i » i (united press associatiox:) ! Auckland, Nov. 29. : r-.Tba,owijeri p{ fh* barque Gazelle have ' issawia- WritrigaiAst the Co/nmisaioner ' of Customs for the value of the vessel, ' apd damage! for detention by the Caa • tome officer; Some tirae^agiriOOlbirof " 1 tobacco were found on board and the cap tain fin&fLlOa wn-ichXb&mid. Tl,e restel 'W&^ariseqaautlfy^sSiKSi by 'the ■ e.rfßi!oo>s.| {rj■if '• t  > i iJ l'l 1 1 l I ■/FEtciN6^ost,iNov^9. j The contest for the mayoralty to-dny resulted m the re-election; of Mr 6.!Fislier. by a raajority of 620, The numbers were : Fisher, 812 ;A. Young, 192. - Mr E. Shaw, goltcitor, has renewed his application to the Mi'njßtefjc£T&si{!'sitb{& the remainder of the sentence passed on Lqnghurst.be- .remUted. .It. is understood^ . thatftdw ffie^jldgVn&i^o^tSelL^al Court has been delivere^.i.theii^ie C&.bjnef will definitely decide whether or not any action Bhqald.be regard to the releasing of Longhurst. » /f^ At arqeetiag-^.thu Education Bcwrd ; to-day,' it was 'decided tWt the pupils^olr, i classical or_pther schools for higher ednc^' tion bp eligible to compete for the jinntfat' scholarship .Qffftred. by thei ßoard jT^ 'j f ' • (1 ' ;/ ' 1 AiTOKi,XNpf'Nov.\S0. lJ/ i Richard Hemley. Tiiomas.vStewarfc, , Petefe^ouo« f iiJfejJg Rod'ergTeß,"Berija min Sutherland, "Teorge Dean and Xohn Erickson of^ the qtew of tlie Hi? Welliug- • ' too, have been committed for trial for the i robbejj^^worth ofjfewejejry o Oi %. At the iiyjuest ou the body -Of Mr. Hugh Ha'miltob, who fractureH^hu skuij by falline ■ agaioat tbe,. post of a bedstead on entering his bedroom ij the rtart'" The evidence showed deceased. , had returned homo intoxtcaW. *A- VisrSifat was returned of accidental death. Xi t\ fj UQ [\ itNVßßqApfiiiiH If p vi 30. \ ■■, J. M. liilohrist, constable, baa been committed for trial for slabbing Maurice I ,Qftj99£n.. . .He. holds tajna^sutementjhat ," he was attacked bythfee fneii~ 1 ,-> •-, j i /CHRisjcnoßOH, Not. j30. .. At a meeting jof. the West Optet'Railway Leag*aei-last night, it was resolved ';(» .ask. . the Government to issue a special Com mission for enquiring into the proposed line of railway to the West Coast. • ' ' '* ! ' '' '' ' ' ' ' ' ■■' "■■''■'

SERIOUS FIRE AT DUNEDIN.
