INTERPROVINCIAL [BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

Waikato Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1830, 29 March 1884, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL [BY TELEGRAPH.— PR ESS ASSOCIATION.]

NEW PLYMOUTH Thursday, Rev Mk, Grant. Presbyterian minister was presented with an address and purse of sovereigns last night. A iveeting is to be held to-night for the purpose of sending lihtne an emigration agent. Mr Perham marine sui veyor, and party, surveying the month ot of the Mokau Ri\er, had their l>oat capsized by the swell on the bar, and were nearly drowned, petting ashore in a most exhausted state.

WELLINGTON, Thursday. A leqnisition is being signed asking Mr H. Bunny to stand the for Thorudon seat. Lord Dei by has cabled to His Excellency the Governor, respecting the loss of the baique Loch Fyne, from Lyttelton to London, and asking the New Zealaml Government to seaich the \ Enderby Islands for castaways. Fiiday, In Chambers this morning before Judge Richmond, Mi Shaw on behalf of Alexander Mcßae lenewed his application foi a change of \enne in the case against Mcßae, merchant, of Chriatciiui eh, for fraudulent banki uptey. Mr .Stafloid opposed. After .lrguniunt, his Honour decided to change the venue to (Jhmtehiuch, on the ground that as the law stripped the baukiupt ot all means, it was only leasonablc that any charge atising out of the Uinkniptcv should be tried wheie the buikruptcy took place, A slight shock of earthquake was felt here at 10 this morning.

CF[RIBTCHURCH. Thursday. The Lytfcelton i icensiiig Coinmittoe announced their intention to refuse licenses to three pubiichouses iuclucling the Empire. Three licenses to prospect for copper in Hoionata ucic granted by the Lmd j ! Boa id to-day. ! At i meeting of publicans, brewers, and wine and spiiit merchants, held at the Scutch Stores, it was resolved to ie\ise the rules of the Licensed Victualleis' Assocatum to admit bieweis, mei chants, &c., and tnlirge the objects of the association to enable action to be taken re decisions of Licensing Committees, &c. Friday. The lonic sails tc-monow for London with KiO passengers, 12,000 sheep, 2500 bales ot w 001. By the Hauroto 65 bores weie shipped to Sydney.

DUNEDIN, Thursday. The Wairaiapa is being tilted with refrigerating machinery for her projected excursion trip to Fiji, etc. The ciiminal "-csbion opens on Monday. The calendar is light, containing only seven cases, of \\ hich none are curious. The Daily Times was succesbfully lighted last night by electricity. A man, named Michael Whelan, has died at Hamilton Diggings, in Manutoto County, under peculiar cucum&tances. Whelan, who was only 2A years of age, hid bdcn on thespiee at tin* Humltnn Hotel for a fortnight. On the night of the 16th ho wig tiken ill after his lon<£ debauch, and was put into the stable, in which were two horses. At four o'clock next morning lie was veiy bid, and died during the diy An mij ties?t was opened The p>\f »wr/i)ii showed that deceased had senous injunes on his Ik ad and body o\idently caused by the horses. The inquiry stands adjourned till April 3rd.