TELEGRAMS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 70, 21 August 1885, Page 4

TELEGRAMS.

(per jnited press association. "Wellington, Thursday. As the 7.30 train from the. UpperJlutt was leaving that station on Tuesday morning, a Mrs Nicholls threw a boy. about four years of age on the line in front of the approaching train. Her husband, who was working close by, saw her throw the child on the line, and ran across, and succeeded in rescuing it when the engine was within a few yards of him. No motive is assigned for the act. Christchubch, Thursday. The Hylands-cum-White Eock Station in the Ashley District, North Canterbury, comprising about 7180 acres freehold, 3GOO acres leasehold, and 2600 sheep | was sol J by auction to-day for to Mr Duncan MacFarlane. -' • The Directors of the Southern Cross Petroleum Company aro advised that the | leasfls of liotokautuku, where the boring for oil is in progress, has satisfactorily passed the Native Lands Court. Dunedin, Thursday. In the Supreme Court, in Watson v. Watson and Gillespie, an Oainaru case, a decree nisi was granted. There was no appearance of either respondent or corespondent. Both are living at Napier. Masterton, Thursday. At a well attended meeting of settlers yesterday afternoon a resolution was carried in favor of establishing a Pastoral and Agricultural Society, to hold shows at Masterton, but active steps to carry out the proposals were delayed for three weeks. In the meantime delegates appointed for the purpose are to confer with the Wairarapa Society with a view to inducing it to move its shows from Carterton to Masterton. T j William Blinkhom, accommodation house keeper at Mauriceville Junction, has been fined £15 for sly-grog Selling. The liquor found in the house was confiscated. Timartt, Thursday. The Spur Hut Hotel at Waitohi, occupied by W. Auld, was burnt on Tuesday evening. The insurance is £170 in the New Zealand and Victoria 1 offices. The loss is about £100. The origin of the fire is supposed to be a spark from the wood in the kitchen range. Auckland, Thursday. John Harboard, who was at rested on board the Suva, has been sentenced to three months' imprisonment for robbery at Wellington. The charge of stoaling £5 from a passenger was dismissed. A quantity of hoisery found in his possession is believed to be proceeds of burglary in other parts of the Colony. The boxing match batween Ma'thews and Wilkinson, for £30 a-side and the championship of New Zealand, was won by Matthews.