TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1451, 7 January 1886, Page 1

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

At the inquest on John Daniels at Auckland a verdict of found drowned was * returned.

The tramways in Auckland carried during December 113,704 passengers, 40,000 being during the holidays. Over £35,000 was passed through the totalisator at the Auckland Summer Meeting. The New Zealand Stud and Pedigree Stock Company’s annual sale of thoroughbred yearlings and stud Hereford and shorthorn bulls, ‘j and Leicester, Lincoln, and Shropshire ©owns rams took place on Monday at'i Sylvia Park, Auckland. A good many Southern sportsmen and cattle-breeders were present, notably amongst them being the Hon. W- Robinson, of Canterbury, Captaia Russell, and Messrs Allan McLean, and Geo. Hunter, of Napier, Mr Allan McDonald and Major McDonald, of Gisborne, Mr Redwood - and Mr J. Elliot, of Waita.’a, Mr White, of Sydney (nephew'oHhe Hon. J. White). For pedigree sheep and cattle .there was , little demand, Shropshire Down rams realised £5 each,’ shorthorn yearling - bulls 16 to 20 guineas." There were 32 yearlings offered. Tare Peiha, the native who was arrested . at Parihaka, was on Monday at Wanganui committed for trial for stealing a horse, saddle and bridle in August last. - The first annual meeting of the Canterbury branch ot the St. John Ambulance Association was held in the Provincial Council Chamber, Christchurch on Mondayevening, There was a large attendance, and His Excellency the Governor, presided. The report stated that there were five branches at Christchurch, Merivale, Lyttelton, Kaiapoi, and Rangiora. Fifteen examinations had been held, and out of 300 candidates 196 had passed. •• Ambulance stretchers and materials had been provided at various places in the city and suburbs. The Committee had ' made arrangements for enrolling nurses,; nine of whom had placed their names on the Association’s books. The report was adopted, and His Excellency distributed the certificates to the successful candidates at the examination, The trial for the Evening Press action has been fixed for March 23rd. Mrs Stuart Hawthorne, the widow late Rector of the High School, Dunedin, makes an appeal for assistance from Christchurch, where she and her family / are on the verge of starvation. > Some jewellery aid ostrich feathers, ! brought by passengers from the Cape by the 3.9. Kaikoura, were seized by the Customs dffiqerß.et Dunedin on Monday. . A remarkable 'discovery was made at —■ Ellerslie racecourse, Triesday, by Mr Blair, cordial maiter, was engaged in collecting lemßJlwje F bottles from the booths. Whilst in passage leading to the ladies’ room, he s was astonished to see a carpet 'snake, ’ three feet long, scuttling along the cou--' - crete. It is probable that the stranger arrived in a case of Australian wine, a large number of cases of that beverage having been opened at the Grand Stand during the recent meeting. , , The s.s. Tuna, reported sometime ago** lost in the Red Sea on her way|to Napier from England has been taken into Aden, derelict. The Customs revenue of the colony for . the nine months shows a deficit of £6662 below the Treasurer’s estimate for that period and the beer duty £929. , Wellington was enveloped with smoke oh' Tuesday afternoon, as several large bush fires were raging in the vicinity. No damage has as,yet been done. A telegram from Carteitun states .Mr P. F. Tancreci’s well known /.icehotse, Consul, had hia hind leg broke*. Monday. It is said thatUbe boy driving him out of the paddock threw a stone at 1 ' him. The horse has been slung and .the ' leg set.