TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
(PER PRESS AGENCY.) Auckland, Wednesday, The Davenports were successfully tied last night. On entering the cabinet, the Mayor and Mi. Hesketh were appointed 3 committee, and they tied both the brothers with a “ tom fool’s knot.” The brothers objected that they were too tightly tied. Dr. Hooper was then called on the stage. He said the tying was not too hard; he could put his finger between the rope and skin. The Davenports insisted upon being unloosed, amid the bowlings of the audience. Professor Fay offered to go into the cabinet and let some gentleman tie him. The audience would not consent, and demanded that the Davenports should confess themselves beaten and apologise. The brothers retired from the stage amid howls, and that part of the entertainment was abandoned. Davies and Fay successfully continued the entertainment. They to-day announce their withdrawal’from the Davenports, and travel on their own account. The knot which fixed the Davenports is a double noose, re-tied between the hands like handcuffs. Hamlin addressed the Franklin electors yesterday at Pakekohe. He reviewed the measures of the session, and attributed tbe delays last session to tbe blundering of the Government, not to factious opposition. A vote of confidence was passed. The Hon. Mr. Whitaker has informed the Eden County Council that the Government have no funds for the payment of preliminary expenses prior to hanging up the Act. The Councillors became personally liable to the bank, and Mr Whitaker has advised application to the Treasury. He said the Government were anxious to pay subsidies as soon as the necessary returns are made up. The Good Templars are preparing a petition against the opening of public-houses on Sundays, which the licensed victuallers here propose to request Parliament to authorise. The Customs authorities have ordered an official inquiry before the Resident Magistrate on Friday, re the wreck of the Feronia. Tire City Council took over the waterworks to-day. Alexandra, Wednesday. The meeting, at Hikuranga to-day was not so numerous as expected, the country being greatly flooded, and tbe roads impassable. A good number of Thames and Ngatirau natives passed here yesterday and to-day en route, Grevmocth, Wednesday. James McDougall, a ganger employed on the protective works, while crossing the contractor’s bridge at tbe mouth of the lagoon (which is uuplanked), fell between tbe sleepers and was drowned. The body has not yet been recovered. Christchurch, Wednesday. The Acclimatisation Society have voted £l5O for black game, to be brought out from Scotland by Mr. Begg, of the Otago Acclimatisation Society. Dunedin, Wednesday. The City Council last night met to consider the gas question, and resolved that the engineer be urged to use every means to remedy the defect in the gas supplied. Proudfoot and Mackay’s tender of £IO,OOO has been accepted for the Balclutha railway contract. The Scottish Association iu Dunedin is about to form a Counties Club.
Patrick Walsh, dairyman at Pine Hill, was killed yesterday by a tree falling on him.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 5050, 31 May 1877, Page 2
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494TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 5050, 31 May 1877, Page 2
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