TELEGRAMS. INTERPROVINCIAL. [BY TELEGRAPH .-PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

Waikato Times, Volume XX, Issue 1665, 8 March 1883, Page 2

TELEGRAMS. INTERPROVINCIAL. [BY TELEGRAPH .-PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

OHINEMUTU, Last Night. Tun Ministers left on Sunday. The nati\ es have Written to the Premier, asking him to remove the proclamation under the Thermal Springs Act where no hot springs exist. Unless this is immediately removed the Maoris say they will stop tho railway survey and road making. ( •

. . ' WELLINGTON, Last Night. The date on which Te Wliiti and Tohn will be released has not yet been definitely settled, but it will take place in a' day or two. One of the Government steamers will be commissioned to call at Nelson to convey them to Tarauaki.* their release will be unconditional. At young native, named Te Puni, 'aged '25, attempted suicide at Petone, List night, in a novel manner. He fastened a ropo louiul his neck with a loop, and the other end he fastened to, his foot. He then endeavoured to tighten the rope round his neck by a series of jerks with 'his foot. His hi other entered the rtfom and cat the rope. To Puni was arrested, and has been committed to the asylum, to \\ liich institution his brother was committed only a day or two ago.

1 REEPTON; Tuesday. Mr Weston to-day posted to the Speaker his resignation ot the Inangahua sent in Parliament, and he replies to a large body ot his constituents; who desTj&dHhat he should reconsider. 'Ill's, 1 determination,' that private business rendered *it imperative. 'A requisition to Mr. E. Waketield' contains several lutndred signatures, and will shortly be presented to that gentlainah.

LYTTELTON, Tuesday. H.M. Corvette Diamond, 1970 tons, Captain Alfred T. Dale, arrived at Lyttelton this afternoon, after a passage of , nine days from Hobart. She experienced' a Heavy gale on February 2Sth and March Ht. She was in company with' the Espicgic' during the voyage till off Lyttelton, when the, Espiegle went onto Welling ton,; aiid'the Diamond aiipnored, pff .Camp Bay, and will remain at Lyttelton for a week, and then proceed to Wellington.

CHPvIf3TCHURCH, < T,i;cg,day.; ( Attheßelfiis^r/frigerajiing wqrks 4100 sheep have been slaughtered, 3300 of which are ready for shipment. v Last Night. i The Paljam Tower, the fust grain',sliip for Home this season, loaded by the New Zealand Grain- Agency with 19,000 sacks of wheat, sailed to-day. , ''The rievKPubliV HaU,\'Tuahf street, is to bo opened on faster Monday. Notice has been served for city rates on , this; Freethought (Hall, late • .German Church.

■DUNEDIN, Tuesday. Mr J. A. Tole wai re-elected to the , Board- of .Governors of the Auckland Col% lege and Grammar School' liy the Senate of the New, .Zealand University to-day. The Senate has also agreed to the re- j quest 'of tihe.Audkland College for affiliation.^, , •„ Aii elderly man, who 'had been making ,a .^rade t ot stealing fjo>ver^ ,syid selling i them' for* dciriks.at hotels, *\vasi sentenced to three months,', by the R.M. At thca-hnnal meeting of the Benevolent Institution to-day, there was some considerable discussion on the question of wife desertion, in the course of Avhich Mr M. W. Green, M.H.R., said tl)at it was a significant fact that in no case .was the fleeter n[ fatal rjilistainej-,, '$ <lot of ovil lay in the drinking habits of the people. - ■ f At the Dunedm, Licensiug meeting to-day the 1 police reported that during (the, half -jyeaiv -ending the 31st of December lasi,' 3/5 persons were arrested for, drunkeupess in the Central and South districts, 199 of whom ''were* lodked! up after ten o'clock .p.m. In the Central, district, out' of thirty hotels only,' three" ha,ve,,got midnight licenses. • , , , At the Central Licensing Court thei cbmmititc'e sditl' there were Wo. nTahy .licensed houses, and whilst (deprecating interference, witji , vested, interests, ,they would lessen the number of hoqses, if not, worked strictly within' the tequir'ements/ of the laV.^Midniglitlicensesj would -not be i granted unless it was prqyeijl they were for. the jbenefit^and -convenience,, of,, thdpublic" xh'e'j cpirf'm'iitee also 'tiiouglitj Sunday trading* should be stopped. LnstNight r ,r. At Arrowtown a young man named gcholes'u'as ibeeni killed by 1 aSfall'ffom a dray. . ''/!>•.' ■ '•',!'. / I The election of members of the Education Board' resulted as'folldws :— Clarke andFergiis (te-elected), aud^McEenzie in place of 'FultQU, resig^cj',' : r ■!

.• I' ■ - "BLUFlVLastNight: His Excellency the /Governor, visited the Bluff'this morning, And was received^ by 1 1 the- 1 Mayor , and /Council, -who p'rcaentod an address. Afterwards the children' sang the'.NattoriWAutheßi^" His Bxcellendy-iwasipulled laverltho Jiarb6ur b,t the pilot crewjf and lexpreasedt himself pleasfediwith <the 'harbour,' which- ha, compared to that of- Plymouth.- - - j