LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Kumara Times, Issue 548, 29 June 1878, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

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Wellington, June 28. The following are the loading features in the new Licensing Bill :—For adulteration, first offence, not exceeding £SO and costs; second offence, imprisonment with hard labor, not exceeding six months. Anyone knowingly selling adulterated liquor, first offence, £2O, or imprisonment one month; second and subsequent offences, £IOO, or three months imprisonment, and to declare a disqualified person for not less than two or more than five years. When the person convicted is licensed, to be liable to forfeit his license, and the premises Ha'ile to be declared disqualified for not less than two or more'than five years Where licensed persons are convicted under the Act, and the licence not forfeited, the police shall cause placards stating such conviction, to be affixed to the premises and to remain for two weeks under a penalty of 40s a day ; on second and subsequent convictions, the justices to publish offender's name at his own expense in the newspapers. Any persons keeping billiard or bagatelle tables without a license to be fined for first, offence, £5 or £10; second, not lews than £lO nor more than £SO. Inspectors of licensed premises and liquor to be appointed. Levin and Co. have received a letter from the captain of the Craigielee, now undergoing repairs at Freemantle. The captain says he hud a fair passage from London to May 3rd, when in latitude 45.15 south-, longtitude 3 east?, a sea broke over the stern carrying away the wheel and sending a large quantity of watar down the cabin. Got temporary wheel rigged, and shortly another sea came aboard, driving the boat* out of the skids. The ship was filled all over. The ship was then hove-to and was acting fairly, when another sea swept over her carrying away the port bulwarks, started the chainplatcs, smashing the long boat, and the galley. The decks were full of wreckage, the ship rolled heavily, and the seas were continually going over her. The gale, continued without any abatement and the men weie disabled. On May '4th, the fore and main top-gallant masts and the mizen-topmast weut over the. side. The ship was compleately wrecked and shattered below and aloft, the decks strained all over, and as the ship was not in condition to go to her destination the captain determined to call at Freemantle, it being then nearest port, to get repaired. The cargo is being landed, opened and surveyed. Such as is not damaged will be reshipped, the rest will be sold. The repairs will take at least two monchs from the Gth June. Damaye to .ship and cargo will be general average. Captain Bendall, marine surveyor to the Underwriters Association, reports that the cargo of the Hyderbad can be recovered, and possibly the hull may be saved. Christchurch, June 28. At the annual exhibition of the Christchurch Poultry Society to-day there were 370 exhibits and a large attendance.

LATEST UNPUBLISHED. Christchurch, June 29. Mr'S. T. Crosse, dentist, while experimenting with, a vulcaniser, it exploded, blowing Crosse some distance and seriously injuring him. It is expected he will lose the sight of one eye. The New Zealand Shipping Company has received advice of the arrival of the Wangfiiui iu the English Channel, «n June 27th. E. W. Stafford, Esq., was a passenger by her. Dunedin, June 29. A complaint against religious teaching in south Dunedin school has been received by the School Committee, and referred to the Special Committee of management. Lawrence, June 29. There was another uuusally heavy fall of snow this morning. The mining operations, in consequence of the state of the weather, are ac a standstill.