To-day's Despatches.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 3, Issue 52, 25 January 1883, Page 2

To-day's Despatches.

(BY TELEGRAPH.) {UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Wellington, This Day. The Australia with the December mails left 'Frisco for Auckland on the 16th inst. three dajs later than timetable date. The City of New York with the January . Colonial mails, arrived at 'Frisco from Auckland on the 22nd insfc, three dayß early. It is understood that a Picton crew will accept the challenge issued by Hearn and others,, the amount of stakes to be mutually arranged. While out rabbit ehootirig at Kaikoura on Monday last, Drill Instructor Hyde, of Wellington, had his left band injured by the bursting of his gun, necessitating the amputation of one finger. A joung woman named Mary IDouglas was to-day committed for trial on a charge of having broken into the house of a resi'eat ot Petoni. The accused entered through a window during the absence of the occupants, and stole a quantity of wearing apparel. All the papers m connection with the Longhurat case are now ready, and the whole question will be considered by the Government on the return of the Hon. Major Atkinson, and the, Hon. Mr Jitolleston to Wellington. ■: Christchuech, This Day. From all sides the crop reports speak of enormous yields. Sixty bushels of wheat to the acre does not seem to be at all an uncommon estimate. O amaru, This Day. A man named Thomas Mount, while riding home from Ngapara on Sunday night, fell from his horse and received such injuries that his life is despaired of. Within the last two months the County Council has paid for over 62,000 small birch' eggs. Auckland, Tbis Day. The Primitive Methodist -District Meeting opened here yesterday. The Rev. J. Dumbell was elected President; the Rev. D. Dritfcon, Vice-President ; and the Rev. J, Ward, Secretary. Wanganui, This Day. There was an hour's stead; rainfall yesterday afternoon. v .•■ ••• Westport, This Day. A man named Patrick Walsh' fell through the undecked railway bridge at Waimangaroa this afternoon, and was picked up dead. , The coal export from Wesfcport tor the year was 47.402 tons.