TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1489, 6 April 1886, Page 4

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

At a meeting of Auckland boot manufacturers, the uniform statement of wages they propose to pay to piece work men was agreed upon unanimously, and, in order to avert a strike if possible, many advances were proposed. In the case of Ponsonby Peacock, late assistant Inspector of the Auckland Board of Education, which came up in bankruptcy proceedings, Mr Justice Gillies asked whether this was riot the case in which the bankrupt had received money from the Board of Education. Mr Cava explained that that was so. The Official Assignee had to apply to the Board for the money, so that the Board had to pay the money twice over, but the creditors offered no opposition, arid the matter had been before the Court a long time. His Honor said that there was a dhty cast on the Court by the Act The debtor’s conduct in regard to this money was not satisfactory. He got that money from the Board, and did not account for it to the Assignee, and he (the Judge) did not feel justified in granting him his discharge. The Court would ;mark its sense of the debtor’s conduct by suspending his discharge for six months. Sir Julius Vogel has received a cablegram from London dated Ist April, to the effect that the White Star Liner Brittanic, with the outward colonial mails, had broken down and returned to Queenstown. Arrangements, however, had been made to forward the mail on the 2nd inst to New York by the same Company’s Adriatic. The hearing of the case of Frederick Arundel, one of the legatees of shares in the Bank of New Zealand, under the will of Jas. May, deceased, against Wtn. Waring Taylor and Sarah Ann Rhodes, to have it declared that Mrs Rhodes was Trustee of the shares fraudently transferred to her by Taylor, and that she should be ordered to to transfer the same or other shares of equal value to plaintiff, was resumed in banco on Friday morning; Their Honors considered it unnecessary to call upon defendants to answer, and gave judgment fer them with costs on the higher scale. James Hawtin who was taken to the Christchurch tJcspital in an unconscious state on March 18th, suffering from a fall from his horse, died on Friday night. Alexander White, an old resident at Lake Wanaka, was drowned while bathing. It is supposed he had an apoplectic fit, to which he was subject, Messrs F. J. Moss, M. H.R., and Seed, Secretary of Customs, Government Commissioners for Fiji, left by the Aiawata on Sunday, accompanied by the Rev. Shirley M. Baker, Premier of Tonga. It is Mr Baker’s intention to co-operate with the Commissioners in their labors, so that the kingdom of Tonaa the benefit of ariy reciprocal tariff arrangements that may be entered into. The Auckland bootmakers struck on Saturday. 200 men went out. In every establishment of importance the men have suspended work, with the exception of Garrett Bros., who accede to the men’s demands.

The Mariposa sailed for Sydney at noon on Sunday. She takes a nnmber o; electrotypers and engravers from the Eastern States and Canada for the Atlas Company to execute ihe work of the “ Pictorial Australia.”

Hansen, the German injured at Honolulu in the boiler accident on board the Mariposa, died of his injuries in the Auckland hospital, thus making the third death,through the unfortunate affair. At the further enquiry held at Ran Francisco the officers were exonerated of neg'igence. Additional stay tubes were ordered to be put in the boiler. k At the Supreme Court, Wellington, a nle nisi calling upon Mr E. Shaw, barrisBband solicitor, to show cause why he not be removed from the roll was His Honor holding that there sufficient cause. been freely tt'ted in Wellington Menteath, who is now living in would not again stmd for {strict Inongahua, and that Mr

Wakefield would contest it in the Go vernment interest. On Saturday morning, however, Mr Menteath denied, through[the papers, that he has any intention at present of giving up Inangahua. Tt is stated that Mr Bunny has been appointed Commissioner of Native Reserves on West Coast of the South Island, at a salary of £SOO a year and a guinea a day for travelling allowance. The duties -f the position have for many years been filled by Mr A. Mackay. Sir G. Whitmore and Major Bodham have gone to Auckland to iuspet the defence works.

The body of a young man partially dressed was taken out of the Wellinglon harbor on Saturday morning, and has n< t yet been identified. The body shows signs of having been in the water some time, but nobody has been reported missing.

A halfpenny circular post within town deliveries will short y be established by the postal authorities. The Wairarapa nat : ves have agreed to leave the question of the ownership of the Wairarapa Lake to be decided by a committee.

Mitchell’s Zealandia Carpet Factory at Heath cote which contained 14 looms was burned down at 1.30 on Saturday morning. Mitchell was absent travelling for orders. The fire was first seen by a man named Bunting, living half a mile off. The cause of the fire is unknown. The building was insured for £2OO in the Uuicn Office, and the machinery and stock for £I4OO in the South British, Nothing was saved.