TELEGRAMS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 193, 12 July 1884, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(united press association.) Auckland, July 10. The licensed victuallers have resolved to support the introduction into an amended Licensing Act of the following provisions : — " That the electoral roll to be used at the electiou for licensing commissioners ; that if the licensing commissioners shall refuse the renewal of auy license on the ground that the house was not required, the owner of such house shall be entitled to fair compensation for such refusal ; that any person feeliug aggrieved at the decision of the licensing commissioners shall have a right to appeal to a higher Court." Christchurch, July 10. This morning, about 100 of the unemployed assembled m Cathedral square, where two of their number briefly addressed them, dilating on the unreasonableness of expecting men with families ! to find food for them and keep themselves m the country at 4s 6d a day. A petition, to be presented to the Mayor, and stating that, while men were not willing to go up the country for 4s 6d a day, they were perfectly willing to do so for 6s, was prepared, and signed by a large number. A second meeting of the unemployed will be held to-morrow morning. At a meeting of the North Creek Mining Company held this evening, it was reported that a trial crushing of 711 bof stone from the Upper Wilberforco reefs made at Wellington, had realised at'the rate of s£oz of fine gold to the ton. The directors were empowered to raise the necessary capital for working the reefs. DuxEDitf, July 10. The Industrial Association intend to hqld an exhibition somewhat similar to the one held three years ago. .Over fifty applications for space have been already received from Canterbury and Otago manufacturing firms. _____ Inteecabgill, July 10. At the Police Court to-day, a woman* named Maud Lewis was fined £20 for selling porter without a license.