TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1363, 9 July 1885, Page 3

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

A new writ for the Bruce seat was issued yesterday morning, and made returnable by August 18. The Triumph from Newcastle via Sydney arrived at Wellington yesterday. No news.

The Grassmere, barque, Raymond, 103 days from London, met a terrible gale off the coast on Tuesday. She lost nsarly all her canvas, and narrowly escaped going on the shore. The Captein’s daughter Marian died of inflammation of the bowels on July 2, and a sailor named Nicholson from the effects of alcohol on March 25.

The brigantine Helena went on the rocks at Cape Farewell Spit on Sunday and was abandoned on Monday, though she had not then broken up. The Rimutaka arrived at Auckland yesterday. She left Plymouth on May 23, at 2.12 p.m., arirved at Teneiiffe on the 28th at 2.33 a.m., sailed 1.55 p.m, the same day ; arrived at the Cape on June 12 at 2.26 p.m., sailed IStli at noon; arrived at Auckland 8.45 a.m. yesterday. Passengers all well. No deaths; one birth (wife of Dr Menses of a daughter). Landed one case of small pox (a fireman) at Teneriffe forty days ago. after which the ship was thoroughly disinfected, and there has been no other outbreak. The first examination under the Military School Board at Wellington, will be taken durmg the first week of next ) month.

Samples of cartridge eases to be used in the manufacture of cartridges in Auckland have been received in Wellington. They are much superior to the cases used in the imported snider cartridges, and have the advantage that they can be refilled. A trial of the rapid-firing Hotchkiss gun will be made at Wellington on Saturday afternoon. It is not intended to experiment with the heavy guns, an it is thought inadvisable to use the ammunition at present in stock untill shipments ordered have arrived. Mr Hill’s two dogs, Bordeaux and Waitangi, the favorites for the Wateiloo Cup, were poisoned last week by some person. The effect upon them was serious,

and their poshimi In thebettiug market was unaltered, Tito colliery strike at Westport has ended. The Westport Coal Coiupan}’ have agreed to pay 3s lOd per ton. A new coal company is about to commence work a short distance above the Brunner mine, on the South bank of the Grey river, on ground belonging to the Westport Coal Company, and next to them. Arrangements have been made for a nine years' lease by Messrs Kilgour and Wickes. The mine is only 120 chains above the main railway line, and they expect to get to work in two or three mon tli s.

The Union Insurance Company have declared a ten per cent, dividend. Edward Llewellyn, a young man working as a firewood-cutter, was killed in the Seaward Bush, Southland, on Monday afternoon, apparently by a limb of a tree which fell on his head, fracturing his skull. No one was with him at the time. He was not used to bush work, and was formerly boots at the Club Hotel. A thousand sheep which arrived at Auckland from Napier by the Suva have been quarantined on the hulk Gazelle, and will have to be returned whence they came, simply because a guarantee of their good order and condition, as required by the Act, bad not been obtained from the Inspector at Napier.