Telegraphic.

Dunstan Times, Issue 1034, 2 December 1881, Page 3

Telegraphic.

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DUNEDIN, Thursday. On tho second day of races Hunter's Plate, Agent, Isaac, Trovatori. President’s Handicap, Tasman, Volenteer, Chancellor. Selling Race Eugene. Grand Stand Handicap, Nauglitilus, Talent, Legerdemain. Hack Ruoe Yaklhur t. Consolation Volenteer, Talent, Adament. In Hunter’s Plate the management of one of the totalise tors made a great mistake in paying the monev. By some error they paid to the backers of The, A omit 41s instead of 14s. There wore 27G nominations, IGO on the winner, so the Jockey Club must have lost a good round sum.

Another death from small-pox is reported from Sydney. A grand coffee palace is to be built in Aucklnd.

Hiroki was brought np at Mew Plymouth, charged with stealing a gun and other articles. After evidence, he was committed for trial.

Informations have been laid at New Plymouth against two men dismissed from Taranaki Mounted Rifles for appropriating articles while searching for arms.

Severe sentences of imprisonment have been passed upon persons convicted of bribery in connection with the late elections at Macclesfield and Sindrich,

Micheal Boy ton, one of chief organisers of Land League, who has been imprisoned since March 9th, has been released.

The ship British Navy from Loudon to Sydney, while proceeding down the English Channel, came into collision with an unknown ve.-sel off Deal. The former suffered severe injury, and sank shortly afterwards, 720 persons were on board; nine were droweocl.

At wool sales good demands is still experienced-

A woman named Pickne was arrested at Christchurch last night for attempting to bum her house down. A large fire broke out at Reeftou on Wednesday, by which eight homes were burnt down. The insurances were for about £d,ooo. There was great excitement in town yesterday over the election for Mayor, contrary to expectation, ft ire was returned by majority of 139 over Ross. Mr Macandrew was returned unopposed yesterday, for Port Chalmers.

The Church of England bazaar yesterday was opened by the Premier and was well attend.al. Over £IG() were taken the first day. .Mr Fulton was re-elected unopposed for the Taieri.

Owing to the pressure of other business consideration of Land and Railways Bid, introduced by Government in Victorian Legislative Assembly, lias been postponed till next session.

At a bide meeting of Auckland Harbor Board, a resolution was passed that it was desirable to form a Royal Humane Society for New Zealand. Nominations for four city seats took place to-day. The only fresh man who came forward was Boss, late mayor, who contests the south district with Mr Fish.

A bold highway robbery was sue cessfully effected iu New York on Friday, the loth July. Two of Brewer Ruperts’ clerks started iu a waggon to carry money to the bauk.One man had cheques in his pocket and sat on a bundle ot bank-notes, his feet resting on the bag containing the specie. At Lexington avenue, between Fortyseventh and Forty-eighth streets, a sccou*l waggon, driven recklessly up from behind, ran against Ruperts’ team. One of the three men in the second waggon sprang into Rupert’s waggon and. presenting a pistol at the clerk, demanded the money A struggle took place, and a second robber came to ( lie aid of the first and threw the bills into their own waggon The bag of specie, however weighing 601b, was torn from the robbers’ when jumping back into the waggon. They drove off at a. furious pace. Rupert’s men attempted pursuit, but found their reins cul. They then followed on foot, and repeatedly shot at the robbers who osc q>ed with 10, OOOdol,

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