TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1957, 17 October 1889, Page 4

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Argument in the case Kaihu Valley Eailway Company v. Kahuri Timber Company, claim for £21,000 damages, was concluded at the Supreme Court, Auckland, on Monday. Judgment was given for defendants with costs, £3O.

The Coptic left Bio Janiero for Plymouth on Saturday. Her cargo of frozen meat was in excellent condition.

It is stated that owing to ill health, Mr D. M. Luckie will shortly resign his position as Commissioner of the Government Insurance Department. Mr Luckie will be retained as adviser, at his present salary. A rumor obtained currency in Christchurch on Monday that a probable strike will take place at Kaiapoi Woollen Factory, Christchurch, cloth- i ing works, as eight hands had been J discharged during working hours. The manager admits discharging the men because they formed themselves into a committee for indoor agitation. There is no immediate result as yet. The railway employees held a meeting on Sunday morning to discuss the circular from the Commissioners whish states that the provisions of the proposed Bill will be enforced. It was decided to call a public meeting on the question, and the Mayor ot Christchurch has consented to preside. All suburban boroughs are asked to cooperate, as the men think this interference is unwarranted, as most of the men are insured with the Government and are also members of friendly societies. —The Commissioners say the employees will have ample opportunity given them of expressing their views on the subject before a final decision is arrived about the scheme. A child named Ethel Orendore was burned to death on Saturday at Ngapara, Ofcago, in the absence of it mother. The child obtained possession of some matches, and one of these having ignited set fire to its clothing. Before the child was noticed it was burned so severely that it died. News from Tonga per the "Wainui, says that the Egeria has just discovered the second deepest sound in the world, outside Vauvau Island. The Egeria returns to Auckland next month, when probably she will start on the survey of the new cable route, Fiji to Samoa, Honolulu, and Vancouver. Six lads, whose ages ranged from 14 to 17 years were on Tuesday, at Dunedin fined for assaulting a Chinaman. They were the ringleaders of a gang who meeting the Chinaman, chased him and pelted him with stones, by one of which he was severely cut. One boy named Seal was fined £2, and on another charge £l, half to go to the Chinaman. The boys were part of an organised gang of larrikins, and they had tried by threats to prevent him giving evidence.