TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1538, 29 July 1886, Page 1

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Alexander Christensen, a carpenter, was killed by a fall from hia horse on Saturday at Wellington. He leaves a wife and five young children. Two firemen belonging to the flararon wsre fined for smuggling tobacco ashore at Auckland. Miss Margaret Ryan, who attempted anioide at St. Joseph’s Convent, Surrey Hills, Auckland, will recover. She is a domestic servant laboring under mania. Among the through passengers by the Mararoa were the Hon. Mr Baring, of Messrs Baring Bros., bankers, and Pm feasor Chaney, the spiritualist. The Mararoa is to bo fitted with u‘new propeller, at Sydney, the present one being too small. She made the run in seven hours under contract time. Intelligence from Samoa is that the opposition ro Malietoa’s Government still continues. Notwithstanding the proclamation of the consuls. Mr James Bell King still has a large following, and maintain* his government some miles below Mulinua, though a considerable number of bis former followers, have returned to their homes and submitted to Malietoa. Mr Robinson, of Messrs McKeone and Robinson, contractors for the Brunnerton section of the Midland Railway, left for the West Coast yesterday. A boy three years old, named Dawson, fell into the Avon near Colombo street, Christchurch, on Monday, and drifted into deep water. A lad named Eraser plunged in and brought him ashore with some trouble, unconscious, but alive. It is stated that a Christchurch man who went to Kimberley diggings has transmitted to his family as an instalment the sum of £4OO.

The Young Men’s Christian Association Christchurch, has decided to inaugurate classes for Bible study, English literature, Latin, French,shorthand, chemistry,bookkeeping, etc. A literary association, chess club, and cricket club, are also to be established.

Thirty-five of the unemployed are to be given work on the Otago Central works.

Government have received telegrams from Hawke's Bay and the Bay of Plenty districts stating that the natives are collecting goods for the Tarawera sufferers, and that from the former district: it is expected 30 tons will be sent. The natives on the West Coast of this island are said to be making efforts to send assistance to those in teed.

The inquiry into the suspicious fire at McFaddeu’s boot shop, Dunedin, was resumed on Thursday, but the evidence gave no clue as to how (he second fire originated, the enquiry was adjourned. Eight natives charged with pig-stealing were brought up before the magistrate at Manaia on Tuesday. As it appeared fiom the evidence that seven of them were acting under the direotien of the eighth, they were discharged with a warning, and the ringleader was sentenced to three months' hard labor.

In the Compensation Court at Dunedin, judgment was given in the claim of Smith and Fotheringhara for £5500 against the Caversham Borough Council, for £1690 and coals. Laud had been taken for street formin'? purposes.