LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Kumara Times, Issue 990, 2 December 1879, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

[new ZEALAND PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Wellington, December 1. Edgecombe, formerly of the Bay of Plenty Times, has purchased the Waikato Times from Whitaker, junior, Dunedin, December 1. Today was observed as a general holiday, nearly all the business places being closed. The opening day of the Otago Jockey Club Spring Races Meeting, postponed from Saturday, have been very successful. The weather being fine and the course in tolerably good order, there was a good attendance, Free Handicap of 40 sovs. 1 mile. Numa, 1 ; Soukar, 2 ; Oberon, 3. Ladle’s Purse—Chancellor, 1 ; Unknown, 2, St. Andrew’s Handicap of 100 sovs., two miles—Titaria, 1 • York, 2. Handicap Trotting Race—Zulu, 1 • Titokowaru, 2. Spring Handicap—Camballo, 1 ; Dolly. Warden. 2 • YV>*>L- 3

Benevolent Scurry was w b J Bells. Christchurch, Deceml|jj^ In a muff cricket nultcli to-day between the City Council and the Muff Club, W. H. Smith, of the Press came into collision with another player ami broke liis leg; Last year a Similar accident happened to a player in one of these matches while jumping over a fence after a ball. An old man named Michel I , a collector of bottles, slipped on the path near tile railway station to-day, and broke his leg. This is the second time the misfortune has befallen him. Prank Croft, a butcher of Ashlsy also broke his leg on Saturday. Albert Pinkstone, tfho has hitherto held a respectable position, was charged under the Offences Against the Person Act,” upon three charges of aggravated assaults upon females; He pleaded guilty* expressing contrition, and threw himself upon the mercy Of the Bench. The Magistrate said there was only One reason that he could see why the matter should have been dealt with in a silperiot* Court, and that was that the more appropriate punishment—viz., flogging— might be inflicted. However, by his dealing with ir,, the feelings of delicate young girls would be saved. He would send the accused to gaol for the longest term allowed—viz., six months—on each charge, to run Consecutively. At the end of the time he would have to enter into his own recognisance of LOO, ami find a surety of LOO for his good behaviour, dr again go to gaol for sis months; These cases are becoming quite startling* Pinksfcone’a is the fifth or sixth within a month, the defendants in several, as in this case, being men of presumedly good character, and the last to be suspected of such Crimea*