BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Evening Star, Issue 3923, 20 September 1875, Page 3

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Wellington, September 18.

The football match, Auckland v. Wellington, began at 2.30 this afternoon, and Wellington won by 15 points. The score was as follows : Wellington—B rises, eqnnl to 4 points ; 3 tiies, equal to G ; 1 goal, equal to G ; total, 1G points, Auckland -2 rises, equal to 1 point. Campbell, of Wellington, kicked throe times for a try at a goal, and only succeeded once. The Auckland team app.-oed to be completely overmatched, both in weight ami play. The Wellington drop-kicking was remarkably good. Tho Auckland team weretnterhun-d at dinner this evening, and leave early to-moi.ow morning for the .South p«-r Hawea. September °O, The election of a men:her of die Fducation for Wellington Country I'istr.ct took place on Saturday. The can .Mates were Messrs Toomath and I l ' avers. The following is the result of the poll:—Toomath, 114 ; Travers, 98. Mr Toomath was declared duly elected.

Auckland, September 18.

The wife of Captain Church, of the schooner Tawera, has returned from Knipara. No hopes are now entertained of there be ng any of the survivors of the wreck. No bodies have been

washed ashore.

Christchurch, September 18.

Edwards, the pedestrian, won the match to day against Green. Edwards had to walk 70 jard j while Green ran 100 yards. It was won easily, and Edwards then attempted to walk seven miles in an hour, but failed. Ho did the seven miles in GOatin. GJsecs. Considering the small size of the course and its bad condition this is a splendid performance, September 20. By the a s. Cfiago, Mrßoskruge has imported a very fine Clydesdale entire, named Black Champion, which was reported in the Australian telegrams -'ome time ago to have erst L 920. By the sam vessel Mr Bluett has iml orted a pure-bred cow, imported in the ship Rodney to Melbourne from London.

Invercargill, September IS,

There were seven applicants for the office of Resident M'-dicd Officer to the Invercargill Hospital. The Committee elected Dr Hanan, who has been seme weeks here.

A shocking accident occurred on the Mataura line last evening, by which Charles Gardiner, of the Waihopd flour mills, lost his life. Decease'!, who was under the influence of liquor, had been sitting in a culvert in the centre of the track, opposite the mill road, when the ballast-engine, coming into town about eleven o’clock, struck him on the head. The body must have been doubled up, as it was dragged 250 yards by having caught in the break-rod. Death must have been instantaneous. The body was badly mutilated, both arms shattered, the legs broken, and the head smashed. The deceased had resided in the district for seventeen years, and was widely known. An inquest will be held on Monday. September 20.

At the inquest held to-day on the body of Gardiner, the jury returned a verdict of “Accidental Death.”

{From our own Correnvondwt.)

Auckland, September 18. A singular proceeding by a boy here has excited some amusement. The young urchin, who is twelve years old, jumped into the cart of a local poulterer, which wa ] standing unattende I at the market, and proceeded to drive round the c ; ty and suburbs. The owner discovered his loss, proemed a horse, and rode a distance of thirty-eight miles in pursuit round the district surrounding Auckland without success. The lad was ultimately stop]red while driving coolly through a suburb, hut made his escape. He had apparently no felonious intent. A Thames miner named John Mitchell, wor king in the Cure Mine to-day, had a large piece of rock fall on him. inflicting a severe flesh wound on the leg, from the knee to the ankle. He was conveyed to the Hospital. A grocer’s horse backed its cart over th wharf, the driver barely saving his life by leap iug off, 'i he horse was drowned.