TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 5000, 3 April 1877, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

(per press agency.) Geeytown, Monday. On Saturday, at a meeting of the County ;Council of West Wairarapa re the election of Chairman, Gilligan expressed a desire to retire, and E.-Barton was elected. Lucas, the auctioneer, fell from hisJioiae,. arid lies in a precarious state, his skull being apparently fractured. Auckland, Monday. ; There was another retorting for the. Moanaitaiari on Saturday night, which gave 51770z5,, making a total for the week’s; yield of 10,4270z5. j ; To-day is a -general holiday. There ia s cricket match at Parawai, an Auckland against a Thames eleven. Mr. and Mrs. Bracy are ea route to ; Ly-ters per mail steamer. 'J'he usual Easter Monday sports took place : to-day. Christchurch, Monday. • • The Times this 'morning deprecates the of the University Senate in not recogI nisiug the Christchurch Medical School. Afire, last night, caused by the explosion iof ; a -paraffin lamp, destroyed two seven- ■ roomed houses and damaged another. Total I loss, £1550. Insurances—New Zealand, £400.; South British,'£2oo ; . National, £4OO. The fire originated ’ in the house of; Father i Zachariah, .Hebrew minister, who loses a lot of 1 Hebrew works almost impossible ttf replace. The Good Templars and carpenters and. ; joiners hold monster picnics to-day. Dunedin, Monday. | The Jockey Club ion Saturday disqualified a bookmaker named 1 Coleman from appearing on-the Dunedin course or being interested is ; any horse, run at; the club’s meetings. The reason alleged-is unfair practices. V i ' ’ , Lawrence, Monday, r . After considerable .delay, resulting in no little annoyance to Laurence people, the Toko and i Lawrence railway was opened to-day. A free train left Dunedin at 1 o’clock, and arrived at Lawrence in four hours.’ Distance, miles.A banquet was held in the Town Hall, and the usual speeches ‘ delivered.