TELEGRAMS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 959, 2 June 1883, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

[per press association.] An Unseemly Disturbance. T Auckland, To-day. A disgraceful fracta occurred At : t£e f door of 'the Opera House tween a special constable employed by tbe° proprietor of the theatre ■ to keep 1 , Order and two leading solicitors, Messrs Browning end Earl, Mr Browning received a black eye, and Mr Earl and the’ constable were also injured. ; Thecase will probably come before the Police Court*

The Colonial Treasurer.'. 1 New Plymouth, To-day

Major Atkinson addressed a.,.-,large audience last night the Alexandra- HalL The Mayor was in the chair. His speech Was simply a repetition of the one he had delivered in the smaller distriots. A voto of confidence was unanimqnsly.carried. The Missing Surveyor.

Mr Carkeek and his party arrived at Cxenui last night, and have just reached town. Mr Oarkeek is annoyed that there should hdve been an alarm about him, and says that if'the weather had been fine he should have remained another Week. He has been at work all the time, and having arms and ammunition was net afraid of being short of provisions.; The country the party has Been over is much in the same direction as Messrs Oheal anil Robinson went through some six years ago. His party are all in good health.

Another Immigration Scheme. Or ukase. To-day.

Mr Courtenay is going Home unofficially with a view of inducing immigration to this part of the colony. He addressed a. public meeting here, and resolutions weisej unanimously passed that it is desirable that Mr Courtenay should go Home, and that the Governor be requested through; T Major Atkinson to give him one thousand copies of the Crown Lands Guide, and ona thousand copies of the Wtst Coast Reserves Leasing Regulations for distribution, among farmers’ clubs and reading rooms throughout Great Britain. . fire. Wellington, To-day. A fire broke out in ah unoccupied hoi-'* tago in the Adelaide road at two o’cldck th s morning, owned by Mr John Blandford, which was destroyed. The fire then spread to the adjoining cottage, whioh was, , occupied- by Mrs Scoone 'and which was also destroyed. Had it not ' been for the brick wall. separating •’'the cottages Mrs Scoone and family would 5 -' probably have beeu burnt to death.' ' The J cottages were insured for LSO in the South British. Nothing is known of how the fire originated. Ten o’clock Licenses. Hawera, To-day. The Licensing Bench wonlcLonly grant - ten,o’clock licenses. Hitherto twelve has- X been the closing hoar. / . n\- ' Committed For Trial. : ‘ Christchurch, To-day. y ' t • Charles Fleming was committed for trial for setting fire to his father’s house on May 24th. -