TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1416, 10 November 1885, Page 1

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Bishop Webber of Queensland, Bishop Luck, and several of the Catholic clergy, were passengers by the Riogarooma from Auckland on Friday for the Australasian Catholic Conference. Jame» Snyder Browne, a very old jnnrnrlist, died at Gisboroe on Thursday night. At a meeting of the Exhibition Execu tiveon Friday, a number of protests wen received, most of which were directed against upecial gold awards, The Executive decided to take no action and uphold the awards. A dairyman named Harlen, residing at Upper Kaiwana, Wellington, has siihtained a serious scalp wound and injuries to the back through herses which he was driving in a milk cart backing over at embankment 100 feet deep. Waihimui had a long conversation with the Hon. Mr Ballance at Alexandra on Thursday. Wahunui expressed bimsell as being anything but unfavorable to believing that tbe time was fast coming when titles should be adjudicated upon. Hohepa had an inteririew with the Native Minister, and he too, is ae favorably disposed towards the Lond Court. He is the principal chief interested in theßangitoto Country. He also is willing to permit gold prospecting. Hauraki, the chief owner of the Otuahua district, in a private interview which he had, expressed his willingness to open ;he district, providing the certificates of the appl'uuniifor prospecting were approved by him. He was, however, opposed to indiscriminate prospecting, lest persons of ban character should ntme trespassing; on the ' land, interfering with the people, theii settlements and their land.

A young man named Percy Hampson , wan committed for trial at Ohristchiirch on Friday charged with stealing a gold ■ ivatoh and chaio belonging to Nathaniel Tapling. The case against him is by no means strong, and for the defence it is stated that the watch was given him by Tapling, who was drunk, to take care of for him. It is the wish of the Royal Commissioners of the Colonial and Indian Exhibition that all exhibits should he placed in show cases made of native woods, and by direction of Dr von Ha.ast Mr B. W. Mountford, architect, of Christchurch, lias prepared a design whereby the principal New Zealand timbers are shown to the best advantage. A conferance of members of the Education Board und members of School Committees was held at Oanviru on Friday, to take into consideration the question of secondary education in Oamaru. ■'■ The question is this:—The Waitaki High School is situaUd three or four miles outaide the town of Oamaru, and at the present time no provision is made for the education of girls at it. This fact, and the distance of the school fro«n the town has created a good deal of discontent, which found expression at this meeting in <,a resolution being carried to the effect that the bchool should be transferred to or near the town. The school ia a large aw) handsome ntructure. Recently a resolution was passed at the annual meeting of the Congregational Ohurch at Omara to the effect that the age up to which females should be protected should be 21 years. The Premier was communicated with on the subject, and the Rev. Setb-Smitb, the pastor of the Church, has received a reply to the •jffect that while the movement had his (the Premier's) sympathy, he doubted if Parliament would extend the age to 21. At the same time, he expressed his wilingness to assist the object the meeting had in view. v *The Union Steamship Company hs?i received a cablegram from San Francisco innouncing that the Oceanic Company's iine new steamer Alameda will leave Francisco on the 21sl November carrying >he first mail under the new conirac f . She will come right through to Auckland and Sydney, calling at Honolulu en route. The Jewish Synagogue at Auckland was consecrated on Sunday by Rabbi Goldstein. There was a crowded congregation, all denominations being present. The cost of the building is £SOOO. A Church parade of volunteers was held at Auckland on Sunday in the Domain under Colonel Lyons. 1400 volunteers were present, and Bishop Cowie, Honorary Chaplain of the veterans, officiated. Father Walter McDoDald held a Catholic service. Sir G. Whitmore was present. A sailor aboard the Wallab'", named James Moore, was drowned at Wanganui on Friday morning at 2 o'clock. He was in a state of intoxication, and had been fighting his mate Lee. Lee was found lying insensible on the wharf, with his face all bloody, and had no recollection of anything after being struck by Moore. A Coroner's inquest was held the same night, and a verdict was returned : " That deceased met his death by drowning, but there waß no evidence to show that Lee or anyone else was to blame/' The Hon. Mr Larnach will probably leave Wellington on a visit South about the middle of the month, and be absent two months. He will inspect the mining districts in the South during his visit.