THE GENERAL ELECTION.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 4063, 30 July 1884, Page 3

THE GENERAL ELECTION.

Auckland,., This day.

At the declaration of the poll for. Eden yesterday Messrs Tole and O'Neill, exchanged some unparliamentary epithets. The declaration of-the poll Avas also made yesterday for Waitemata, Mr Hurst being declared duly elected wil.li a majority of 474.- Mr Farnall dreAv attention to the fact that the Returning Officer had omitted to state the Kumeu returns. Mr Seamen replied that he was ;quite . aware., of: his omission, and that he was guided by advice,' under which he A\'as acting. He was -perfectly satisfied that he Avas pursuing a correct course in announcing tho' result, of. this election, and in declaring Mr Hurst as-.the duly elected candidate, and he believed the Government Would be perfectly satisfied with the action he had taken. Mr' Seamen oonclush'.ely showed that the' opening of the Kumeu polling place could not have in .any way affected the issue of the contest.

Gisboene; This day,

The official declaration ■•'of the poll -was made yesterday. The numbers Avere unaltered. Mr Rees and Mr Locke publicly shook hands. Mr Rees said ho had a bill prepared dealing Avith tbe native lands, Avhich ho would entrust to Wi Pore, who, though a native, avus quite competent to look after it. , Mr Rees stated that communications had passed between Sir George

Grey, Sir Julius Vogel, Mr Montgomery, and Mr Ballance, with the result tnat combined action would be taken soon, after the House met to oust the Ministry. Mr James Carroll has telegraphed to a friend here that Henare Tomoana.had prevented 27 voters going to the pollfor liim (Carroll), and thatlio hoped on that accountto upset the election. • Wellington, This day. The declaration of the poll for Foxton Avas made to-day as folloAVS:— Wilson, 612; Izard, 610; Browne, 237. Majority for Wilson, 2. ' , . -, Blenheim, This day. Mr Dodson, the M.H.R. elect, entertained his committee and leading supporters last night at a sumptuous banquet, over 100 being present. Tho proceedings were very enthusiastic, Mr Dodson's recent victorybeing the most popular ever known m Marlborough. „,,.-,, ■ ' Ktotaka, This dr.y. j The supporters of Mr Edwin Blake, the I defeated candidate at Kumara, gave him a banquet here on Monday evening, is either Mr Seddon nor the representatives of the local Press were invited. m . , Dunedin, This day. Mr Fish has discontinued tbe libel action against Mr Wal leer.

vhalks in and looks all aroundtuud says : — ■ "Poy, I has got some badt news for you." , " Hoav vos dot?" asks Shake. "Vel, your fadder falls down on der shtrect und preaks his leg, und I A'has here to get a tollar to pay for a back to bring him home." "No!" "Dot Adias so." '' Vheel, clot makes my poy Shake feel like a load of hay falls ou him, but he doan' go quite grazy. Uo thinks it all oafer and asks : — "So my fadder proko his legf" "Yes." " Vhich leg vhas it ?" "Der left leg." " Are you suro ?" ': Of course, I help to carry him into der City Hall." Den my poy Shake ho laughs all oafer, shuts so -, und chuckles doAvn in his poots like dcs ; und den. he blows de bolice vhistle mit all his might, und dot schwindler runs away. " So Jake doubted his story, eh ?" "Of course." . "Why?" "Veil, you look here a feAV times." He reached doAvn and pulled up the left pant leg, and the officer saw a neat and handy wooden limb. "You don't fool my poy Shake on wooden legs, and don't you forget him '." chuckled the old man as ho waA'ed his hand for a street car to take him aboard.— Detroit Free Press.