NEW ZEALAND. [BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1973, 28 February 1885, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND. [BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

NAPIER, Thursday. At the licensing committee electiom today the moderate p-\ity beat liy a large m.ijotity the teetotallers, the latter's nominees being in every case at the hnttom of the Doll.

THAMES, Monday. The Ivanhoe (Kaiang&hapc) monthly letoitinp >ielilcl '23100z5. James Clai k, of Te Aioha, was charged at the Police Court with fraudulent luiikiupti-y, anil diachaiyed, the mavis tiatc, however, expressing his opinion that (Icfciul.nit u- is fully aware that the aoods uuic in tliu house, but had reason to buhov c they \i eie tlicre w ith the assent of the assignee's acent

WELLINGTON, Thursday. T'nc Minister allows exhibits for Hie Niw Zealand Industrial Exhibition to lie carried fieuof clurgu on the railways. Applications for space at the Evhilution must bo deposited at the offices of the \ai toils loo.il committees throughout the colony on Saturdiy next without fail. The space is very fast filling up.

Friday. It is stated here that Major Cautley draw a £1000 per year while engaged on Nc-v Zealand defences, and is also pro vided with a secretary, and both draw travelling exnenses

BLENHEIM, Thursday. The Licensing Committee election was the keenest contest ever known here. The temperance men had a majority in same of the 'yards. It 13 understood tint the eleven o'clock closing will be continued

CHRISTCHURCH, Thursday. At the Chriatchureh Reaatta to-day, the CliArppioa Fouis and Champion Pairs \\c\e won bj- the Union Club ; the Champion Double Sculls by Kahpoi ; the Ladies' Plate {maiden and junior foms) bv the Union maiden ; the Double Sculls by Kaiapoi ; Junior Pairs and Double Sen' ls by Lyttelton. The Union Club mon £70 besides trophies. The annual exhibition in connection with the Canterbuiy Society of Arts promises to be very successful this year. Over 1(50 entries have been received, 52 moie than last year. The Times this morning announces that Blickburne, the culebiated English chess player, now in Australia, will probably visit New Zealand. An old man named James Radford was sent to gaol for 14 days by Mr Beetham, R.M., to-day, for cruelty to a girl nine years of age, whom he had adopted. The child had been tied up with a rope by the hand and feet to a bedpost on sevctal occasions, one day from 8 a.m. to 5 p. in , and again left alone in tho house tied to the bedpost.

DUNEDIN, Thursday. Mr Stout left for Wellington to day. Mr Gillies, M.H R., speaking at Milton last night, strongly condemned Mr Stout's uu C'.uisti.iuity. He should remember the responsibility of his position. If he did not, others would ; and he had no right to use his position to insult the feelings of the balk of the people of the colony. The speaker re wived a vote of confidence. In the second bowling match for the Cunningham Cup, Dunedin scored 43 ami Canterbury 27.

Friday. Dr. James Campbell, of Brunnerton, has offeied his sei vices as smsjeon to the Dunedm contingent, and they have been accepted. He went through the FrancoPrussian war. The Junction Hotel, winch was burned