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Temuka Leader, Issue 1703, 25 February 1888, Page 1

Melbourne, Feb. 22. Sailed yesterday Alararoa, for the Bluff.

The man Grocock, who was convicted for a murderous attack on Mr Collins, slalionmns'.er at Glenhuntly, in December last, has been sentenced to death. Sydney, Feb, 22. Sailed—Mariposa for ban Francisco via Ruck!and. Serious bush fires have occurred in the Albury district and these were started by lightning, Severn! of I lie fanners in that dLiiiot are heavy losers, owing to large numbers of sheep buing honied.

In the House of Assembly, a ori -is

lias arisen over the erection of a H'.alehouse as proposed by Sir Henry Puik.-.s, Premier. The Bill which provides for its erection has met with a good deal of

opposition and Sir Henry threatens to resign should it be repealed. The captain of the excursion steamer Undine, which ran down a steam launch on the day of the sculling match between Clifford and Kemp, and by which two lires were lost, has been committed for trial on a charge of manslaughter, Feb. 23,

Government were defeated last night on the State House Repeal Bill, it being carried by forty to thirty. At a fire in the city last night one fireman wa? killed and another had his arm broken in falling down * lift. The morning train for the south ran into a goods train at Granville Junction, and smashed up nine trucks and the engine, and blocked the liae for some hours. The fireman was slightly injured, but there were no other casualties. Sailed—Rotomahana, (or Auckland, Brisbane, Feb. 22.

It has been ascertained that two more men lost their lives by the floods at’ Reckhampton,

Adelaide, Feb. 22

Joseph Clarke, paymaster of the Imperial pensions for South Australia, on a charge of embezzling moneys belonging to pensioners, was sentenced to one year and nine months’ imprisonment. The Hocused had boon in the Civil Service for 26 years, and pleaded that he had been employed at starvation wages. Feb, 23,

One thousand Chinese have been lauded in the colony since the Ist of December last.

Ho»art, Feb. 23

Two ladies died during (he voyage of the R.M.S. Rimutnks, which arrived yesterday from Plymouth. A consignment of stoatß and weasels, which had been shipped at London for New Zealand, had to bo landed at Plymouth as no food for their sustenance had been provided. The steamer leaves this morning tor Wellington.