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Temuka Leader, Issue 1818, 20 November 1888, Page 2

Edward Johnßtoo, an out-patient of the Duaedin hospital, died in his house from heart disease. He lived alont.

The Union Company has decided to issue special excursion tickets in favor of school teachers or pupils visiting the Melbourne Exhibition.

The Anahuac, ship, Capt, Weldon, 11* days from Boston, arrived at Port Coal-' iners yesterday, Part of her cargo is for Lyttelton. The results of the musical examination at Trinity College, London, have been received at Dunedin. Mies Blanche Joel heads tbe list with 94 and 90 out of a possible 100; Miss Maud Fitehett 92 and ? 83.

About six o'clock yesterday morning, Constable Donoghue detected a man named Featheretone in the aot of taking trout with nets in tbe Waimakftriri at 4 Kaiapoi. He had five fish weighing 20 pounds. Donoghue also searched a man named Phillips and found three trout, one weighing 8 pounds, in his possession. The dead hody of a man named Titos. Topping, an old resident of tbe Sefton district, was found in the Ashley yesterday, evidently drowned a week ago. He leaves a wife and a grown up family.

An unpleasant sensation was created in volunteer, circles it Cbristchurch on Saturday morning by the disqualification the Scottish Kifles for independent and volley firing. Whan the hits were counted Ibey were found to exceed the number of cartridges issued, bo that some of the nen> must have find more than their proper number of shots. The premises of Mr J. T. Brown and timber merchant, corner of Tuam ana Colombo streets, Chriatchurcu, were burglariously entered between Saturday night and Monday morpiag. The back door to the office was burst open with » piece of gas piping and three drawers in Mr Brown's desk were forced open, fortunately all his valuables were locked up in the safe which the burglars did not attempt, aud they did uot secure any spoil, stamps and postcards beiug evi-, dently too small matters to warrant their taking ttiein,, The police were comminicated with, this morning but are doubtful if a ql.uje can. be gat to the offenders.