TELEGRAMS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 11, 17 April 1885, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(UNITED I'BESS ASSOCIATION.) DoNEDiN, April 15. Mr Lnrnoch leaves for the North tomorrow morning. The glove fight, Pettengoll v. Scott, resulted m favor of the former, who had an easy victory, Scott being beaten at ever}' point. i A lad about 16, named Smithson, son of an hotel-keeper at Anderson's Bay, died very suddenly to-night. He returned from school apparently quite well. He was taken ill about half-past five, and died within an hour. Dr Coughtrey does not yot know the cause. Au inquest will probably be held. Christchurch, April 15. A twelve hours' go-as-go-plcasa match yesterday, between A. Cusack, and A. Fosse, "for £10 a-side, resulted m Fosse winuiug easily with 62 miles 2 laps The Canterbury Archery Club shoot a match with the Adelaide Club on Saturday. Auckland, April 15. The South British Insurance Company has declared an interim dividend of 10 per cent. Extensive stables and dairy on Mr Buchanan's farm, Avondale, have been burned. Insured for £150 m the Standard. Origin unknown. Gisborne, April 15. A second dairy factory is about to be established m the district. At the local option polliugfortho city to-day, the majority was about 4 to 1 against an increase of all licenses. There were, however, only about 300 votes polled. Seventeen prisoners were charged ftt the Police Court with misconduct and insubordination, m refusing to work at the Heads. The ringleader was sentenced to eight days' bread aud water, and to forfeit fifty marks, and the others got five days' bread and water. A deputation from the University Council waited on the Hon. Mr Larnach to-day to ask tho Government for assistance towards permanently establishing a School of Mines m connection with the University. Mr Larnach said he thought he would have little difficulty tv pursuading his colleagues to meet the Council m this matter. A fire at Otakia on Monday destroyed a stack containing 200 bags of oats, tho property of Sir Thomas Shand, valued at £80. Tho oats were uninsured. This is the second fire on the same farm recently, und incendiarism is suspected.