TELEGRAPHIC.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 33, 9 January 1885, Page 3

TELEGRAPHIC.

, I / (ONITBD PRESS A88OOIATI9N.) ','•! Vi V■ „■ . ; Auckland, Jfan. ? B. The following resolution was passed at /; Tattersalls re the lat^ steeplaehase :-:-. ""'-'■■ 54af : all 'wagers made *m : 'the course' on 3he steeplechase on Friday must have a .-\ start tor the money on Saturday. .'• ■'•'' '- ; Woodr, s of Duriedin, has issued a challenge t6 runttickering of any other jns&fr; m New, Zealand for the ohampipnship of the colony for !£2ot)' aside. • „ / t Regular communication between Auckland and Samoa is 1 now inaugurated. 'Thiet schooner FletWirig, chartered by . : '".Captain- D. H. McKenzie, leaves for Samoa to-morrow with timber to build a new store, and with sufficient trade will run regularly. : Wellington, Jan. 8. .y.y The trial of Waring Taylor will commence on Saturday. •' .. The Government Insurance- Bepartment have taken up the balance of the South' Inve'rcar'gili Municipal Loan of at par. • ■ A'lprize of each is offered by the Government for the best design for "a' medal and certificate for the Industrial •Exhibition. Designs are to be sent m oh or before February 14. >'. • — The ship Opawa, Captain Mathers, 92 days out from London, arrived t^>- •;■ day. ■■• ;■ •■ -■• --\ i ....... . v Dunedds 1 , Jan. 7. The second annual .draughts match between Otago and, Canterbury took; place to-day, and resulted m a! w4n : for. Capterbury by 23 .games to \o. , There ; nine, players aside. Mr Wise, ', M.H.Bi, captained'Gianterbury, and ]ffir ( Dl H. Hay, .Otago, The Canterbury players, were entertained at dinner. - '