TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1526, 16 December 1886, Page 4

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Rat.' ! John Htwell, 1 father-in-law of this' Hod, Tboi.- RuteoM, bis died from an attack of apoplexy at "Auckland." He' was th* first charge of Ibafritaaly, Islands, : Among thepmengersby the Mariposa are Mr- Donald.' Cameron, M.P. for the; Wick Barghe (a mining expert, who goes, to QueenaUnd to report: ■on the mines* then); Mr Chaffey* *hb haa beeh uegotiatiag with the Viotorian GoTwromeotfor the introduction offtsystem of emigrition; Herr Heinthey er,maH»ger ef theUermato Company 1 ! trading station inNewßritHio t and B. JH, Holme's, a jourfaalWt froth Ontario, 'Ctbada, who ffl 'trarellibgr* tin-: attached, and writing ariictea for Taribne journela. ilr flolmeß, after 'dwng the 1 AuatrilUnoolpoies make a tour ibf Raw Zealand. Mr Pratt, of Boston, U.S., arrired in Auckland by the MftripOsa, and intends visiting the various Bouth Sea Island-groups, with a yiew to literary work. . i The Supreme Court sittings commenced at Hori T»)wt«ki for assault and inflicting bodiljfliVrm, was fined £2O, or three mouths. Hetora ■ Paoraki, convicted on five chargee "Of forgery, waksentenced ! to bine months:: on eeeh / charge; sentences to rim concurrently. The same prisoner for escaping from gaol got three months. The Old Soldiers’ Clairas J Coiiifai«aidffbrij have returned to Wellington, having completed the hearing of claims. f Delegates from Dunedio| i’ftfnhFd'fl Chiistcburcb, Napier, Nelson, andAncklacd Lodges of Foresters have arrived at Wellington,,to take] part in the Confer-, ence. The object is <to revise the >rolesi relating to contributions and clearances^;., In the courae of his valOdicioirjr address, Mr Matthew- Burnett; the tent-; perance advocate; i retoftrked tbit sinOe landing at the Bluff two years ego he had' held no fewer than 1230 ierffiMMrd|PODl being aa advocate of Temperate^ 1, pnnijf-~ plea, and the remainder on purdy religious mattaia. u;: - : '' c ' l At Ashburton no Tldonday; evening w little child bathed Smlthere was playing near a pile of planks whenbbne waft dislodged by another child and" struck, her. A piece of. wood she had in berjhihd forced through tHe rob! of h'ermoutb into the brain. The child died in a few minutes. G. 8. Gibbons was charged it the Auckland Police Court on Tuesday morning with setting fire to bis premises at Onebunga, He was remanded for a week, bail being allewed in £4OO. The mother of Caffrey, who is accused of the Great Barrier murder, was fined on Tuesday morning for drunkenness, Mrs Traill, believed to have bean drowned in the Auckland- .harbor and buried, turned up at the Mien %om*n’a home. At the civil seaaions of the Auckland Supreme Court, Tamatu, a Maori chief, recovered £3OO damages for malicious Srosecutiun, from John Snbritzsky, of loogojnL Two arrests have been made in connpc: tion with the post bbrglary Ji Obaeswi. Further arrests are expected. The New Zealand Cross was presented to Colonel McDonnell yesterday at Parliament Buildings. From the Aorangi, which arrived a few days ago, has been landed the material for the construction of the new boiler for the Government steamer Hinemoa. The only manufactured material imported are the boiler plates with fiasges. A house,in Lyttelton belonging to S. Vaughan was burned down'll Tuesday' morning. It was insured id the South. British office for £l5O. The promoters of the proposed wool and grain exhibition at Christchurch have decided to postpone further action till next year on account of the postponement of the laopenal Institute. The DunedtoiGiiy Conned hive-lgreed to the placing of Burns statue opposite the railway Station, instead. of ip the Octagon,- The Council will defend the action by Sargoods for £5600 for damages to their stock through their tower* being stopped during the August floods. „ At a meeting l of the ratepayers of Bosiyn to tbnsider the demand of the Charitable Aid 1 Board for the borough’* contribution, after a lot' of discussion, a motion was carried—'“That the subsidy, bs paid out of the outstanding rateft no# due.” The Mayor said the effect would be that a sperial rate Would have to be tirade. While the ; Mararoa Was at Dutiediti a charge was made for air inspection by the public, resulting in a collection of £BO, which haa been divided amongst the local charities. The:; Victoria* ■■ Legislature recently passed a resolution that those-Who had been members of,the Assembly prior to the adVent of rail ways should be granted free passes. Mr Fyke, M.HUR,, has received one of thew/paiSeiTp the .shape, of • handsome pendaiiof hdidAoldi bearing the Viefprnfc farms' |»cli the; ine&ihtiOn "Hon.TinbCht victoria Railway free pass.” > ■ . Shand, a bush-cook Jf : FlaVSllffl sawmill at Kao (AucklandV Jaet Sunday week, ipteqdlpgto go[to Mr Wigrtore’s bush, as he had H beenj- Buffering from, weakness, ot one of hjs ancles. ,* He- itook', a horse, and nothing:morn' Aral heard‘ Of him until some .daya afterwards,; whieti the packers: taking i atoms to the Whar® found that - Sband shad I not krriVed., Search ."parties ‘were l 'organised atid his', 1 saddle -••ods eaddle-clorti* .Ware found placed hi the forit bf a tree, hi* cloths being atotljr folded. The bofse its way'back. bpttle was' found In 'the 1 bu*h,, snd one of tfae moqt. that.. Shand, ) who had beeh "drinking, feeling off his horse and tried to find water to drink, and so, lost his way.,< It is aow-: since; ke qtartedymhis ill-1 fated journey, and no hopeoifindinghim alive is enteriajipecL. 0 ,