TELEGRAPHIC.

Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 1832, 14 August 1891, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

(FkOM Oirjs 0» >' CuKRKSPONDEST.) Ditkedin, this day. At Wednesday's Land B»anl meeting Ranter Mackenzie's recommendation that sections in block XIX., Nhotover, he notified open for selection at 10s an acr« was agreed to. A coal lease was gtanted to Jeremiah Drunneiy, Alexandia. .Judgment was given on Wednesday in favor of Picturesque Alias agents for the value of a buggy lost from an accommodation house at Drbmmond. Judge Williams yesterday gave judgment in the Kerr v. K ddie will case; aLo for plaintiffs in the caws Sparrow v. The Sholo\er River Dredging Co., Leary and others v. United Hercules Mining Co. Moss was tried for attempted mu'der at Ashburton on Wednesday, hut the jmy, being unable to agree, were discharged. He was airain tried yesterday when a verdict of not guilty oil the grounds of insanity, but he has been detained during the Governor's pleasure.

Mr Freeman Kitchen ha? resigned editorship of the Globe newspaper company. Freeman won the Grand National. Christchnrch, yesterday, Christinas and Waitangi lieing next.

A tender has been accepted for the erection of Burns' memorial iu the Octagon. The inward 'Frisco mail arrived at Auckland las?t night, and the southern portion was to leave at daylight to-day. A petition has presented to the House prayin L' for resumption of the monthly mail service to Coal Island where, it is said, spleudid gold returns are being got. Mr John Ross, father of Mr Ross, of the firm of Sargood, Son and Co., has just died at Gieeuhiils, Southland, at the age of 102 years. Mr Ballance's health is said to be in a very precarious state, and it causes his friends much uneasiness. Doctors advise his retiring from aciive life for the present, and it is quite possible that he may be persuaded to accept the Agent-Generalship, though not ambitious of it.

William Hackßhaw, the well-known Ohristchurch boot-maker, whilst jumping off a train last niuht stumbled aud fell below the moving train aud was killed instantaneously. In the yesteiday the Imprest Supply Bill passed through aH its stages. The Public Bodies' Powers Bill was read a second time.

The evening was taken tip with the Factory Bill, in committee, and it was read a third time and passed. There is a great diversity of opinion among members al>out the Paiment oi Members Bill, an-l even some of the so-called Lab >r party are opp 'Bed to it.. A requisition, signed l>y 25 member*, has t>een presented to the Premier urging that it l»e pushed forward, and str ing means are u>ed to suppress the requisition. LATEST CABLE NEWS. London, August 12. The prohibition of the export i f rye is having a serious i tftct of the <ierma» ami Austrian trade. Sw itzeiland stands out of the Customs Union. Jay Go'dd's rid way syndicate has collapsed. (ieneral Booth lias arrived at Cape Town. New Z< aland wh< at has risen sixpence. Parnell's friends will stump Englaud and Scotland in support of his leideohip, Five thousand acres of forest are burning iu the vicinity of Toulon. The Empeior William has met with an accident to his knee compelling him to cancel all his engagements, bill lie is recovering. The vol.mho Colivia, near Mexico, is in eruption and it is feared that muiy persons have beenkdled. New South Wales is rumored to be privately issuing a one-an l- i-half million loan, and there is an aug y and excited on 'L'hanye al»out it. Sir Henry Parkes denies 1 lie truth of it and says that the enly foundation was that he some time since lodged New Sou:h W ties securities in Londou for anyone choosing to take them up.