TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1289, 13 January 1885, Page 3

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Owing to the ine'ement weather, Woodyear’s Circus did not perform at Ashburton last night. The refrigerating chambers of the Arawa, now loading meat for Home at Napier, have been found to be too small to hold the intended shipment, and 2000 carcases will hove to be left beh'nd. The vessel was thrown open for public inspection last Saturday, about 600 persons going onboard. The Shaw-Savill and Albion Company are advised that the steamer Doric left Plymouth on the Bth instant for Auckland, Sergeant White, in charge of the Blenheim Police, was yesterday presented with a purse of sovereigns and an illuminated address sent by the people of Auckland, where White was formerly stationed. The Mayor of Blenheim made the presentation. Sir Julius Vogel will probably shortly address a public meeting at Auckland. The following arc the numbers polled by the successful candidates for the Government Insurance Board :—Bell 1.513, Fisher 1342, Graham 1324. A miner named Hugh Brennan, for some tune past engaged about the Welcome Battery, Reef ton, was found hanging by the neck in a bouse on Thursday morning last. The suicide appeared to have been planned with great deliberation, the rope being well oiled to ensure the knot slipping. The Christchurch Hospital Commissioners hold a public enquiry into the cause of the disagreement of the Hospital Staff on Tuesday (to-day). The body of Police Sergeant Brooks’s child, who was reported missing some days ago, was found washed up on the Akaroa beach on Friday. At Queenstown, on Friday, William Templeton, aged 76, was found drowned close to the jetty. He had been drinking heavily, A lad named David Finns has been drowned at Albertown, Otago. At the Auckland Supreme Court, in a case against Martin Swallow, the Grand Jury found no bill, the foreman stating that tho evidence, which was of a gross and disgusting nature, was not sufficient to prove that an indecent assault had actually been committed. His Honor said he fully concurred with the expressed view of the Grand Jury that there had been gross indecency, and he was glad to find that the new Act contemplated by the Legislature would provide for tho due punishment of such offences. The Judge in discharging tho prisoner, said the cases were Bo|disgustiog as to exclude him hereafter from decent society. In the Nenthorno murder caee, (he jury found the three prisoners guilty of manslaughter. Judge Williams said he agreed with the verdict, and sentenced White and Crowley to five years each, and Fitzgerald to three years. The captain of the Opawa, Captain Mathers, committed suicide on Sunday night, the 4th January, by jumping overboard, The body was got out of the water within ten minutes, but all efforts to restore animation were unavailing. Captain Mathers' had been ailing for about 3 weeks. The Opawa arrived at Wellington on Thursday night, and the unfortunate mao was buried there. A young man named Frank Lyn, committed for trial at Wangarei for perjury and admitted to, bail has absconded. A Freethought paper under tho title of Truth has made its appearance at Auckland. It is edited by Dr Hughes. The Hinemoa has been beached and cleaned at North Shore, Auckland. Mr Andrew Young, a well-known Wellington coach proprietor, has served a writ on Mr N. Reid (of W. and G. Turnbull md Co.) claiming £SOOO damages for slander and defamation of character of plaintiff and his wife by words spoken concerning them by the wife of defendant. Laing, the cook of the s.s. Arawa, who was injured by falling down the hold of the vessel, has succumbed to his injuries. A movement is on foot in Christchurch for the establishing of a Scottish Volunteer corps. The annual meeting of the Southland Fiozen Meat Company took place on Saturday afterneon. The balance-sheet showed a loss on the year’s transactions of £228 19s. This was caused by a mistake in commencing to erect works on a site where no solid foundation existed, a loss of £SOO being thereby entailed. Two shipments had been sent Home during the year, but neither was particularly successful. A fire broke out about ten o’clock on Friday night in the Sash Factory of the N.Z. Timber Company, Custom House Street, Auckland, and before it was suppressed the establishment was destroyed, also a million feet of timber which was in the yard. The Timber Company’s mill was saved largely through a change of wind. £3OOO was the value of the timber that was destroyed. The insurance on the factory was £7OOO in the South British, which was partly reinsured. The timber was uninsured. The Auckland Gas Works across the street were in danger for some time. The Fire Brigade worked splendidly, aided by men from the American war ship Iroquois, who assisted to save the barquentine Frank Guy of Napier, which was lying at the timber wharf. The total damage, including the wharf partly burnt and injuries to adjacent properties, is estimated at from £14,000 to £15,000. The (ire was an immense one, and was visible at a distance of 70 miles. On Thursday the constitution of the Trades and Labor Congress now sitting in Dunedin was finally passe i. The following are its objects (1) to promote the belter organisation of the working classes ; (2) to carefully consider all matters affecting their interests, and promote all such measures as will better their condition ; (3) to take all steps possible for the passing into law of such measures as shall be conducive (to their interests ; (4) to use every legitimate means of obtaining a proper representation of labor in the Legislature of the colony. At a meeting of the Congress on Saturday it was resolved—“ That this Congress give every support to the early closing moyement, and hope to see associations started with the view of shortening the hours of labor of shopkeepers’ assistants in all. towns represented at this Congress.” A grand procession in connection with the Congress took place on Saturday night. It comprised altogether about COO people and

was headed by three brass bands. After the procession a public meeting was held, the Mayor of Dunedin (Mr Scoullar) presiding. Among tiie speakers were Messrs Harvey and Kimber, of Timarn. The resolutions adopted recommended the formation of working men’s associations, the imposition of protective duties, the abolition of plural voting, the legislation of the eight hours’ system, and the imposition of a land tax.