TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1542, 7 August 1886, Page 3

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

The Assistant Surveyor General Intends to revisit the summit of Ruawhia, as volcanic action is dying out. He purposes descending the great rift in Tarawera, the only danger anticipated being from stifling fumes coming through tbs crevices. He will endeavor to locate the •pot on which the white terrace stood.

Bolton, defendant in the Willianason v. Bolton action at Auckland, is a bankrupt. Liabilities £I7OB.

The Auckland Presbytery has definitely decided not to grant the Wev. J. M. Killen’s application to practise law in connection with his work as a minister.

An effort has recently been made in North Canterbury to upset the regulations for fishing for trout, &c., and the matter formed the subject of an appeal to the Supreme Court. The question has excited considerable interest aaiong 6 t anglers, and on Thursday Mr Justice Johnston gave judgment upholding the regulations. A letter has been received by Mrs Levy, of Wellington, from her husband, who left by the Haurcto. The letter has not been made public, but as far as can be gathered, it is one of an extraordinary description, reading more like the page of a novel. It is understood that he reiterates what was contained in the anonymous letter to the Sydney police, and goes on to say that he was followed about by a strange man, whose very glance was sufficient to make him tremble. He was in a stupid condition even after his arrival in Sydney, and it is said that he endeavored to find his mother who was over in Sydney, but his memory appears to be completely gone, and he could not recall anything, either as to how he had got to Sydney or as to the address of his mother. The letter is couched in affectionate terms, and says that none who knew him could think him guilty of wilfully deserting his family. At an inquest at Chriatchurch on the body of an infant seven months old named -Florence Elizabeth Cook, it appeared that the child had died from suffocation, induced- by a bad cold. Drs Russell and Deamer were ssnt for about five o’clock in the morning, and both declined to attend. The latter is an old man, and said he was nearly dead himself. Hr Russell gave as his reason for not attending that ho had been, called to scores of such cases, and was never paid his fee. He had lately restored a child from drowning, and had not even been thanked. H>*d tbe fee been offered him he would have attended, though he did not in this instance ask for bis fee as it, was usual for medical men to do. The jury returned a verdict of death from natural causes, and added as a rider “ That if Dr Russell had attended in all probability the life of the child might have been saved, und Dr Russell's conduct was deserving of tbe severest censure,” One juryman dissented from the rider.

In the Divorce Court, Dunedin, on Tuesday the judge decided that the petitioner’s attendance was not required, and in the case Mills v. Mills and Perrier he granted a decree nisi with oosttf against the co-respondent, A plumber named Alexander Clough; aod a boy named Joseph Ooupar, were severely injured by an explosion at the Dunedin gas works on Thursday. Clough was engaged charging a receiver for the purpose of generating hydrogen, whe» he incautiously lit a match and an explosion followed. Clough w»s ranch injured about the face, while the lad has one of bis eyes effected. Louis Thompson has been committed for trial at Dunedin on a charge of aiding, abetting, and inciting Mary Jane Docherty to set fire to his house in South Dunedin. There is a charge against Docherty of setting fire to tire house, but that was adjourned, and she gave evidence against Thompson to the effect that Thompson had spoken to her about setting a match to the building. When he left his bouse on the last oqeasion he informed her that he would like bar to f‘ do it,*? and as he would arrange everything all sbe would have to do would be to light a piece of paper which he gave her. Accused sent her a letter containing the words “Yes, yes," which by previous arrangement wasto mean that she was to set fire to the house. The evidence of neighbors was given phowing that Thomnaop and Docherty had some words about money, and Docherty threatened to tell on Thompson. Ho had given her £lO, and this he borrowed to furnish another house wTb. Some of the furniture had been removed from the house. Prisoner was admitted to bail, but has as yet found no'bondsmen.

A shocking fatality occurred at Hamilton in, Otago, on Tuesday, resulting in iho death of Thomas Newton anil John Ogilvie. They '• ere Karting on » 'journey in a spring cart whan the horse bo't-.1. Newton was thrown out at once, ano f'h em hiah. ad and broke his neck. His death »as instantaneous. Ogilvie stuck to the cart for some tone, but he «v>i« j»fked out also, and when examined it was found that the bones of his ohaat were fractured and some of the blood ressfls ruptured. Ho died in a few minutes. Navrton had only been married five'weeks.

The captain of the American whale •kip Alaska was charged at Bussell on Thursday with landiog dutiable goods at the Chatham Islands, and was fined £IOO with £2B costs.

On Monday evening Wm. Russell, storekeeper, accompanied by a native, left Bird’s Point, Hokianga, forborne in a bout, and the boat has been picked up five miles down the river with tha sail dragging in the water. Russell never reached home. The police and other boats are out searching. At a meeting of the Hawkea’ Bay Jookey Club, held Inst Thursday night, it was decided to increase the stakes for the ensuing year from £SOOO to £5560, and to make the Autumn Meeting a three days’ meeting instead of one day, when the Burke Memorial Handicap, of £2OO, six furlongs, will be run. All hack and hack hurdle races have been abolished and selling races substituted.

A monster conversazione in connection with the Christchurch Industrial Association was opened on Thursday by the Mayor. It partakes of the nature of ah industrial art exhibition, anil is a groat success, the attendance being very large. The Dog, Bird, and Poultry Show at Dunedin on Thursday was very successful, total entries being 1333. Mr H. Driver took the cup for the largest prizetaker, Mr Deal, Christchurch, being second.

.. At the champion ploughing match at Invercargill on Thursday, first honors in the double furrow class were taken, for the second time in succession, by John Hamilton, a mere lad, one of the sons of J. W. Hamilton, Stratharrun.

A six-roomed house owned by J. Hutton and occupied by himself and family, at Palmerston North, was destroyed by fire early on Wednesday morning, the occupants having a narrow escape for their lives. Little or nothing was saved. The fire is supposed to have originated in a spark in the kitchen fire which had been left burning. Tbe insurance on the building was £IOO in the South British office and the contents £IOO in the Phoenix office. The loss is estimated at over this amount. William Ryan, a bushman at Slater’s bush, Helensville, Auckland, was killed by a tree falling on him on Thunday. Deceased leaves a wife and three children.