TO-DAY’S TELEGRAMS.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2635, 16 September 1882, Page 3

TO-DAY’S TELEGRAMS.

NEW ZEALAND,

SECOND EDITION

[pn PBBSS ASDOOIATIOH.J NEW PLY MOUTH, Septembsr 16, The new Masonic Hall, built by the Debargh Adams Lodge, was consecrated end dedicated last evening by B.W. Grand Master G. P. Pierce, of Auckland. The ceremony was very imposing, there being fully 200 Masons present, coming from all psrts of tho district. A banquet was held afterwards at Collier’s Criterion Hotel. WBLLINQT ON, September 16. Ik is glorious weather for the football match. Another alteration has been made in the team. As tho medical adviser of Lynch will not allow him to play, Cooper takes hia place. The betting is about even. The Wanganui team arrived at noon to-day. They play Sydney on Monday and Wellington on Tuesday. DUNEDIN, September 16. The Kaitsngata Goal Company declare a dividend of 16 per cant., and carry forward £4600, making the amount of the reserve fund £IO,OOO.

Sheffield Coursing Club. —At a meeting of the Sheffield Ooureing Club committee on Wednesday night, held at Mr Flanagau’e Hotel, one of the members made the suggestion that a stake be run for at the first coursing meeting of the club in 1883, to be called the Ladies’ Purse, and offered to contribute £6 5s if the club would add the same amount; the dogs to be nominated by ladies, and the £lO 10a to be expended in the purchase of a piece of plate or jewellery for the nominator of the winning dog j the entrance for the stake to be £1 Is. The idea met with entire approval, and was accepted by the committee. A vote of thanks to Mr White, jeweller, Christchurch, for hi*, offer of a trophy to be run for next season, was passed unanimously,