TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1359, 30 June 1885, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

A number of third-class passengers by the Aorangi complain re provisions, medical inattention, and the defective sanitary conveniences.

A wrestling match between J. Kenny, of Dunedin, and J. Graham, of San Francisco, took place at Auckland on Saturday night at the Theatre Royal. There was a moderate attendance. Kenny was victorious, winning the first two falls. The men wrestled “ catch-as-catch-can ” and Cumberland style. The contest r/as keen and exciting. Kenny being three stone heavier than his opponent; had consequently the advantage. The match was for £3O a side.

A fireman of the Aorangi named James Clarke was arrested by the Customs officers while carrying a box of cigars up the wharf at Auckland. He pleaded ignorance of the law. He was brought up at the Police Court, and sentenced to a month’s imprisoment. Ernest Rowland Davis was on Saturday afternoon committed for trial at Christchurch on a charge of rape on a young woman whom he deluded with a promise of marriage and drugged to effect his purpose. He cross-examined witnesses at such length that the case lasted nearly two days. The same prisoner was committed for trial for forging entries in a Post Office Savings Bank book with intent to deceive persons whom he is accused of

defrauding by canvassing for a bogus sick and burial association.

A man named Edwards was killed by fall of gravel at Auckland on Friday. At Auckland in Chambers on Friday Mr Justice Gillies ordered that the divorce action Burchell v. Barchell and Hopkins, should be heard without a jury at the next civil sessions. The action is by the wife against the husband, who is a hotelkeeper, for adultery. No defence is filed.

The Home Government have determined to place two commissions in the Imperial army at the disposal of each of the Australian colonies and Hew Zealand. The commissions for each colony will be awarded by competitive examination, and examination papers will be received by the next mail. The conditions require that candidates shall be between 19 and 22 years of age, and that they shall have served for at least two years in the force.

A number of Brennan torpedoes have been ordered from Home, together with electrical appliances for submarine mines. Owing to reductions in the Civil Service it is understood that five officers in the Treasury have been dispensed with. Mr Best, paymaster, and Mr Boughton, of the Treasury, formerly of the Defence, retire on pensions ; the other gentlemen receive compensation according to their length of service. It is stated that the Dunedin coal dealers have forwarded to the members of that city a strong protest against the imposition of the proposed duty on coal.

Tenders have been called for insuring the Exhibition buildings and exhibits for five months. The building is to be insured for £4OOO, and the contents for a sum not exceeding £30,000. At the Dunedin Police Court on Friday, Lawrence White, of Nenthorne manslaughter notoriety, was sentenced to 14 days bread and water for mutinous conduct.

At a meeting of chemists in Dunedin, to (consider the Sale of Poisons Act, it was decided to recommend that clause 13, us to the place where poisons should be kept, should be deleted. It was considered quite unnecessary that any special kind of bottle should be used if a label of a definite color, and the words “ not to be taken internally ” were adopted. At the Invercargill Police Court on Friday, before Mr McCullock, R.M., a settler named Daniel Henry was charged with fraudulent bankruptcy, in hating concealed property of the value of £lO from his creditors within four months of bankruptcy. As the previous hearing the Deputy Official Assignee gave evidence that at a meeting of creditors the bankrupt told him he had a sura of £SO, but had lost it through being thrown out of a dray. Council for the defence contended that his evidence was inadmissible, and the Court took the same view. In further support of the charge witnesses were called to show that a cheque for £BO was given to accused, and that it was cashed next day, but none of them could say by whom. Counsel for the defence held that the case could not be established unless it was proved that accused got the money, aud the Court took the same view and dismissed the charge. Counsel for the prosecution immediately brought the matter before Judge Ward, who was sitting in Bankruptcy, and who has issued an order for the arrest of the accused. His Honor commented sternly on the action of the Magistrate, saying the case was clear enough, on the depositions, and remarked that another time he would make a committal himself. He advised counsel to lay the case before the Minister of Justice, together with his statement regarding it. It is understood this will be done at once.