TELEGRAPHIC.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 3, Issue 37, 19 March 1883, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

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(united tbess association.) Reefton, March 17. Mr E. ?haw haß published his address lotheloangahua electors, stating his reso'ution to contest the election for the representation of the district. Hawera, Marclv 17. The Taranaki team of cricketers has left for Auckland. The team is prac* ticaily Httwera. Patea, and the Plains, and is not considered strong. It coraprists : — Beres'ord, Bayly (2), Parrington, Faley, Kiddiford, Ooutts, Fulton, Read, Matheson, and J. Cunn» mgham. Timaru, March 17* In the District lout tosday, Jas. Moyls, charged with indecently assaulting a girl under fire years of age, was acquitted . Auckland, March 17. The Auckland Fire Insurance Association has notified to the City Council that they will not m future contribute to the maintenance of the Fire Brigade. At the adjourned inquest on the body of Pusan Dunn, found drowned on Sunday morning, the jury returned an open verdict of found drowned. Eliza Diidrich, who was with Dunn on the fatal night, was arrested on a charge of vagrancy, but was re'eased onthecon» dition that she clears out to Sydney by the first vessel. Dunedin, March 17. The Herald says, editorially, that immediately on the assembling of Parliament, Mr M'Kenzie, member for ) Mce'raki, will move for the appointment of a committee to enquire into the re« ported dummyism. ' Kumour is busy to-day with the name of a well-known mining and commision 1 agent, who. is said to have made an un~ expecte ' joumoy to Melbourne, whence he is not thought likely to return. He leaves numerous inquiring friends.