LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Kumara Times, Issue 1093, 1 April 1880, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

[united press association.] Auckland, March 30. Charles Lucke, settler, was drowned at Ngaruawahia this morning. Mr W. J. Hurst addressed the City West electors at the rooms of the Young Men's Christian Association, The hall was crowded. Dr Lee presided. Hurst was received with mingled cheers and hisses. March 31. Through some unexplained cause, not a single member of Chiniquy's committee was on the wharf to see him off by mail steamer. Amongst the passengers for San Francisco was the Rev. Bishop Redwood, Messrs Grant and Forester, the Lincolnshire delegates, and a number of Mormon converts eri route from the south to the Salt Lake City, and Sir Arthur Kennedy and daughter.

TnrARUj March 30. A married woman attempted to \<ovson herself with laudanum * last night) owing to a quarrel with her husband. Medical aid was at once procured, and remedies proved successful, though the woman is still very ill. She will lie charged by the • police with' 'attempted suicide-. ;:■(•>.,; The first prize in Cameron's sweep on the-6bristchnrch- ~ Atitffmir -$? aTfdicap has again come tO..Timarrt. Great com|)jtaints*are ; being m&de as to the insufficiency of the police forca here, there being only four constable 4 available for active duty 1 for and suburbs, the population p.£ which is between' six arid seven thousand. The consequence is that.people livin** anywhere out of the main streets are quite unprotected, and annoyances from the 'lower class are becoming more frequent every night. ''.'"' ' ' ! ' IDunedin, Marcli, 30, The prisoner Butler> charged ,yitll murder of the Dewar family, lias been further remanded until Saturday! The medical 'evidence '■ shbwed ; 'there' blood stains on the coat and trousers found in the bush; and 'on t the slilffc and collar worn by the prisoner, prisoner was committed for trial on the charge of burglary and attempting to shobt the: arresting Constable. •The third annual session of , the Otago' Institute 1 ; commenced*'tfcday, There will be ha industrial Ex'hibiti'pn this'year. "'■'''' ; " : ""''"'!':- ;l The Volunteers arrived this ribrnih'g from Christchurch. Many of thetndo not'seem particularly pleased ftfTtlie'ir treatment there, 1 ' and the Naval' B.ri> J stoutly deny the'charges made' "against tlietnin connection with the Aahburton affair.' < > '■ ... bi r !.:(irii:'l Wellington, Mai'ctt 3.1. r --~> The Chronicle states that Sir Xjk ] fer'ey is so ill that his; .attendance at thef 'next session is extremely doubtful. ,; i^' : ; From the first of April next the following new lighthouse 1 does are to be levied on all vessels other th'air intercolonial and, trading /.coasters; 6d per ton ; intercolonial trading vessels, 4d j coasting,, nil, ~: ~, , ■ ~-,, v CAttTERBtJBY JOCKEY CLtfß Atf* TUMN MEETING. CHRisTCHURcift, March 31. Again the Canterbury Jockey Club were favored ( with splendid weather for their second day's racing, though the attendance 'was not so large as the more sanguine of supporters of sport were inclined to lielieve wouU be the case. The first race was— r !. The Nursery 1 ) The Governor) 2, Sir Modred and Virginia "Water also started. Easter Handicap—6amballo, 1 ;, Be* trayer,'2. [Fortl iPlay also started; Selling Race—York, 1'; Mireille, & ! Flying Stakes—-Mata, l.j Le : Loup, Urn ■ . ' ■ ■ .-••-.... The total amount of money put through: the tbtalisator ; amounted to £2601. Y m;

Of the horses imported from-Samuel Gardiaer's Stables, in : Victoria, and offered at auction to-day, quly two were sold—one a.chesnut colt, .-.by the Peer, fell to A. Vallance, for 100;gni* neas j a brown colt by Tubal Cain, out of Ace of .Hearts, was..pur,cliase4< bv Mr W. H. Lee, of The Warren, for 200 guineas. TARAtfAkI RACES.; ; TaranaKi, March 31. ;, •: ITAKAN v AKI GUP. • ■ ■ Hailstorm ... ,i. '1 Rocket ... '.. Y;: ij.Y -2 Nuina ... 3 Laertes and Resolution were scratched. JOCKEY CLUB HANDICAP. Resolution ... ... 1 Opawa ... ... ... 2 King Quail ... ... 3