TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
(PER PRESS AGENCY.) Auckland, Saturday. The Simonsens’ Opera Company played “ Perichole ” and “ Madame Angot ” to the largest house ever known here. Hast night there was no standing room. Gbahamstown, Saturday. An inquest was held yesterday on the body of George Mackay, who committed suicide the previous day by cutting his throat at the Pacific Hotel, Grahamstown. The jury without leaving their seats found a verdict of temporary insanity. Ghbytown, Saturday. The complimentary dinner at Carterton last night passed off well. Mr. Carter, though suffering from the coach accident, spoke well for half an hour. Featherston, Saturday. Thomas Wedderley has cut his throat on the Peatherston-road. The wound is not so bad but that he is expected to recover. He has been taken to the Greytown Hospital. Wanganui, Saturday. Mdlle. De Murska has had a couple of magnificent houses, and gives an extra concert on Monday by particular request. She leaves for Wellington on Tuesday, to fulfil a short farewell engagement. Christchurch, Saturday.
Dr, Turner was brought up this morning and sentenced to one month’s imprisonment for escaping from gaol. The following are the nominations for the Canterbury Jockey Club Handicap Redwood’s Guy Fawkes, Putin, Korari, Mororo, Stirabout, and Tara, T. J. Watt’s Ngaro and Ariel, Fraser’s Tasso, Stevenson's Kob Roy, Lunn’s Nectar, Gardiner's Lady Lee, Kay’s Tadraor, Nosworthy’a Fallacy and Dainbury, Walters’ Isaac Walton, Webb’s colt by Tradueer—Lady Florence, Studholrae’s Cloth of Gold, O’Brien’s Fishhook, Logan’s Dead Heat, Delaraaine’a Templeton and Pungawerewere. The following ore the nominations for the Canterbury Cup;—Guy Fawkes, Puriri, Korari, Songstress, Ariel,. Tasso, colt by Dainty Ariel—'Fanny Fisher, Lady Lee, Fallacy, Dainbury, Rangier, Cloth of Gold, Dead Heat, Templeton, and Pungawerewere,
f ' ; Dunedin, Sunday. C. E, Haughton ;is supposed to; haveXabsconded from bail! ■ It is believed that he left Port Chalmers yesterday pn board pf abutter, ia order to board a-vessel outside'bound 'for Australia. When the Taranaki was leaving Dunedin there were nearly two thousand people collected, it is supposed to see Haughton go off. ; - - '
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 4821, 4 September 1876, Page 2
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331TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. New Zealand Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 4821, 4 September 1876, Page 2
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