TO-DAY’S TELEGRAMS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1424, 4 December 1886, Page 3

TO-DAY’S TELEGRAMS.

[Per Press association]. The Tota isator. Avckland, December 3 The represantativea of ten country Racing Clubs mat here yesterday and resolved to ask tie “ uckland Racing (Tub t * revoke the rul-- rt the uau of the Total! aster, or make 'he fallowing ocnctM#'-n that the t .taiisit'ir may be used fo» any race where £3O or over n given in a idee money a cPbat the rn a as amrn*.i d as above bo made applicable on y W'lhin a certain distance of Auckland, say 20 tnUes Anret'ug of the A R.O. wdl be held to ceu!>id- r the matter

The Rotorua Railway. Great dissat'sfac io.i's t.xpi eased with the c mduot of Government towards shareholders in the Rotorua Rai way Company, Payment of iho purchase money has been delayed Many monthsagoU wasd finitely promised It would be made this week, but the Government denr nd a receipt in foil after deduo ina about £600: The directors of the Company decline to grant this, and the payment of the money is indefinitely postponed Result of Family Trouh es !ntbko*rgill, December 4.

Jaa. MacDonald, a baker, aged 66. living at Lumsden, attemnted suicide last night by taking strychnine. He wm found in convulsions by the landlord of the hotel whore he was stopping, and quite atlff Salt and wrter were administered as an emetic and this niornln j he was no far recovered as to be able to come by train to the hospital. MacDonald took an overdose and wi 1 probably get bet er. He ssys he is a try he did not use ibo raz rr. The cause of the act is family troubles.