TELEGRAPHIC.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1351, 11 June 1885, Page 3

TELEGRAPHIC.

The Hauroto, from Sydney, arrived at Wellington on Wednesday. Mr Samuel, M.H.R., left New Plymouth for Wellington by steamer on Wednesday. He has had a presentation of a case of apples from Te Whiti, that Chief forwarding them as a proof of good will. Major Atkinson addressed a very large meeting at New Plymouth last Tuesday night. He weut over much the same ground as at his previous meetings, but with reference to immigration he said he regretted Ui6 system of nominated immigration had been suspended, and he thought it a great mistake. He was quite prepared to support, u vote for that purpose, but doubted whether it would be wise in going further. He thought, that direct steamers were good advertising mediums. If they could be subsidised so as to get the passage reduced to about the same amount as a passage from England to America, they would soon divert the stream of immigration to this ; colony. A unanimous rote of confidence was carried.

Robert Paddison, while riding across a tidal creek at Great Barrier, Auckland, was thrown from his horse and kioktt 1 in the face. While unconscious from the kick he was drowned. An infant female child of Jamew and Ellen Riley, of Te Awarautn, (Auckland), was accidentally suffocated by bedclothes, while sleeping with its mother. Peter, a native, aged 15, while shooting pigeons at Rua Pekapo, (Auckland), shot himself. It is supposed that he committed suicide, as the muzzle of the gun was placed in his mouth. The contents caused instant death. His companions were at a distance at the time. Mr Macandrew intends to move at the

University Council, Dunedin, that three model farms be established, one in the

northern, one in the central, and one in the south-western districts.

There was a large amount of accumulated bankruptcy business dealt with at the Court, Dunedin, on Monday, some twenty-five cases in all. It was. stated that steps were likely to be taken to annul the bankruptcy of David Proudfoot.

Mr John Tinline, of Amuri, who went Home in the Tongariro left £IOOO with Mr G. Harper of Christchurch, and £I2OO with Mr Sharp, of Nelson, to be devoted towards the maintenance of three scholarships in connection with English Literature. A trotting match came off on Monday at Christchurch between Mr A. Drake's pony Dot and Mr T. Sheenan's Kelsey, for £IOO a side. It wes won easily by the former.

The number of pledges taken since the opening of Mr Booth's mission in Wellington is 241. Dr Hector, at the request of the Government, has forwarded by the Tongariro three cases of Taranaki ironsand to M. de Harven at Antwerp. While in the colony, M de Harven expressed a wish to obtain a sample of the sand to have tested.

A woman named Mary Adarason, wife of Peter Adamson, baker, Hawera, drowned herself in the river late last Tuesday night. At the inquest, the evidence showed thitshe had been suffering from mental derangement, and had threatened to do away with herself. A verdict was returned that the deceased committed suicide by jumping into the Wanganui river on Monday night while temporarily insane. The evidence of the railway guard showed that she had intended going home to Hawera that night, but had got into the wrong train and had to go back to Wanganui. It has been decided to incorporate all corps of Naval Volunteer Artillery in the colony into a brigade. It is contemplated to make Admiral Scott, of Dunedin, Hon. Commodore of the brigade. Admiral Scott is at present at Home, but will shortly return bringing with him one Hotchksh rapid firing gun, which is being sent to the colony for experimental purposes. Major Cautley handed over charge of the Defence Works 8t Wellington yesterday. As a compliment to him one of the forts is to be named Cautley fort.

In the Supreme Court, Auckland, on Tuesday, Mr Justice Gillies granted a certificate to the Speaker of the Legislative Council in the matter of introducing a Bill to allow the leasing of St. Mary's Convent property for a term of 66

years. William McGregor, a laborer, was on Tuesday at Christchurch, committed for trial on a charge of indecently assaulting a girl under 11 year 6 of age.

At the Police Court, invercirgi'l, on Monday, a Jas. Maben, a runholder at Benmore, was charged with atrempting to eet on fire the stacks of a deferredpayment settler named O'Donnell. The evidence of O'Donnell was to the effect that he was aroused on the morning of the 21at May by the barking of his dogs, and he then got up, when he saw a match struck beside his stacks. He speedily made for the scene, when he recognised

the accused, who got on his horse and rode off. O'Donnell then loosed his dogs and put them after the accused and they suecee-led in bailing him up in a steep gully, where O'Donnell went up again, and told Maben that he recognised him and that he would make him suffcr for it. O'Donnell also alleged that he saw Mibeo near his stacks on the previous day, and that when he spoke to him, Maben

threatened to stockwhip him. The evidence of Maben's housekeeper was tnken, and she asserted thai Maben went home early on the 20rh, and turned his hors" into a paddock, and she did not think he cmild have got out of the house again without her knowledge. Evidence was taken to show thit the prosecutor's credibility was not to be relied on and the case was adjourned.

The heaviest floods since February, 1877, have occurred in Blenheim, and the creator part of the atrufiis are un ler warter. The continued rains and melled snow on the ranges brought down the Wnirau river, whicli has effected a breach into theOpawa river and (hence into the [town. No loss of life or serious injury '• to property is yet reported. [Later intelligence states the floods in Blenheim have gone down and the tnffic in the streets is resumed. The weather has apparently se*. fine.] William Bellingham, carpenter, of Ponsonby (Auckland) got out of bed last Monday night about midnight and jumped down a well. His wife missing him gave an alarm, and some neighbors grappled him up, but found lie wus dead. He leaves two children, the eldest three years of age. He got a blow on the head lately, and was despoDding and eccentric. As the Mines Departmant is now a

separate portfolio, the Hon. Mr Larnach has decided to make at an early period of the session a Ministerial Statement much in the same way as the Minister of Public Works prepares his Statement. John Kennedy, believed to be a commercial traveller for the firm of Harris and Co., Dunedin, died suddenly at the Empire Hotel, Wellington, on Friday night. Deceased was apparently in good health half an hour before his death. Ho was a son-in-law of Inspector Aitcheson, of the Nelson Police.

An attempt was made on Thursday to A'reck the 5.15 p.m. train from Dunedin

to Mosgiel, a sleeper being placed across the rails. Ihe engine kept the metals, and no damage resulted. The police are making enquiries, but as yet have no clue.

The body of John Atkinson, the keeper of the corporation manure dep&t at Dunedin was found on the beach at Tomahawk on Friday. He is supposed to have been drowned while crayfishing. At the inquest a verdict of found drowned was returned. The deceased had been ob served fishing by some men at the dafence works, having let himself down the face of the cliff, about 150 feet, by a clothes line. He had been warned of the danger. He leaves a wife and four childien.

A man named Joseph Mabey, farmer, residing at Taita, dropped dead in Wellington, on Saturday morning while delivering goods to a customer. He was an old resident, and he leaves a wife and family.