TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1876, 9 April 1889, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Tbe Point Curtis hotel at Eaipara has been destroyed by fire, Tb 9 Auckland Sugar Company has increased the prices of sugar lOi per ton. Wood, of East Tamaki, Auckland, lost six stacks of oats, valued ab £2OO by fire. Groldsburg was fined £lO and coats at Onehunga, Auokland, for the practice of holding up a light at, night lo stop a train. A woman named Mnry Ann Wilson reported to the Auokland police that she was stabbed while asleep in the suburbs. It is doubtful if she will ever recover. She was accompanied by a man named Paget, who had been living with her, but he declarer he knows nothing of the occurrence.

Mrs Doran, wife of an engineer lately on the Heads Railway, near Wanganui, has been missing since the 31st March. Her hat has been found in the river and she is supposed to have been drowned. At the time sho was last seen she was suffering greatly from neuralgia, and intimated her intention of walking to town to have a fceoth out.

The Primate, who is at present in Wanganui, preached at Christ's Church on Friday evening to a large congregation The office opening of the railway extension from Mangamahoe to Eketahuna, Wellington, took place yesterday. A Wellington greengrocer named Ti L%e and his assistant Ah Meaw were fined £lO and £5 respectively for allowing fan tau to be plaved. Luke Perham was committed for trial at Akaroa on a charge of breaking into the house of Sarah Mundy with intent to commit a felony. At a cricket match at Wellington on Saturday, between players over 50 years of age, £22 was collected afc the gates in aid of a home for the aged needy. In consequence of the painiiog of Government House now in progress, Lord Onslow will defer his arrival in Wellington till after April 28th, passing the intervening time in Auckland. Mr Parker, of Canada, delivered an interesting address at Auckland ou Imperial Federation at the New Zealand Insurance Building on Friday. He explained the principles and objects of the lederation League, and urged the desirableness of a union of the Anglo-Saxon race. Dc Laishley, of Auckland, has received official intimation of the conferring upon him by the Leipsic University of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy and Master of Arts. MY H. Brown, German Consul at Auckland, has written him a letter, congratulating him ou gaining this honor.

At Oamaru yesterday Judge Ward oenteocod William Christie, a bankrupt, fo four months' imprisonment, with hard labor, under the 17th section of the Act, for diverting the funds belonging to a certain security into an improper channel, thereby defrauding tho Colonial Investment Company. Ifc is expected that notice of appeal will be given. A frightful accident happened at Brumierton on Saturday morning". A married woman named McGee, a very old resident, was proceeding to Taylorville along the incline used by the Coal Pit Heath Company for lowering their coals, when she was overtaken by a loaded truck, and knocked down, the waggon passing over her body. One arm and one leg ware cue clmm off. Tho other arm was broken, and the body much mutikted. Tho unfortunate woman was picked up quite conscious, but died while being conveyed to the hospital. She leaves a family of twelve children.