TELEGRAMS.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume IX, Issue 1011, 13 December 1881, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(from our own correspondents). Napier, Dec. 12. Mi*. Sutton has been returned for Hawke’s Bay by a majority of 11. Further returns are : —Waikouati, Green ; Clutba, Thompson ; Dunstan, Pyke : Invercargill, Feldwick; Motueka, Hnrsthouse ; Wallace,. Daniels ; Wairarapa North, Beetham ; Buller, Munro ; "Waitemata, Hurst. Further returns for the East Coast Maori Electoral District (with one more ret urn to come, in that will not affect the result) are as follows :—Henare Tomoana, 897 ; Kogers, 783 ; Wi Pore, 621; Ngata, 493. The criminal session of the Supreme Court commenced this morning. Hari Wahu, for horse stealing, was sentenced to two years. Christchurch, Dec. 12. The Eng’ish cricketers have finally accepted the terms offered by the Canterbury Cricket Association, for a three days’ match. A sad accident occurred on the River Heathcote yesterday. A boy named Campbell rode his horse into the river, and was thrown in deep water; two men, Thomas Kerr and John Smith, swam to his assistance ; Kerr reached Campbell first, but the latter,’ grappling him round the legs, disabled him. Smith made desperate efforts to help Kerr, but was unable to keep him above water, and Campbell and Kerr were drowned Smith escaping with great difficulty. Kerr leaves a wife and several children. Ti.maru, December 12. The locally-owned barque Ganymede, with 500 tons coal on board, brought alongside the wharf th s morning. This is the largest vessel that has yet been alongside. Rain is wanted on the coast. Napier, December 10. 4R? eS "v n Napier-Buchanan, 489 ; McDougall, 187 ; McSweenv, Ilk Waipawa—Smith, 587 ; Ormond, 558 ' Great excitement over Ormond's defeat. Hawke s Bay Electorate—Sutton, 479 ■ Russell, 437. Two returns to come in ; almost a certainty for Sutton. The following are candidates returned for other constituencies : — Auckland-City Rast, Sir George Grey; City West, Dargaville ; Citv North., Peacock.’ defeating Rees. Mnnakau, O’Rorke ; Parnell Moss ; Eden, Tole ; Tauranga Stewart ; wakanni, Mason ; Gladstone. Sutter; Geraldine, Postlethwaite ; Col-ridre M-llil'i** ■ Syiouha®. Wiite. *’ * ’

Christchurch South, Holmes ; Titnaru, Turnbull; Selwyn, Hall: Lyttelton, Allwright; Stanmore, Pillet ; Ashley, Pearson ; Cheviot, Mcllwaith ; Lincoln, O’Callaglian ; Stalbeans, J. E. Brown ; Waimate, Steward ; Kaiapoi, Wilson ; one return to come in. Heathcote, Williams ; Egmont, Atkinson ; Bay of Islands, Hobbs ; Marsden, Mitchel* son, 245 ; Aiderton, 223; McLeod, 86 ; nine returns to come in. Rodney—George, 332 ; Shepherd, 180; Parnell, 28. Seven returns to come in. Waitemata—Hurst, 412; Allison, 277. Eight returns to come in. Franklin North—Harris ; Franklin South— Hamilton, 192 ; Lowry, 157. Six returns to come in. Taranaki—Trimble, ’l2O ; Collesly, 12. Seven returns to come in. Inangahua—Weston. Buller—O’Connor, 502 ; Munro, 399. Four returns to come in. Greymouth—-Petrie, 521; Guineas, 446. Three returns to come in. Kumara--Seddon, 758; Blake, 616. Two returns to come in. Hokitika—Fitzgerald, 576 ; Reid, 415. Several returns to come. W aimea—Sheppard. Pieton—Connolly, 317 ; Eyes, 290. Three returns to come. Wairau—Dodson, 433; Seymour, 260. Four returns to come in. Thames—Sheehan. Waipa—Whitaker, 398; Jackson, 350; Johns, 178. Three returns to come. Coromandel—Cadman, 374 ; Brodie, 281 ; Ma-key, 240. Five returns to come. Thorndon—Levin. Te Aro—Johnston. Wellington South—Hutchison. Tuapeka—J. C. Brown. Bruee—Rutherford. Awarua—Joyce. Waitaki—Duncan, 90; Reid, 53. Ten returns to come. \\ aikouaite—Green, 155 ; Thompson, 116. Th ree returns to come. Dunstan—Pyke, 452; Frazer, 297. Four returns to come. Mount Ida—De Lautour, 205 ; McKenzie, 177. Five returns to come. Foxton—Wilson, 315 ; Izard, 212 ; Buller, 208 ; Russell, 198; France, 61. 'Two returns to come. Wairarapa North—Beetham, 598 ; Rennall, 350. Four returns to come in. Wanganui - Watt. Mataura—McKenzie, 145 ; Richardson, I*l3 ; Thompson, 94. Eleven returns to come in. Ilokonui—Driver, 340 ; Cowan, 164 ; Finn, 60. Eleven returns to come in. Wallace—Daniells, 216; Mclntcsh, 192; Hirst, 181 ; Elks, 133; Hodgkinson, 84; Johnston, 15 ; Buttolph, 13. Five returns to come in. Wakatipu—Fergus, 324 ; Thompson, 323 ; Mcßride, 36. Eight returns to come in. Dunedin Central-—Bracken. South—Fish. Rosyln-—Bathgate. Wairarapa South —Buchanan, 271 ; Bunny, 104 ; Boys, 102. Three returns to come. Clntlia—Jewett, 187 ; Thompson, 172. Five returns to come in. Christchurch North—Thompson. Hutt—Mason. Rangitikei—Stevens, 491 ; Fox, 489. Not complete. Dunedin West—Dick. Dunedin East—Green. Peninsula—Seaton. Oamaru—Bll rimski. Moeraki, McKenzie.