TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1307, 24 February 1885, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

At the revision of the Waitotaru electoral roll yesterday, 263 names were srruck off. Tenders for the erection of the Exhibition buildings are to be called for immediately. At the Dunedin Police Court, yesterday, Laurence White, who was convicted of the Nenthorne murder, was sentenced to 14 days’ bread and water diet for aggravated insubordination. The Hauroto was berthed at Rattray street wharf, Dunedin, on Saturday. The Company intend bringing all coal-laden steamers to Dunedin owing to the increased wharfage charge at Port Chalmers, and h’gh railway rates between port and town; The last service was held on Sunday in St Paul’s Anglican Church, Auckland, the foundation stone of which was laid by Governor Hobson in 1841. It la to be pulled down to make room for. city improvements. It is stated that the Temperance Licensing Committees in Auckland contemplate closing several houses with the object of repressing Sunday trading. Teetotallers I watched the hotels last Sunday with the object of supplying information to the Licensing Bench. The Gear Meat Preserving Company will ship by the steamer Tekapo to Sydney to-day 1100 caaes of preserved meat, the total amount being 50,400 lbs, This shipment is intended for the Soudan, The Company are prepared to have 400 more cases in a day or two if necessary, At the Police Court, Wanganui, yesler. day a farmer named Brownlee wasJinedfl and costs for offering a lousy sheep for sale in the public yards. The cas» wqa brought on by Inspeclor Blundell, Who staled that it was first case under the Act. He did not pres* for a heavy penalty.

On Saturday a man was nearly burnt in a bosh fire at Nqw Plymouth. In starting a burn he remained too long, and being enveloped Li smoke did not know which way to get from the fire. Being nearly suffocated he cried for help, and wa» only rescued with difficulty by another man going amongst the burning trees and dragging him out insensible. Patrick Reardon was fined 20s on Saturday at New Plymouth for disturbing the Salvation Army when assembled in public worship in their barracks. He was drunk, and used very bad language inside the hall during the service. The Resident Magistrate inflicted a light penalty, as it was the first charge of the kind brought under the Police Offences Act. An inquest on the remains of Mrs Prendergast, murdered by her husband, took place at Fokeno on Saturday. Prendergast, who was present, manifested great unconcern,and frequently ejaculated “I did it.” On occasions when impatient at the length of time taken by the clerk to write down the evidence, he remarked with a chuckle, “You might hang half a dozen of us for the time you take.” A cabinetmaker’s shop and dwellinghouse in Hobson Street, Auckland, the property of Mr Foley, and occupied formerly by Peters and Hiryod, and latterly by Hampton, was burnt down at three o’clock yesterday morning. The building was totally destroyed. It was insured by the owner for £7OO in the South British and £3OO with the Fire Association Peters and Hiryod’s stock was insured with the Colonial office for £2OO. The dwelling-house was insured for £IOO in the South British, and Hampton’s furniture for £IOO with the New Zealand. Sir Julius Vogel has received privately a remittance of £l7 10s, which may he described as “ conscience” money, inasmuch as it represents an amount of taxes which the sender was entitled to pay but by some means escaped from paying. Stricken with remorse, he has transmitted the money under the letter “M,” with the request that the payment may be made as public as possible throughout the colony, in order that it may act as an incenf ve to other individuals possessed of consciences to make up their pecuniary shortcomings, A deputation waited on Sir Julius Vogel at Auckland on Friday rooming to request that the time for receiving a tender for the steam service between Tonga, Sunoa, and this colony might be postponed from 31st March to 31st May. Sir Julius. Vogel replied that tenders had already been called, and the time conld not now be altered. He hoped to see the service started on Ist June. The Hon. Mr |3toijl is now in Dunedin. Ha will return tp Wellingtqq ip a few days, and all the Ministers will assemble there this week. The case against Alt wood, charged with stabbing Carr at the Greenham Barton estate, Ellesmere district, on the 17,th was dismissed at the Leeston Magistrate’s Court on Friday, as it was proved he was acting in what he thought to be selfdefence, having ro' B,a k on C»rr for another pjan ffhfi had a grqdgo agajngt fiff|). (Jarf fs recovering fpoip hi? injuries. The search for the girl Dunn, who was recently drowned at Invercargill, has been unsuccessful. A portion of underclothing found near the bodies of the men has figeft identified as hers by iVfrs Dunn, It yras rouch tprn. The barque Mary Ann Annison owned by Messrs Mclntosh and McClatchio. of Timaru, has become a total wreck at North Spit Head, Auckland. She was bound for Sydney with a cargo of logs. ’ffia twpive-hoprs walking match bev twpi n Hapcock (of England] and yquqg Scott (of Dunedin) took place on Saturday last at IJunedin, the laljjer winning easily,. Hancock retired \yhen hq lisp!

covered 50Jf mile?, but S'-olt walked tijqe OHt gpd poyered Gfljj miles. 4 r ' ea ' of money changed bunds. Mr Black’s flour mills at Winton (Southland), were burned down last Friday night. The fire started at one qf the walla of the building, dope to fflipre the oat shellings >vere ]sept ? Hn ‘* belipyed iq bp the \york of an incendiary. A man employed as a baker was sleeping upstairs, and had only tinu to escape, parti illy dressed, by dropping from an upstairs door. There was no water, and nothing could he done to save the mill. Nothing was saved, flfie hfphjing wps insured for £so(j in the poi)th British. The estimated loss is about £IOOO above the insurance.

The men working one of Mr Osbourne’s threshing machines near Christchurch had n very narrow escape from poisoning on Wednesday, last. It appears the cook being in want of a pot to boil meat in, tpok ope that a farmer had fieen boijing ip-epnjc in, npt knqwjng jt had been used for poison. The men were about to commence their dinner when the firmer happened to ride ijp in time to warn the men of their danger. It was a mere chance that the farmer visited the machine at the time, as he intended in the first place to go to another portion of the farm. A lad named (Jhas, Frederick 'White at Christphprch pn Saturday met with an accident that has respited fatally. He bad taken eome horses to a paddopk op the Bicpartop road pud wag qh hig way bpek when the horse be wae riding threw him. Ope of his feet catching in the stirrup be was dragged some distance and dreadfully knocked about. He was taken tp the hospital, where be died on Sunday.