THE DEFEAT OF THE PREMIER.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2711, 28 September 1887, Page 3

THE DEFEAT OF THE PREMIER.

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. | UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION] Dunedin, September 27. Sir Robert Stout had an offer of at jj least five spats .to-day, ])ut lie atihbres ij to his determination not'to eli.terpub-' ; '' "jp® agoiri. - lii tinswer- to a Jetter' ; J'Dr. who/.offerej • tp elitfquish Bis .-s.er.-t in his vsl }■ j wiote.. can,.: J adei "ut uately-express my'.thanks toyoa'atiij ; /ffl ,j(5 others ttLo have; kindly, offered ?to ffiy^vsr : ?.X-can.;.iissiire you. Ij ; "sball' 'never fofgefc. it so. long.as endures, I'liave however're - - .". soj'lved not to accept any seat. ; . : You ' "V a R f.wung unci just entering ; the poli- _ "toA "al arena, and you must b.e- careful of I your future. If I can assist you in an: y way do not fail to ask me.: No, t oil, l must not think of resigning. I Bij mot accept such offer, but the fact thi}! t such wa3 made shall be treasured by ;jyours, very truly, Bout. Stout." A. number of gentlemen assembled in tl lie Chamber of Commerce in the afte'irnoon, when a motion was carried that those present form themselves into a committee to proceed to get up a m onster petition asking Sir Robert Stot it to reconsider his intention. Nelson, September 27.' . The great excitement .wl/ick.pre-' vaili! id yesterday in respect; to the elections has 'given.place. to-day to a- ' feeing of gonoral regret and depression consequent .on the report that Sir Eoliert Stout is not returned. Mr | Jojjm Kerr, who was elected'for ® M6tueka' by a substantial majority, teljegraphed to-day asking whether Sir Bobert would accept his scat, but lie J ■ has received a reply as follows •. First, congratulations oil-your success. " Second, many thanks to Nelson people . •' and to yourself, but I will not accept any bther seat."

THE WELLINGTON FORESHORE

f [United Press Association.] Wellington, September 28. 11l the Foreshore Compensation case Seagar v Corporation,.claim of £SOO judgment was given for defendant with costs. . MAORI PERJURY CASES, (united press association.) Ek , Auckland, September 27. |» The hear jug of the famous perjury y eases against tho five Native witnesses , | in the rape case against Wright, terminated to-day at the Supreme Court, ' . Mr Dufaur, counsel for the defence, .. has, protested against Judge .Ward Leatiug Hideo cascfe* The latter had ordered the.-arrest of the prisoners, and' to day wlien lleriatrt, the- second of the prisoners was brought up, Mrj , Dufuur intimated that as all his ap-! «als for postponement of trials till xt sessions had been disregarded, lie and iVIr O'Meagher, the other counsel >for defence,!; had-agreed they would not call witnesses-or cross examine ' witnessses for the -prosecution, as it was intended to b.png tlie matter before Parliament arid they-would retire from Court;, His Honor briefly rejoined that their clients would not suffer. The .case then proceeded, and Heriata was discharged, to come up for sentence when called upon; Mariata was also . .discharged on the same terms. ' " FIRE IN AUCKLAND. vJ _ Auckland, September 28,' Jj p . tA nine yoomed house at Ponsonby, ?$ owned and occupied by Mr Potts, has been destroyed by lire. It was insured for £2OO, and the furniture for £IOO, both in the South British. CONCEALMENT OF BIRTH. (United Press Association.) Auckland, September .28. . A : young woman' named Mary O'Connor, employed as cook at the Thistle Hotel, lias admitted that she is the mother of the child whose dead tody was found at the rear of tlie hotel pn Monday last. ' A good gardener is required for Mr ElkiDB 1 Makpral'aim. aro invited by- the Public Works Department, for 13,000 sleepers for tl)o Wellington Napier Railway. Mr T -oi)ort|e Beetham in another column eiprfifellis siiicore thanka to tlie elec-Ators-'foHhbtiiiijtjr conferred upon liim by jß^Biti' ; 'dlljotiu»' lnni a 8 their representative. Mr J. O. Valiatice'a well known maro " Roso D' Amoiiv" will visit tho colo.bratolliorao Nordenfult at Auckland tliia .seaHuu, and Mr P'. ; iV Taticreds mare Eovoko will visittlio Viowjy iinporfcetl hoiso Pjßcato ious at .Opaki,; Princess Roy.ilifill yiiifc Piirirr, Wlio is now in thoßaggitikcidiskkt JChewire-aaidto be sbiiio.fmo speci. fcis of-treea in" this difltrict. A: white ■ fine at Donets' is said to be, seven feet .throughf SntJ a rata at i)rcycrtuii is spoken of as being no less' than sixteen feet in diameter, . Messrfi Lowes and lorns announce a' , roost extensive sale of valuable furniture andoffccts, etc., of Mr W, T. Grundy, . who has .•.relinquished his boarding establishment in connection with the titate School. The sale takes jjluce on Saturday, Ucteber Bth, at 2, o'clock, on the premises Chapel-street, and the auctioneer's in- . . itructions are toquit tho goods at any sacrifice.; ■ - •