TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1813, 8 November 1888, Page 1

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

A man named Andrew Hustle wan fined £lO and coat" at llm Ancklmd Police Court on Monday for having rescued goods w 1 idi had been Dried under process of t'i' Resident Magistrate's Court, Tim strike hi McArthur and Co’s boot fiictoiy, Auckland, threatens (o assume a serious aspect. Tin’s firm bung one of those constituting the Bootmakers’ Assnc.i'ilion is entitled to receive support in uuy dispute of this kind. The Bootmakers’ Operative Union insist on the payment of the fine on the ground that one of their most binding rules was br< ken, and because they consider that any evasion of the rule would open the doer to tho unlimited emp'oyment of bay labour. At a meeting held on Monday night, the masler bootmakers decided that (he man out on stiiko at McArthui’s factory be allowed until Wednesday morning to go back to work. A cottage near Papunni belonging to Robert Bishop was burned down on Sundiy morning. The p'nce was insured for £l4O in tI»H New Zealand office, Caplain A. Sprowl, one of the eailiast settlers at Lyuelton, died on Monday, aged 77. Ho first came here in 1851, in command of (he barpuo Heoghly, from Australia. He was harbonrmasier mid pilot from 1857 to 1869, and was afterwards marine surveyor (o Lloyd’s and the Now Zealand Shaping Compuiy, The Napier harbor board have passed plans and agreed to call for tenders for the second section of the breakwater. At present work is in ovo l 20 feet of w.ler, and next section will carry it to 34 feet-, i'he wharf is to be started immediately, though not until the arm to give shelter is built. Th t will be a third contract. In line weather the shingle has not accu nu latod to anything like the extent ejpecfo 1, and not over oue-th rd of the seclion now finished. The boltom at the end of the work is b re rock.

Mr Adams, solicitor, of Dnnodin, who is engaged in Ibo Appeal Court, Wellington, had a gold pin stolon from the robe room at tho Supreme Court on Monday morning, A short time back some money was stolen from the library in the same buildings. At the Presbyterian Synod in Dunedin on Monday night a protest was received against the action of the synod in regard to the “ Reign of Grace ” on the ground that tho synod should have censured the Dunedin Presbytery for irregular proceedings and the author should have been declared not a minister of the church. The synod determined not to answer the reasons in the protest. The evening was taken up with the church extension report, A "rcr mr. adation was made to send Home tor two ministers, but this was objected to as it would discourage the local students. The synod by a large majority decided that the ministers should not be sent for.

Both new hydraulic cranes at Greymoutli have broken down. In each case the bod plate seemed to be too weak. At the Presbyterian Synod, Dunedin, on Tuesday the Rev. Dr Stuart was appointed Moderator for the next year. The Rev, Mr Beard and the Rev, Mr Skinner were appointed deputies to the Northern Church. The mission report gave an encouraging account of work in tho New Hebrides, It proposes to send another missionary to the islands. This proposal was adopted, and the Rev. Mr Bannerman, the convener, was appointed to visit the islands and report. Reference was made lo the recent anti-Chinese feeling and agitation, which, it was said, interfered with mission work, and was therefore condemned. The Auck'and City Council is threatened with trouble over the nighteoil question. Being.debarred from depositing nighteoil at Port Chevalier, the contractor hng been sending it to Avondale and Mount Albert, butihe Road Boards of that district are taking steps to stop the practice, and the Avondale Board threaten to prosecute landowners who allow offensive matter lo be deposited. Mr Devore, Mayor of Auckland, who has just, returned from an Australian tour, has collected a lot of information on the subject of the disposal of nightsoil, etc., which may bo very useful if the Council have to alter existing arrangements.