TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1278, 16 December 1884, Page 1

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Captain Wing, the Onehunga Harbormaster, formerly in charge of the pilot station at Port Philip, has a book showing that on February 2nd, 1853, a threemasted schooner called the Osprey went into Port Philip, going out again on June 12th the same year. The Captain slates he remembers perfectly the Osprey was stated to have picked up a boat at sea. The owner of the Triumph has made some progress towards arranging an experimental charter to load her at Auckland and Napier for London. Sericulture is to have a practical trial at Whangaroa, where Goethe, recently a sericulturist in Spain, intends ■' erecting buildings and going into the industry on a laree scale. ■

It is understood that Sir Julius Vogel has instructed his solicitor to proceed against the New Zealand Times for the long series of articles in which it has indulged respecting him. The proprietors will be served with a writ for £IO,OOO damages as soon as the declaration can be put in form. The Gazette just issued notices that at a presentation made hy the Council of the Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland, the name of Louis Sinclair, registered on production of his diploma of Licentiate in Dental Surgery Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland, lias been erased from the Dentist Register for New Zealand.

Mrs Whitefoord, vvho was thrown out of a buggy at Christchurch on Thursday night and stunned, recovered consciousness at noon on Friday and is now doing well.

A serious accident occurred to Dr Rouse, of Lyttelton, on Thursday afternoon. He was mounting a horse, when the animal bolted, throwing him backwards, his head striking on some stones on the road. He \vasj.icked up insensible. The man Fitzgerald, connected with the Neuthorna murder case, has not yet been arrested, ......

Friday night’s Dunedin Star says it understands that Mr ! James Fulton, M.H.R., has returned to the Treasury the sum of £IOO voted to him last session as Chairman of the Waste Lands Committee.

Hancock, the English pedestrian, who arrived at Dunedin from Australia a few days ago, has arranged a match with young Scott, The arrangement is (hat if Hancock beats Scott m a twenty-four hours walk, Mr Austin will give him £IOO.

Tne tender, of Mr Charles Colclough has been accepted for the railway advertising over tie Middle Island railways for three

years, A complaint signed by 35 passengers of the steamer Kaikoura against the behavior and manner of Captain Crutchley, has been forwarded to the Directors of the Mew Zealand Shipping Company. Minogue, a dangerous escaped lunatic at large in the Wuitakerei ranges for the last fortnight, was captured at Kuukapakapa by some Maoris. The eruptions ou White Island which commenced las' March, and which compelled the workmen to bave, hive now oimii.ished, bui tire is still visible. A number of men are now getting sulphur. An Auckland Company has sold 180 tons of superphosphates to the Farmers’ Cooperative Association of Auckland. The Surveyor-General will shortly visit and report upon all Crown Lands as to their suitableness for the purpose of the Association Special Settlement. The probable price of land under the scheme will not except £1 per acre, exclusive of the cost of survey.

Two public baths, just constructed, were opened on Saturdaiy at JEuuedin, one at Pelichet Bay, at the North end of the city, and the other at St. Clair, a'suburb at the Ocean Beach. The -'Mayor- of Dunedin opened tile- further and the Mayor of Cawrsham ! the latter. - Both the Mayors took headers at St. Clair, and were followed by several Councillors; both city and suburban. A' good many onlookers, including ladies, ; were present.

Rewi has addressed' a letter’'t6 the Native Minister (Mr BaUanee) stating 1 that he will assist in the construction' of ’the North Inland rail way line. Rewi requests the Native Minister'to visit'‘the natives and let them all know ‘f all ” -the CRivbrntneul’s intentions with regard to them.* In the Federation Enabling Bid, proposed to he introduced into the Imperial Parliament, is a dame giving power to the Legislature of any colony to withdraw the colony-from the operations of the Act.

At the Dunedin Cycling Sports on Saturday, the five-mile Champion .Race was won by F, A. Cutten, in ISmin There was a strong wind blowing.