INTERPROVINCIAL.

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 932, 20 June 1877, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

[FEB press agency.] More Wrecks on the West Coast. The Napier Libel Case. Important Licensing Decision. Auckland, June 19. The s.s. Phoebe has been laid up in Sydney, and the crow paid off. The vessel is advertised in the Sydney papers for private sale. A new steamer for the Auckland and Riverhead trade was launched to-day. Napier, June 19.

The first of three libel cases by the proprietors of the Daily Telegraph against the proprietors of the Harvhe’s Bay Herald, lasted all day, and resulted in a verdict for plaintiffs with a farthing damages. The Judge refused to certify for costs. This case was that of Alex. Kennedy. The other two are by Newton and Knowles against the same defendants, and are to be heard to-morrow. Wellington, June 19.

At the adjourned meeting of the Licensing Bench to-day, it was decided, on a question asked by Mr Ollivier, acting for the Local Licensed Victuallers’ Association, that no extra fee was required where a hotel had more than one bar. It is stated that a compromise has been effected with Kirchener and Slowmnn, who claimed compensation for the non-fulfilment of a contract made by the late Hr. Featherston with those gentlemen for the introduction into New Zealand of 4000 German immigrants; the colony to pay Kirchener £SOO and Slowman £3OOO (exclusive of passage money for the Fitz-Reuter immigrants) in full of all demands. Slowman’s claim was £20,000. Charleston, June 19. Wreckage consisting of kauri boards, portion of two vessels of about thirty tons, has been picked up on the Nine Mile Beach. There was a. piece of bulwark with half of a letter K in yellow paint, and the brass box of a binnacle compass still fast to the upper deck of the cabin. Two pieces of the other vessel had painted chrome-coloured letters live inches long, one with “ Kaikoura, WEL,” the other giving the terminal letter of the name only. The beach is strewn with small fragments. The wrecks probably occurred on Friday or Saturday. One vessel was apparently new. Copper or composition nails had been used in her construction. Hokitika, June 19. The steamer Albion arrived in the roadstead last night, but will not be tendered till this afternoon. 8 p.m. The steamer Albion has not yet been tendered. The sea is rough, but improving. She will be tendered to-morrow T . She has ninety tons cargo for this port. It has been signalled that the latter part of the trip was very rough, and that she lost her lifeboat and thirty feet of railing. Hunedin, June 19. At a meeting of the University Council held tins afternoon, Mr Macandrcw’s motion to spend a £IOOO a year on scholarships for the Otago University, was rejected. The Council resolved to proceed with the erection of new buildings in the old Botanical Gardens, at a cost of £17,000. [from a correspondent of the press.] Hunedin, June 19. Mr Macandrew’s resolutions to set aside £IOOO a year towards scholarships was agreed to in principle by the University Council, but all speakers opposed them on the score of the Council’s inability to spare the money. Mr Harris would have supported the resolution if it had been made to read that any surplus, after providing and fitting up the new building, should be devoted to this purpose. The Yice-Chancellor and the Rev. Mr Stanford both referred to the fact that at the present time some thirty scholarships offered by the New Zealand University went begging. Practically resolutions were negatived. The majority of the Hospital committee, after agreeing to the proposed exchange, refuse to carry out the agreement with the City Council to remove the Hospital to the belt.

There has been another fight in the City Council over the means of exit afforded by the Princess Theatre in case of fire. MiFish succeeded in carrying a resolution limiting the license to a month, to enable the Countil to see if the alterations made proved efficacious.