TELEGRAMS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume VIII, Issue 139, 22 November 1884, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

(UNITED PEBfIS ASSOCIATION.) ■ i .- J r:-:--rAi-,iifr:.-J. 'AxfCKtAiTD, Nov. 20. Abraham 1 Rulings, the Congrega-' tional Minister, charged with an indecent assault on a boy, hus been remanded for eiglit days. Bail was aLloVed."^ Superintienident Thompson said tie intended to make" an investir; gation into the charges at Maungai t'uroto^asHbriie young lads' had made aa admission" tending to eliminate "' prisoner^ 1 Prisoner's ', counsel >n inaile no objection to the remand. ; *'- :!: > Consul 'Grifferi has received intelligence that the American warship, Iroquois will shortly be yv Auckland. She isati 1 present m Sydney. ' Alter: tea days here "slip will proceed to 0 Chili." '■'.' ' .""• ■• ■"'.'.■; r l ! ' T#e Te .J^roljji. monthly gold yirfd' r ia 7?6bunces,^m 650 trucks. ; •; Christchurch, Nov. 20. ''■ '' i'--' The second choral festival of the united choirs oftihe vaiious Anglican Churches m and around ChrLstchurch -was held to-day at the Cathedral. • The Ptfmatej Bishop Neville* of Dunedin, and His Excellency the Governor werd present. The Gover-nor-was also present at.; the luncheon, io the choristers, and "congratulated all connected with the Cathdrabon the high musical- standard at which ;ithey had arrived. \'r ■■-'■' '■ !M; r ' I>UNEDI«, NoV;- 19. : ; A . "forty-eight. "hours*, pedestrian 'CQihpetitioia has been arranged to take place at the time of the autumn rice?, and Swap, pi Sydney, an<J Ray- '•' iior, of Melbourne, have signified their willingness io compete. 1 nien also challenge Scott to walk. •'and on Scott'i behalf A. Austin has y''tski' A reply offering .to uiatch Taim ''■ tb any man m the Aiis- ' trafiaii colonies, twenty-four hours, . for;jegoo. ,; . , .. : :.',