Special Wire.

Globe, Volume XX, Issue 1532, 15 January 1879, Page 3

Special Wire.

Auckland, January 14. John Sullivan, the ringleader in the recent strike of railway laborers at Ohanpo, was charged at Hamilton with using threatening and intimidating language to the workmen employed on tho line He pleaded guilty to tho charge, aud was sentenced to two months’ imprisonment with hard labor. Oamaru, January 14. A meeting of ratepayers was held to-night, for the purpose of considering a proposal of tho Municipal council to borrow £49,000 more, in order to complete the waterworks scheme. The Mayor occupied the chair. The attendance was large. The Mayor made a long aud able speech, giving the history of the waterworks scheme from its commencement. A few questions were put and answered, and a vote of thanks accorded to the Mayor for his address. The poll will be taken on Thursday, the 23rd, to decide whether the Council shall be empowered to borrow the additional money. It is certain a large majority will vote in favor of tho proposal. Dunedin, January 14.

The “Wakatipu Mail” has been informed that the Royal Commission appointed to inquire into the charges made by Mr H. J. Finn against Mr Warden Stratford have forwarded their report to the Governor, and that t.o illegal arrest, which constituted tho main charge, was, according to current report considered an arbitrary and uncalled-for exorcise of his power. Mr John H. Shaw, a member of the Commission recently appointed to take in hand the revision of the New Zealand statutes, arrived in town by the Ringarooma to-day, and will proceed to Wellington to-morrow. A case of robbery from the person has occurred at the Taieri, and will be investigated in the Police Court to-morrow. The amount stolon was <£l4o.

A number of notices of motion wore given at the meeting of the Synod to-night, in reference to the endowment question. Some are in favor of endowing a chair of English literature and rhetoric, and others of altering tho law so that the money may be voted for a scholarship at tho Otago University. Invercargill, January 14. The hospital and benevolent institution committees are contesting for a bazaar at Easter, and have convened a meeting of the ladies tomorrow afternoon to take the matter up. St. John’s Episcopal Church also proposes getting up a bazaar at Easter. Mr Tanner, the minister, demands that the others give way in favor of tho chnrch. Tho institute committee refuse. Two parties are thus formed, of which the chnrch is much the smaller. Mr Tanner has written one or two strong letters to the “Times.”

The polling for the Mataura election comes off to-morrow, and excites very little interest. Mr Shanks is regarded as the winning man. Burton’s circus opened to night to a good house. The weather is cold and blustery.