TELEGRAPHIC.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1353, 16 June 1885, Page 3

TELEGRAPHIC.

It is probable that the Queen of Rarotonga will piy a visit to Kew Zealand shortly.. The body of a seaman belonging to the steamer Suva, named William Moore, who has been missing for some days, was found in nn outhouse, at-the Queen's w harf, Auckland, yesterday morning.

One of the cables across Cook Straits is interrupted,and it is believed it is broken. Steps are being taken to repair it. During the breach in the cable the telegraph operators in the principal offices will work from eight in the morning until the following morning, in four-hour shifts. One of the cables across the Straits will be duplexed, and it is not expected that any serious delay will be experienced. In the large offices the usual closing between five and seven in the evening is to be abolished until the repairs are completed. A cable message has been sent to Singapore for the cablerepairing steamer, but no reply has yet been received.

Sheath's stables at Tapanui (Otago) were burnt down on Saturday, and eight horses were destroyed. Insurances : Union office, £SO on the building, and £358 on the contents.—A five-roomed house in the same township was also destroyed. It belonged to Hugh Stuart, and was insured in the Victorian office for £l5O.

A telegram from Whitecliffs states that Rewi, who was accompanying Wetere from the Waikato, on reaching Mokau had to return home, being too ill to proceed. Rewi was going to Wiitara to dig up the men buried at the foot of the innin support of the house to commemorate the Wuitara meeting in 1878. As Wetere wishes to remove the house to Mokau, according to Maori ideas the men can only be removed by the original depositor, or those closely connected with him, without danger lo life, so grnat is the tapil. The tw -Ive apostles who accompany Wetere have the authority to act for Rewi. The party than go on to Te Whiti in Parihaka. John Sheehan, M.H.R., died at Petone

(Hawke's Bay) at twenty minutes past four on Friday afternoon of inflammation of the brain. He had been ill only a few days. The remains of the late John Sheelian were on Sunday taken from Napier to the port to be shipped in the Hmemoa. -There was an immense procession, over half a mile long. The "Volunteers and Fire Brigade took part in the funeral, the Garrison Band, playing the Dead March, leading the way. After the hearse came the Friendly Societies, then a long stretch of people two and two, then a number of cabs, a large number of Maoris bringing up the rear. Men of all political parties and creeds joined in paying the lust tribute of resf ect.

Mr Burton, photographer, of Dunedin, who accompanied Mr Rochfort and party from Wanganui to the Waikato, and went right through the heart of the King Country, was permitted by the natives to photograph the scenery anywhere without molestation or interference.

The native meeting at Kuni(Auckland) to discuss Te Whiti and his doctrines has just concluded. The number of natives who attended was comparatively small. Harris, one of che men who was missing at VVairarapa of late, has been discovered all right. There are no signs yet of Liardett. The police have found the punt, bottom up, in which Liardett attempted to cross Lake Wairarapa. His fowling piece was found strapped to the sids of it. Several other articles belonging to him were found fastened in it. It seems now beyond doubt unfortunate man was drowned.

At the Wellington Magistrate's Court on Friday afternoon Joseph Mandel, a tobacconist, on whose premises a totalisator was recently seized, was charged with having kept a gamiug house. Mandel admitted the offence, but submitted that the machine was worked faiily, and for less percentage than was usually done. His Worship inflicted a fine of £2O and costs. The money (£3l and a cheque for £l2) which was seized at the time was ordered to be forfeited.

George Payne, a ganger on the railway was found in Lake Waihola (Olago) on Friday morning by the fireman of the night goods train. When he was picked up he was breathing, but he died a few minutes afterwards, lb h known that Payne was subject to epileptic fits, and it is supposed that he was seized with one while walking along the edge of the lake.

A Commission appointed by the North Canterbury Board of Education have conducted an enquiry into certain charges brought by the Rangiora School Committee against Mr Uoodeve, head master of the school. Voluminous evidence of a most contradictory nature was taken, and the enquiry concluded at 10.50 p.m. ou Thursday. On Friday the Commissioners sat and drew up a report which will be submitted to the Board of Education at its next meeting. A man named James Hollyman foil down a cellar at Nelson on Thursday and injured his spine. He died on Friday morning.

A Sabbath Observance Society is to be formed in Auckland.

Mr U. C. Bow en (Christchurch) on Saturday morning received a cablegram from the East and West Coast Railway delegates in London to the effect that prospects are hopeful, and they will be able to send a definite answer in about a week.

In the Queenstown (Otago) poaching cases Hanger Pennefather and Mr Tanner, solicitor, were each fined 20s and costs for poaching. A churge of assault preferred by them against Constable Young and a civil case against the same officer for the value of the fish were dismissed with costs. The] Customs duties on tea, sugar, tobacco, kerosene and rice at Duneilin last week amounted to over £20,000.