Telegraphic.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3143, 2 March 1889, Page 3

Telegraphic.

Educational. Invurcargill, March 1. The Education Board, in view of its improved financial position,adoptcd a scale of payments to the Committees analogous to that in force previous to tho retrenchment movement,

Phosphonsed Gram.

Inveroaroiil, March 1,

Mr A. Hamilton, veterinary surgeon of Dunedin, who was deputed by the Government to investigate tho notorious cattlo diseaso by whioh stock in tho Winton distriot to the value of LOOO were known to have died, gives as his opinion that it was an undoubted case of poisoning by phosphorous, the appearances pointing to phospborised grain as tho agent.

Te Kooti before the K.M. Auckland, March 1. To Kooti was charged before Mr Mi, 8.M., at Opotiki to-day, with conduct calculated to provoke a breach of the peace. Inspector fioodall gave evidence as to Te Kooti leaving the Wailtato, and proceeding to Whakatane with a large number of followers. Te Kooti had a bad reputation, anil as he was addicted to drink, this was an additional source of alarm.: He' had been aßked to return to the Waikato,butrefused.

Tlie 'lnspector was asked by Te Kooti " What crime did you know mo to commit ?"'-" I consider'it a crime," said tbo Inspector, "to have largo numbor of men together by which others are intimidated." Sir J. P. Connelly, an old Opptiki'sottler, supported the Inspector's statement as to thonuraberof followors which Te Kooti had, aud as to the fear prevailing in the district. His Worship orderod that To Kooti be hound ovo'to keop the peace for six ni&nths in his own surety of LSOO and two others of a like amount each.. In the event of the sureties not forthcoming, Te Kooti will be imprisoned in Auckland gaol. It is expected he will arrive here tomorrow with the Naval contingent and a polico escort. Tho Permanent Artillery force are remaining at Opotiki until the natives disperse.

Lateh. The grounds of Mr Napier's appeal against Te Kooti's sentence is that no act ot the prisoner comes uudor section 8 of the Justices of the Peace Act; also that the information charged Te Kooti as a misdemeanour, and Mr Bushj-E.M., had no power to deal with it, but should havo committed the prisoner to the Suprome Court.

Sudden Death. Dunedix, March 1. Mrs Ann Eoss was found dead in her bed at South Dunedin this morning. Her husband, a labourer, is working at the A seven-year-old daughter of deceased slept with hor, and on waking up to take in tho milk found her. mother dead alongside her. At tho inquest a verdict of death from natural causes was returned.

Acclimatisation. CnmsTCHUitcii, March 1, The annual meeting of the Acclimatisation Society was held to-night. Mr J. T. Peacock was re-elected president. Mr S. C. Farr was reelected secretary for the twentysecond time. OverL7o was collected towards paying oft" the o'verdraft ofLll'l. It is expected LIOO will ho subscribed. It was decided to recommend Government to curtail the shooting season to live, and the imported game for three months, and to ask the kindred socioties in Canterbury and Otago to co-operate,

E. and A. Isaacs' Stock. Auckland, March 1, The Official Assignee has accepted the tender of Messrs W. McArthur H'o. of L 2780, or nearly 12s in the £, for the stock of E. and A. Isaacs. The Lawyer's Relieve the Constabulary-

Auckland, Saturday, Tho s,s. Chelmsford left Opotiki for Auckland at half-past live yesterday with To Kooti in custody of a police escort, The Auckland yoluuteers were on board, and the Chelmsford will probably arrive this afternoon, Preparations are being made to have Te Kooti's conviction brought under review of the Supremo Court and quashed. The proceedings aro alleged to have been irregular.

Hotel Dummies. Wellington, Friday. At tho Licensing Bench meeting the polico reported several cases of duinmyism in which holders of licenses did not live in the hotels, and took no part in tho business. The bench decided that they could do nothing until the police formally took action, •• Houoji on Km, Clears out rats, mice, roaches, flios, ants, licg-buga, beetles, insects, skunks, jack-rabbits, sparrows, gophers, At chomists and drus^ists.