AUSTBALIAN TELEGRAMS. NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 9475, 22 August 1892, Page 2

AUSTBALIAN TELEGRAMS.

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Melbourne, August 22.

Memtnot won the Billiurd Championship of Australia. He made a break of ■1238, including 300 successive spot strokes, which is a record for Australia. Houart, August 22. Mr J. Hera, Colonial Treasurer, declared in the House that unless the .cplony borrowed half a million, the Government would bo unable to carry out tHc'public works for which money had t already been voted. There would be a deficit, he said, at the end of the present year of about £180,000, and Government .would see what could be dove in the way of retrenchment before submitting proposals for fresh taxation.

" FOUND DROWNED. Auckland, August 22. The body of an elderly man was found this morning underneath the Hobson- , street wharf. It had evidently been in the. water a fortnight. The features were decomposed beyond recognition. The body is unidentified. LAT£R. The man found drowned has been identified as Moses Bird, an employee of the- Railway Department. He had been'missing during the past week. BODY FOUND IN HARBOR. Wellington, August 22. „\ The- body of a middle-aged man named William Scott, caretaker of a small coal hulk, the Colleen Bawn, wa3 found 'floating in the harbor yesterday. How he got into the water is not known, but 'ft J3' supposed he fell overboard while attempting to got on board.

In another solumri Mr E. Brook has a notice calling a meeting of the members of the Musical Society and others willing to Assist in the production of Gilbert and Sullivan's opera "The Mikado." Mr Brook has arranged with the Wellington Operatic Society for tho uso of all stage properties in connection with tho piece. * The Crown Djiry Company have decided on establishing a dairy factory on the Toko Block.

''Captain Edwin telegraphed at 1 p.m. to-day: — "North to east and south-east gale with rain after twelve hours from now. Glass full." 'j.ln the Police Court this (Monday) mornIng, T. G. Leech was charged with using abusive language, namely, " You are a 'fraud," to R. O'Donovan, in tho Railway Hotel, at Ingle wood, on August 12. Mr . R; C, Hughes appeared for the defendant, 'and Mr O'Donovan conducted his own case. -After, evidence was called, the Resident Magistrate fined defendant Is, with costs H ■ •The Athletic Sports Committee intend to meet oa an early date to draw up a 'programme for the Juvenile Meeting, to be held on November 9. ' - A member of Milsom's Spocial Settlement Party was killed at Puraogi on Saturday. Tho deceased Bottler, Mr Brown, waa .engaged in felling bush when the limb-, of a tree struck Lint on tho head, fracturing the skull and dislocating his -neck. Tho untortundto Bottler lingorod eight hours after tho accident. This is the aecond member of tho p.rty who has lost his life by accident, the other being Mr Roaa, who was drowned while crossing the \yikkara river about two months ago.

",Wirth Bros, new circus will arrive at tho breakwater to-morrow morning, and will give their firat performance on the reclaimed land in the evening The Wirths are bo will kuown as caterers for the. public amusement that it is only neceiaury to remind our readers that thoy have now somo additional attractions, notably, the Japanese troupe, and the Bedouin A^abs, who give houio most wonderful performances. Tho pricos charged' are unusually low for such a show, and should secure a crowded tent each flight. * Extensive additions and alterations have Tecently been inado to tho Terminus Hotel. On tho seaward sido a wing comprising nevon bedrooms and a sitting room has been bnilt, and along tho oast front and part of tho north side v substantial balcony has been erected, patrons of Mr Tisch's w'ejl-known hotel being thus onablcd to b]ave a capital promenade. Meiars J. Loveridge and J. Grylls wore tho contractors for tho work, which has beon carried out to the satisfaction of all concerned. Mr W. F, Brooking was tho architect, and tho work was done under Jjis'supervision.