TELEGRAMS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1571, 2 December 1885, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

- (PER UNITED PRKSS ASSOCIATION.) Auckland, Tuesday. A deptuation. of representative -Irishmen presented Mr Boucicaalt with "an address yesterday Fergus, the jockey of False Alarm, had his collar-bone broken through his horse falling m taking the first i hurdle m the Handicap Hurdle Race at i ukapuna races.' Sir Gr. Whitraore was present at a banquet given by tho JStar.of Auckland Lodge of the American Order . of Oddfellows, to Grand Master Wil- | liams, of Wellington, at present m ! Auckland inspecting- "£he Tkidges. , A moug those present yras rtne j Mayor. •..■-■•■. *■ • : ' % i The Coptic has passed Mongonai, and may be expected to arrive here about 10 p<m. . A meeting of the unemployed was held to-day, 200 being present. Tt was decided to interview the local members of Parliament to urge the necessity of providing employment. The Auckland Railway Station was opened yesterday. Samples of iron and steel, of best^ : quality, were exhibited at Ihe annual meeting of the New Zealand Iron and Steel Company yesterday. Christchuroh. Tuesday. At the meeting of the City Conncil last night petitions were received from the employes of several principal firms who are affected by the Employment of Females and Others Act and its amendment, asking that no steps mifcht be taken to alter the half-holiday from Saturday to Thursday. In consequence of this the" Council agreed not to make the proposed change as they are empowered to do under the amended Act. William Harrison, whose house ia William street was discovered to ba on fire under very suspicious circum— srances on November 23, was yesterday committed for trial under a charge of arson. A meeting of the Moorhonse Statue Committee was held yesterday afternoon, at which the Governor attended. It - was decided that the statue, whioh is being erected m the Domain, should be unveiled on December 22n<l.