LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1194, 6 November 1882, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

(per united press association), DUNEDIN, This Day. At the monthly meeting of the Council of the Trades’ and Labour League, the secretary was directed to forward the following resolutions to members of the House of Representatives : —l. That this Council gratefully acknowledges the efforts of all those members of the Legislature during last session of Parliament who have manifested such an interest in the prosperity of the working classes as to vote for all liberal measures calculated to the improvement of their condition, and that this Council specially acknowledges the services of Messrs Green, Bracken, Fish, Bathgate and Barron in endeavoring to pass into law various measures contained in the Council’s political programme. The Otago and Wellington Matches, on Saturday afternoon, were interrupted by the rain. Most of the competitors would have preferred going on with them. They will not be resumed till Tuesday as to-day’s programme of the Oamaru and Union Matches will be adhered to. P. O. France, Wellington, takes the medal offered by Hyndman. Miller, Dunedin, the highest scorer in the three first matches, score 143; Brooks, Dunedin, scored 142. The three matches which count for the Championship are now finished, and the fifteen highest scorers for the Rifle Belt are :—Brooks, Dunedin, 142 : Ballinger, Wellington, Harding, Oamaru, Waugh, Dunedin, each 14] ; Coventry, Dunedin, Hazlett, Auckland, Hoskin, New Plymouth, each 137; Crossman, Nelson, Howe and Willcox, Clutha, each 136; Churton, Wanganui, Cumber and Beach, Invercargill, Hogg, Clutha, Mossman, Wanganui, Paynter, Nelson, Soutag, Waitara, each 135. For the Carbine the highest aggregate are : —France, Wellington, 143 ; Harris, Wellington, 140; Holmes, Wellingtons, Perry, Wanganui, each 134; Weir, Thames, 133; Ross, Wanganui, 131 ; others below 130. Gordon and Thomas, Thames, ex-champions, only made 126 each. Two more matches for the belts.

This morning the weather is warm and bright. The Union, Marlborough, and Civilian Matches will be fired to-day ; also the last range of the Wellington Match. Should the weather continue favorable it is expected that the firing will be completed by Wednesday night. A grand review will be held on Thursday, the Invercargill, Timaru, and Oamaru Volunteers being present. The following are the highest scorers in the Auckland and Canterbury matches, and 10 rounds at 500 yards for the Trophy presented by the Union Steamship Company :— Harding 93, Son tag 90, Brook and Poynter 89; W. Ferguson, F. France, Gell, Haslett, Horn, Serg. Johnston, A. Morseman, Wratt, Corporal Webster, and Waugh, 87 ; J. C. Anderson, Lieut. Crossman, Foster, W. Harris, King, Kennedy, Capt. McCargy, and W. Mackenzie, 86; Christie (Christchurch), T. Hutchison, W. Hutchison, McLatchie, Scatter, Allan, and Sangster, 85; Churton, Clark, Cumberland, Grant, Hale, Hosking Kimmer, McGonagle, F. Patter-

sow, Sergeant Ross, Lieut, Soper, J. Smith, E. Stevenson each 84. As only 40 eompete those who scored 84 will have to fire shot for (shot at 200 yards to fill nine vacancies. It is expected that this match will be fired on Wednesday. Those who fired throngh the rain on Saturday have protested against the action oj Major Baillie in stopping the firing, which they contend is contrary to the regulations. This will be considered to-night. The Otago match will not be proceeded with until it has been decided. The Nelson and Marlborough matches are now going on. There is splendid weather, with a light southerly wind. So far the highest aggregates for the carbine belt are :—France, Wellington, 173 ; Holmes, Wellington, 168; Weir, Thames, 167 ; Perry, and Ross, Wanganui, 164, AUCKLAND, This Day. Hatfield’s Temperance hotel, a ten-roomed house, at Waiwera has been burned down. It was insured in the Imperial for £2OO, and the furniture for £lOO. William Henry Crossley, son of a deceased clergyman at Katikati, has been arrested on a charge of obtaining goods by false pretences. The decomposedjbody of a man minus head, legs, and arms was found near Lake Takapuna yesterday. It is supposed to be that of the seaman Ashmore. HOKITIKA, This Day. At a meeting of the Railway League the following resolution was carried : —That this meeting, on behalf of the inhabitants of Westland, resolve to strenuously persist in endeavoring to have the recommendations of the engineers of the Railway Department carried out by the construction of a line of railway to join the East and West Coasts by way of Arthur’s Pass. The Mayor was also requested to ask Mr C. S. Button and Mr Archibald Scott to lay this resolution before the Railway Convention at Christchurch. ALEXANDRA, This Day. At the Native meeting yesterday Tawhaio and Wahanui spoke, declining the Government proposals, aa Tawhiao could not give up his mana as King. The Hon. Mr Bryce expressed great sorrow, and said it w’as a dark day for the Natives. He then left for Auckland. WELLINGTON, This Day. Another very rowdy Mormon Elders’ meeting was held here on Saturday night. A speculator it seems hired the Athenceum Hall for the purpose of charging Is per head admission, and made £l5 net by the affair. Elder Farr denounced the audience in language more vigorous than polite. The three Commissioners, Dr Pollen, Mr J. T. Thompson, and Mr Fulton, who are to report on the rival railway routes for the extension of the South Island Trunk Railway, are now all here, and about to commence work. CHRISTCHURCH This day. R. Parke, an old resident of Leithfield, is missing, and is supposed to have been drowned in the river Kowai. BLENHEIM, This Day. The steamer Mohaka, which left Wellington last Friday, got disabled at 11 o’clock the same night, when about 16 miles off Wairau. A strong south-easter came on, and she laid to for 4or 5 hours. She ran into Tora Channel about 1 o’clock on Saturday afternoon, dropping anchor near Jackson’s Bay. She touched ground slightly, but got off uninjured in about an hour. The master, mate, and Mr Duncan, a passenger, left for Pieton in a boat, and reached Waikawa Bay, some three miles distant, about 9 o’clock after. It was a wet and windy pull of over 5 hours. The three reached Picton at half-past 10 o’clock at night. The master and mate returned to the steamer at 4 a.m. Sunday, with the necessary material to repair the damages. WAIROA, This day. A complimentary dinner to Mr John Davis last Saturday evening, was given at the Clyde Hotel, on the occasion of his leaving the district to settle in Canterbury. It was a great success. Many of the principal settlers were present, who eulogised his efforts in connection with the flax industry.