TELEGRAPHIC.

Pahiatua Star and Eketahuna Advertiser, Volume 1, Issue 9, 9 July 1886, Page 4

TELEGRAPHIC.

(For United Pres* Association.) FOR KIMRERLEY. Wr.Li iM.TOK. July 5Great interest was centreil to day in the steamer Triumph in route for Kimberley, which arrived from Lyttelton yesterday, having on board ISO passengers and WOhorsi -. all of the latter being in go.s| condition. The Triumph wits joined here by another ‘.'7 passengers, twenty of whom M.'iig to Wellington and the rest to Auckland. Napier, Nelson. Marlborough, and country districts, and they shipped 40 hors, -. The Triumph takes in all 247 l is a ng, rs and 170 horse*. The sc, ue at the wharf during the forenoon wiut an unusually bti«y one. At 8 p.m. the steamer h ft the wharf and proceeded to the anchorage, when the Customs null', .rities and si ip's agent mad* an examination of thi passenger*, the fanner with a view of ascertaining whether llie \, s-1 was overcrowded, and the latter to sc that no stowaways were on hoard. About DdOO j-er-"iis were on the wharf, at, 1 cheer- were exchanged a- the steamer moved away. '1 he Triumph is not ex--1,1 in get away until late to-night. The «t, mu r Tainui. which is expected to arrive here from Foochow to morrow night, l,a\, lor Kimberley on Saturday next. SUPREME COURT. The Supreme Court Criminal Sessions were formally ojiened this morning and adjourned for a week in conseijuenre of the uidisjsrsiti n of Judge Richmond. CRIMINAL BUSINESS.

Auckland, July f>. At the Supremi Court yesterday Clms. Taylor, on two charges of breaking and entering, got nine mouths, each concurrently. W. C. ltuthvell was acquitted I for all ged !: -i-c si. aling. T. 11. Topping for nt!< ring, mid Rohert Featherstone for arson w ere acquitted. THE PETREL INQUIRY. At tie Police (’, -:ri the P, trel ease still continues. \ number i f witnesses have yet to be called. RELIEF FUND. CiiKisTnit ncit, July 0. Th, Max r has called a meeting to ermsi Ur what step sh ill he taken tovnirda all,>r,ling r, lief to the sufferers i j the • ■ . Sir Juhaa Voml advised l.iill that thu Lo u eminent could only re. lii yg nrgi nt ease , and private benevolence must do the rest. THE BLASTING CASE. IH.si.MN, July(>. Tie City Council has ilw l ied to resist the claim made by the husband of Mrs Finch, kilb 1 by ihe blasting accident. The comp, nsation so far paid aimmuts to ll'iifl. i n total amount, nidi pendent i i I inch’s claim, i not i xpected to exceed jCJUUU. oT.VGO CENTRAL RAILWAY. Th, icicle which has been accepted for a .. ii of the Ota ■ i Central is expected to give employment to tin unemployed.