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

Waikato Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1860, 7 June 1884, Page 2

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

woocf/jjod ftaid JEffSn^Wuflecount, and on beinggp'resse'H^for tlje^reab^lie sent the abovci'^lea, as. he w^u,te(l]]2 days of bcjing^. The| magistrate -said it was an urfsutisljictoiyi case, buf^ahe could do nothing but acb- acconling to the law, \v;|jiel^aid not hold the defendant respon-

*' r " >r bESShEIM, Thursday. All three Brenheim Licencing Committees have determined to limit the closing hour of hotels to eleven p.m.

WELLINGTON, Ihureday. . Tub writ for As>hburton seat was issued this afternoon by the Clcik of Wilts, ami is made leturnable by the 15th July. Two shocks of earthqiuLe weie c\peiienced lieie to-day, one at three o'clock tins morning, and aaother at noon. The LamLtin Lieens'ng C unimttce yesteuby gi.tnted midnight licenses in the innjoiity of houses, but only ten o'clock and eleven o'clock liccn&cs to sonic bouses only doing bar trade, and the conduct ot w hich Avas not altogether satisfactory. Some cai.es were adjoin ned. Thoindon Licensing Committes to-day refused all midnight licenses. Eleven o'clock licenses weic gran bed to all except two, which close at ten.

Friday. The following gentlemen have been gazetted Justices of the Peace : — Alex. Aitken, of tho Thames ; Geo. Fiaser, of Auckland ; John Howe Maude no, of Te Awatnntu, Waipa. The resignation ef the Hon. W. Johnson is p,azettod. The Hon. Major Atkinson is improving in health. The chief Wahanui lias not yet arrived in Wellington. It i.s believed ha is visiting the natives at vaiious pahs between here and Wanganui. The Te Aro Licensing Commissioners ha\ o granted most houses an extension to 12 o'clock. Sir William and Lady Fox left for Sydney to-day in toiifc to England. The action brought by Mr George Thorne against the Government Insurance Depaitment, claiming damage, will not come on for hearing until August next. A lvpoit of gold being found near Mastcrton is generally discredited, ft is stated also that the spot is on native hnil with the title not ascertained, and therefore mining theie is illegal.

HOKITIKA, Thursday. At the annual sitting of the Licensing Committee to-day, fifteen twelve o'clock, eleven eleven o'clocks, and nine ten o'clock licenses woie granted.

NELSON, Thursday. At about one o'clock, the extensive siaugliter-houses of Mr. T. Frask, at Stok'i, was totally destroyed by fire. The building was insured for £1000 in the South British, but the loss is stated at fully £2SOO. Incendiarism is suspected. Friday. Hoper and Dodson's stables weie destroyed by firo. No insurance.

INVERCARGILL, Friday. Three stacks of oats at Pukerau, the property of A. Thomson, and insured for £150 in the South Biitish, u ere destroyed by tire.

CHRISTCHURCH, Thursday. At the quarterly meeting of the licensing bench for Christchurch South and East, yesterday, all the licenses were granted, except two or three which were adjourned for certain small matters to be attended to. Replying to a question from Mr "Weston (solicitor), the bench said they were still of opinion that no midnight licenses shonld be gi anted. The Land Board to-day issued another license to 'prospect for gold in the YVilberforue district. At Lyttelton no licenses for keeping open after ten o'clock were granted.

DUNEDIN, Thursday. A keen frost was experienced last night, and to-day the members of the Curling Club were able to play on the pond all day. The Bell Licensing Committee, by a majority, lyive (restricted all licences to ten 616 1 clock. Tliejchairman charged the temperaifce party "wittis acting' revengefully ou account of' the action of two other, comfnutteesv '! " v ;*"Vf ' r;

. , • ■ i Friday. Aa a r resulfe,qf the lat?oars,oLthe cpmpitte'e in "aut, smne £I ,Bop' has"tfeen raised for the : Benevolcnt?lristifcution. A workshop, some tools, and a byre were burned 1 down 'at Roslyn throiigh ;t^e 1 son of the oknW- playing 'witli fnatches* They were valjued at £100, and were^ uniusured".!" '' ' l - '<»'']/ ■ ,-Acase came .before the magistrate in , ov<er Wtf in' • l&si put in a claim of infancy/ It was shown that be U«4 bwgb.* soin^ 68 cprd^