TO-DAY’S TELEGRAMS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1372, 16 October 1886, Page 2

TO-DAY’S TELEGRAMS.

JPedcstrlaninm. Auckland, October 16, A twenty-four hours walking sweepstake is now proceeding at the City Hall, ’vtween D. McCune, A. Hendry, J Huokstep, J. Henry. W. E. Stevens, and concludes at 10 o'clock to-night Attempted Snirlda, A young woman named Olive St John attempted suicide last night by throwing fierself into the harbor from Queen street wharf. She seized a buoy thrown to her oy a constable and was rescued. The Y.MT.C.A. A large new four storey building for <he Young Men’s Christian Association, just ha shed, will be formally opened on November 2. Drowned. Messrs Robertson and Prior, of Waltetun», were drowned at Raglan yesterday through the caps'z’ng of a sailing boat. Prior’s body has beeu recovered but not Robertson’s Waitemata Election. Mi H. W. Farnall announces his candidature for Waitemata.

The Stark Enquiry. The Stark enquiry is still prtmadlpg. No evidence of conspiracy has been disclosed. Mr Stark has cabled to his solicitor that he has just heard of the Commission and leaves London at once to return to the oology, Ail Eacrrsttc Society. Wellington, October 11. The Caledonian Society have undertaken what aim at amounts to the establiahmeut of a University CoUeje in Wellington. They have made arrange moots whereby persona will be able to prepare themselves for professions, degree examinations, university and scientific practice and arts.

A number of gentlemen, holding very high honors, have consent'd to lecture two evenings a week next winter on ten branches of highest knowledge from algebra to the theory of mus'C. A laboratory and apparatus will he provided at a cost of from £3OO to £4OO, which t fc e public will ask to contribute. Six months notice is given to enable the mo 'ey to be raised, and intending students to make necessary preparations, JQanjki'uptcy m SVellinyton. There were ten bankruptcies Is it month, a larger number than any month this year. There have, however, been pone so far this month.