YESTERDAY’S TELEGRAMS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1544, 6 July 1885, Page 2

YESTERDAY’S TELEGRAMS.

Auckland. . Ninety-three boya and one hundred and eleven girls entered for the next scholarship examination under the Education Board. One hundred signatures have already been appended to a petition to Parliament asking for an inquiry into Yaile’a system of railway reform. All classed of the community have signed. A further petition praying that it be a punishable offence to supply drink to children under sixteen was sent to Wellington by the Women’s Christian Temperance Mission. They have 1153 signatures. A settler, late of Whangapona, C. J. Little, is at present staying in Auckland to establish his identity in order to claim a large sum in the old country Greymodth. A pedestrian match between O’Loughlin of Bruanerton, and Stenhouse of Kumara, both of some note as peds, came off at the racecourse for LltiO a side There were six events, 100 to 600 yards, but only four events run, (J'Loughlin winning all easily. The ground was heavy, and tbe time «aa not fast. Another match fee L2O, between Gay and

Rodger# of Brannerton, v was won easily hy the former. Three handled peopt were on the ground. r Dunonr, A boxing match for ICC a aide and the championship between R. Matthews and W. Flynn toofe place last night, and was won by Matthews in the seventh round. A football match between the probable Interprovinoial Fifteen to meet Welling* ton and a seventeen was won by the ■ latter by one goal (6) to two triei (4h The probables had the best of the bat the ground was too greasy for hwllinfe play. Fourteen Alderney and twenty-nine Ayrshire cattle, all well bred, were shipped to Sydney yesterday morning. | Pout Ohuuu, A masonic service was held to-day at Boly Trialty Charch. About 150 Masons were present, including the district Brand Master, Bro T. H. Graham, with the officers of the District Grand Lodge. The service was choral, and the sermon was preached by the Bishop of Dunedin.