TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1476, 6 March 1886, Page 1

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Cardinal Moran, accompanied by Bishops Luck, Moran, Murray, and Reynolds, blessed and named the schools and church of Newton Convent (Auckland), in charge ot a sister of St Joseph. H» attended a grand sacred concert in the evening at St. Patrick's Cathedral. A deadlock has arised at some ot the City Licensing Committees in Auckland through temperance and moderate committeemen failing to concur in electing a Chairman.

The Manapouri’s patients are out of all danger, and some leave Gisborne on the first opportunity. A Customs inquiry was held into the Manapouri disaster at Wellington ou Monday. The evidence, which was of a formal character, was been forwarded to the Minster of Marine.

Three lads, two of them named Snodgrass, went bathing in the Matai river, Nelson, on Wednesday afternoon, when the two elder boys after bathing ran about, leaving the other in the water. On their return they missed him, and then discovered him under water. They called for assistance, and isome men got the body out, but he was dead. The deceased, George Snodgrass, was a bright boy of twelve, «hn won a provincial scholarship at Christmas, and since has been at college as a day boy. The hop crop in the country districts of Nelson, is said to have suffered very much from heavy gusts of wind experinced on Monday. At the meeting of the North Canterbury Hospital and Charitable Aid Board on Wednesday afternoon a letter waread from the Premier’s office stating that a sum of £IOOO had been allotted for the purpose of erecting a fever hospital in Christchurch, and a sum of £2O for fitting up an ophthalmic and a children’s ward.

At the adjourned inquest at Christchurch on Wednesday afternoon on the body of Mrs Mary Scott, further evidence was taken, but. nothing was adduced to show that Scott had accelerated his wife’s death by unjustifiable conduct, or that there had been anything more than a drunkard’s quarrel between them. The jury returned a verdict of “ Death from natural causes.”

Attention has been called by Captain Carden ot the Margaret Galbraith to the Hydra rocks, northward of Cape Saunders. These rocks are not very accurately laid down on the charts, while the “ New Zealand Pilot,” states that great caution is to > he . exercised in passing them. When the Margaret Galbraith was running up from Cape Saunders on January 20th the passengers drew Captain Carden’s attention to the appearance of a shoal, whereupon he ordered the helm to be put “ hard a-port,” at which time he could see ground under the ship’s bottom, and he believes not more than twelve feet of water was on the rocks. His position then was from three-quarters to a mile north of the point laid down in the chart for the Hydra rocks; He mentioned the mattr to the pilot hut was jeered at, but the striking of the r/aihora recalled the matter to him. The exigence of rocks has been disbelieved by some masters, but Captain Carden’s statement appears to set that point at rest. The drapers’ Thursday half-holiday it Auckland was inaugurated on the 4 d. All the houses were shut in the city ami suburbs. There was a steamboat excursion of 650 to St. Helier’s Bay, Cardinal Moran, in company with Bishop Luck and Bishop Murray of Mait land, ma<te a tour on Thursday of th* Pensioner tutt einents at Onehunga, O'ftutau, Panmnre, and Howick. They were en'hnrinstically received. The. Cardinal deliv'red a lecture on tempoanoe in S'. Patrick’s Cathedral in th evening to a crowded audience. Bishop Reynolds, of Adelaide, and Bishop Moran, of Dunedin, were passengers for the South by the Wairarapa wh ch left Auckland on Thursday. Sir George Qreyi who int u nded goimr South by the Wairarapa, remained behind and addressed a public meeting at Auckland on railway expenditure, am! his new scheme for the resumption and putting up of large estates, Ho wi 1 probably come South by the n\ail steamer on Saturday or Sunday. Mr S. J. Jago, Chief Post master, Napier, at a meeting of the Borough Council on Wednesday night was presented by the Mayor with an illuminated address from the citizens of Hokitika on his being transferred to Napier. The Riverslea hop crop (Nelson), is turning out a too to the acre. Bth in quality and quantity it is described as n magnificent yield, . A seaman named James Cheyne was lost overboard on the last voyage of the barque S. P. Luhrs, from Wellington to Newcastle,

No less than five meetings were held in Wellington on Thursday in connection with the Hospital and Charitable Aid Board.

Mr Callis, secretary to the late Industrial Exhibition, has instituted proceedings against the Government for the recovery of £IOO as overtime at 4s 9d per hour. His original claim, was £l2B ss, but the amount was reduced to £IOO in order to bring it within the jurisdiction of the .Resident Magistrate’s Court. The work for which Mr Callis claims payment is in connection with the Exhibition. The case was adjourned until Tuesday next.

At Mrs Auffray’s final meeting at Dunedin on Wednesday night, she was presented with an address and a silver salver. The meeting unanimously adopted a petition to Parliament praying that an Act be passed providing for the liberty of the Queen’s subjects in convents by compelling the authorities to have them thrown open to public inspection, Mr Alfred Woollett, chemist, of Green Island (Otago), was found dead in hia bed on Thursday morning. He is supposed to have been poisoned by an overdose of morphia taken to procure sleep while suffering from neuralgia. He is a married man with a family. A sub-contractor on the Otagc Central Railway was killed on Wednesday by the explosion of a charge which had missed fire. His name was James Russell, and he has a wife in Dunedin. A navvy, named John McGrath, was hurt about the face and eyes at the same time. Some forty of the unemployed, living in South Dunedin, who were discharge from the relief works, waited on the M»yor of the Borough on Thursday, and said something must be done to keep tl e men and their families from starving. He afterwards forwarded a telegram to the Premier protesting against Dunedin men only being employed on the relief works, and asking that all might., be treated alike.

At a Cabinet meeting on Wednesday night it was stated that statements had appeared in the Wellington papers that the barrrcks at Point Halswell fortifications were ill-ventilated, the water was bad, and the mess arrangements such as to make the men dyspeptic through having to walk up and down a steep hill to meals. The water has been analysed and found to be quite pure, though after ram the well is flooded, and becomes earthy. The barracks can be ventilated by opening the windows, and are much larger than usual, giving a large air space per man. Admiral Trybn said they were the best quarters at any fortifications inNew Zealand. The building is 100 ft long and 25ft wide. With the mess arrangements the authorities state thay have nothing to do. The men arrange with the caterer themselves, and it is quite optional where they take their meals. They could have them at a more convenient place, but they would probably have to pay more to the contractor for extra labor.