TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1807, 25 October 1888, Page 1

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

A large public meeting was iheld on Saturday at Coromandel, Auckland. Resolutions were unanimously passed condemning Sir James ILetoi’s action rr Witbefoid'at the Melbourne Exhibition, and calling upon the Government t" compel Sir James Hector to withdraw his imputations.

' Eliza Jane Cochrane, aged three yeais, died on Monday morning at Parnell, Auckland, from scalds sustained the previous afternoon by falling into a basin of boiling water in her parents’ house. Over 100 passengers were booked at Westport by the Mararoa, which - left for Melbourne go Monday afternoon. Among them are Wellington and Wanganui shooting men, who take part in the centennial rifle meeting in Victoria. The minors at Waikakaho propose to amalgamate to obtain an engine in order to bottom quickly and relieve the men from suspense. The gold in the terraces evidently lies deep. A robbery of a race occurred a few days ago near New River, West Coast, and four months work was stolen.

A wrestling match is arranged at Creymoutb, between Tiffon, champion light weight wrestler, end James Dunn in a fortnight’s time for £SO. It is reported that valuable silver deposits have been discovered in the Mokau district, Auckland,

On Sunday morning two residents of Onebunga, Auck ! and, named John McMahon and William Hayter, were arrested oe a charge of being unlawfully on the premises of the Reservoir, situated at One Tree Hill. This reservoir, which is to supply Oeehunga with water, was found lately to be leaking, and C'-iluin suspicious circumstances caused the contractor to place a watchman on the premises. About 1 a.m. on Sunday two men approached (he enclosure, burst open the door, and entered. After doing some damage outride, the watchman fired a revolver at them, but missed, and they made off. The police were informed, and within an hour had the two men named in custody. Hayter and McMahon were brought before the Aucklaed Polici Court on Monday in connection with the outrage at the Onehunga waterworks reservoir, and remanded. It is alleged that on two previous occasions deliberate attempts have been made to destroy the reservoir, in one case the bottom being injured, apparently by an explosion of dynamite. Captain Lane, of the schooner Maile, elates that while entering Wanapou harbour at 7 a.m. on October 11th, he sighted the barque Electra, Captain Fisher, 380 tons, anchored close to the reef. Shortly after Captain Lane noticed e signal at the Electra’s main mast and ensign reversed, upon which ho immediately put off to the barque and went on board. It was then found that she was aground on the reef aft, and bumping heavily. In a little time she commenced to fill rapidly, and about noon capsized bodily ever to seaward. The captain and crew then abandoned her, and the hatches being washed off, the cargo, which consisted of 500 tons of copra, was speedily floating out of the hold. When the Maile left on the 12th the Electra showed signs of breaking up fast. The purchase of the Crown Company’s property at Karangahaha has been completed by the Glasgow Syndicate. Messrs John Taylor and Sons, of London, have been appointed consulting engineers, and the Cashel Company, of Glasgow, will erect a plant to raise the bullion by their patent chlorination process, and they guarantee to save not less than 75 per cent of the gold and silver in the stone. The working capital is £25,000, and the property include? the following mines Welcome, Kesp-it-Dark, Crown, Sunny Corner, and Retreat. Doubts are entertained as to the hom tides of the reported attempt to burn down Vernon House, the residence of the Hon. W, Clifford at (he A water©. It is supposed to be a case of mental hallucination. It is understood that there is every probability of the threatened strike of members of the Seamen’s Union being averted by a compromise.