MISCELLANEOUS WIRES.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLIII, 1 February 1909, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS WIRES.

[United Fbiss Association.] LONDON, Sunday. In football, Hull scored three goalt and one try to the League team's one goal and two trie?. Mr Crane has resigned the. presi ■dency of the Eugby Union, owing* to tho disapproval of the Committee oi his policy tflwards professionalism. NEWCASTLE, Sunday. The steamer Brisbane, which sailed yesterday for Lyttelton, returned, owing to the rudder being damaged. ASHBURTON, Saturday. The rainfall for the past two months has been very heavy. In December 3.97 inches fell, and 5.05 in January. A total of nine inches ha? fallen since., . November 30. If a spell of fine-.jveather is not experienced immediately, tiro harvest prospects will bo serious. CHBISTCHUBCH, Saturday. Tho Now Zealand Shipping Company have received intimation by cable that the eteamer Euapehu arrivc«l at Plymouth on the 29bh insfc. A street collection in Christcnurcn yesterday realised £240 towards . the er'ction of a children's -ward at the Hospital. The sum of £2500 will bo required, and with yosterday's collection £1400 is in view. The detectives were busy all yesterday making inqniries regarding the robbery of £320 from the Theatre Royal. So far no trace hatf' been discovered of the thief or the money. GORE, Sunday. As a result of a f urtlrcr police raid nn Saturday night, three 3-gallon kegs of beer, one just tapped, were seized on the* premises of Malachi -Hanley, at th» Provincial Boardtnghouso, at East Gore. " WELLINGTON, Sunday. Mr Justice Chapman on Saturday heard in Chambers an application by plaintiffs in the case of McLean Bros, versus the ''TSew Zealand Times" Compan3\ and the Wellington . Publishing Company, a claim for £2000 damaeei for libri. for the appointment of a special jury. His Honor reserved iis decisions, . x...:_>.,«