TELEGRAMS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 1092, 5 November 1883, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

[PER PR < tfw ASSOCIATION.] A Lucky Lawyer. Auckland, To-day. .. An Auckland lawyer drew Martini-.-Henri in a sweep valued at LBOO, but .thinking that this horse’s chance of winniug the Derby was small, he offered the ticket on Saturday to a bookmaker for : L2O, but it was refused. No doubt the legal gentleman thinks now that it was just:as well that his offer was not accepted. Accident. Mr O'Sullivan, inspector, was thrown from hia buggy on Saturday, and severely shaken and cut.

The Late Gale. Hew Plymouth, To-day. ,* ■ -Although the force of the gale was considerably broken by Mount Egmont, itwas felt here with considerable force last night. The Stella did not dare to face . it in the Straits, so took shel'er off the ‘ breakwater. No-damage is reported. Orange Procession. Christchurch. To-day. The Orangemen are to-day celebrating the birth of Luther and the.frustrating of 1 the Gunpowder Plot. Members of all the Canterbury Lodges to the number of 200 met this morning, and headed by a band ' they marched in procession through the ; principal streets in the city. They have now proceeded to a paddock in the suburbs, ’ Where a aeries of resolutions suitable to the occasion are to be proposed. So far no disturbance has occurred. Billiards. Dunedin, To-day. In the Magistrate’s Court, Mr Carew, R.M., held that money knowing lent for billiards was recoverable. He said that playing billiads was not an unlawful game, being sanctioned by the Licensing Acts.