TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1516, 23 November 1886, Page 4

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Mr Thompson, formerly licensee of the Duke of Edinburgh Caetle, at Kyber

Pass, Auckland, jumped overboard from the ferry Bteamer whila crossing the harbor, but was rescued. The Mount D'Or Company (West Coast) have had a partial washing up with a yield of 452 ounces. The Ross United Company's washing for the week was 130 ounces, the highest amount yet reached. Kelly's Terrace Company has struck a good wash seven feet thick, averaging 7 penny weights to the load. The show of the North Otage A. and P. Association was continued at Oamaru on Friday, and was a great success. The weather was splendid and the attendance large. The cup for draught horses was won by the Hon. M. Holmes. Mr Holmes beat Messrs Little Bros, and took the cup for Leicesters, the points of the former beiog 19 and of the latter 18. The imported horse British Lion was first and champion for draught entries. ' The annual review of the North Canterbury Volunteers was held before Sir George Wbitmore in Higley Park, Christchurch, on Friday, and passed off successfully. Theie were 950 officers and men on parade. The commandant complimented the officers and men on the improvement in efficiency since last annual parade. He said that the cadet corps in Christchurch had Jong held the pre-eminence throughout the colony, but the other corps were making good headway now, and the Christchurch cadets ; would have to look to their laurels. On Friday some stacks from an engine ignited a stack of linseed straw on the premises pf the late Linseed Oil Company at. Kangiora. Several stacks belonging rt to:Messrs Nicholls and J. Johnston, and a portion of the building belonging to Mr A, J. Carmichael were destroyed. The damage done amounted to about £IBO. The building was insured for £75 in the Standard office. Sir Julius Vogel has received a telegram from the Ageui-General conveying the following information :—" The position of the Imperial Institute has suddenly changed. The Prince of Wales has now decided that there shall be no reopening , in June next, and that the new Committee cannot receive exhibits. 1 am, therefore, making .temporary until I receive instructions. 1 post by mail today all the information necessary to enable Government to come to a decision."

Be the dispute between Dr Cremoni and the Asylum attendants at Auckland, the Doctor denies that be has been overbearing and lyra.mical to the staff at t e Aeylum. Two of the Bttiff have sisce withdrawn their resignations. He states that he desired to iotroduce certain re-, forms into the, institution. Some of the male attendants tar) keys communicating with the female portion of the Asylutu, and, as a matter of common sense and prudence, he caused them to be given up to'him. He w«b determined that the Asylum should be carried on on modern nod scientific principles. A mannanu'd J. D. McLean, a carpenter, was arrested at Hawera on Friday morning on a charge of being in posses •ion of a gun with unlawful intent. He presented the gun at lredale, a farmer, on Thursday evening, but th»o said he bid made a mistake, that it was a brother of Iredale'a, for whom he was looking, and that when he found him he would ■hoot him. Ha mxkes charges against tredale in reference to his (McLean s) wife. He was remanded till Wednesday. At the Aucklund Police Couit on Saturday, Thos. Bowden was ordered to pay £6O for the maintenance of his son at the KoLimarama Industrial School for years. For 13 years he hud the child in the charituble ins'.itution under the name of Edwin Bowen. The real name was Chas. Bo»rden, and he never disclosed the parentage of the boy, or said the child <BpwdeD had freehold property and 9s a Say. The Town Scl.ool Committee, Nelson, having resigned en masse in order to test the question of religious instruction in schoolrooms outside school hours, tha eketioA took nlace lust Friday night, when the majority of the opponents to the jropoeal were returned. The supporters received a majority of 400 votes.

The stables attached te the Leeston Hotel were destroyed by fire on Friday, and the hoiel was saved with difficulty. The stables were insured for £2OO in the South British office. William Hall Zouch was arrested by Detective O'Connor at Christchurch last Friday night charged with forging the name of F. B. Brien to a promissory note for £25. It is alleged the offence was committed at Asbburton, and that the note was discounted with Messrs A. E. Potts and Co. At n meeting of the Trade's Union at Dunedin it was suggested that reference of ili<- Kaitangata diputes be made to a board of conciliation represented by two from each interest, the chairman to be selected from out Bide by mutual agreement. In the event of the Company refusing, it is proposed to boycott their coal till the dispute is settled. Early on Saturday afternoon the boiler of a tramway engine at Christchurch exploded, fortunately without injuring anyone. The engine, with car attached, was stsnding on the on the Ferry R &d line near the Heathcote bridge. The driver had just left, and was a dozen yards away, The car, which <ras empty, was partially wrecked. Captain Soraerville (Wanganui), chairman of the New Zealand Rifle Association, has received a telegram from Captain Atcheaon, to the effect thut the Bite for next shooting meeting has been selected at Ahuriri, 21 miles from Christchurch, and 1 mile from Rabbit Island railway station. Lieut. Colonel Wales, of Dunedin, will be asked to take command of the encampment. The Marine Department has received a letter from theAgent-General stating that he haß arranged with the Seewiese (Bavaria) Fishery to supply 100,000 salmon ova, 50,000 stream salmon trout ova, and 50,000 great lake trout ova, and that in addition to these he expects to be able to forward to the colony during the ensuing season more than half a million salmon ova from Scotch rivers, it being proposed to net the Tay twice for two separate shipments and the Tweed for a third.