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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume II, Issue 162, 25 March 1874, Page 3

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TEE AKQLO-AUSTR ALIAS’ TRESS TELEGRAPH AGENCY. Last Night’s News. Auckland, Tuesday Night. Tub steamer Murray arrived from Russell this morning. She leaves at 8 p.na. for Tauranga. A cricket match—Rodney v. Auckland —was won by the latter. The Old Whau claim, at the Thames, is getting splendid gold. Shates are selling at £7 10s. An inquest on the body of an infant found dead yesterday bas been adjourned till Monday. The supposed mother is in the hospital, and is unable to attend. Two cottages were destroyed by fire at Newton on Saturday night. They were insured in the New Zealand Company’s office for £IOO, and in the South British for £6O. The steamer Hero has arrived. She left Sydney on March 14, J J Latest English Cablegrams. n i «t „ , Singapore, March 11. General WolUsley received an envoy of the mg of the Ashantres at Folmanah, and sent him back to Coomassie with a draft of the treaty of peace. J The King of Adauise has left Asbantee, and has become an ally of England. Dunedin Races. , Dunedin, Tuesday Night. 1 here was a large attendance at the races. The weather was beautiful. Hurdle Race ; Maid of the Mill, 1 j Mistletoe. 2 ; Banjo, 3. Jockey Club Handicap : Lurline, 1; Tamburini, 2 : Atlas, 3. Calumny was scratched. Templeton also ran. This was a splendid race between the first two, and was only won by half a length. The betting was 2 to 1 on Lurline against the field.

Stuarts’ Purse: Tamburini and Gossip were scratched. Calumny and Lurline started, but Larline retired after going half round the course, leaving Calumny to walk over. Mail Race of ICO sovs s Seven started. Staffrail, 1 ; Malabar, 2; Mabel, 3, . Thera were no accidents. Pour out of five jockeys in the hurdle race were thrown, but not injured.

Colonial Prize Firing.

_ N apisb, Tuesday Night, hirst All Comers’ Match, 200 yards, seven shots : First prize, £lB 15s. D. Buchanan, Otago. 26 points ; second prize, £lO 7s 6d, Wilson, Port Chalmers, 2S points; third prize, £8 7s 6d, Somerville, Wanganui, 36 points; fourth priz , £2, Renouf, Napier, 26 points j fifth prize, £2 Payne, Auckland, 26 points; sixth prize, £l! Buchanan, Otago, 24 points. In firing off the ties, D. Buchanan made bull’s eyes, Wilson made two bull’s eyes and a centre, Payne made an outer, and Renouf and Somerville made a bull a eye and a centre. There were 85 entries in this match, and it lasted all morning. Two of the top scores were made by Renouf and Somerville with medium Enfields, all the other prize takers using small-bore rifles. Second All Comers’ Match, 500 and 600 yards, seven shots : First prize, £8 and a half of entrance fem, Fenton. Thames, 51 points ; second prize, £5 and fourth of entrance fies, Wilson, Port Chalmers, 50 points ; third prize, £3 and one fourth of entrance fees, Armstrong, Thames, 49 points; fourth prize, £2, J. Richardson, Otago, 48 points; fifth prize, £l, Humphries, Taranaki, 48 points; sixth prize, £l, McKenzie, Otago, 47 points ; seventh prize, £l, Keys, A.C., 47points; eighth prize, £l, D. Buchanan, Otago, 46 points. Ureugn, Perrin, Grundy, and Payne were ali ties afc 46 points each for the last three prizes. They will fire off in the morning, it being too late when the match was finished. Canterbury Market. Cheistchitbch, Tuesday Night. Royse, Stead and Co. report;—Wheat firm, 4s to 4s lOd ; barley, 5s to 5s 3d : oats, quotations nominal; flour. £ll 10s to £l2 Is, at mills; butter, Hid to la; cheese, 6d to 6fd. Thames Share Market. Obahamstowk, Tuesday Evening. Sales ; Caledonian, £9 ; Old Whau, £6 3s ; Bright Smile, 60s; City of London, 19s ; Bird in Hand, 13s 6d ; Queen of May, 7s 6d ; Golden Calf, double, 20s ; Black Angel, 10s, 10s 6d ; Central Italy, paid, 6s 6d ; Coliban, 4s. Buyers : Caledonian, £9 ; Old Whau, £5 17s 6d ; Bright Smile, 60s ; Bird in hand, 14s Gd; Queen of May, 7s 6d ; Golden Calf, double, 19a 6d ; Coliban, 4s.