TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 69, 20 February 1884, Page 3

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

(united press association.) Auckland February 19.: Captain Lundfbrs, who. has been deaf for fifteen years, was completely cured by a bath at Rotorua. The City Licensing election took place to-day. The "Temperance ticket was carried completely m every Ward by a large majority; save m Grafton: Ward, 1 where, the ■ Temjzterance patty did not organise, and only ran two candidates. In some of the Wards 50 per cent of the ratepayers voted, and even women on! the roll; ' At the cjbse of the contest there was great excitement. The newspaper offices were beseiged by hundreds to know the result of the polling as if it hod been a general election. The Temperance victory is due to organisation. The Te Anau left for Sydney. Among the passengers were, the Yictoriap bowlers. ' , : L , Mr Carkeek,the surveyor, left to-day for the Waikato to finish his portion of the railway survey.. „-,•■ Napier, February 19. Twelve sperm whales were^ eauejht, yesterday at Mania. lOPhe Harbour Board to-day adopted GoedaM's plan for a breakwater to cost £1*7,000. ■-;■■>•'■ : 1Q *••. Wellington, February 19. » The barque Fusileer was purchased at auction to-day for £275, ■ Nearly all the single girla by the British Queen have been engaged at the barracks to-day at wages ranging from £26 to dB4O per annum. DffNKDiN, February 19. The Licensing elections created a good deal of interest to-day. The Good Templars tickets included Mr Stout, and Mr Green, M.BDR. Mr Stout was elected m all fotir districts, bat Mr Green m ■none. i Mr Fish M.H.K., on the publicans' ticket was beaten for one district. There was a majority for the Good Templars ticket m two districts, and' for the publicans ticket m one, and m the fourth district ] it is claimed that four of tho.se letnrned j are pledged- to 10 o'clock licenses* A number of young girls connected •with the " Mother Goose " pantomino have been left at the hotel here with their board unpaid and without means to get back to Wellington where their homes are. The whole of the company »re very much dissatisfied with their treatment by the manager.