TELEGRAPHIC.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1386, 1 September 1885, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

Forbes and Sanders’ brewery at Opnnako was totally destroyed by fire at 3 o’clock yesterday morning. The building was owned by Fabian Bros., Carterton, and was insured for £225. Forbes and Sanders’ plant and stock were insured for £4OO in the New Zealand Office. Nothing whatever was saved. The total loss is £7OO, The new convent of sisters, at B'enheim, being an off shoot from the Wellington Convent, was opened and blessed on Sunday by Father Seanzeau, in the presence of an immense number of people, Catholic an others. The music at High Muss was impressive and well rendered. Addresses were presented to the sisters by the congregation. The collection exceeded £IOO. The sisters intend to carry on a school, including higher education, for girls of all denominations. On Friday last, at Invercargill, a woman named Bridget Campbell, sued the Standard Insurance Company in the Supreme Court for £SOO, the amount of the insurance on her house and furniture destroyed by fire in March last. Du ing the hearing of the case one of the witnesses swore that Mrs Camphe I told her she would “ let the house go.” The jury returned a verdict for the defendant Company, and Mrs Campbell was arrested yesterday morning on a charge of arson. <

The Roman Catholic Church of St. Mary’s and St. James’s Presbyterian Church, Newtown (Wellington), were both broken into between Saturday and yesterday morning, but nothing of any value was found in either church.

Dog poisoning is rife in Ashburton. It is probable that the open air demonstration at Christchurch, in favor of the West Coast Railway, will take place to-morrow. The Committee of the League have approved of the proposal. A public holiday will be proclaimed, A boxing match between Dan Lea, of Timaru, and E. Donovan, of Auckland, to a finish, for £lO a side, came of at the Theatre Royal, Christchurch, on Friday evening, when Lea won on a foul blow. Both men were cautioned on the fourth round, and on the fifth Donovan hit his opponent when on his knees, and the referee immediately awarded the fight to Lea.

It has been resolved to form a Caledonian Society for Auckland, James Black, a laborer, was found dead in his bed at Kaikori (Otago), on Friday morning. Ho was a single man, 35 years of age. Death is supposed to have resulted from heart disease.

Gold has been discovered in the Rangitoto Mountains in the King Country, it is proposed, as a means of relieving the depression and encouraging settlement in the interior, that the King Country should be declared open to gold prospectors. The charge at Blenheim against “ Captain ” Robinson, of the Salvation Army, of encumbering the Market Square by holding a meeting, was dismissed by Mr Allen, R.M., who held that the police had not given a proper amount of preparatory caution to the Army, and that the balance of evidence against the existence of obstruction proved that vehicles could get all round the meeting. On Friday, in the City Council Chambers, Christchurch, His Honor Mr Justice Johnston formally presented the certificate of merit from the Royal Humane Society of Australasia, to Mr Wm. Hiscock, for his brave attempt to save the life of T. H, P. Trebilcock, at Sumner, in March last. The Councillors and many leading citizens were present. Scott did not succeed in his attempt at Dunedin to beat the record for 24 hours. He covered 125 miles five minutes before lime. His record for 100 miles was the best yet made, and he spoilt his chance by pushing for this, having to retire for some time. Afterwards, Hancock s deposit of £SO was paid and Scott presented with a gold chronometer. A boat accident has occurred at Central Island. A party of four, from Riverton, Southland, left for the island in an open whaleboat, but before they reached the pond where they wanted to land the weather got stormy, and they had to beach the boat to avoid foundering. The coast was rocky, with a heavy sea breaking, and the boat was smashed. All the occupants got ashore. The Anglican missionaries, the Revs. Boddington and Mason, inaugurated their mission at Auckland on Friday evening at St. Matthew’s Church. There was a crowded audience. Bishop Oowie and the clergy of the disease welcomed them. John Lytton, a fanner, of Wailakeri (Auckland), was arrested on Friday afternoon on a charge of being a dangerous lunatic, and committed to the Asylum. Lytton left home with a revolver stating be was going to kill somebody. He entered the house of Dr Richardson, Karangahape Road, and threatened to kill everyone in it. Mrs Richardson was much alarmed, but got the man to leave, and then sent information to the police, Lytton next went to Mount Eden, where he discharged three chambers of his revolver at a tree. No one was injured. Lytton is said to have become insane through having a saddle stolen. Messrs Carson, Baird, Manson, and Bell, of Wanganui, were on Friday served with writs issued at the instance of E. N. Lifferton for having performed work for the Borough Council while sitting and voting. P; i”o are some of these gentlemen chfug-d with as many as ten offences, and it is estimated that the fines will amount to £2400 in the aggregate. At the Exhibition last Saturday night was seen the largest crowd since the opening occasion, the occasion being the playing of the Dunedin Garrison Band. The Band met with an enthusiastic reception, and their playing of Iho test piece, “Trovatore,” and sight test piece were specially applauded, they having to repeat both. The Band will probably give one or two concerts before leaving. The R.M.S. Ruapehu sailed from Wellington for London at 6 o’clock on Sunday evening. She takes a large cargo, including 12,200 carcases, 374 hind quarters, and 74 legs of mutton, and 374 hind quarters beef. Dignan, one of the Waitemata“ pirates” has been committed for trial at Auckland for stealing the yacht Ariel.