TELEGRAMS.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1029, 28 January 1882, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

Timaru, Jan., 27 The hull of the ship City of Cashmere was sold yesterday for £l3O. The purchaser intends to relaunch her. Kat kora, Jan. 27. A ship’s boat 25 feet long was picked up on the beach 3 miles from the north of Clarence river on Tuesday last, painted green with a black gunwale, “ T. Adelaide;” painted on the stern. Auckland, January 27. The reception committee have provided for the further entertainment of Tawlno and Jkatives from Saturday till Monday. The Maoris say they will spend £2OOO in entertaining Europeans at Kopua. Christchurch, Jan. 27. The agent for McCormick’s reaper and binder being dissatisfied with the recent trial of reapers and binders,

under the auspices of the Agricultural Society, has challenged the agent for Wood’s machine to a special trial, for £SO a side. Yesterday “ Struck Oil ” concluded a run of 10 nights at the Theatre Royal. _ The foundation store of the 3!vh : .- bition Building will be E'd by the Mayor on Monday. Dunedin, Jan. 28. Pirie, hairdresser, was fined ,°5 each offence (two informations) for deeping a totalisato. open in connection with the Southland Race Meeting. The instrument was in defendant's hop. Notice of appeal was given. Wellington, -Tan. 27. The Governor declined to remit the fine imposed on the Chinamen for playing fan tan. A foot race, distance eighty yards, for £25 a side, between Selby, one of the English Cricketing team, and Frank Woods, local pedestrian, took place to-day. Woods allowed Selby two yards start. A splendid start was effected. Woods overhauled Selby at 20 yards, and won easily by three yards. Libeller has been scratched for all * his engagements at the forthcoming race meeting, The cricket match between the All England Eleven and Twenty-two of Wellington resulted in a draw'. The Englishmen in the Ist innings scored 222. The Wellington team then went in, and were all disposed of for 80 runs. After a few minutes delay, Wellington followed, and when the stumps were drawn had lost 10 wickets for 54 runs.