TELEGRAPHIC.

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 7707, 15 February 1886, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

(UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

Inveboaroill, February 13. Thomas Spencer was charged at the Police Court this morping with indecently assaulting agifl, aged IX years, and wag remanded for a week. Heavy rain fell last night. Cheistchuech, February 13, The offences return for the Christchurch police district, just completed, shows that 2031 offences were reported, and 1885 persons apprehended during the year, against 2384 reported and 2260 apprehended in 1884. Duotbix, February 13. A four roomed cottage at Burnside, owned and occupied by Mr James Campbell, was burned down this morning. It was insured for £l7O.

Two cottages at Lawrence were burnt down last night. One of the houses was insured for £IOO in the Norwich Union office, but the other was uninsured.

* A ntvvy named Frank Park was killed at Nenthorne ou the Otago Central Kailway on Friday. He was engaged with others blast' ing, and returned after it was thought the blasts bad gone off, when one which hung are exploded, hurling a tremendous piece of rock which fell on him, and took eight men with crowbars some time to remove. Park was fearfully crushed, and died some hours after. Two boys named Crombie and Condon, who ran away from their parents at Oamaru, were

on -nivi! (.f tUs Beautiful Stir, and will be avut bu-k. Thu Standard Insurance Comoaay's annual report states that the revenue, includioi; balance brought fora-ard, was £85,514, and the expenditure £77,116. A dividend at the rate of pir cent, is recommended. A fevv showers of rain fell this morning, bat scarcely laid the do.-1. Cardinal Moran held a reception to day at which large numbers attended. Ha may probably give a temperance lecture on hia return from the North.