TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1470, 20 February 1886, Page 3

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Cardinal Moran arrived by the Express at Christchurch on Wednesday night. He was accorded an enthusiastic reception at the railway station and driven to the Church of the Blessed Sacrament in a carriage drawn by four black horses. At the Church addresses of welcome were presented by the Roman Catholic clergy and laity, and the Hibernian Society. In replying Cardinal Moran expressed the pleasure that he felt in being able to cooperate with Bishop Redwood and the priests and congregation there in the great work of Christian charity in which they were now engaged in connection with the establishment of the Magdalen Asylum. He complimented the congregation on what be had seen of their convents and schools. He heartily thanked them for the welcome accorded him. The ceremony closed with the benediction. The approaches were very prettilv decorated, and the whole proceedings passed off with great enthusiasm.

A son of MacNaughten, butcher in

Victoria street, Auckland, was thrown from his horse when racing with other boys on Shelly Beach road. He sustained injuries to his spine and concussion of the brain.

A native named Moti te Kato, alias Wirepu, was arrested at daylight on Thursday at Pe-tane Pah, Hawkas Bay, In August 1884, this native was committed for trial at Tauranga, and while

being conveyed to Auckland he escaped and has since eluded the vigilance of the police. The prisoner was discovered through having his name tatooed on his breast.

The delegates from the New Plymouth and Hawera Bush Fire Relief Committee have completed their labors, and given orders to the sufferers forhnaterial, and, in some cases, money. The whole fund is now disbursed. It has also been arranged that the Hawera fun'd should be backed with the Now Plymouth fund, and orders issued on the New Plymouth treasurers. Another handsome donation has been received, being £SO from Messrs Sargood of Melbourne. George First, a little boy six years old, was drowned while bathing in the Wanganui river. His body was dragged for but has not yet been recovered. The locally-built stern-wheel steamer, Tuhoa, successfully reached Banana (London), 60 miles up Wanganui river, on Thursday, returning on Thursday. Her passengers were greatly pleased with their trip. A settler named Hoffman, while clearing land near Masterton on Thursday morning, borrowed a keg of powder to burst a stump. He was told it was wet, and incautiously set fire to it to test it. He is now minus whiskers, beard, eye-

bjowß and lashes, and was nearly scalped, fils clothes were burned off, but it is ‘‘believed his injuries will not prove serious. The Government offer £IOO reward for information leading to the conviction of the persons who set fire to the Public School of Hokitika on the 7*h January last.

At a meeting of creditors in the bank

rupt estate of Alex Thompson, grocer, who is believed to have left Wellington, a resolution was carried that the Official Assignee be authorised to spend all the necessary money required for the capture of the bankrupt and his prosecution for fraudulent bankruptcy. The supervisors of the estate recommended—- “ That a reward of £SO for the apprehension and conviction of, and £25 for apprehension only, or a proportionate sum for any information as to the bankrupt’s movements, be offered, and that, say, 500 handbills be published with photograph of the bankrupt at the head thereof, offering the above reward.” At the licensing election at Wellington on Thursday tfie temperapcp party gaiped the day in the Cook W«rd ; the publicans in the To Aro and Lambfcon Wards ; and the moderate party in the Thorndon Ward.

A walking tournament took place on Thursday evening at Wellington between Moorshead and four local peds. in the theatre, Moorshoad understaking to walk for two hours, taking a fresh man each half-hour. When time was called Moorshead had covered fourteen and threequarter miles, the aggregate djstance COyered by the local men being halt a mile less.

The Christchurch regatta, which took place on the Sumner estuary on Wednesday, was fairly attended. The weather was fine, but a stiff S.E, breege made the water rough, The racing was good. The champion fours was won by the Canterbury Racing Club’s crew, who beat the Union Club’s crew (Kesteven’s) after a slashing race for two miles, by three lengths. The Union defeat is ascribed to orer-training. Time —l7 min 39 sec. Kaiapoi won the champion double-sculls, Canterbury being second. The champion pairs, were not rowed on account of the rough wafer, The Lyttelton Club won the junior fours, double sculls, and pairs. A lad named Henry Kerr, aged J 3 years, son of a weaver at the Factory, was drowned in the Waimakariri at Kaiapoi on Wednesday afternoon while bathing. William Hollyman, who was injured at the collapse of a brick bridge in Nile Street, Nelson, died on Thursday evening, tetanus having supervened.