TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 4851, 9 October 1876, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

(per press agency.) Auckland, Saturday. The Pakuranga Hunt Club races took, place to-day. The Hurdle Race was won by Wrangler. The following were the places in the Flat Race:—Perfume, 1; Don, 2; and Shamrock, 3. In the Hurry Scurry, Plum beat Robinson Crusoe and.two others. The judge was not in the box when the horses passed the post, and the stewards ordered the race to be run over again. Polly Plum’s owner refused to allow his horse to go a second time, and Robinson Crusoe won amid loud hissing. Two cottages in Grey-street were burned to-day. The property was insured for £SO in the Norwich Union office. ' Grahamstown, Saturday. The gold returns for the week are 25430 z. The gold from Waitekauri assayed following values : —Young New Zealand, £2 19s. ,6d. per oz ; Waitekauri Company, £2 125.; Welcome, £2 11b. Shares in these companies have receded in price, yields not being fully up to expectations. Eumara, Saturday. A man named Charles Glassou fell down a shaft this morning and severely injured his ankles and spine. , Westport, Saturday., The certificate of Captain Urquhart, of the Matau, has been suspended for three months. Great blame is attached to the Wellington Customs authorities for permitting the vessel to leave port with so many passengers and lumbered with; deck cargo. Lyttelton, Saturday. A lady named Mrs. Jenkins, residing here, met with a fearful death through the falling,©!

a kerosene lamp in her house last night. She was dreadfully burned, and lingered in agony until seven this morning, when she died. Christchurch, Saturday. A public meeting is called for Tuesday to consider the question of the illegality of the late education rate.

The Times’ leader to-day takes strong exception to a member of Parliament reading over his speeches before appearing in Hansard. The New Zealand Shipping Company have received news’ of the sailing of the Hurunui for Wellington and the Cardigan Castle for Lyttelton, prisr to 15th September, with immigrants.

• Geraldine Races. —MaidenPlate—Fakir, 1 Jilt, 2 ; Hard Times, 3 ; Highland Laddie, 4. Hurdle Race—Moose, 1; Jack, 2; Hard Times, 3. Selling Race Fishhook, 1 ; Bezique, 2. Geraldine . Cup—Tadmor, 1 ; Mignonette, 2 ; Fishhook, 3. Ladies’ Purse— Fishhook, 1; Hard Times, 2 ; Jilt, 3. Poet Chalmers, Saturday. Great excitement prevails owing to Captain Gibbs, of the Thomaaina McLellan, having been charged by two of the seamen with keeping the first chained to mizzentopsail-sheet in a standing position for seven hours, and thesecond man chained to a stanchion in the lower hold on top of a cask of cement for five weeks, with no ventilation or light. The case is to be decided on Monday. Last night several of the McLellan’s crew beat and threw William Jewiss, a waterman, into the bay.

Dunedin, Saturday. Reid and Duncan have received a cablegram from San Francisco, dated 25th September, reporting an advance in the value of salmon equal to 15d. per doz. over quotations by last mail. Markets firm.

The manager of the Union Steamship Company has been instructed to convey to Captain Worsp the terms of a resolution passed at a directors’ meeting, to the effect that they regret the loss of his services, and their entire satisfaction at the manner in which he has performed his duties. , ' There have been several returns from the Kumara;. the rush has somewhat abated. Invercargill, Saturday. De Murska gave her first concert here last evening, to a large audience. The performance was enthusiastically received. The company will leave for Hobarton on Tuesday.