TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1297, 31 January 1885, Page 3

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Ernest Fedifield, aged 18, a warehouse clerk, while riding in a private horse race at Wangarei last Thursday, was thrown, crushing the base of bis skull. He died on Wednesday. Rain spoiled the festivities held to celebrate the anniversary of tho Auckland Province. The North Shore races have been postponed till Saturday, and the eight hour’s demonstration to St, Patrick’s Day. At the water excursion of the St. Paul’s Sunday School in the steamer Glenelg, a child eight years old, named George Sinclair, fell overboard and was drowned, The body was not recovered. At the regatta the races were all well contested. The body of an infant was found last Thursday in a jar at the back of Mr Loasby’s premises in Victoria Avenue, Wanganui. It appears to have been there a long time, and smells strongly of spirits of wine. The total amount of compensation and costs in the Plimmer-Reeves case against the Wellington Corporation is £4333 8s 7d. This amount will have to be paid within 60 days’ from December 241 b. The difference between the Westport Coal Company with their colliers has been settled upon a mutually satisfactory basis, and the men return to work on Tuesday, The agreement is that the ipeq shall get relatively the same pay aa that paid at Greymouth, such rate to be settled by arbitration, At the annual meeting of the Lyttelton Harbor Board,held on Thursday, the report showed the receipts for 1884 to be £64,995, including a balance from last year of £32,149 ; expenditure, £35,244, of which £32,278 had been rpent on harbor works. During the year 1195 vessels, of a total tonnage of 497,850, had used tho wharves ; 687 of these were steamers, with a total tonnage of 399,615. The cheap railway excursions in Christchurch are turning out a great success. That on Thursday to lh« ” 7 aimakariri Gorge imrty-four carriages, with three engines. Twelve hundred tickets were sold. The Dunedin Evening Herald has been purchased by Messrs Bracken, Bathgate, and Melland, who take possession next Monday. „

A deputation of Rotorua Township leaseholders interviewed the Native Minister, but no satisfactory issue was arrived at. He said he could do nothing to release them, or go behind the General Assembly or the judgment of the Supremo Court. The Ron. Mr Stout, Premier, and the Hon. Mr Larnach, Minister of Mines, left Wellington yesterday by the Hawea en route for the West Coast. From Nelson they proceed overland to Westport, where they will be entertained at a banquet. From Westport the movements of the two Ministers will be guided by circumstances, but it is not expected that the inspection of the Goldfields districts will be completed under a month. The Colonial Mutual Insurance Society on Thursday issued a policy of £IOO on the life of Te Whiti. Severa 1 divers at the Lastingham have returned to Wellington. They report all the cargo has been recovered that can be done so with profit. The Hauroto took one hundred draught horses for Sydney on Wednesday from Dunedin. The Colonial Bank's half-yearly meeting was hold last Thursday in Dunedin, The report recommending a dividend at the rate of seven per cent, was adopted. The Hon, Mr Reynolds was elected Directorin the place of the Hon. Mr Oliver, who goes on a visit to England. The Chandos Hotel at Ormond and two other buildings were destroyed by tire on Tuesday morning. Bidgood’s stables, Whelan’s Bootmaker's shop, and Wallace's store, with their contents, were destroyed. The East School and school-master’s house at New Plymouth- were destroyed by fire on Tuesday last. Incendiarism is i suspected. At a meeting of the Government Insurance Board on Tuesday afternoon, the Hon. Mr Tyle presiding, the question of appointing Commissioners was deferred until the return of Sir Julius Yogol, and the consideration of the necessity of appointing Local Boards was postponed for three months. A Financial Committee was appointed and details arranged in connection with the working of the Association. At the close of a case in the District Court, Invercargill, on Tuesday, Judge Ward said there was one reform in the proceedings in Courts of Justice which we might well borrow from American practices, via., the appointment to each of the superior Courts of a sworn shorthand writer to take down evidence in lieu of having the Judge te write them out at full length. He hoped the present Government might see their way to carry out this amendment in legal practice. The judges were paid for their time, but the suitors and juries were not, and the saving of time would bo immense. A. Moore, of Christchurch, grain merchant, has been adjudicated a bankrupt on the petition of A, Ivory, of Rangiora, who is a creditor to the amount of £2,000. Mr Spalkman, Ivory’s solicitor,said he had received a communication that Moore had been arrested in London at the suit of the National Bank for £12,000. Moore’s solicitor said be believed that Moore would arrive in New Zealand by the Aorangi, and His Honor Judge Johnston said if he returned and could meet his creditors the bankruptcy would be annulled. A deputation waited on the Hon. Mr Stout at Dunedin on Monday to ask that the Education Act might be so amended as to provide for religious instruction within school hours. Mr Stout replied at length. Personally he had no objection, but he did not see how the time-table could be arranged. He would bring the matter before the Cabinet, and the fullest consideration would be given to it.— Another deputation waited on the Premier on Monday at Dunedin to urge that the Government should take immediate steps to enable Scottish crofters to emigrate to New Zealand. It was suggested that a reliable person should be sent Horae to interview tha crofters and see whether the Imperial Government would assist the scheme. Mr Stout promised to inquire into the matter. He quite agreed with the proposal to send some one Home.