NEW ZEALAND. [BY TELEGRAPH.-PRESS ASSOCIATION. TE AWAMUTU NEWS.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2184, 8 July 1886, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND. [BY TELEGRAPH.-PRESS ASSOCIATION.

TE AWAMUTU NEWS.

WELLINGTON, Tuesday. It i< propose! to make collections for hospital ;rid charitable aid purpose! m the vai ions churches here on the last Sunday of the cm rent month.

Wednesday. An applic.it ion for a mandamus to compel the Cook Licensing Committee to iri ant a len^uai of the license of the Prince of Wales Hotel, Toiy-street, w«8 .ul'um! at the Supreme Court to-day. Judge Richmond held that the committee was a tribunal appointed by the Legislating, and the Stipieme Court could not interfere H s Honour took time to con--ider whether it w ,i- necessary to hear thf Attorney -General on behalf of the Committee

CHRTSTCHURCH, Wednesday. The Chii-tuhurch Poultry Show opened to day, with 715 entiles, a larger number than at any show yet held here. In the Supreme Court, Nimrcd Mitchell, formerly proprietor of th« Zfakndia Carpet Factory, was acquitted of inciting George Richardson to burn the factory down.

OAMARU, Wednesday. William Leatch, a baker, committed suicide to-day at the Criterion Hotel by taking eight ounces of chlorodyne. He leaves a wife and five children. His life was infilled in the Government Association for £200

Thf Town I)(i,ii(l held tliPi'r usual monthly nji'ctip^ on Mimdtv eM'iiinif, .ill member* l) r 'in^ |>ie»ent. All Walton (chairman), laid .t If tui i fiMin Mr Lewi-, complaining of liuhAnus in the nncr! r , r hb'Hii hood of his hotel, i-f'toie tlie ho.nd. The hoard, hating pre» v ion-.ly in ide .in inspection <if the premises lefened to. decided that there were no pounds f"i into: feu'iie 1 in the matter. — A tateof ,'J in (lie £ \v is struck for the curi^nt vc.w.— The eh.in n.in war? requested to connnuniuate with Mr Hudson, traffic, niana^i, in referi'iici 1 to an p\enincr train f'u Te Vu.iniutu. It i> tho intention of the 1 .i.-id t<> lutve a ;>ublic inctinjf on tfee in.ittti, an.l .it thr s line time the subject of ■>t'U'f ui'^ the sei vie.'s of . i medical man can be diM.u-s t d. Tln'ir is no question abortt the the mc^^>itv ot t lisident doctor. Since !)i. Jilundcn left thpie iiave been some i i ~t--. of nit < -.^ to wlnc'i the serviced of ft iloctoi would )}\\? been < ,dli*d had v there b 'en one Ihie. — ( Ov. n Coi respondent).