TELEGRAPHIC.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 3, Issue 42, 15 January 1883, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

[NTERPROVINTCIAL.

(UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Timaru, Jan. 13. At the Resident Magistrate's Court to-day Robert Innes was committed lor trial at the Supreme Court for wilfully setting fire to a stack of hay valued ab £150, the property of the New Zealand and Australian Land Company. A Young man named McDonald, who was working on the Farlie Creek railway extension, was severely crushed between two trucks yesterday and was removed to the hospital. Dunedin, January 12. I^The ship Dunedin sails to-morrow for London, she takes 8271 carcases of mutton, almost the whole of which are Bhipped by the N.Z. and A.L. Company, principally from their Pareora and Totara estates. The San Francisco correspondent of the Otago Daily Times thinks it quite probable that the frozen meat trade from New Zealand will be extended to that country. Wellington, Jan. 14. alleged » f lambing down " case has s been again adjourned ; this time owing to the ilb.ess of an important witness for the defence, who is at present being treated at the hospital for pleurisy. Milner Stephen gave another exhibition of his healing power on Saturday, and had a very large audience, over one thousand persons being present. About 50 cases were treated, and some of the patients stated that they had obtained relief. An information has been laid by the police against a publican m this city for a breach of section 171 of " The Licen« sing Act, 1881," m adulterating the beer for sale on his premises. Ihe adulteration is alleged to have been accomplished by adding sulphuric acid to the liquor. The case cornea on for hearing on Thursday.