LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1238, 3 January 1883, Page 3

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

(r»OM OUB OWN CORRESPONDENT.) y : NAPIER, This day. The Now Recreation Ground opened yesterday with the Friendly Societies’ Sports, which were highly successful. Murphy won the principal races. The sports at Waipukinau and Petane were also highly satisfactory, the big events being won by Price and Norris respectively. [MR UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION!. ‘ .. ■ AUCKLAND, This Day. At the Wesleyan picnic at Cambridge, a boy named Kingdom, aged 12, whilst bathing in the Waikato river was drowned. The current swept him away. The firemen of the City of New York struck this morning, their alleged grievance is their being snort handed, 19 men doing duty for 24, They came ashore, and were arrested. The American Consul obtained additional hands, and the recusants were then taken out of the lock-up and put on board the steamer, which was delayed until the Evening. Potto, the jockey of New Year, in the Steeplechase, had his leg broken by his horse falling at a hurdle. A subscription started on hrs behalf soon amounted to £lOO. The Stewards Light Weight HandicapPoet, 1; Lone Hand, 2 ; Fishwoman, 3; Welcome Jack and Kingaskwere scratched. Poet won by half a length ; time, 2m. 41s. Consolation— Merlin, 1; Fishwoman, 2 ; Kingadk, 2. Mr. H. J. Smith, for many years a commercial traveller for A. Clark and Sons, warehousemen, poisoned himself at his residence at the North Shore yesterday. He had been at the races with his wife, and seemed in good health. After his return he went into his own room, and his wife on going in some time afterwords, found him flying down with two empty bottles of beside him. The doctor sent for Wapplied the stomach pump, but unavailingly, the patient dying soon afterwards. It is not known whether it is a case of suicide, or whether he had taken an over dose of the

drug. No cause is known for suicide. CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. The body of the man killed on the railivy yesterday, was identified this morning by his wife and daughter, to be that of James Thompson, a fanner of St. Alban’s. It is stated that Thompson had sold his property, and intended proceeding to Invercargill. The body of the man Taylor, who was drowned ‘at Sumner, was found at NewBrighton beach on Sunday. It was almost unrecognisable. WELLINGTON, This Day. The Customs duties collected at Port Wellington for the month ending Saturday last amounted to £14,053 18s. lOd. The vital statistics for the Wellington District during 4re pastyear are roundly as follows :—Births, I,2(X>; deaths, 430; marriages, 278. It is understood that the vacant Governorship of Hokitika Gaol is about to be conferred on Mr James Donaldson, the Senior Warder of Wellington GaoL Mr Donaldson is senior of all prison warders in the Colony, and his promotion is made in accordance with the new system introduced bv Capt. Hume, under which a regular method of pro motion will be carried on from the lowest to the highest positions through all ranks. At the inquest on the body of the lad Ready, killed on Christmas Day, the verdict was “That his neck was dislocated either by a fall, or through deceased coming into con- ; tact with the truck. A Proclamation in the “Gazette” fixes i

the dates of the Supreme Courts for Napier and Gisborne sittings, for the trial of Criminal and Civil Cases, and of the causes under the Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Act, which will be held at the Courthouse Napier, to commence on the following days at half-oast 10 a.m., on Monday, June the 11th; Monday, Dec. 10th. Business in Chambers, and such business in Bankruptcy and Banco as the judge may allow, may be disposed of in the course of these Sittings, At such days and hours as the judge may ap'point. Sittings for the trial of Criminal and Civil Cases, and of causes under the Divorce and Matimonial Causes Act, will be held at the Courthouse, Gisborne, to commence on the following days at half-past 10 a.m., on Monday, June the 18th ; Monday, Dec. 10th. Business in Chambers, and such business in Bankruptcy and Banco as the Judge shall allow, may be disposed of in the course of these Sittings, at such days and hours as the judge may appoint. If any of the days, above appointed for Sittings should be public holidays, the Sittings will commence on the day after the day so appointed. The following appointments are Gazetted: —Paul Adolphus Frederick Birch, to be Registrar ; George Walter Cullen, to be De-puty-Registrar : Arthur Stubbs, to be Clerk at Nelson. INVERCARGILL, This Day. The workshop of Mr Sargent, North Invercargill, cabinet maker, was burned down yesteraay, the building and stock all being destroyed. The insurance is £5OO, in the New Zealand Office.

£ WANGANUI, This Day. A fire broke out this morning in a sixroomed house, belonging to Mrs Marshall, which has been unoccupied for two months. The origin is unknown. It was insured for £175 in the London and Liverpool, and Globe. TTELTON, This Day. The Graving Dock was opened to-day. The day was observed as a holiday. The weather was favorable, it was calm but cloudj'. A large cloud witnessed the ceremony. DUNEDIN, This Day. A large wooden building in Stuart street was destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon. The house was owned by Dr. Stenhouse, and tenanted by Mrs. Russell, who kept a lodg-ing-house, and was the only person in the building when the fire was discovered. The Fire Brigade saved the adjoining building. The furniture was under mortgage. There was a policy of £7OO in the Victoria Company on the building.

John Glendiniag, of Kirkpatrick and Glen, dining, while out shooting at Waikonaiti yesterday, met with a serious accident through his gun bursting, and rendering amputation of the left arm necessary.