TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1877, 11 April 1889, Page 1

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

The race for the biovcle championship of New Zealand, 25 miles, run at Auckland on Tuesday, was won by A. G. Buchanan, who boat A. G. Clarke by a quarter of a mile, Grange being third. Boom and Stew.irt alao stßrted, but did not finish. Time 1 hour 32 min. ] J sec. on the grass track, beating l all previous records for the colony.

The body of Mrs Dorao, who had been missing; at Wanganui was found on Tuesday morning in a waterhole in the river close to where she was seen last. An ioqueet was held. There was no evidence to show how deceased came by her death. A verdict of "found drowned" was returued.

The balance-sheet, of the Wellington musical festival, which waß h»ld in December last, bliows a nett deficit of £l4O. The receipts were £476, and the expenses £616. An inquest was held at Oamaru on Tuesday into the circumstances of a fire which occurred at the Denton Hotel, situated about ten miles irom Oamaru. The place was insured on the night of the 2nd instant. Gorie, etc., were ploced against the building and set fire to. The fire was extinguished by the servant girl, who was awakened by the crackling aoise. The jury found that there was nothing to show how the fire origioated, but that there were suspicious circumstances. An enquiry is to be held at Gisborne into the stranding of the brigantine Clansman. The vessel is to bs abandoned to the underwriters. It was insured for £7OO in the New Zealand Companj'. The cargo of coal was also insured in the same office.

An appeal which is boing made for funds to build a nurses' home at Dunedin in connection with the hospital is being well responded to. £905 has been already subscribed. A public appeal is to be made to raise the required amount, namely, £ISOO.

A meeting of Freemasons at Ashburton attended by masters and members of three local lodges, unanimously resolved that in the opiaion of this meeting the time has not yet come for the establishment of a grand lodge of New Zealand. At a meeting of ehareuolders of the Blackball Coal Company at Greymouth on Monday it was unanimously resolved to commence the work of opening the new mine and constructing a railway. At on Monday John Wills alias Jack Willis was charged at the Police Court with setting fire to a stack of oats. Accused, who was up last week for vagrancy and was acquitted, proof being insufficient, called at the bouse of a settler named CaulfieH, a few miles from town, and asked for a night's quarters. Mrs Caulfield being alone refused him, when he threatened to make it hot for them. Tn consequence of the threat ha was watched. A few minutes after he passed round a stack it burst into flames. He was remanded.