TELEGRAPHIC.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1406, 17 October 1885, Page 1

TELEGRAPHIC.

The celebrated sire Musket, the property of the Auckland Stud Company, died on Thursday morning. He hurt his shoulder lately, «nd his being unable to do exercise brought on stoppage of the bowels. The Stud Company have not » sim/le colt left by Musket. A' the post mortem examination, the cause of los death was found to be internal hemnrhage. The left kidney was found to be. greatly diseased, apparently a disease of long standing. Great regret is felt by the public at his death and the loss t» the ■Stud Company. Unfortunately he was not insured, the Australasian Live Slock Society not being prepared to give a risk for more than £SOO, hut he was ht-ured against fire, Thursday was observed as a close holiday at Wellington on account of the Friendly Societies’ demonstration. A procession consisting of representatives from Wairarapa, Nelson, Wsuganir, Christchurch, Blenheim, sod Wellington, to the numbsr of about 3000, paraded that morning, and proceeded to the Basin Reserve where sports were b' mg hi Id. The weather was beautifully fine, A monster torchlight procession took place at night in connection with the Friendly Societies’, demonstration, which was viewed by an immense concourse of people. The procession proceeded to the Exhibition, where an S'klres* was delivered by the Hon. Ji, Stout on beli .If of the Friendly fcocieties, in relation to commonwealth. A promeu nle concert was also held.

The Welliagfoii Lumpers’ roioti will be wound up, the m inborn having passed a teaoluliou to that effect.

A singular outrage was perpetrated on Wednesday afternoon at the Auckland Anglican Cemetery, when nearly a dozen gravestones were smashed or thrown down. The detectives are investigating the matter.

The last fortnght’a operations in the Cambria mine, Thames, have resulted in a splendid return of 35580zs nf melted gold. The Directors have declared a dividend amounting in the aggregate to £14,175. Within the past ten months the Company has distributed £34,650 in profits. An the Exhibition Executive meeting on Wednesday afternoon the telegram from the Dunedin Band, protesting against the judge's awards in the contest, was considered, hut it was decided to take no action in the matter.

The foundation alone of the new Masonic Hall fbtr the Southern Star Lodge E. 0., Nelson, was laid 0 i... Wednesday afternoon by Bros. G, S.' Gfoham, District GranU Master of. Auckland, and who visited Nelson by invitation for the purpose. The cerembny was' a 1 very imposing one, the three local lodges and numerous visi ors beitlg represented. A procession of Masons niarche'd to the Cathedral Church; where service was conducted and a special sermon preached by the Rev. P. Kempthorh''. ' The procession then marched to the site of the hall, where there was a large gathering of ladies. District Grand Mast-.r Graham, after the stone had been laid according to ancient cost on, delivered % suitable address. To the evening a banquet was held, at which the D.G.M. and other visitors were presen l , including Bro. D. M. Luckie, who is m Nelson on business of his Department. Jas. Bell Mandall, lately manager for Hatfield and Co., chemists end druggists, Nelson, and who was apprehended at Lyttelton, has been committed for trial for the embezzlement of £3l.

At Dunedin a deputation of the Trades and Labor Gounod met the members of the Seamen’s Union and expressed an opinion that the Shipping Company evidently intended crushing Unionism. If they were successful with the lumpers*, the Seaman’s Union would coma next. A resolution was passed—-" That the Seamen’s Union view with alarm the position taken up by the Shipping Company in refusing to arbitrate, and suggest to them that they should allow the dispute with the lumpers to go to arbitration." At Wellington on Thursday a Utile girl named Mary Dunstau was knocked down by a horse, and received some fearfully lacarated wounds on the upper part of one thigh. She is not expected to recover-

At the Baptist Conference, Dunedin, on Thursday the following motion was carried " That a memorial bo addressed to Government by this Assembly praying that, as soon as practicable measures may be taken for the better protection of girls and young women, and especially that the age of consent be raised to eighteen." The Board of Appeal for railway workmen at Christchurch, on Tuesday morning rerumed the enquiry into the dismissal of F. Davies, a blacksmith from Addington workshops, and into charges of assault, injustice, and partiality brought by him against Foreman Pope. The enquiry had been adjourned because Mr Rotherham, Locomotive Super ntendent, refused to produce the document of application made by Davies for a transfer from Addington. Mr R. Beethara, R.M., Chairman of the Board, had referred the matter to Government, and Mr Rotherham now said ha was instructed to produce any papers the Board required. The document was accordingly handed in. Pope called several witnesses for the defence, whose evidence was to the effect that Davies was an inferior workman and insubordinate, and that Pope had not assaulted him, nor treated him unjustly. The Board will, as is customary, report to Government.

Margaret Brown was charged at the Dunedin Police Court on Thursday with the murder of her mother, Georgina Bailer, at South Dunedin. The evidence vas mainly a repetition of that at the

inquest. The Southland County Council on Thursday passed a resolution condemning the new rates on the line of railway between Dunedin and Invercargill. Towns on the railway betwern Gore andiavercar* gill are now paying double the rates fiom Dunedin to Inveicargjll, which are, under the new rates, ch rged for the whole distance. For instance, goods going thiough the who'e distance, 140 miles, are charged £1 5s 6d per ton, whereas for pi tecs shun of Inv.ercirgill rates in the sam-* class ate exactly dnub : ,

The Doner in G I'ii-mi Rind are suit disputing the derision' of the judg> in the receic Band coot st at the Exhibition. They claim firs’pi ze on the .ground that according to the conditions telegraphed to them ti fo wen- to b jn 'ged |'ou one ■mecial p’eee. fnst"<rd of ’ that the decision »as given noon the whole programme. Thußontiihmd AgriculturalWd iPastoral Soci ty’s Show co. chute t on Thursday, It was, n he who c, very succesl'u!, and was very largely atte , dcd. The show of implements and thoroughbreds was poor, and that o produce yry t..uiff rent. The Champion 1 'up ■ fm t’.oroiiwhhrcds was taken by Piaca'prious. In Clydesdales, cattle, and sheep, the Show was grand. Robin Adair took the, champion prize for draught stallions. In cat'le the Hon. H. R. Russell, the Rev. S. Wi'tititns, an 1 Mr Rei l of Oauiiiru were the ihief prizetakers. Honors in in-nnos were chi. fly divided between Messrs ; .jßoyye and Andenun and Uousrhts McLean.’ In every instance but one locally-bred mermoes beat the imported sheep shown against them. In longwools Mr T. Turner took the bulk of the prizes with local);- red -beep, Mr D. Williams being, hd*>av«r, successful in grass-fed classes. Mr Reid, of Oamaru, took several prizes for .Lincoln aud Romney Marsh, and the Waikato Laud Aeaociatiou far Shropshire**