TELEGRAMS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 140, 19 May 1885, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Christchurch, Suuday. A walking match for £50 and the championship of the Colony took place at Tuam-street Hall yesterday, an.l wai won by A. Hancock by about 230 yards. John Ray uer, the Australian pedeatrian, was second, and F. Morsehead Chapman third. The latter only accomplished 42£ miles. Gh Muhleisen, of Christchurch, also competed, but retired after doing 14 miles. The time %yaß Bhrs 10 mm 4 Bee, nml the race finished at 10.20 P«m. A fire oouurred yesterday morning m i Manchester street South, by which R«dfera's printing office waß gutted, and the Railway Hotel damaged. The printing office was uninsured. The hotel premises were insured for £150, and the furniture for £500 m the Liverpool' London, and Globe office. The damage is. estimated at ,£2OO to the building and £100 to the furniture. The cause of the fire is. supposed to be a defect m the printing office chimney. "Westpobt, Saturday. Messrs Price and Clarke, of Hbkitika, have signed a contract with the Webtport Harbour. Board for the construction of the Cape Foulwind Railway, seven miles. The price is £8936. There were three other tenders. The railway will be used to convey stone for harbor works. : ■.'.".•"-. Greymouth, Sunday. John Collins, a miner, was killed at Barrytown by a treerfalling across his tent during lit night. A verdict of accidentally kii'ed was returned. H» was a native of Cor.-., mid 40 years old. Auckland, Saturday. William Arthur Thomas, tocaccouist, has been committed for arson of his premises. •• • ?:. ; 4 -.- ; . " • i At the inquest on young Leigh Kissling, victim- of the gun accident,; a verdict of accidental death was i returned. The evidence showed that the gun was m a dangerous state of disrepair. Thames, Sunday: The body of the late Mr Win. Roa senr., was found floating|m the harbor off Rocky Point, this afternoon. That of his sou is atil missing. Dunedin, Sunday. . At an inquest at Skipper's on John and, James Mitchell, father and son, killed by a fall of stone while stoppiug iv the Phoenix mine, a verdict of accidental death was returned.' No blame is attached to anyone, and it is supposedto have been caused by a small unnoticed crevice m the ground above. The. son was 15 years of age. The father leaves a wife and three children.