TELEGRAPHIC.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3988, 14 December 1891, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

[By Telegraph.—Press Association.] Sudden Death. Chbistchukch, December 18, Mr Walter Jauiea Oliver, grain raerohant, formerly of R. Wilkin and Co., died suddenly on Saturday evening, it is supposed from apoplexy. Be had been to business in the morning. a lagging settlor. Avcklanp, December 13. A settler who lived with his mother near Kamo, Bay of Islands, Norman McDonald, has been missing since Tuesday last. The Premier on the Win?. New Plymouth, December 12. The Pemier arrived by express train last evening, and left for Auckland by the Taknpur.u this morning. He was waited on by a deputation, and asked to address a meeting on his return from Auckland, which he con-

sented to do, and Monday week was fixed upon as thednte. Auckland, Deoember 13. The Premier arrived from Now Plymouth last night, and is to address a puhlio meeting on Thursday, Replying to a New ZesJfcnd Herald interviewer, Mr Ballance. said the Government policy had been moat favourably received" at the publio meetings which he and other n.emlma of the Ministry hud addressed in various parts >f the Colony. He' attributed the i' lux of population which bad now »t in to various causes. The wo! ing chases saw more hope for themselves in New Zealand than eiv.ter in Victoria or New South Wales. The financial disturbance in tne latter colonies were a great factor in thr nflux, and so was the land polio 6f the Government of New Zea id. Mr Ballance said be did no' hink the Protectionist, measures of ae New South Wal4rV Ministry vcuM have any effect upon the agricultural industry of this Colony; the same amount of produce will from New Zealand as before, bwKtF paople of New South Wales will have to pay more for it. The Sydney market, he pointed out, must remain subsidiary to that of England. a Libellous Parajrapa.

Dunedin, Deoember 12,

In the Supreme Court to-day James Neil sued Pilling Bros.> proprietors of the Tuapeka Times, for £2OO damages for libel which was contained in a paragraph commenting on a case in the Resident Magistrate's Court, Dunedin, in which plaintift'fi father-in-law, an aged man in destitute circumstances, successfully brought a maintenance suit against Mrs Neil. A verdiot was given for the plaintiff for £26.

The Institute of Journalists.

Auckland, December 18.

The Auckland bi-anoh of the New Zealand Journalists' Institute have decided to celebrate the establishment of tbe branch by a banquet on Saturday next. Mr Ballance has accepted an invitation to be present. Several new members from the Northern Wairoa, Thames and Gisbome were admitted to the branch at the meeting on Saturday night, " ' '■■'■ !

Dispute Between Loo«l Bodies.

Dunedin, December 12,

A dispute between the Vincent County Council and tbfc Cromwell Borough Council culmimned yesterday in an attempt by the former body to prevent the Borough Council from carrying their water pipeß across the new Cromwell bridge. The County Council secured the assistance of the police from Cljde, and a number of , | station hands, while on the other [hand tbe citizens of CromwellmuHItered about one hundred strong in .

support of the Borough Council) and the latter gained the day.