TO-DAY'S TELEGRAM.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1631, 9 August 1887, Page 3

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAM.

-+ Remanded. AUCKLAND,' AugUflt 9. Edy, O'Hftnlan, and Campbell, charged with indecently assaulting a girl, aged 13, at Purnell were remanded till Monday, Accidentally Drowned. At the inquest on the boy Gleeson, drowned on Sunday At Mount Eden, it was elioited that the child had never spoken einoe its birth and was subject to a severo attack of St Vitas' Dance, Verdict — " Accidentally drowned." Napier Jockey Club. Napibh, August 9. A J)ckey Club Committee mating reaolvod t > strike out the third any of the autumn meeting m the progrararm for the coming season and to reduce (ha stakes for the whole season by £490. The following sums was vottd for aUko* :— Spring, £1160 ; Boxing Day £520; Autumn, £1970 ; Steeplechase, £830. The Napior Handicap is to bo named the Hnwke Bay Cup and is to be endowed with 500 soys. Armed Constabulary. Wellington, August 9. The Native Minister has given instructions to increase tho constabu'ary post at Opunake to fifty men, which was its original strength, and foutreen extra men will be sent from hare to-day or to-morrow. Football. The storm has blown over and there is bright sunny weather which promises a fine day and * dry ground for the football nutoh with Canterbury, which is just now tho absorbing topic m athletic ciroles Over two inches and a half of rain fell yesterday and tho previous day. Want of Cash. It has boon dooided to wind up the Young Men's Christian Association. An effort will be made, however, to keep tho Sunday evoniag meetings going. It- is understood the co'lapoG is owing to the want of f onriß and slackened Interest m the objeeti of tho Association.