INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1752, 19 June 1888, Page 1

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Mr John McLean, a settler, was lost whilst cattle hunting on the slopes of Mount Eginont in the bush from Monday until Friday last week. He subsisted on berries, and part of the trine on the flo*h of the cuttle he killed. The weather watery severs, aod when Mr McLean reached a settler's bouse he hart nearly 'oat the power of speech. Twice, after travelling a considerable- time, be found himself back at the point where he had shot a beast.

At a special meeting of the Univers ; ty Council at Dunedin to consider the Fair Root Bill it was pointed out that the University was affected aod stood in a unique position,as the whole of the income was derived from land. A high school cou|d raise its fee 3, a harbour board its dues, and a corporation its rales, but the council had only its rents. It had male fixed engagements and some professors were elected for life, and this Bill nvght result in taking away ita means to fulfil its engagements. A committee was appointed to draw up reasons for objecting to th« Bill to be submitted to Farltameo-.

An accident happened on SUurday to a boy, 13 years old, at Omaha, Auckland, named Albert Bayley, son of the county chairman. He wan out shooting with a gun, and while trailing it along the ground the hammer, which was down on the cap, caught io a piece of wood, which raised is slightly, discharging the gun. He received a terrible wound in thejleft arm, which will have to be amputated. Mr O. F. Dejour, for many years tow? clerk ot North Inveroargill, was charged at the Resident Magistrate's Court' with embezzling 18s. He was reminded till Tuesday. Bail was refused, the Crown Prosecu' or stating the total defalcation a of accused were very large. They are said to amount to £I2OO. Dejoux bad been under a cloud for a considerable time, and was superseded some time ago. Comment is made on the laxity of the audit and municipal management disclosed by the fact that in this case and that of the borough of Winton, the town clerk of which isj now in prison for the same offence, the officers were able to] manipulate tbe books for years without discovery, although the entire revenues of the boroughs are only a few hundreds a year. ; :

On the arrival of the Mauaponri at the Bluff on Friday Dr W. H. G*z* was arrested and charged with wife desertion at Chriatchurch. He was accompanied by a woman said to be his late housekeeper.

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Short-sightedness appears to be on the increase in England. 1 Childreu sit at high desks with their books and slates clone to their fanes, and the muscles of the eye accommodate themselves to' th« distance, shortness of tight being the consequence.