LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Kumara Times, Issue 1016, 2 January 1880, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

[press agency.] THE VICTORIA N" CHAMPION RACE. Wellington, January 2. First King 1 Petrea 2 Wellington 3 Eight started. Christciiurch, December 31. Two more men have been arrested for participating in the attack on the Orangemen. John B.xnett, of the licensed Borough Hotel, was brought before the E.M., charge J for aiding and abetting the rior, and for assault. He was remanded till January 2nd. Mr Joynt applied for b.iil as Barrett was under a large contract with the Dr linage Board, and this detention would be attended with disastrous consequences to him. Bail was allowed, himself in £IOOO, and two sureties at i I SOO each. Timaiuj, December 31.

Six rioters JMovnhm, Towers, O'JViricoll, O'Connor, Uuhaney, and Mahonev—were brought before the Bond), the sitting E.M. and six J.Ps., this morning, and remanded till Satur-

day. The Hotel occupied by Mr O'Driscoll, the prisoner, is closed till Tuesday next, pending the inquiry. The Armed Constabulary arrived by express train to day. Wellington, December 31. For the year, the births in Wellington were 1323 ; deaths, 487. Wavekley, December 31.

"Winchcombe's (Commission Agent's) office was burnt down at one o'clock this morning. The Library, [ligh-way and Town Boards' books were destroyed, which were uninsured. Dunedix, December 31.

News has been received from Port that a three-masted schooner, supposed to be the Ada Wiswel, from New York, is ashore off Wickliffe Bay.

[NEW ZEALAND PRESS ASSOCIATION.") Christchurch, December 31.

A young lad named James Kelso,who lives at St. Albans, was arrested this afternoon on a charge of causing the death of another lad named W. R. Hobbs, by injuries inflicted on the night of Christmas Eve. These two lads, it seems, belonged to a mob of boys who live in St. Albans, and some months ago they quit relied with each other. Ou the night in question the two parties were in town, and Kelso and deceased, who were among them, renewed their

quarrel in front of Poole's shop, Colombo street. Holibs then went on towards home, and Kelso id alleged to have followed and knocked him down. Hobbs was taken home by two- men with his jaw, temple, and arm hurt. He was better next day and went to the cricket ground. Subsequently he complained of his head being very bad, and Dr Prins was called. He became worse yesterday, and died this morning. On Christmas Eve, 100 cases of parafin oil, stored near Akaroa lighthouse were destroyed by fire. Nothing is known as to the caiase. The storehouse was some distance from the main building, and the lighthouse escaped.