TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1378, 13 August 1885, Page 3

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

The action brought by.MHtialey against Government, of land taken as a came before Judge GilHg§-"at Auckland yesterday. The .peCan tly-passed Public Works Act Amendment Act, to validate such appropriations, was produced, and being found retrospective in operation nothing remained but to let the matter go before the Compensation Court, in order to assess value of land. The Australia, with July English mails, left San Francisco for Auckland on the Ist instant — time-table date ; and the Zealandia, with July colonial mails, arrived at San Francisco from Auckland on the 10th instant-one day earlier than time table date. The body of a newly-born female infant was found in the river near Stamrore bridge, Cbriitchurcb, yesterday morning. John McYickar was killed at Hindon (Otago), by a fall of earth on Tuesday. No particulars. The 12 hours walking match at Dunedin between Scott and Hancock resulted in the defeat of the litter by 3 yards. The distance covered was 72 miles 8 laps, there being 22 laps to the mile. Scott’s backers have sent £IOO to Sir J. D. Astley, with a request that he will endeavor to find a man in the United Kingdom to meet Scott at a 12 or 24 hours' walk for £SOO each match. Through the capsizing of a boat in the Waikato River, John Cox, a settler, of Churchill, vas drowned. The body of an aged man. named Alcoit alias Martin, has been found off the Northcote wharf, Auckland. Sydney Taiwhanga sued Callaghan, of Kawakawa, for £IOO, whkffi the defendant is alleged to have received from the Government on account of Sydney and other natives. The Magistrate decided he bad no jurisdiction. The Oamaru Band gave concerts at the Exhibition on Monday and yesterday nights. William Athol, who fell 40 feet at the Calliope dock (Auckland), died in the Hospital of his injuries. In the Scaramella poisoning case at Wellington, Moore was committed for trial, and his wife was discharged. The body of George Buck, who was drowned while attempting to cross the Wainuiomata river, Wellington, last week, has been found about 28 miles down the river from.where the accident occurred. John Qillison, charged with breaking into the Auld Scotland Hotel (Dunedin), and stealing money and jewellery to the value of £l7, has been remanded. A man named Smith on the Cotteabrook Station (Otago), committed suicide by taking poisoned grain. He was engaged as a rabbiter. No cause is assigned at present for the act. The Wellington Poultry, Pigeon, Canary, Rabbit and Cat Association’s second annual show was opened by the Governor on Tuesday. There was a much larger number of entries than last year. Aichibald Hunter,* publican, of .-latter’s Terrace, Nelson Creek, was thrown from his horse while riding home, and dragged over 200 yards thu-ugh one leg catching in the stinup. His injuries consist of five ribs broken (two of them in two places) and his left, lung lacerated. The injuries are so serious that they may prove fatal, A peculiar case was brought before the Resident Magistrate’sCour', Christchurch, on Tuesday. Amin name'! Arthur Savage "hose sanity is doubted, was < barged with travelling on the railway l w thout a ticket. It appears that he lias a mania for cheap travelling, as I e recently went on board one of the steamers and took a trip to Wellington. When he got there he could

not pay his fare and had to do seven day* in gaol for his imposition. As soon as he was free again he quietly walked on board the first steamer going to Lyttelton and took a cheap trip back again. At the end of his return journey he had another period of incarceration under the Vagrant Act, as it was clear he had no intention of paying his passage and had no lawful means of support. Inspector Pender su'd that most of the railway guards knew Savage as a man with * mania for travelling on the cheap, but occasionally he got the best of them, as in the present case. He had previously been examined by two doctor* who could not agree that he was insane, but as Mr Baetham, the Resident Magistrate, thought his actions more like those of a madman than anything else, farther examination as to his sanity was ordered to bo made.