TELEGRAMS.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1038, 18 February 1882, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

(fbom our own correspondents). Dunedin, Feb. 17. There is no betting worth mentioning on The races. The latest betting on the cup is— Libeller and Dauphin, 4to 1 ; Malakau and Chancellor, 5 to 1 ; Lady Emma, 6 to 1. Tauranga, Feb. 17. Mr R. C. Fraser of Tauranga had his nose bitten off by a native in a disturbance on the Obinemutu racecourse yesterday. Ashburton, Feb. 17. The police seized some hundreds of dozens of bottled beer at two of the local breweries yesterday, charging the proprietors with 'bottling on the premises, in contravention of the Beer Duties Act, 1.880. Napier, Feb. 17. The following scratchings were posted for the Hawke’s Bay Jockey Club’s meeting: — A G for Hurdles, and Ohikakarewa for Napier Handicap and Railway Stakes. The following scratchings were posted for tire Hawke’s Bay Racing Club's meeting:— Prim and Yankee for Flying Stakes, Prim for Hawke’s Bay Cup, Prim and A G for District Handicap, and A G for Handicap Hurdles. Wellington, Feb. 17. At a meeting of the Volunteer officers it was unanimously decided that the proposed Easter encampment should be held in the neighborhood of Wellington. It was decided lo telegraph to the officers commanding the districts of Wanganui, Nelson, CnristchurJ), and Wuirarapa, asking their co-operation in the proposed scheme. Bearn, the champion sender of New Zealand, has accepted Messenger’s challenge to tow a match for £lOO a side and the Championship; distance to be 3.V miles, and the lace to take place five weeks hence.

At the conclusion of the meeting of the Provisional Committee of t e East Coast Association yesterday afternoon, the followjug notice uas moved by ?4r M&tt-iews, and Unanimously carried—“ That the hearty thanks of tins Committee art hereby tendered to Mr W. K. Chambers and Mr ('. J. Penfold for the steps taken by t em in forming this Association, and the unvarying sympathy exhibited by them with, and trouble taken in, facilitrding the labors of this committee.” A boy who was a great student, but not much given to practical observation on going with a party to bathe, selected a deep place and plunged in. His companions soon saw that lie could not swim, and with difficulty got him ashore. “ What did you plunge in there for,” asked one of them, “when you don’t know anything about swimming?” “Ob yes, 1 do,’ Im replied ; “ I know all about it, I studied it up in the encyclopedia.”