TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1933, 22 August 1889, Page 1

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Reports to hand by the steamer Richmond are to the effect that the natives of Samoa are not in pressing need of food, and that their crops will shortly be ripe. Several shocks of earthquake were felt at Tonga on the 3rd inst, lasting about twenty seconds, and accompanied by a great noise. The Coptic left Capetown for Hobart. j The Tainui, from New Zealand, arrived at Plymouth on the evening of the same day, with her meat in geod condition. The Tailoresses Union at Dunedin have decided to send the “ log ” prepared by them to the clothing manufacturers and shirtmakers, with the request that they should bring up any objections to it by Saturday. John Franklin, one of the crew of the barque Largo Bay, has been drowned by falling into the harbour at Auckland from the vessel’s gangway. He was partially intoxicated at the time. Deceased was a native of Southampton. At Nelson on Tuesday James Summerville, alias Perry, alias Smith, was sentenced to six months imprisonment lor stealing clothes and money from fellow lodgers at a boarding house. *

A young man named William BBannister, a clerk in the post-office was charged at the Auckland Police Court on Friday with issuing a money order for $lO with fraudulent intent, at Wellington on the 2nd August, 1887. The case was remanded,