COLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume III, Issue 453, 13 May 1890, Page 3

COLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

AUCKLAND.

Last night. A large number of people are ill with la grippe

Efforts to settle the tailoreuea’ strike have been fruitless.

Four candidates are likely to come forward for the Bay of Islands seat, for which Mr Hobbs is the member.

Madigan and Lecky broke their collarbones in the football match on Saturday, and Kilfoyle, another player, broke his leg. Ten prisoners are awaiting trial at the Criminal sessions of the Supreme Court. The City North Licensing Committee are to be asked to grant licensee for fouz hotels at present closed np.

The Rev. Mr. Gulliver, an able preacher of advanced views, leaves for Melbourne next week under engagement to the Rev. Mr Strong. Nearly £4OO has been collected by one citizen for the establishment of a school for th? blind, A private telegram received to-day states that J. Rae won the steeplechase of 150 sovs. at the Melbourne Hunt Club meeting on Saturday, with Guy Fawkes, and Titokowaru running second. Sir Frederick Whitaker is in town, having arrived from Wellington yesterday. An extraordinary meeting of the Kaihu ■plley Railway is called to consider the ißviaability of winding up voluntarily. Mr Udy, chairman of the Board of Education, proposes to- charge school teachers for the rent of the houses they occupy. The reported gold find at Puhipuhi is verified. Fresh samples of stone from the Tupore claim, Puhipuhi, show gold plainly if crushed and panned off. The ore is almost as black as coal. SOUTHERN IJKWS. Last night. The Press comments severely on the sentenee of fonr months’ imprisonment passed on'the lad Moredon for sleeping in a stable, and calls upon the Minister of Justice to interpose. The city members are taking potion in the matter.

Mahi Kai was brought up again before the New Plymouth R.M. this morning, and was further remanded, on the charge of murder, till Monday next. The inquest was resumed to day, but no fresh evidence was elicited so far. L. 0. Bishards, an old settler, was found dead in bis bed at the Bailway Hotel, Marton, yesterday. A bottle of bird poison., partly gmpiied, was on a table near to the bed. He is supposed- to have drank the poison during tbs night, by mistake. The Committee of the Christohnroh Grocers* Association are satisfied with the result of their first trial of 6 o'clock closing on Saturday. The Dunedin Chamber of Commerce are memorialLfog the Railway Commissioners to allow tbs carriage of lime in the interest* of The Native Land Const business being so Bt9b in arrears, Government have decided to appoint two more Judges. They have about thirty names to select from but find great difficulty in obtaining suitable men. No choice has been made. The Premier has advised Mr Fulton, the member for Taieri, that the Government will in the ensuing session introduce a Bill giving power to the people, by direct vita *t'.the-ballot box, periodically taken, to prohibit the gale « intoxicating liquors within the diafrkt in which they reside. The To Kooti appeal case is being argued h Welltag ten. ■ Th* cable Meaner Scotia cannot get out rf Wellington owing to the weather, and the is costing the country £>lo pet