WELLINGTON NEWS.

Waikato Argus, Volume V, Issue 321, 30 July 1898, Page 2

WELLINGTON NEWS.

(UY TELEGRAPH.— I'RICSS ASSOCIATION). Wellington, List Nisjht. TOTALISATOR LICENSES.' ToTALISATOK leenses will be issued to Trotting Clubs as suggested at the Conference, except that New Brighton only gets one instead of two. Timaru gets none, a.s the st;>kes aud tote investments are so small. PalmerKon North will not get a license unless its liabilities are discharged and the club placed on a satisfactory footing. The South Island gets 15 and the North 11 permits. " PRIME CANTERBURY." The committee of the Chamber of Comm3rce recommend that step 3 be taken to check the practice of buying fat sheep by the thousand in Otago and Southland, and railing them to Canterbury, where they are frozen aud exported as prime Canterbury mutton. SUNDAY TRADING. Another charge of Sunday trading against Mrs Blyth, licensee of the Royal 'liger Hotel, was investigated in the Magistrate's Court to-day. The offence was alleged to have been committed on the same day as Armishaw and Cliecketts said they visited the hotel, but the present charge had nothing to do with that case, which was dismissed some days ago. Armishaw and Cliecketts stated thxt they made their visit in the even ing, while the present charge was based on sales of liquor alleged to have been made during the morning. Mr Kenny, S.M., held that the charge was proved, and fined Mrs Blyth £lO and costs, and ordered the license to be endorsed. Mr Wilford, who appeared for the defence, gave notice of appeal on points of law and fact. OBSTRUCTION ON LINE. Yesterday the driver of the midday train noticed a sleeper on the line near Waiugaroa Bridge, four miles from Masterton, but pulled up in time. The police are prosecuting enquiries.