SPECIAL TELEGRAMS

Dunstan Times, Issue 1033, 3 February 1882, Page 2

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS

(From our aim Correspondent.) DUNE PIN, February 25. Major Keddell is gazetted judge of Assessment Court for Lake, Vincent, and Manitoto Counties At Wellington races to-day,OJwteco won hurdle handicap; Agent, second* Hilda won Wellington Cup; Salvage 2nd; Poet 3. Cricket match, England v Auckland, commenced today Latter wont in first and made 30 runs for seven wickets

Severe earthquake shocks were felt all over North Island and as far South as Ashburton yesterday afternoon, lu: no serious damage reported. At Wanganui, yesterday morning, a volunteer named Watts, whilst marking was accidentally shot through the head by one Mettan, from the effects of which he died in the afternoon.

In the abduction case at Ashburton'yesterday against Fowler, the Bench gave accused the option of marrying the girl Haines, whom he had seduced, or of being committed for trial. Accused accepted the former alternative, and was married in the afternoon. There are bad accounts generally of the crops through the late unfavourable weather. Three cakes of gold from Macetown reefs were to day exhibited in Princes Street, and attracted great attention. They were from the Tipperary, Homeward Bound, and Maryborough companies, and together weighed nearly 15,000 ounces. The Land Board yesterday approved of the site for a bridge in Cromwell district, would red m i end same for approval of Government.

Peter McKenna’s application for bush license, Greenstone, was granted for three years at one pound per annum The inward hues; mail arrived at Kirg George Sound yesterday. The Canterbury cricketers arrived to-night To-day has been showery and from recent heavy rains the ground is very wet and heavy To-night it has cleared up, and if no more rain falls the match may be commenced to-morrow

Communication on Kingston line was inteuupted yesterday by rains, but repairs were effected this morning