TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1333, 28 April 1885, Page 3

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Mr C. T. Icb, formerly Mayor of Christchurch, died yesterday morning. The Wakatipu arrived at Wellington from Sydney at 10.30 last Sunday night. At Dunedin yesterday a Mrs Darkness attempted to commit suicide by cutting her throat. The New Zealand Shipping Company have been advised that the Kaikoura has not been chartered by the Admiralty. The s.s. Elderslie sailed yesterday from Oamaru for London via Port Chalmers, with 17,460 carcases of frozen mutton and a general cargo. Chandler, the well-known steeplechaser, who met with an accident at the Papakura races bad to be destroyed. Laing, the jockey, is now expected to recover. Two Salvation Army women were fined 6a each in Wanganui yesterday for creating a disturbance on Saturday night by promenading the street in disguises. James E. (Jhallis died in the iock-up at Westport on Sunday, where he was confined for drunkenness. James Watt, cattle drover, dropped dead near the Buller road when searching for cattle in the bush.

The Chairman of the Waikouaiti County Council stated at a meeting that he had it on good authority that there was very little chance of any more money being voted under the Roads and Bridges Construction Act.

Mrs Leavitt, representative of the American Christian Women's Temperance Union, closed a successful mission in Oamaru last Sunday night. She was presented by the Blue Ribbon Array and Women’s Committee with twenty guineas in recognition of her services. Robert Prendergast, the Pokeno murderer has been sent from Mount Eden Gaol to the lunatic asylum at Whau, by order of the Colonial Secretary. Prendergast was examined as to his sanity by Doctors Coora and McMillan, under ins'ructions from the Government, and they pronounced him insane. At Leeston on Friday a man named Thos, McCreedy attempted to commit suicide by cutting his throat. He wounded himself severely and was taken to the Christchurch Hospital where he lies in a precarious state. McCreedy, had previously been in custody as a lunatic, but was discharged on Tuesday last. He died on Saturday night. The Premier, Messrs Blair, Mills and Rochfort, arrived at Wanganui last Sunday night from Taupo. The Premier left again by special train for Foxton at midnight to catch the Wellington coach on Monday morning. He speaks highly of the river and the land near the river and the railway. Tapo Ngnto, an influential chief from the Taumarauia, went with the Premier to Wanagnui. It is the first time he has been there for years. At Christchurch at 4 o’clock on Saturday morning a fire occurred in the old Postoffice Buildings, Market Square, and that portion in the occupation of Mr W. Poster (a restaurant-keeper) and the Benevolent Society was completely gutted. There were seven persons sleeping on the premises, and they escaped, but lost all their belongings, Foster lost his furniture, which was insured for £3OO, and the Benevolent Society lost their stores, aqd records,

The Opunalce correspondent of the Star writes that the settlers in the Parihaka district are becoming uneasy on account of the present proceedings of the natives. Prom a cottage erected by Mr Pllmmer, upon a deferred payment section, the natives removed the windows and doors, and have also taken down and removed to the Parihaka pah the building owned by a farmer named Mcßeynolda, and formerly used as a billiard-room and canteen at Parihaka camp. The reason given for this action is stated to be on account of credit to the natives being stopped.