SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Dunstan Times, Issue 1164, 20 June 1884, Page 3

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT). Dunedin, June 19. Very serious floods are reported from the Thames and Napier, and if rain continues there must he an enormous amount of damage done iu both . places. To-day, several parents were charged at the Court with failing to send their children to school. Iwo charges were dismissed and the other cases adjourned tor further evidence. Particulars have been received giving details of the wreck ot the coolie ship Syiia at Levnka, it is known that 56 coolies were drowned, and the ves* sel entirely lost She with the cargo was valued at L 50,000 Hanlon and Bearn are going to row for L2OO aside at Wellington towards the end of August. at a meeting of W and G. Turnbull's creditors yesterday, Mr G. Turnbull offered L 5,500 for the estate. Another meeting will he held on Friday to consider the affair. Messrs Matheson Bros, have filed a declaration of insolvency. Mr Warber+on, of Uunback school, has been suspended for two months, for unduly having flogged one of the schoolboys. A woman named Openshaw was found dead in her bed at Wanganui last night. Thiee candidates for’.Dunedin Fast .are already announced to oppose Mr W. M. Gi •een,

Kir Julius Vogel ia said to be going to stand for 'I e Aroa, Welling' on. A requisition is out asking Mr David McKellar to stand for Lunstau seat

MrJ. B. Bradshaw will si and for •Oiio of the city seats, but which is uot yet announced.

These are all lh« election items ot buy up-country intei est Neither Houses sat to-dav, and the following is about all worth reporting ;—A caucus of the Opposition was held at 4 o’clock last evening to receive the report of the committee appointed to draw up a protest against the action of the Government in advising hi> Excellency to grant a dissolution, ill ■ • committee brought up their repoit, which consisted of a resolution much more moderate than that proposed by Sir George Grey, there were a large number present, and 37 pledged them selves to support the motion as it was considered neees ary to-obtain a deal majority. The whips were instructed to wait upon absent members who had voted with the Opposition in recent ■division in order to seeme their i per ition,and thecaucuswas adjourned until 11 o’clock this day. At the ap- ) >ointed hour 34 members assembled, and Mr Steward explained the position of affairs. Captain Moms 'h u moved the following amended motion ; “ That while willing to grant supply to Her Majesty for a reasonable period, this House desires to place on record its disapproval of the course taken by Ministers in recommending His Excellency to grant a dissolution without first affording an opportunity for the formation of a new Administration having the co fide nee of the House, inasmuch as Parliament has thereby been prevented fioni passing measures which it is highly desirable should be passed prior to a general election ; while also the expense of a double session will thereby be unnecessarily incurred.” This was carried! unanimously.