TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1992, 9 January 1890, Page 1

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

A Tauranga settler named Brown has leased the Kaingaroa plains, Auckland, from the Government, and placed a mob of sheen upon the property. A young man named John Randell was drowned while bathing in the Hutt river, Wellington, on Tuesday. He was only married on Christmas Day, Archdeacon Bowen’s funeral took place at Rieearton on Monday afternoon, and was largely attended by the clergy and old residents. The service was performed by Bishop Harper and Canon (Stanford. The gate takings at the Caledonian gathering at Dunedin was £520 against £503 last year. Encouraged by the large attendance the directors propose holding an extra meeting during the visit of the Australian Governors. The Sunrise Company, Otago, sent down a cake of 322 ounces from 148 tons stone. The Hon. J. B. Patterson, Commissioner of Trades and Customs for Victoria, left Dunedin for the north on Tuesday with his daughter. He intends to visit the hot lakes district and other places of interest. Alfred Bennett, contractor, Southland, was killed through his horse bolting. The Mararoa, reported from Melbourne to have 600 passengers, arrived at Invercargill on Monday with only 158. Mr Deck and his wife, who it was feared had been lost between Stewart Island and Invercargill, turned up all right. A little boy 9 years old was killed by the tramway at Dunedin on Monday. The boy was in the act of crossing King street to join his father, a baker, who was standing with his cart on the opposite side, when the car knocked the boy down ran over, and killed him. The driver sang out to the boy when he saw him, but was too late. The whole occurrence took place in full view of the father, who was unable to do anything. He absolves everyone from blame in the matter. A resident of Wbatawhata, Auek-., land, named Iwertson, has drawn the first prize in an Art IJmion held at Home ; the prize is a tiara of diamonds valued at £2OO A maned Erank Bartholomew, a prisoner undergoing sentence in Mount Eden gaol, fell into a gun pit while working at Port Cantley, and died of concussion of the brain. About twenty mina birds brought from San Francisco by the Zealandia were sent to Fiji on board the Omapere for the Colonial Sugar Company’s plantations. The birds are intended to destroy the beetles and other insect pests. A gum digger, Richard Rudwell, waa found dead in bed at Northern Wairoa, Auckland. The cause of death was spasms of the heart, the result of drink. The cricket match Auckland v. Wellington, at Wellington, concluded on Tuesday, Auckland winning with ten wickets to spare. One of the passengers by the Hauroto from Sydney to Wellington on Monday was the Rev. John Bowden, S.M.M. A., who comes from Ireland under engagement to take the chair of classics at St, Patrick’s College. Mr Bowden is a young New Zealander, having been born at Hokitika in 1866. Twelve years ago he went Home and received his education at St; Mary’s College, Dundalk, passing from there to the Royal University, Dublin, where he obtained an exhibition and subsequently graduated with honours. The Government have received a communication from the United States Government, wishing to know the exact area covered by flax in the colony. As the necessary information will have to be collected, a reply cannot be forwarded for some time.