LATEST TELEGRAMS

Kumara Times, Issue 490, 23 April 1878, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS

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Ross, April 22.' The canvass tor Mikonui water-race shares has been attended with immense success. On Saturday and to-day 6370 were -taken up, and 10,000 are expected; to be placed hei-e.

John Callinsdn, for larceny, was sentenced to six months imprisonment with hard labor j>t the Court to-cliy. The Easter Hospital Fete is postponed • the evening part comes off tonight.

CHRISTCHURCH; April 22. The Autumn Race Meeting commenced to-day. The weather was beautiful, and there was a large attendance.

Great Autumn Handicap, of 300 sovs, added to a sweepstake of 10 sovs.—' Longlands, 1 ; Maritana, 2 ; Jangler, 3 ; Templeton, 4. Won by a short head, after a magnificent struggle with hard whipping. Ariel, Titauia, Bide-a-wee, Mufti and Oberon also ran. Foul, Play, and Luna were scratched. Betting: 2to 1 against Longlands, 4 to 1 against Ariel and Templeton. Time: 2min 41£sec. Freo Handicip—L;um. 1 1 Rmolf, 2 ; Undi.-m, 3. Wi.n by half' a length! Time : 1 in in YJ sec. Trump Card has been scratched for all his engagements at the Autumn Meeting.

April 21. The Corn Exchange Committee lias resolved to petition Government to have a large number of H ticks constructed to meet the requirements of next season.

Sarah Steele, the wife of Geo. Stee'e, carrier, South Town Belt, was arrested last night, charged with having caused the death of her son, William, 9 years ofa,ge. It seem* that Mrs Steele was heard screaming in the garden, and on a neighbor going up, found her with her son in her arms insensible, and bleeding copiously from a wound above his left

ear; near at hand were a kitchen poker and the bqyVfelt hat, both stained with blood, and the latter with a hole cut through at a: place corresponding with the wound in the boy's head. Mrs Steele said tot he neighbor that she supposed the boy had been throwing the poker up into the trees and it fell on his heaJ, inftcting. the wound. The boy died a few hours afterwards. The medical statement is that there is a hole through the skull, and that the brain is penetrated ; also that the wound must have been caused by a blow of considerable force to cut through the boy's hat and inflict such : a wound as that described. Mrs Sims, a neighbor, says she heard Mrs Steele call to the boy in angry tone, and then go" towards him shortly before the affair occurred. Dunedin, April 21. During last month the average goocls traffic to and from Dunedin station has been 5000 tons weekly. Wellington, April 22. The Hinemoa left at noon to-day for Greymouth. She will take Sir John Coode from there to Milford Sound, then to New Plymouth, and probably Patea and Wanganui, before taking hira to Auckland, via East Coast. LATEST UNPUBLISHED. Wellington, April 23. It has been definitely arranged that Parliament will not meet before the middle of July. Sir George Grey will leave Wellington in time to attend the Native meeting at Hikurangi on 30th inst J. Saunders, ex-Superintendent of Nelson, wili contest the Cheviot election with Sir Cracroft Wilson. Mr Saunders, it is understood, will be supported by the present Government. Dunedin, April 23. Dr John Smith, of Balclutha, wins the first prize in Qatneron's one thousand pound Consolation on the Christchurch Autumn Handicap.