TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1271, 29 November 1884, Page 3

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Garrard, the Auckland labor agitator, Ins served notice of action to-day upon the Resident Magistrate, Mr Seth Smith, claiming £SOO damages for unlawfully causing him to be arrested under and by virtue of a certain warrant, and for incidental costs. _ At Oauiaru a young man named Keid, a scavenger, was 'killed by his curt falling on Lim°oii Wednesday morning. A lad named McDonald, thiiteen years of age, at Waitahuna, was killed on Wednesday by a fall from a horse. A correspondent writes to the Nelson Colonist that he can positively state that a three-masted schooner named the Osprey arrived ac Auckland in July, 1848, with a detachment of soldiers from Hobarton. The troops were composed of the 58th and 65th regiment?, and were under the command of Lietenant Bangelate of the 65th. The writer was on board the vessel himi self.

Messrs Murray, Roberts and Co., Wellington, have received a cablegram from London statins? Hint the next Home wool sales take place ou the 20th January. Jameß Sherry hus been remanded to Dunedin from Auckland on a charge of wife desertion.

A Kanaka named Turehu, a Kaipara gumdigger, who attempted to commit suicide by cutting his throat, will not, it is anticipated, survive. The Union Soap Works at Auckland declare no dividend this year but carry £486 forward to the reserve fund.

Only a small section of the Auckland Tramway has yet been opened, but, an average of 1000 persons travel on it daily. £2OO has been subscribed at Auckland towards a testimonial to Mr Fraser, in commemoration of his rescue of the Triumph. The Royal Commission re unemployed sat at Ashburton on Thursday. Only six men stated they were out of employment. No cases of destitution were reported. In Waimate between 50 and 60 unemployed attended the sitting of the commission and testified to the scarcity of work in that neighborhood. At Timaru 36 unemployed men gave evidence. The Lyitelton Harbor Board are endeavoring to procure for Akaroa a better class of lifeboat than the one at present there. The recent disaster t> the Clyde is pointed to as proving the urgent necessity that exists for the change. I'itokowaru was in Hawera on Thursday, the first visit across the Waingo.i-nra river since 1869, when he was driven by Colonel (now Sir George) Whitmon,-.