TELEGRAMS.

Inangahua Times, Volume VII, Issue 1199, 24 November 1882, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(from our own correspondent.) Auckland, 23 The postmaster here has registered all letters addressed to Jumbo and Ada Mantua, these fearing prosecution under the Gaming and Lotteries Act,

refused to take delivery, and in one week alone unclaimed letters containing ,£3OO were sent to the Dead Letter fficefronj Auckland. CtiKISTCHUROH 22. Kour Dunedin sbearers on the spree bailed up the railway station at Waikarij and created so much disturbance and annoyance, that the police had to be sent for, two were arrested and the other two escaped before the police arrived. The electric fire alarm escapement is now completed, and the boxes all placed in position. The xecutive Committee of the Hallway League met this evening, and decided to raise a subscription to defray expenses, and report on the whole question of the ii'ast and West Coast routes, a petition was drawn up for presentation to the commission tomorrow, a resolution was also passed expressive of the dissapointment at the inability of the commission to take the West Coast line into consideration, and asking the Government to either appoint a new commission, or extend the scope of the present one. Dun: din, 22. Mr W. H, Cutten, and Mr arnach are both candidates for the eninsular vacancy. "he tago Agricultural show was held to-day, there was a good attendance, the cattle, sheep, and implements were judged, Mr Merilove from amaru scored the most points in hort Horns, the N. Z. Agricultural Company being second.