TELEGRAMS.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume IX, Issue 1014, 20 December 1881, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

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Napieb, Dec. 19. Nominations for three handicaps in the Hawke's Bay Racing Club’s Autumn meeting close at the Criterion Hotel at 8 p.m., to-morrow. Chhistchubch, Dec. 19. On Saturday, a youth named Radcliffe, while out shooting, was dangerously shot in the body by the accidental discharge of his gun. The Champion Prize for most points in the recent anniversary sports, has been awarded to Woods, of Wellington. Thirty-four cricketers have been selected to practice for the match with the English Eleven. Wellington, Dec. 19. The police authorities have definitely decided to take action against the gentlemen who were engaged in sweeps at the Hutt races. The cases will be heard in the course of a day or two. The Chief Justice returned from Nelson this morning. His Excellency the Governor, and , Lady Gordon and family, leave by the Hinemoa, at 8 o’clock to-night, they are expected to be absent about 8 or 10 days. Mr and Mrs A. Morey, and Elizabeth Stewart, were, to-day, committed for trial on a charge of stealing a watch and a sum of £6 17s 6d. A meeting will be held, to-night, to consider the advisability of forming a new Gas Company. Three Judges will meet in a few days to draw up regulations under the Elections Petitions Act; this step is being rendered necessary, as it is understood that several petitions in connection with the recent elections will be presented.

Dunedin, Dec. 19. The brigantine Fairlie from Sydney was admitted to pratique yesterday. The New Zealand Mercantile company received the following telegram from Melbourne—Oats, market still declining; suspend shipment.

Taupo, December 19. An ascent to the volcano of Tongariro was successfully made by Mr Manson, an American tourist, who with five guides climbed to the summit of the crater of Otiwia on Wednesday last. He describes the volcano as being aetive, the geysers throwing streams of boiling mud fully 500 feet high. The interior of the cone was surrounded by some thirty or more boiling springs, and sulphur steam holes. The altitude or the cone is 7,650 feet, the thermometer registered six degrees below zero, and the party were compelled through a snow storm, to remain in the crater all night, and were nearly perished with cold. This is the first Pakeha whom Ngatitamas have permitted to make the ascent of the sacred mountain ; others have attempted it, but were captured by Ngatis and denuded. The Natives warned Manson that Tongariro was a burning mountain, in the King country ; and this concession may be considered as strong evidence of good feeling and gradual break up of the animosity which has hitherto existed between the two races.

The Dunedin committee of the. Anglo. Jewish Association here, forward a third instalment in aid of the Southern Russian Jews’ Relief Fund, making £3OO remitted to date. Taiaroa, the first member returned for the new Parliament, speaks English perfectly, has one son in training as a barrister, and another going to England to walk the hospitals in training for a docter. He is strongly oppositionist. It is stated that a large number of the new members of the Assembly, especially in the South, are imbued’ with sporting proclivities, and that an effort will be made by them during the coming session to obtain the repeal of the Gaining and Lotteries Bill.