi to-dayj from iwhom a member will be elected r ,to represent tho Southern Maori constituency in the Houseof llepresentatives.; .The ppllirig.will tuib : place on Wednesday next. .;. ■ ■ ■] : .CnRiSTOHniiOH, Thursday. The man Allendale, arrested on tho charge of being concerned inthe jewellery robbery at Wellington, was; brought up at tho R.M: Court yesterday. ' Three watches whioh-had been', pawned in Ohristohurch were identified byMr Bash, an,employe of Mr'JenneeVas part of the stolen property, and the' prisoner was .remanded.to Wellington. .-.••.'.■.' i ; -'i

; The, directors' of the Southern; Cross ■Petroleum Company yesterday received the following telegram from their works: tt" On Friday ; last the depth of trie bore was 269 ft, boring through the same stratum. The rock is soft. Oil is showing frcoly in the rook.. Gas iu coming in such quantities aa to bo troubloeorao. ■ !

■ Mr John Holmes, M.11,R..f0r ,Christchuroh South, 'addressed his oonstitiionts to-night, and reooivod ah uhariimous vote of thanks and confidenoo, Ho promised to give the Government a general support, and strongly advocated tlio protection of tho industries of the colony. Tlio Tongariro, which Bailed this morning took .4978 carcases of mutton from thoßolfast Freezing Works.. Tho Arawa, which is now loading for her dopartu ro on Saturday, will take homo ■ 1428 frozen

sheep, the works are now busy preparing fi cargo oC 5000 sheep for tho lonio, and a llko number for tho Aqrangi. ;:.,.: Ro llio onconragemont of tmdo with the South Sea Islands, Sir J, Vogel to-day tolegraphiid to tho Industrial Association

that ho will givo their delegates tho l'roo passage propoaod for tho Chamber of Commorcft,

A littlo Dny imined Bronken, of St. was bitten by a dog a few days ugo, died from tho olFocts yostonhiy. W, Mumford wa« ucoidoutally shot

while out rabbit shooting, and died at the hospital yestei'day. ■••' ..'DnNEDiH, Wednesday. At the meeting of the Land Board'the question of Benmoro run carao up again, Mr Haggett submitting an opinion that the Board had no power to onter intojan inquiry, owing to the run being a university endowment,' and,even jf they bad the power to hold an inquiry, and they foiiud tho land acts wero being evaded, thoy could do nothing by way of forfeiture.! Mr Robert Wilson has boon appointed the Dunedin delegate to proceed to the South Seas. , ; ',n ;" At the South Dunedin licensing meeting the committee decidod to issue licoriaos with.a conditipnjiiUachod that the lioonsee allow no'person ■iiPhis licensed liouso' on Sunday other than members of his own family, lodgers,.or bona fido travellers, under soetiona 120 and 15G. Tho pqlico reported that a good deal of drunkenness existed among the women in the district. Tho. committee slated; that if tho publicans toolniptlie question*of fllygrbg selling tho committee would givo pecuniary assistance. ~.,,, , !..•,,■ '■' ■■-' i ' !:v DONEDiN ) Thursday. The night alarm to test the celerity with, which,tho volunteers would, turn out in case of a ! sridden emergency, 1 came offi at 10.30 last,night. .Tjie.signal was the firing of guns! and, thoj ringincj of tlie city and suburban fircbclls.' Withiu a fow minutes there was a lrtrgo njuetorni'tho Garrison Hull. The Port Chalmors men .were brought to,..town in a special train, and there 'was an imiiiensb turn-out of people. 804>vojQnteor8 paraded, and itliis was not vory far short of tho full strength. In i tho country districts - 218 volunteers turned out at thcirrespoctivo stations.