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Temuka Leader, Issue 2039, 29 April 1890, Page 4

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A young married woman named Pyke, given to intemperance, was committed for trial for burglarious entrance on Friday last in Napier. Grundy, a draper, repeatedly missed goods. He set a watch and at 3 o’clock in the morning prisoner, dressed only in her night dress, was found on the premises, haying entered through a window, the fastening of which she managed to undo. The Eastern Extension Cable Company, in view of the early laying of the duplicate cable to New Zealand, have applied and been granted increased accommodation at Wakapuaka, where it is intended to increase their staff. When the cable is in working order the company expect a saving of time of 50 per cent in the despatch and receipt of cable messages. One of the New Zealand Government cables across Cook strait is giving a good deal of trouble, and on arrival of the cable company’s steamer in New Zealand the cable will be under run for the purpose of examination. ! Mr Norgrove, a Wellington resident, had an interview with the Premier on Friday morning, bringing under the notice of the Government the torpedo which he has invented, and which he claims is equal if not superior to the Brennan toapedo. A return prepared by the Lands Department shows the area of land in the colony carrying flax to be — Crown lands, 119,690 acres; private lands. 179,450 acres; native lands, 147,262 acres ; t0ta1—446,402. With the exception of a few acres in the south and Wellington, the only flax remaining in the colony is grown on the banks of lagoons, rivers, or creeks, and in isolated positions. Until recently flax was regarded as a weed, and had been burnt off. The Canterbury Caledonian Society on Friday night decided not to hold sports on Anniversary Day this year, the previous sports having resulted in a financial loss. Josiah White, arrested at the Bluff ou a charge of fraudulent bankruptcy, was brought before the Resident Magistrates Court at Christchurch. On being released on bail he was rearrested on 5 Friday evening on a second charge of a similar nature. Mr John Roberts, president of the Exhibition, was entertained at a public banquet in Dunedin last Friday evening, attended by about 200. Mr J. M. Ritchie, president of the Chamber of Commerce, presided, and proposed the toast of the evening, the “ health of Mr Roberts,” concluding by_ asking him to accept three fine paintings by Home artists, the funds to buy which had been spontaneously contributed by the public. Mr Roberts made a suitable response. The toast of Mr Twopenny, Executive Commissioner, was proposed bv Mr A. ! Lee Smith. V