TELEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume II, Issue 614, 22 April 1878, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(I'Kl; IMtKSS AIJK.VCV.) WELLINGTON. April 22. It is understood that one of tlio tirsi measures to be introduced, next sessioi. >vill be a .Brewers and Publicans Bill, the intention of the measure being to prevent brewers becoming proprietors of hotels. Four fifths of the hotels in Wellington are at present owned by brewers. Arrived —JTawn, from Oamaru. CHRISTCHURCH. Api'il 21. The matters in dispute having been arranged, the cliess match between Christelmrch and Dnnedin was resumed last night. Only one game was finished—between Mr. Yeel, Cliristchurch, and Mr. Thomas, Dnnedin, the former being the winner. The Cliristchurch jdayers have the best positions in the majority of games, and expect to win the match. LYTTELTON.

April 21. Two men came from Port Levy this morning and gave information to the jjolice that a man named John Hoder, who had been working with them, had shot himself during the night. One of them was sleeping in the tent with Hoder but did not hear the shot fired. The police have gone to investigate the matter. - AUCKLAND. April 20. The Governor visited the Industrial School to-day. A pigeon match between Tiishop aijcl j Henderson for LSO aside was won by Bishop with twenty-five out of a possible thirty. Spurious sovereigns are being circulated here. ® TIMAEU. j April 21. At half-past lid to-day, a man named William Taylor, a bakei, who has only been in town a fortnight, and lias since been drinking heavily, committed suicide, strangling himself in a small building adjoining Allan and Stumbles' blacksmith's shop. When discovered he was on his back on the ground with a strap drawn tight round his neck. Near him was an upright post, \/ith a piece of timber projecting crossways about four

feet from the ground. It is supposed that he had held one end of the strap, which was attached to this timber, and drawn himself back, thus tightening it round his neck and strangling himself, and had then let go his hold and fallen to the ground. An inquest will be held tomorrow.