TELEGRAMS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 1017, 9 August 1883, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

[per press association.] The Liauor Law. Auckland, To-day. olice are pressing the anti-Sunday liquor law. Mr Gilliander, of the Pacific Motel, was fined LlO to-day for a breach. The'PWsco Mail; Aoablegram reports that the Australia with the outward ’Frisco mail, arrived on the 7th, two days ahead of contract time. dj Auckland Regatta. The Secretary to the Regatta Committee written to the Australian Tacht Clubs stating that a prize of L2OO will be offered at ‘ the ndxt regatta, if any yachts will ooipe, over to compete, for it. The Dock Plans. Mr McDonald, 'engineer to the Harbor Board, has returned from Australia. The dock plans were approved by the consulting engineer.

Joined the Majority. Wellington, To-day. Captain Gifford, a well-known mariner of, Dunedin, who was injured while stepping off a tram oar on Sunday, died from ll'e in juries in the hospital ■ yesterday afternoon. An inquest will be held. ‘ The Salvation Army. - ' Dunedin, To-day. At the City Police Court Captain Burford was | summoned for obstruction in allowing Salvation Army prayer in the Octagon. He was fined Is, without costs. Mr Denniston gave notice of appeal. 'j, 'The British King’s Arrival. The British King reached the Heads at 6 o’clock, and was berthed at Port Chalmers' three hours later. She has 2,000 tons d cargo, two-thirds of which is for this port. She brings 50 passengers. Mrs Miller, steerage passenger, died. The actual steaming time was 43 days 10& hours, and the best day’s work 833 muss. The Prospecting Licenses. ■ J " Christchurch. To-day. it the Waste Lands Board meeting today s large number of applicants for prospecting'licenses were disappointed, as tbeyare postponed till Monday. Tfce Oh«drmiririmflonnced ! the holders of licenses to prospect forfeited them if they trdMtfeß4nthemiliis'd that future licenses would-beforonly 100 acres, and that leases ■/ wopld be for 60ft by 60ft, except in the «US of prospectors, who would have ten tfmW 1 that ' quantity. The question whether th# folders of. prospecting licenses are ; to be Considered prospectors • to be decided on Monday.