TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1477, 9 March 1886, Page 3

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Mr M. Murphy, Secretary of the Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Aasociation, has forwarded to the Indian and Colonial Exhibition two cases, containing samples of grasses and grain in straw, many of which are of extraordinary growth. The Amuri County Council have ohpeted to pay the quota demanded from them by the United Charitable Aid B >ard for North Canterbury, their contention being that the basis of the atsoHsment should be population, aDd not ;uuu. Mr Caleb Whitefoord, who is appointed with two other Commissioners to hear the appeal, sat on Friday evening, but the argument was postponed to Tuesday, to enable the counsel for the appellants to obtain statistics upon which to found his argument.

A young man named Wilson, 19 years of age, was killed near KaitungatH by being thrown from his horse, which took fright by a sister of deceased's handing him a tin billy.

Mrs Johanna Croft was on Friday, At Oamaru, committed to take her trial at the Supremo Oonrfc, on a charge of having set fire to p. !<•■'l : ng-house, with intent to defraud the Colonial Insurance Company. The furniture in the house waa insured for £l7&.

Laat Friday night the saw-mills, flmir mils, hop kiln and a barn cootaiuing a threshing machine, etc., the property of Mr Drumniond, and sifuato at Upper Moutere, Kelson, were totally destroyed by fire, which originated from the hop kiln. There were no insurances on the property, and the loss, including hops, is estimated at £2OOO.

A man named Charles Thou-pson, a Norwegian, hss boen arrested on suspicion of haviug caused the death of Schultze, the sailor found floating in the Wellington harbor. Deceased and Thompson were in a brothel about a week ago and the latter threatened Schultze, who left the house, and Thompson followed him. The latter returned to the house an hoar later, seemingly much agitated, and on being asked where his mate was replied, " It was oo matter; he was no good." Schultze was never afterwards seen alive. There is considerable excitement at Ross over the Ross United Goldmining Company's new find. The Company contiuues driving acrosß the auriferous layer, which is now 54 feet wide and 5 fret thick. Last Thursday night's results gave 30oz 15dwt from about two loads of wash, and the yield is still improving.