TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1902, 11 June 1889, Page 3

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Harry Stevenson walked over Hobson Street embankment at Auokland on Sunday and receired injuries likely to prere fatal. Thomas Leigh White, the missing Auehland bankrupt, against whom proceedings are to be taken, cannot be found by the detectives, and it is said that he left the colony a week ago. Abraham Warbriok, father of the wellknown footballers of that name, was buried at Matuta cemetery Auoklaad, on Sunday. He had baen in the colony since 1840, and was aged 72. The annual mealing of the Mutual Agency Company at Dunedin was the scene of an extraordinary exchange of compliments between Mr A. 0. Begg and the chairman, Mr Hobart Wilson, who accused Begg of doing his beat to injure the company, The Supreme Court criminal session commenced at Auckland yesterday. Judge Gillies, in his charge to the Grand Jury, said there were 23 charges against 16 persons. The calendar was not so serious as it seemed. He called attention to the charge of murder against Louis Paget, and directed the jury to consider whether there was any malicious latent. At the Dunedin City Court, yesterday, exInspector Mallard deposed that there was a fight in the Sorlhem Recreation ground on Saturday night; that Constable Willis, who was on duty, was looking on, and when witness called on him to interfere, he stood by apparently afraid to stop the combatants. 1 The constable was an arrant coward, and witness who stopped the fight himself told him so. The bench warmly eulogised Mr Mallard’s conduct, and said that Constable Willis’ action would be brought under the notice of Inspector Wolden,

Boss Earth, who attempted suicide a Auckland by taking rough-on-rats, has been dismissed on her own security to keep the penes for twelye month i, A Urge meeting of bootmakers’ operatives was held at Christchurch, yesterday, at which it was decided in consequence of Messrs Toomer Bros, refusing to employ members of the Union any longer that the men if locked ont go on strike at federation pay, and that Messrs Toomer Bros, be notified that their action having brought this about they be compelled to pay all the expenses of the strike. The meeting was very unanimous in condemning the action of Toomer Bros, in taking the opportunity afforded them by Messrs Light band, Alan and Go. closing their works. Lightband, Allan and Oo.'i stoppage has thrown 303 hands out of work.