Telegraphic.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3217, 30 May 1889, Page 2

Telegraphic.

Auckland Items.

Auciuand, May 29. Messrs Spreekles and Co have intimated to Mr T. Henderson, local manager of pacific Mail Steam Shipping Company, that lie may'receive samples of New Zealand fruit for free shipment to. San Franoisoo when sent for the purpose of showing in the markot, and to endeavour to : work up a trade. They'state that apples, oranges aud lemons are the most likely to be a success.

At the Police Court to-day, William Easdown, licensee of the Rising Sua Hotel, was charged with Remitting R. T, Miohaols to conduct the business of those premises during hia absence for more than 14 days. Mr Cotter, who appeared for defendant) said that there had been no inteniiou to break the law. • The Act provided for temporary transfers, whiohMield good until-the inext quaterly meeting of the' licensing Bench, when a permanent transfer had .to be obtained or the license reverted back to the original holder. But, to obtain a permanent transfer 2i hours' notice had to be' given; and in the present case this was impossible, as negotiations.for the purchase of the house had not been completed uutil within 21 days of the quarterly meeting, These oases frequently occurred, and wero generally, met by an arrangement with the Licensing Bench and tlio police. Wliat should have been done, as was in most cases, was tq have Easdowii sleep on the promises once a fortnight until the temporary license had been obtained. The charge was withdrawn with the consent of Inspector. Brobam, who, however, pointed out that the penalty for an offence of this kind was the forfeiture of the license.

city were applied to to-day by Mr E, Keesing, a member of the Hebrew community, to change the date of the sitting, wbioh had been fixed to take place on a Saturday, Ho objected, to attend to business on the babbath, and would not do so even if it involved • thousands. He felt impelled to draw attention to the matter, as there was too much of that feeling of " never mind the Jews." The Board decided to hold tlie. Court on the Tuesday instead of Saturday. . ' ■ : Lieutenant-Colonel Shephard has commenced an inquiry into the recent misconduct ot the ■ Volunteers at Mercer'.'

v® 1 ? W&iroii Rifles, after several Ms, have' decided ;in favor, of Whitney's aiomunifcip.n ; as against that of the Kynocis brand, Jf ownership of tho two year old colt Uorarma. j It is authoritatively stated, however, that au offer of £2500 for the colt, on behalf of an Australian buyer, hat been refused,.

The steamer Australia, which left to-night .for Wellington, sailed in charge of Ohiof-Ofticer- Johnson, as Captain. Kemp awaits the'result of the channel collision inquiry, '

The System ot conducting Crown land Sales-

. WmiSGiox, Thursday. At the meeting of the Land Board this morning it was deoided to recommend the' 'Government to conduct land sales iii future by public auction instead of as at present, by the competitive system. '• ; y , ' Accidents and- Fatalities-

i Oiibistohurou, May 29. | [ Hugh Quigley was ItiM whilo] shooting at Lake .Ellesmero.'l i He had shot a hare and was reload- i ing, when thesecond barrel ofthe gun, a muzzle loader-went off. The'charge j entered his obesity and he dietj in, i stantly. ■ J ' Blenheim, May 29. Sergeant-Major Ken ne dy died sttd. denly this morning at 0.80. Deceased i was on old resident in Marlborough, and.conuwted with the Volunteers,

for a groat number-of years. He cauie ,outi\yit(i tho first regimont that landed, 111, Wellington ovor 40 .years ago o He f.acted as drill-instructor to tho Military and Volunteers in this district for many year 3, and was much respected. " ..'o-'f ; Y'.. DutiEDiv, May 29. William Howard, a miner 'n the iKaitangata~ coalmine, was killed yesterday, by a fall of a head; of ooal which lie and another were working at. He -leaves a wifo and two cbildien.

A Returning Officer's Mistake.

Cußisxoiiunon, May 29. j , In the Resident Magistrate's Court' | to-day, Mr Richmond JJeetham upset j the election of- all the members of , the Halswell Road Board, on the j grouiii that the name of-Thomas i Sutton, one of the candidates ; pro- . posed arid seconded for eleotion, was j omitted from the polling paper,'and < that by reason of the mistake of the returning officer the return, of tho votes given to the variom candidates was wrongly stated. The proceedings were taken by Mr H. A. 0. Ferguson, a defeated candidate. It appears. that Mr' Sutton arranged with Mr . : Comber, the . returning officer, that his name was-to be struck off if Mr Kennedy, another candiflate, 1 was proposed. A.inistitke of three votes/'•.was made'in - the advertised, numbers, but this would not have affected the result. Mr Beetham made no .order as to costs, as there was no proof that Mr ■Comber had been in collusion with any interested parties.. • r. The Channel Collision. Enquiry. . ; Auckland, May 29. The remainder of the evidence in respect of the channel collision enquiry was heard this evening, and the address of counsel will ho delivered to-morrow. In giving'his testimony Uaptain Scharbe, master of the Essex, deposed that when the Australia was about,, a quarter of a mile away slio showed a red light, and was'bearing about three points and a halt on his shrboard bow. He did not think that there was room for the barqno to clear had the helm been put to port. He was under the impression that a sailing ship ia tow should keep the right of way, and a steauier must keep out of the way. This was his reason for not showing hi? red light when he saw that of the steamer. Had tho Australia been fartbor away he would have shown his red light when ho saw hers. The pilot called out " Hard a starboard," as witness sprang to the wheel and put the helm in that direc. lion. 'The barque did not answer her helm for about 5 seconds, but she had come two points when the collision occurred, and tho jibboom of the Essex, fouled the stays aud rigging of the Australia, Captain-Kemp, of tbe Australia, deposed that lie first sighted tbe Awhina and Essex wlion about bait' was between the North Head and Bungitoto beacon. He saw a blight masthead light, then shortly after, a rod one about three points on, his starboard bow, threo miles distant. He altered,his course when abreast ol the beacon, and ehortly after sighted a green light. He estimated the two boats to be about a mile distant at that time, and right ahead. It wus not till after he altered bis course that ho saw it wis a vessel in tow. He 1 shortly afterwards again altered his course from N to N.N.E., and saw the Essex and Awhina come towards him nearly end on, He meant to pass tlm two boats to the eastward. He kuew the boats were approaching dangerously near, and put his holm hard a port, He 'stopped: his -port engine, and ordered his starboard ouo to be put lull . speed astern, He then went full speed, ahead wiih ! the port engine, hut discovered that it | had not been stopped'at all. He thought by doing this ho would pass the others at an acute angle and get clear, If he had strffboarded the , Australia's helm and put the starboard engine ahead and tho port one astern, he thought ho would have swung | cleir without accident. 'His reason for not doing this was because it, was , contrary to the rule of the road when steamers were passing one anothor. If the helm- cf the Awhina and the Essex had been ported, even wlien 100 yds away from tho Australia, the collision, in witness' opinion, would hay? avoided, The helm of the 1 Australia wan ported when the witness . Baw thai a collision was imminent, The witness believed that the collision was caused beoause of the Essex not potting her helm, It was the duty of , those on board the Essex to port tho helm and pass to seaward,