TELEGRAMS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 1467, 29 September 1885, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(per jnited press association. Auckland, Saturday. The cricket season opened this afterj noon m beautiful weather, and the ground is m good order. Tt has been agreed to establish cup matches, also to invite a Canterbury eleven here, and to write to Otago, Nelson, and Wellington Associations on the same subject. At the stallion parade at Ellerslie this afternoon there was a large attendance. The New Zealand Stud Company were the principal Exhibitors, having 16 horses on parade. Two. girls were tried at the Police Comt to-day for selling liquor m, a brothel. The police find it difficult to get' convictions. . A servant girl named O'Halloran, arrested two days ago for theft at the Pah Farm, and bailed out, attempted to com.mit suicide by taking " Rough on Rats, 1 * but \ prompt medical aid saved her life. I A woman residing m Victoria street, while.asleep the other night, was bitten on the cheek by a rat. Symptoms of blood poisoning* have since appeared, and her face is swollen fearfully. She is now under medical treatment, and senoasfr ill. . . Hawera, Monday. A small house owned and occupied by Mrs Burns was destroyed by fire on Saturday night. Insured m the Phoenix for ,£IOO. Cause evidently accidental. .1 ■ Wellington* Saturday. At ameetiug of the executive committee of the Exhibition Jield to-day, the question of the date of closing the Exhibition cropped up. Mr T. K. McDonald moved— That a telegram should be sent to each exhibitor asking if he had any objection to exhibit until the end of November. After some discussion the matter was allowed to stand over till Monday. - On Wednesday last the steamer Grafton while on the voy-dsre from Grevmouthto Nelson, ran on the sandbank about four miles eastward of Cape Farewell, and about f of a mile off tbj&hore. The vessel 1 remained aground fourliours when she got off on the floody At the' time of the accident Captain Hill was at dinner, the firsfc-inate Hudson, bein«* m charge. The weather was very fine^d the steamer has'not sustained any injury as far as is known at present. Miss Marsdeny the lady superintendent at the hospital was standing on a stepladder taking down some linen from a high shelf, when the steps gave way Miss Marsden fell heavily, and sustained injury to the backfc She now remains partially paralyzed. ; • V •■...Monday. The R.M.S. Kaikoura sailed for Lon. don at five o'clock yesterday, morning. She had a large list of passeugers and cargo. Her mails comprised 52 bags, including 13,000 letters. .The Hon! Mr Brvce, who was a passenger by Jrer to prosecute Mr Rusden for libel, will be absent about five months. He expects the case will come on m November, but there is no certainty of it being Jield then. The commissioners finished taking evidence to-day, and it will be forwarded Home without delay. The JJ4 hours' go as-you-please match between R. Crofts, of Wellington, and H.Bedford, of Australia, turned out a very hollow affoir. Crofts ceded seven miles to Bedford, who, after- goin» 11 hours with his total at 87 miles, gave m. Crofts contended, when time was called that he-had registered 133 miles, the most he has yet accomplished. * Masterton, Satdurday. The dwelling-house on Mr WardeH's' run at Te Wi-iti was burned down j'esterday afternoon. The loss is about £400. The property is supposed to be insured m a Wellington office. v • Christchurch, Saturday. The annual horse parade m connection with the Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Association was held to-day. There were thirty-one entries as against thirty-four ' last year... The quality was pretty good, especially m draught stock. • v " - ■■:■ Timaru, Saturday. At the annual parade of stallions yeaday, under the auspices of the Timaru Agricultural and Pastoral Association there were onjy 14 entries, namely sir draughts, seven thoroughbreds, and one coaching horse. Asa whole they were of eood quality.