THE JIAT INUNDATED. Duxeihn, June 8. Considerable alu-m whs caused on the flat to-day by an extraordinary high "tide and sea at Ocean Beach, and m the after noon it bociine evident, tint a breach j would be mule m the sandhills at St. Kilda road, close to the central battery. At 4.30 tho sea had cut a channel through, ' Kilda road forabontßooy»rds, which spread and there wim a strong stream flowing up St. "on. tk> the low-lying ground. This being the first experience of the kind many of the inhabitants 'prepared to leave though within a short time of high water nothing serious happened and steps were at once taken til dam back the wnter for next tide by tilting up the channel, and placing bags full of sand rs a protection. At St Clair the remaining portion of the sea wall has disappeared, and most of the esplanade has been washed /away. The next hi^h tide will probably see several sections of land swallowed up, as there is nothing but a lineof sandhills, now rapidly being eaten away, bjtween the oceim and St Kilda. Iv South Duniedin and part, of C.iveraham tho residents ?nd property owners are considerably alarmed. The damage; \ wfis *;j principally, confined to gardens.'

Licensing Matters

[I'Klt PiSJErfS. AS.-K)CIATJOM,j Auckland, June 8. The Gr *f ton Licensing Committee issued a warning to-day 'hat they would forfeit licenses at the next quarterly sitting if Sunday t.'ading went on. Wellington, June 8, It is re >ortod that proceedings are to be instituted against the Mayor (A. W. Brown) to recover & penalty of £'50 for having sat and acted as a member of the Licensing Committee, it being alleged that under clause 11 of the Act he is di.-quali lied by holding a paid office under thy Gity Council. Napier, June 8. The Hastings Licensing tJommitlee re fused a license to a new hotel, though the local option poll was m favor of the in crease of licjnsos. iNVEKCAHctfII. June 8. At tho annual licensing meetings all the licenses were granted to the houses sup plied for, but iv fie case of the Farmeis' Arms notice 'whh given that it would be closed m twelve months. The Rev. Fer guson appeared to oppose the licenses.
