LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1208, 23 November 1882, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT), WAIROA, This Day. Mr. John Gemmell, at the annual meeting of the Wairoa County Council held yesterday, was unanimously re-elected Chairman, [per united press association]. ASHBURTON, This Day. The Executive Committee of the Railway League met last evening, and decided to raise a subscription to defray the expenses for a report on the whole question of the East and West Coast routes, was drawn up I for presentation to the Commission. A long ' resolution was also passed expressive of dis--1 appointment at the inability of the Commis-

, sion to take the W’est Coast line into conI sideration, and asking the Government to i either appoint a new Commission ' extend the scope of the present one. INVERCARGILL, This Day. | The officials on the night goods train last ■ night found the station-master’s office open ' at Edendale, the safe on board a truck on I the floor, ready for removal. It is supposed | the burglars were scared by the approach of i the train. There was a considerable sum in j the safe. No clue at present exists as to the I intended robbers. FIELDING, This Day. The Cheltenham Sawmill was burned down this morning at 4 o’clock. It was insured for £6OO, but the office is not known. Death and Mills were the proprietors, Munro and another the leaseholders. An enquiry will be held ; the workmen living in : the huts had a narrow escape. 1 “ Ala Mantua ” and “ 2o« Jumbo ” SwoopsAUCKLAND, This day.

The Waitemata County Council have decided upon borrowing £lO,OOO under the Roads and Bridges Construction Act. The Postmaster here compulsorily registered all letters addressed to Zoo Jumbo and Ada Mantua. These parties, fearing prosecution under the Gaming and Lotteries Act, refused to take delivery, and in one week alone unclaimed letters containing £3OOO were sent to the dead letter office from Auckland. KUMAR A, This Day. Mr Seddon, M.H.R., addressed a large meeting of electors at Dilmanstown last evening, reviewing his actions at the late session of Parliament. A vote of thanks and confidence was unanimously carried. After his address W. Morris, on behalf of the miners of Kumara and Stafford Town, took the opportunity of presenting him with a gold watch as a mark of esteem and appreciation of his services on their behalf in the N.Z. Parliament.