TELEGRAMS.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1035, 11 February 1882, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(FROM OUR own CURRLsFUNDENTS). Chiiistchurch, Feb. 8. The Exhibition Committee have passed a rrsidiitiun affirming the desirability of the Government, exhibiting everything that will show the restur-es of the colony, and the means 1 irherto adopted by the Government fur developing them. The (’hairman was requested to ask the Piemier to arrange with Messrs Joubert and L’wopenny for the ne< essary space. A meeting of delegates from the Carpenters’ and Joiners’, Bricklayers’and Engineers’ Societies was hel 1 last night, and a resolution expressing expressing sympathy with the cmployes of t u* Union Sash and Door Company was i ussed, and subsetiptions in their aid started. It was stated that only twenty of Hie “ lock-outs” were in immediate want of assistance. The Knglish cricketers left by mall steamer for Sydney. .Mr Strange has h*en released from quarantine-. he was simply suffering from eruption of the skin. The real name of the man who (lied from smallpox \»as Patrick FinniCane : he belonged to Bpringborough, Fehnsyliuniu. February 10. So well have the British exhibitors taken up our Exhibition that, whereas there were only 76 bays originally set apart for them, 10 more have already been applied for, and it is expected they will want 60 more. This does not include the machinery. The foreign courts are looking up well. Switzerland will occupy more epace than nt Sydney, and its agent has special instructions to rep nt on t.-r capabilities of New Zealand as a field for Swiss emigration. Italy, Austria, and Japan will make a good show ; the latter being expected to be one of the sights uf the Exhibition. India will be well represented. Auckland, Feb. 10. Charles Williams, alias Waters, died yesterday at Mount E len Gaol, where he was serving a sentence of four years for burglery. There is an outbreak of typhoid fever at Pukek >he : several deaths have alreadv occurred. . Theie are also several cases in Auckland hospital. Tne returns of the Auckland Post Office Savings Bank shew that the industrial classes here have saved in the past year £llO,OOO. Wellington, Feb. 10. At a meeting of the Cricket Association a m >lion that r r servi -es of a professional coach be secured fur 1882 and 1883, was carried unanimoi.sly. A Committee wos appointed to in ik? the necessary arrangements. T e sciill.t who rowed against White at Auckland under the name of Carter, arrived hero yt'ster lay. His boat was placed in the Star Boat Club shed, but during the day it was hinted to t'-e Club that Carter and Messenger were one and the same person. The Ciub immediately asked Messenger to Satisfactorily exp am his leason for travelling und ran assume I na ne, failing which his boat would be remove 1 from the shed. No explanation was forthcoming, and, consequently, Messenger was order to take his boat out of the she I. It is expected that the sculling match between Messeng *r and Hearn will be arranged. I’he lu‘ter wis es t .e distance to be three a ;d u-hulf miles. Dt'SEDiir, Feb. 10. William Curt's, laborer, employed on the Maitland Stone Works, died yesterday from internal injuries received through a stone falling on him. John Elder, committed fortrial for burglary at I’ort Chalmers, and sentenced to two months’ impiis mment for assaulting the arresting constable. The fol'owing are the entries and acceptances received for the Dunedin Jockey Club Me ting, on Feb. 23, 24, and 25:— Champagne Stxkes.—Miss King Filly, Armorer, Turquoise, Siesta, Nonsense, Vanguard, Argolia, Stuckfluwer, Taiaroa, Kata, and Amazon. Selling Kxc’*!.—Laertes, Dolly, Bar One, Harriet, Weka, Onyx. M\iden Plate. — Holderness, Playboy, Douglas. <) own Atu.i, Weka, Flora, Doria, Colt, by Tubal Cain out of Ace of Hearts, Empress, Brenda, Ghana, Tramway (late Billingsgate). Mandeville Plate.—Tasman, Fleur de Lvs. Nonpareil. Mat mai, The Poet, Chancellor, Gitana, Legerdemain, Holderness. Mksterton, Feb. 10. S. Bink- was t »-d:iy committed for trial on a charge of indecently assaulting a girl 10 j ears of age. Invercargill, Feb. 10. At a meet ing of the Friends of Temperance last evening five gentlemen were nominated for election on the Town Licensing Committee. An opinion was expressed that they woid I also receive the support of the licensed vi lual ers. an I a deputation was appointed to confer with the tra Ie on the subject.