TELEGRAMS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 14, 18 December 1884, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

„ .V, (UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION, j ( Cheistchurch, Dec,.lj6> The*Caledoiiian ports' were attended byiaearly 400(3 people:' The five joule, walk was 1 won* -by F: Moo'rshead in 4&rain 40£ sec. - - ' I ..U; .Timarx7, : Dec, 16. Tfrday observed a general holi- t . ['day here. The he^t at times , vrefe in- | tense. The ;prinoipal> attractions were the annual flower show and the Timaru , Racing Club ? sraces, ; both, of which ivere -: ! a great success. . .( . „ \j a -^'. ! ' ' IfAPiER^ Deid; lfc ;"■■ [ !, At a,. meeting of the Education B<kr&I to-day, the Inspector stated that haft tliel schools of the district were disgracefully,: overcrowded. In a recent tour he found; children sitting on the floors anywhere where, they could get room. That tfcate of things prevailed m at least fifteen" schools. In one building for 40 chiljdren 120' were; present. The board could do nothjqgf having no funds. . '■' ' \ Dunedik, Deo. 16. , The report of the Walton Park Company for the year shows $ credit to jpro&t. and loss of 9s Id, aud a ! ten per cent bonus is rcccomendad.:. >l •, The KaikquT.a jakes';B2Bl frozen sl>eep. Sh.e sails for Wellington to • morirow ■:• imorning r . ■■■•■■■-■ I Amongst the entries for the , Australian draught tournarneht; to take palace m DuneUffi on the Bth tfanuary, lastingover a week, are Mr Gibbons (draughts editor of the Melbourne Leadfer), thr<»e gentlemen from New South Wales, Mr. H. Henderson f Auckland), Mr; W.B. Hood ("Canterbury), and a number of" local players. The premises of Mr W Taylor, saddler m Union-street, Milton, were wholly destroyed by fire last night, i The stock was insured in' the Standard office for £50. The premises belonged to Mr. S. Clegg^of TimaTu, ! -:-....T» Mrs Burn, who re retiring through ill health from the position of jady principal of the Girls. Higtii School^ whi^s^ehas h.eld foV. fourteen yfears, r^ebe^Yed a presentation" of a. silver! tea service and salver from the pupils tod^y. ... ('■.>■>'■ " ..■•■■{'■' The Port Chalmers Borough Council has decided to call the attention of Goverument io the> urgent necessity for increasing the dock accoinbdation at the pOrt. ■ , r . BiiENHEisr, Dec. %Q. A Liberal j^eague forWairau. has been established upon a platform m harmony ., with4he Trade? and Labour 'Oonncils, .' knd'6ther 'aflsociaitionsiiit iSie' ; Colonyi •■:■;.;.;:: ' : :•■:■■.-•-' \ './u: •