TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1849, 5 February 1889, Page 4

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

4 A man named Andrew Seabright met with a fatal accident at the Progress Mine, near Keefton, on Saturday last. Tlie deceased was sawing a log through for firewood, and, while ia the act of doing so, another large log rolled over him, and killed him. His death must have been instantaneous. His mate missed him when the time anived to go to work, and on looking where he last saw him found his body. The deceased was a very old resident, and for many years was manager of the Inglewood Company. He leaves a wife and five children. Some twelve years ago a brother was killed ia a similar manner near Greymouth, Ralph Mann, formerly steward of the Huia, has been arrested at Wanganui on a charge of smuggling tobacco. It is not known yet how much he brought, but one storekeeper was found to have received 371 b. The Southland Board of Education find that they have over retrenched, and have now a balance of £I4OO to their credit. They intend to appoint an assistant inspector at £275 and travelling expenses, and give their present inspector, Mr Hendry, £350 per annum and similar expenses. A meeting at Wellington of Masons of the English, Irish and Scotch constitutions, decided to agree to the formation of a Grand Lodge for New Zealand, and a committee was appointed to bring the matter before other lodges in the colony and ask for their co-operation. A man named Edmund Lewis, a cooper by trade, was arrested at Wellington on Sunday morning on a charge of indecent assault on Saturday night on a girl of twelve years of age. Accused is C 5 years of age. H.M.S. Lizard called at the Bluff on Sunday morning from the West Coast for mails. She theu left for Port Pegasus, Stewart Island, where she will meat the Orlando. Both ships return to the Bluff on Tuesday evening. The s.s. Invercargill stranded whilo steaming up the New River, Southland, on Sunday. She was got off without sustaining any damage. Analysis of the Stewart Island tin by Mr Skey—one sample gives 92.4 per cent oxcide of tin, another lot from the last find 87.2. The beat Cornwall tin percentage is 95, so that the new discovery ia a rich one.

■Murphy the light weight, and T. Williams, of Chriatchurchurch, met in a glove fight at the Princess Theatre, Dunedin, on Saturday evening. Prom the start Murphy forced the fighting, and had all the best of it, Williams being unable to stand against him, and allowing himself *o bo rushed on to the ropes. Cia ms of a “foul” were made several times for Murphy hitting his man on the ropes, and after four rounder the referee (Tanner) gave the fight against Murphy. A scene of great confusion followed. Murphy struck the referee and the crowd rushed the stage. The decision was doubtful, and Williams must have been beaten. The stakeholder paid over the money to Williams, and afterwards applied for police protection against Murphy. There was magnificent weather on Saturday for the Dunedin Regatta. The water was smooth but the breeze rather light for sailing beats. Some thousands of people witnessed the display, which was very pietty, must of the vessels being decked with flags. A large number of small craft were in motion, also the two men-of-wur cutters from H.M.S. Opal. While the regatta was in progress the Torpedo Corps blew up an old yucbt which, however, was anchored too close to the wharf. The debris fell plentifully among the spectators, and a man named Alexander Corbett had bis left arm broken. William Henry Neale, a shoemaker, of Devonport, Auckland, attempted suicide by cutting his throat on Friday morning. Ho had been suffering from mental depression, and on Thursday took a quantity of laudanum, from the effects of which bo recovered. Carl J. Peterson, a Paroa (West Coast) resident, was found drowned in the lagoon where he had been fishing several days ago. Being missed, the neighbors set out in search, and found his dead body.