TELEGRAPHIC.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1797, 2 October 1888, Page 3

TELEGRAPHIC.

Anderson and Morrison, iron founders, Dunedin, nave filed a petition in bank, ruptcy. Peter Boyhan, employed on the Deep Stream section of the Otago Central railway, has been killed by a fail of earth. The Mariposa, with English mails of September 8, left 'Frisco for Auckland on the 24tb, two days late. The Zealandia, with colonial mails of September 10th, arrived at 'Frisco on the 29tb, one day early. Mr Booth, son ot the head of the Salvation Army, arrived in Wellington on Sunday, and large crowded services were held in his honour, at which he delivered special addresses. He mentioned that he intended to urge his father to pay a visit to the colonies. Ho left for the south on Monday. Ab a result of a series of rifle competitions the following will represent Otago at the Victorian meeting :—McCarthy, City Guards ; Fredericks, North Dunedin; Kempsball, West Taieri ; Dickson, Portobello; W. Hutchison, North Dunedin. The new Volunteer regulations will not be promulgated till Mr Fergus returns, but Capt. Humphrey during his visit to the South took occasion to explain what would be expected of officers in future, In consequence of the reduction of the Permanent Militia the Naval Artillery wili have to work in conjunction with harbour defence at the principal ports. The contemplated changes are chiefly in this direction. The Union Company have chartered the steamers Lindus and Titus to overtake the grain traffic. The Pukaki runs between the Bluff and Melbourne and the Bluff and Sydney alternately. The Tekapo is to be employed in the intercolonial produce trade generally, visiting the B uff occasionally. The Lindus and Titus both load at the Bluff. One of the new steamers replaces the Tekapo in the Calcutta trade. The other relieves the Pukaki in the Melbourne-Fiji trade. The Minister of Lan3sh?s received petitions begging that every one of the Sh»ep Inspectors may be retained in their present districts, but has refused on the ground that popularity is not necessarily evidence of efficiency. Altogether 338 North Canterbury yolunteers turned out to the alarm early on Saturday morning Christchurch; 83 at lyttelton; 51 at Kaiapoi; 21 at JRangioia. The secret seems to have been well kept, and very few knew that the alarm was coming. Several coroners in different parts of the colony have resigned io consequence of the reduction of the scale of fees by the Act of last session. Excepting in the cases of large towns, it is not likely that the vacancies will be filled up, but the work will be left to the Resident Magistrate's and the Justicti of the Peace. At the Ashburton Court yesterday, ft woman named Mary Ann Kano was sentenced to 14 d'lys' imprisonment for u«ing flbwuene language towards a neighbor. The police were also instructed to lay an iuformntion for peijury against, her, She swore that she hid not been ou'side her premises on Sunday morning, the 23 r d (when the obscene language was used) while several witnesses swore that she was outside several limes.