TELEGRAMS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1639, 19 February 1886, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(IKR UNITED PRKSS ASSOCIATION.) Auckland, Thnfßday. ; After occupying the Police Cburt lot t\yo 'and a half days, the case against Keenan and the woman named Smith for robbery of £65, at Hokianga, resulted m committal. < The drapers' Thursday halt-holiday movement has been carried to a successful issue ti££;-^*"-r '*"'■- -•—-•■■•• -> ■ Ddnedin, Thursday. The Westport Coal .Congipany's meefcjng was rather lively. Mr G. Joachim was m the chair, and moved the adoption of the report and balance-sheet, to which an amendment was proposed that the meeting adjourn, on the eround that the report and balance-sheet did not disclose the true state of affairs: " Mr Pope, who represented several Adelaide shareholders, asked several questions which the Chairman refused to answer. Inanswer to "oilier questions, he said the cost of, coal alongside the ship was 10s 9d, and the selling price 10s lid. The report was eventually, adopted. Great interest was taken m the licensing elections for the city yesterday, which resulted m the ! return of the moderate ticket, the. licensed victuallers -and the bpttle-license-holders thus returning the whole of their candidates. The Mayor,: Mr Barnes, was among the dedefeated. . t . Mr J. B. Bra'dshaw, member for Dunedin Central, addressed his constituents la£t nilftt. He announced himself "as^V freetrader; and stated that,- though; he admired the Government greatly, if they put forward ,a. protection policy,; ,and. "stood orifell by it, he i would oppose them. Me favored .a reduction m the CivilServiiee. A' vote of confidence was carried, as 1 against one of thanks^ moved on account ot his views on protection, by a laj-ge majority. In view of an early election contest, tlie Bible-in-Schools Association is -beginning an agitation m favor of Biblereading. . - AsHBURTOsr, Thursday. ;\ :: !M£"Walkei\ addressed-ias, .•cpnstituehts^on Ttfesday-njghti and de cjared m, favor of modified projection and tadicaV reform in^the rmanage'merit of t T he railways". He a^diflsofutibn before] ( the ; next ( mee.tipg of ; Parliarnent nniikeryi tut expected' it -would [follow soon after. "He eulogised. Mr Balance's l^ative Land administration, but said Mr Bichardsoh was inconsistent m no;w representing that a reduction^ of-, the , eatimate would " be ; prejudicial to workingmen. Mr Walkerintimated that he would be a candidate for Ashburtonatthe'next general election. -— • - I .; ; '' ■''."' J^iaLSoN> Thursday. '' i At theiicehsing eleo^ion for the city yesterdayj the old Commiitee, which has sat since the Act came into operation,' was , -re-elected. Two new men were nominated, but received few votes.- . ; ■ .; I At the • inquest on : the . body^ of . Mrs John -Sharp,. a verdict of accidental death was returned. The accident has cast a gloom over the, community. ' . ' „ I William Holiymin, who : was injured ' at the collapse of I 'the" brick bridge '-itr l?ile-8treet ten diys ago, is now not expected to' recover, tetanusjhaving; set m;