TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 5180, 29 October 1877, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

(PER PRESS AGENCY.) Auckland, Sunday. The following entries were made last night for the races : Auckland Handicap of 200 sovs.—Edwards’ Baron, 3 yrs.; Horsfall’s Eatcatoher, 3 yrs.j Ooulton’s Gillie Galium, 5 yrs.; Ray’s Danebury, 4 yrs.; Bay’s b g Bide-a-wee, aged; Bolton’s Lara, 5 yrs.; Walters’ Hippocampus, 4 yrs,; Walters’ Venus Transit, 3 yrs.; Watt’s Longlands, 3 yrs.; Vavasour’s Gang Forward, 4 yrs. ; Delamain’s Oberon, 5 yrs.; Delamain’s Parthenopoeus, 3 yrs.; Chadwick's Elsa, 3 yrs. Racing Club Handicap, 100 sovs.—Horsfall's Ratcatcher, 3 yrs.; Horsfall’s Rosalie, 3 yrs.; C. Coniton’s Gillie Callum, 5 yrs.; Lyon’s Tametea,. 4 yrs. ; Ray’s Danebury, 4 yrs.; Ray’s Bide-a-wee, aged; Bolton’s Lara, 5 yrs.; Walters’ Hippocampus, 4 yrs, ; Walters’ Venus Transit, 3 yrs.; Vavasour’s Gang Forward, 4 yrs.; Buckland’s Queen Mab, 3 yrs.; Delamaiu’s Oberon, 3 yrs.; Delamaine’s Parthenopoeu?, 3 yrs.; Chadwick’s gr m Elsa, 5 yrs,; McGee’s Anna, 5 yrs. Handicap Steeplechase, of 150 sovs. —Horsfall’s Whitefoot, aged; Bobbett’a the Arrow, aged; Bolton’s Tom Flinn, 6 yrs.; Percival’s Greyhound, aged; Vavasour’s Shaughraun, 5 yrs. ; Edgar’s the Don, aged ;■ Stevens’ Don Juan, aged; Buckland’s Butcher Boy, aged; Buckland’s Auckland Kate, aged ; McGee’s Perfume, aged; Crosbie’s Mira, 5 yrs. Captain Kennedy’s new steamer, built by Sims and Brown, to be used as a tender at Poverty Bay, has made a successful trial trip. She is fifteen tons register, and steams eight knots. Grahajtstown, Saturday. A miner named George Spiers was killed in the Piako mine. , He was proceeding on a shift at 12 o’clock, a few minutes behind his mates, and was alone in the cage. He is supposed to have fallen out. He had 400£t. to fall, and struck against the timbers in his descent, the body being fearfully mangled. He leaves a widow and eight children totally unprovided for. An inquest was held, when a verdict of accidental death was returned. Tauranga, Sunday. The severest westerly gale experienced here for years have been blowing for the last four days. Last night and to-day the squalls were terrific. ’ Subscriptions in aid of the Indian Famine Relief Fund are coming in satisfactorily. Foxton, Saturday. Mr. Flower, of the Bauk of New Zealand, has started a subscription list in aid of the Indian Famine Relief Fund. Christchurch, Sunday. The following entries and acceptances for the Metropolitan Meeting were received last night : Derby.—Barker’s Mireille, Reeves’ Chancellor, O’Brien's Mufti; Redwood’s Puriki, Cnok* abore, and Mata ; Mallock's Foul Play, Fraser’s Trump Card. O.J.C. Handicap.—Redwood’s Mata ; Delamaiu's Templeton, Pungawerewere, and Oberon, Farmer’s Ariel and Longlands, Web's Tangier, Ray’s Danebury, Leonards’ Bide-a-wee, Mullock's Foul Play, Nosworthy’s Fallacy, Money’s Maritana. Railway Plate.—Barker’s Mireille, O’Brien’a Lima, Delamain's Templeton and Parthenopoeus, Ray’s Danebury, Mallock’s Tell Tale, Fraser’s Bribery, Nosworthy’s Fallacy. Maiden Plate.—Mireille, Chokabore, Oberon, Tell Tale, and Tangier. Canterbury Cup.—Mireille, Lima, Mata, Templeton, Oberon, Ariel, Tangier, Trump Card, Chancellor, Redwood’s Guy Fawkes and Puriri. ' Steeplechase Handicap.—Nutt’s Shillelagh, Seabright’s Zetland, Williams’ Fakir, Brittain’s Royalty, Shadbolt’s Faugh-a-Ballagh, Andrew’s Banjo. Tradesman’s Handicap.—Mireille, Parthenopoeus, Pungawerewere, Longlands, Danebury, Bide-a-wee, Foul Play, Tell Tale, Fallacy, Maritaua, Bribery, Delamain’s Elfin King, Nosworthy’s Traitor. Publicans’ Steeplechase Handicap.—Shillelagh, Zetland, Fakir, Royalty, Faugh-a-Ballagh, Banjo, Lima, Phantom. Christchurch Plate.—Mireille, Chancellor, Mata, Guy Fawkes, Puriki, Pungawerewere, Oberon, Longlands, Danebury, Trump Card, Bribery, Foul Play. Selling Race.—Chokabore, Parthenopoeus, Elfin King, Phantom, O’Brien’s Xantippe, Ray’s Middleton, Fraser’s Equation, Wilson’s Fairy Queen, Rogers’ Steamer.

Metropolitan Handicap.—Mireille, Chancellor, Lima, Mata, Puriri, Templeton, Punga-. werewere, Oberou, Ariel, Jangler, Middleton, Danebury, Bide-a-wee, Foul Play, Tell Tale, Trnrop Card, Bribery, Fallacy, Traitor, and Maritana. Hokitika, Saturday. Peter Purcell, member of Grey_ County Council, committed suicide by hanging himself in his store, Maori Gully, this morning. No cause known. He was universally respected, „ , , Westport, Saturday. Bailey and Humphreys, owners of the schooner Francis Gertrude, have received ft JMelbourne cable message that that vessel was a total wreck on Goods Island. The crew had all arrived at Melbourne. There were no passengers. The vessel was partially insured. r Donedin, Saturday. A counter memorial, expressing confidence in Mr. Burns as member for Koslyn, is in course of signature. ~ The Volunteer review, to he held in horbury Park on the 9th November, promises to be a great success. It ia expected 2000 volunteers will be present.The charge of a breach of the Factory Act preferred against Messrs. Brown, Ewing, and Co., proved to be of a trivial character. Six girls, out of a staff of seventy, had to be kept beyond the prescribed hours to finish an order for mourning. The Bench inflicted a fine of Is. and costs. _____