Telegraphic.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3145, 5 March 1889, Page 2

Telegraphic.

; Will Never get Drunk Again.

Wasoasoi. Maroh 4. : To Kooti, who was reloased to-day from gaol 111 Auckland, has written to the . Government expressing: regret for his .rioent'. conduct,, which was the s result of drink, and promising an amendment 'for " the future. . . ■

, Charge of Cattle Stealing. • j . ■ . Invehca'loili,, March 4. 1 Charles Ki'ld was to-day committed I for trial at the Supreme Court on'-. a charge of stciilitig ir cow-and calfl belonging to a neighbor named Lamg. The uccused is brother of ttophia Kuld I who was convicted aV the Stipienic Court last year for a similar oli'snce, The counsel for the accused said, that the prosecution was a conspiracy to drive the family out of the district". Kidd was once before charged with theft of sheep, but was acquitted. :

The Premier.

Wanganl'i, March.4.

The Premier, who "arrived here on Saturday/was to.night entertained at a banquet by the Loyal Masonic Lodges, Sir Harry Atkinson visited the Collegiate School to-day, at which a sou and nephew of his are pupils, and expressed himself highly pleased with lliß institution l'ho Premier and Lady Atkinson leave by the through train to-morrow.

KIFLE ASSOCIATION. TV elltngton, Tuesday. Captain Somraerville, executive officer of the New Zealand Rifle Association, is iu town, en route for Blenheim, where the meeting opens on the 18th. Ho had an interview with the Minister of Defence to-day and definitely arranged that Eley's ammunition should be used throughout the meeting.

Astronomical Observatory.

Auckland, March 4.

v The New Zealand University Semite Imye awarded the Bowen jnizoof 1888 to John C. Westall, an undergraduate, wlio matriculated at tli« Oiiiitiii bury 00l lego lust year. On the.(notion of Sir Robert Stout, it ivas resolved to represent to the Government thufc the time had arrived >vh»u nn astronomical observatory should be established in con nation with one of thfi New Zealand Colleges Messrs H. von Haast and I'. K Sitli'y were admitted to ,the third seotiion of the L.L.B. examination, Mr J, E, ■.Vernon, of the tidinbnrgli University,mi adinked to the ad eundemdegrets of M.A. and B.Su. Auckland Items-

Tuesday. At the Auckland North .licensing meeting, the Chairman, Mr D. Uolore, said the Committee wished it luiowu they intended strictly to enforce the law. Great complaints had been made that some house? systematically earned on Sunday trading. They wished to draw the uttention of the police to this fact, for, although they were aware of the difficulty of seouringaconviction, they were determined to stop. Sunday traiug. The Onehuuga Licensing election resulted in tho return of the publican nominees unopposed. .Tho alleged stickiug-up' of the Drury mail coach proves to have lieeu an altercation between the driver and two young settlers as to the carriage of goods.