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Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 159, 11 June 1883, Page 3

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(UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Auckland, June 9. John Parcel} and James Wills werarrested yesternight on a charge of obtaining £12 from a publican named Evans by false pretences. They represented that they belonged to a schooner, and had smuggled whiskey and mm for sale. This is not the first time Purcll lias victimised publicans by fictitious sales of liquor. A public mat Parnell bought a cask of whiskey from Purcell a short time ago, the said cask containing nothing but water. Another publican at Newton purchased a quantity of brardy and rum from him, the casks being filled with water from Freeman's Bay, and wheeled up to Newman, the publican. The victims felt so humiliated that they never acquainted the police. Later.. The accused h?s been remanded; bail refused. •■•. .:. Sir George Grey probably goes to^ the Waikato tonroorroWi : Wahanui wishes to consult him about the land. Sir George Grey goes to Wellington. on Tuesday next. : A proposal is made for building out of the the Costley bequest a Museum and Art Gallery and Free Public Library m one handsome structure, at a cost of £30,G00i m Al bert Park. An Auckland tradesman has levanted. He was involved m betting transactions, and is believed to have gone South. New Plymouth, June 9. The Good Templars last night presented Sir Wm. Fox with a silver inkstand, m token of their appreciation of his services m the temperance cause. ... „ ; Dusbdin,; June 9. i • The South Dunedin Council Bat upon the gas question till alter 2 o'clock tbis morning. The resolution of the ratepayers, calling upon the Council to resign, was merely received: ; „Two sergeants of police and several constables were present to keep order, but they had to do., nothing .more \ ■. than show themselves occasionally to excited burgesses.The conclusion came to A was that all correspondence m connect! n with the gas supply contract which has been' entered into with the Dunedin City Council shouMbe printed tfor circulation among the ratepayers. * ; ; Oamabu, June 9. The Licensing Commissioners to day altered the time for closing for all publichouses m the borough from 12 to 11 o'clock. A petition was lodged to make the hour 10 o'clock, .but- being informal was not considered. • CHBisTdHUBCH, June 9. At the Sydenham Licensing Conrfc, clergymen of all denominations, and the v Woinefi of Sjdenham,"^ made vigorous efforts to prevent the granting of new licenses to nine applications. Three were granted. The granting m each case being received with hi6aes and applause. The Court sat m the Oddfel - lows' Hall, which was crowded, and the proceedings were continued from from noon till 7 o'clock. One man insinuated that a member cf the Court was interest- d in one of the houses. Dr Frankish repudiated the insinuation, and denounced it m warm terms'as an insult to the Committee. At a public meeting held yesterday m Woodcnd, it was resolved to represent to Government the injustice done by closing tbe Bioyal 'Hotel there. Geeymouth. June 9 . The Licensing Committe held their annual meeting to-day. . The principal hotels, such as those, with superior accommodation and good stabling, or of commercial character, .; were granted midnight licenses, bat all the others were only given 11 o'clock licens°s. The police strongly recommended all should be made to close at 11 v _ They also represented to the Committee that grant, ing bottle licenses was unfair to the publicans who went to great expense to provide accommodation for the public. All bottle licenses, applied for . were granted. ; Gisbobnb June 8. Active preparation is being made for holding the Land Court about the first week m July. Some farmers iri ' Poverty Bay ore endeavoring, to prevent the introduction of hare 3, as proposed by the Coursing Club, and ; they -have . appealed; to ; the County Council, which body is powerless to interfere. . A very representative Committee is appointed in t reference to the incumbency of the Holy Trinity Church which is man unsatisfactory state. On the reccemmendation of the Bishop of Waiapu, nominators nominated the Rev Mr Cocks, an Ahst/alian clergyman. A meeting subsequently held' of the parishioners' faction approved this course, though some were antagonistic, but they would not^attend jfcp . vote. .Representations, sincT^made to the Bishop, caused him to cable •■ to Mr Cocks, telling him not to come. The nominators are indignant, 1 atxd sent a counter authority to come if matters! are not carried out as arranged. In cofasequence of the interference of the Bishop there is a probability of th-s Vestry resigning and leaving the Church. The r majority of parishioners feel they have a right "to : regulate the question of the minister, as 'the expense of his support falls oa them and not on the Bishop; Napier, June 8. The A gricultnral " bd" Pastoral Society have resolved to, cp : operate with kindred Association m getting a pro- , hibition placed on the importation of stock except from the Australian Colonies. Shareholders m the Mutual Insurance Company here express very great indignation at the sale of the business of the Company, and a delegate from Napier will attend the general meeting to oppose the confirmation of the sale. The Company has done a vey large business here. All licenses m town have been granted for. midnight except m one case, at the pert, where a publican asked for ten o'clock license. After discussion, the Committee agfead to postpone the application of Christy, of the |hake9pear9 Hotels who Is commixed (

for trial on a charge of disgraceful asanalt, intimating that they would not ! grant a renewal, but would consHei the application for transfer. In country districts there has generally been a movement m favor of early cio^iug hours. Another extraordinary va ; »ncy lias occurred io the Borough Council, m iking the fourth within a little over twelve months.