NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 247, 23 February 1894, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

(PKB PBE99 ASSOCIATION.) Wellington, February 22. A poll was taken at Potone to»day on i bo question of raising a loan of £14,000 for drainage purposes 258 voted for and 35 ngamst, but as tbe requisite half to be 1 polled was not obtained, the loan was lost | Ucnidin. February 22. • Michael Houluhun was fined £15 for ■ nelhng liquor without a license, at Leith I Vulley. Two constables, who were un» I koown to the man, entered his house, and i statins that liquid which resembelrd porter which bad been given them was too heavy, aeked ior and got whisky, which was paid for. A search next day resulted in only a!i tlodropof whisky being found. Walter fiobertson was fined £3 and costs, and the connclion endorsed on bis licence, for selling liquor on Sunday in his premises, Liverpool Arois A bey nnm<d Tough. 15 yarsof age, was killed to day, the wheel of a thresh* ing mill passing over him. lie was stand, me on the shaft with the duver, and fell <ff Tliirfj three entries have been received here for the New Zealand Hifle Association meeting, and one or two moie.aro expected by post. At n meeting to-night of horse owners and delegates from racing clubs, 40 being present, it was resolved to ask the Bail way Commissioners to tako into favourable consideration the ndvis>tbility of carrying horses attending race meetings ono way free on the railways. A cominitleu was appointed to draw up a petition on tho subject. Auckland, February 22 Sir Geo. Grey, after an interesting interview with Rewi, went on to Rotorua. Tho Government auditor is butty inves tigutmg tbe books of tbe Parnell B ro'igb Council, and has communicnted with the Auditor^Ueneral's department, Wo'lington, in connection therewith. At the anounl meeting of tbe Chamber of Commerce, tbe President, Mr Adam Porter, delivered an exhaustive address on the trade of the province and commerce of tho port. Mr Porter was rc.-electod Chair man for the fourth lertr. At Fillio' circus to-night it was an* nounced that a horse would be jtiven as a ptize to ticket holders. As the preformauce was abuut to commence, the police toi-k the names of Mr Fillis and the cm plorees concerned, and infoimed Mr Fillis tbat if (he propo cd ar an ement was carried out, it nou'd be regarded as a breach of the Gaming and Lotteries Act, Mr Fillis faid ho had never been inter feied with before, and wanted to argue th« pomt, but the police were firm and the proprietor of the circus gave way. Mastkrton, February 22 H. Stevens, storekeeper, Puhiatuu, filed to- day. Maoris are reported to be taking trout in a who esale manner f.om the Ruao.a hun^n River. • 'nßisTciii'Bcu, F«»bruarT22 . The lion W. P. Reeves states that the Government has no intention of declar ing C leviot a special licensing dis'nct.