TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1380, 18 August 1885, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

The ironworkers employed at the Oneliunga works have struck. They were getting one shilling an hour, and demanded Is 3d. They allege they took this course in consequence of receiving notice of a reduction to 10£d per hour. The Mabille Bay, 107 days, from London arrived at Port Chalmers yesterday. The escort brought down to Dunedin L 25,000 worth of gold. At the R.M. Court, Ashburton, on Friday, J. D. Lowe was charged on the information of h]. G. Crisp with having assaulted and beaten J. Gordon Rose. The assault was admitted, but the defendant urged extenuating circumstances. An Amateur Dramatic Club recently gave a representation of “ Our Boys,” and at the conclusion of the piece a danoa was held, to which defendant was not invited. However, he attended (alleging that ho thought he bad a right to do so) and was asked by Rose to leave. This was the cause of the assault, which was committed at the house of the complainant the following evening, A fine of 60s and costs, including solicitors’ fee, was imposed. A volunteer private named Slattery was fined 7 guineas and costs for art assault on the editor of a Society paper at Auckland. The editor had penned an article reflecting on the corps of which Slattery was a member. A tragedy occurred at Hope (Kelson), on Friday morning. Robert Tovey, a butcher, was found in a slaughter-house with his throat cut. An inquest was held, and after along discussion the jury returned a verdict—“ That Robert Tovey accidentally fell on a knife which he held in his hands while dividing a carcase of mutton, and in the accidentally cut his throat.” A Blenheim commission agent has been fined 5s and costs at the Resident Magistrate’s Court for illegally receiving a watch in pledge without being licensed under the Pawnbrokers Act. An information has been laid against the proprietor of the Marlborough Times for publishing supplements without the name and address of the printer thereon, as provided by the Printers and Newspaper Registration Act 1868. The prosecution is based upon advance copies of the supplement containing correspondence re Hospital site, in connection with which two libel actions are pending, of which copies were distributed at the Borough Council mee’ing ob Tuesday night. The case will bo heard on Friday next. A meeting of the subscribers to the Moorehouse Statue Fund was held in Christchurch on Friday, when it appeared that the relatives of the late W. S. Moorehouse recognise the statue as being, when seen from a certain standpoint, a remarkably truthful likeness of him, and its merits as a work of art are generally considered very great. The New Zealand Shipping Company are in receipt of a cablegram from London dated August 12th, advising the arrival of the Mataure from Napier (sailed May 9th). The Mataura carried 6297 carcases of frozen mutton, shipped by Messrs Nelson Brothers. The refrigerating machinery worked well during the voyage, and the meat was in good condition. A curious petition is bung circulated in Christchurch by the Wellington Working Men’s Club for presentation to Sir George Grey. The petitioners pray Sip George to elaborate some schema whereby those who wish to avail themselves of it may bo enabled to emigrate to South Africa, because (the petition sets out inter alia) “ all the best of the land in New Zealand has gone into the hands of a few people, or into those of mercantile corporations. The majority of those of ua who came here to seek homesteads have been disappointed, and taxation yearly becomes heavier.” , A young woman named Mary Taylor has been remanded at Dunedin on a charge of attempted suicide. She could not get work and was very despondent, and reading about a man having poisoned himself with Rough on Rats ” she purchase 1 sonic. Two men, Bloxoin and McLonnon, were cmnnii'ted for trial at Dunedin for robbing a navvy from Nentliorn of £3O. They had been shepherding him, and getting him into a quiet place, one reliev«d him of his pocket-book while the other detained him. Win, Taylor, of the brigantine Jessie, has been taken to Auckland from Mercury Bay, having attempted first to cut bis throat and afterwards to drown himself. The following have been selected to play in the football match Canterbury v. Otago A. T, Chapman, A. Francis, W. A’lardyce, E. Webb, G. N. Holmore, N. C. Fooks, H. J, B j swick, Bean, W. Don, J. Hoban, W. Sutherland, and W. G. Atack. The remaining three will probably be chosen from F. Fuller, A. Mountford, E. B. Million, R. Blanchard and B. Dauyergne,

Since the Tamsui has been at tb-> wharf, Dunedin, her crew have been doing a thriving business in selling cigars. Four constables were stationed on the wharf last Saturday night, and one arrest was made. At the City Police Court, Dunedin on Monday, Philip Downes was fined 30a and costs for smuggling cigars from the steamer.