LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1168, 6 October 1882, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

(PER UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION’). WELLINGTON, Oct. 5. | As no suspicious circumstances have been ' discovered in connection with the recent fire i on Lambton Quay it has been decided not ] to hold a Coroner’s inquiry. ■ The first Poultry and Dog Show held in 1 Wellington was opened this afternoon. The ' entries in each class M ere numerous and ■ there was a good attendance of the public ' during the day. I The charge of conspiracy against James i Jonathan Adams and his daughter occupied the Supreme Court all day, and will pro- ' bably be concluded to-morrow afternoon. The Union Company have agreed to issue return tickets at single rates to the wives of j competitors visiting the New Zealand Rifle Association Meeting at Dunedin next month. J’his Day. i E. G. Wright arrived here from Christi church this morning, to confer with the Go- ; vernment with regard to the vacant portfolio j and also the appointment of a Royal Com* ' mission to report upon the .Middle Island [ Trunk Railway.

j The s.s. Australia with the September j English Mails left San Francisco for Auck* I land on the 24th ult., one day later than the * time table date. [ The City of New York, with the SeptemI bur Colonial mails, arrived at Sun Francisco i from Auckland on the 3rd inst., two days • earlier than the time table date. TIMARU, This Day. A man named Hyle was charged this ! morning at the Resident Magistrate’s Court j with arson, in connection with the recent i tire in his shop, and was remanded. The bu«ly of a man named Archibald l Mclntyre, who had been missing since Monday evening last, was found in Washdyke ! Creek yesterday. An inquest will be held. DUN EDIN, This Day. Nmiiinaiioiih fur 264 souls, equal t<» J adults, were sent home by this mouth's I mail. A lad of 16 yours of age was found guilty of rape on a girl of six years of age, and remanded for medical examination, his

' father stating that his mind was not quite I right. ; It is intended by liis Port Chalmers con- , stituents to present Mr Macandrew with a i gold watch and chain, instead of giving him [ a banquet as was at first intended.

AUCKLAND, This Day. The Sydney footballers left per Rotorua last night. At a meeting held ycstuiduy it wab decided that th* cdtablishnicut ui a

Reformatory here was necessary. £1,250 are already available. The city market was leased by auction tu-day for one year for £B4O ; an advance of £l2O per annum. NAPIER, Tiiis Day. At the inquest on the body of Dcrrant, who was killed returning from the races on Tuesday, the following verdict was passed : “ The jury are unanimous in blaming the railway authorities for not having sufficient carriage accommodation, and sufficient supervision on the day deceased was killed.” With reference to the totalisator dispute on Tuesday, the stewards of the Jockey Club have officially stated their dissatisfaction with the working of the machine, and intimated their intention of making other arrangements in future.

'l’he Agricultural and Pastoral Society’s Show was fairly successful, but the wind was blowing a hurricane, and the clouds of dust were very unpleasant. In Merinos the chief honors were carried off by Messrs. Douglas, McLean. Royse, Anderson, and Dr. ('ollan. Locally bred Sheep in nearly every case beat the imported exhibits, which were numerous. In the Long Wool Rams the prizes were divided between A. McHardy and W. Dolbell. Mr A. Tanner carried off every Ewe prize, chiefly with sheep from R. Russell's Otupai flock, Canterbury. In Cattle the honor takers were the Rev. S. Williams, A. McCardy, and J. D. Ormond. The sheep and cattle were of remarkably high quality ; some good horses, thoroughbred and draught, were also exhibited. Of implements, &c., there was a a very indifferent show, save in locally made buggies ami carriages. The Poultry and Dogs were poorly represented. One exhibit which received much attention comprised samples of farinaceous food, white and colored starch, British gum, glucose, i syrup, ami imitation grape sugar, all made I from potatoes unfit for human food and bad | grain, by Mr Liddel, of Riverslea Station.