LAST NIGHT’S WIRES.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 80, 1 March 1884, Page 2

LAST NIGHT’S WIRES.

[Per United Press Association.] Wanganui, Feb. 29. The following entries and acceptances were received last night: — Wanganui Derby.— Musketeer, Consul, Refrigerator, Alma, Lady Artist, Martha, Wairuareka, Artist. Hurdles.—Chandler, Orient, Loch Lomond, Mount, Diomedes. Sapling Stakes.—Parvenu, Anvil, Miss, Puritan, Koromiko, Titokowaru. Wanganui Cup—soo sovs.; 2| miles.—Alma, Bayard, Buzzard, Refrigerator, Normanby, Tim Whiffler, Bluegown, The Poet, the Laird, Administrator, Wairureka, Maori, Libeller. Maiden Hurdle Race.— Kelpie, Denbigh, Halcione, Home Rule, Sir William, Hewitt’s Loch Lomond, Himalaya, Exchange (late Gorse), Skylark. Maiden Plate—Martha,Larrikin, Auctioneer, Daphne, Parea, Kaiparearere. Handicap Hurdles.— Orient, The Druid, W. Douglas’s Loch Lomond, Chandler, Kelpie, Somnus, Denbigh, Mount, Diomedes, Hewitt’s Loch Lomond, Bugler, Adventurer, New Year, Exchange (late Gorse), Chevalier, Skylark. Nursery Handicap.—Miss, Puritan, Anvil, Parvenu, Koromiko, Titokowaru. Napier, Feb. 29. In all three licensing districts in the town the teetotal candidates have been beaten by a large. majority. Mr. Ormond headed the poll in every district. One reason for the overwhelming defeat of the teetotal candidates was that only two were nominated—unless Mr. Ormond, who was nominated by both parties, can be considered a third. The new Working Men’s Club has been opened. It is a finer building than that of the Hawke’s Bay Club. A six-roomed house, workshop, and stable were destroyed by fire early this morning in the main street. The inmates were aroused by the screams of the children, by which time the flames had a good hold. The family escaped in their night clothes. The brigades were quickly on the spot, but there was no occasion for the engines, as there was a splendid pressure of water. Being in an out-of-the-way part of the town, by the time the brigades arrived there was no hope of saving the premises, and the fire had communicated with the stable and workshop, which, being but shells containing inflammable materials, were quickly consumed. The efforts of the brigades were therefore directed towards saving the adjoining dwelling-house. The insurances are:—Dwelling, £250 ; furniture, £100; workshop and stables £25 each—all in the Victoria Office. Nelson, Fob. 29. The Senate yesterday admitted Bernard Loughrey, George Hogden, and Charles Frederick Bowern to the M.A. degree ; Thos. Cahill and Chas. Huxtable to the M.D. degree, and Sir George Maurice O’Rorketothe B.A. degree. The election of a Fellow in place of the Hon. W. Cisborne takes place to-day. The following candidates arc prouoposed: —Professor F. D. Brown, M.A., 8.K., of the Auckland College—proposed by the Right Rev. Dr. Cowie; Professor C. A. H. Cooke, M.A., of Cantei bury College—proposed by Professor Sale ; W. H. West, 8.A., LL.B., of Wellington — proposed by Dr. Roseby. It was resolved that the University be represented at the Edinburgh University Tercentenary by Mr. W. Carleton, or, failing him, by the Hon. W. Gisborne, both of whom are now in England, and they may be telegraphed to accordingly. Dunedin, Feb. 29.

; Mr. Mills, gunsmith, has fired a bullet through his hand from a revolver left to repair, and which he was told was empty. John Mason, for playing an unlawful game on the race-course, was fined £5, or a month, and had £6, which was on him, forfeited, and his instrument, a spinning-jenny, destroyed. A hundred-mile bicycle-race from Mosgiel to Lawrence and back has taken place. It was won by O’Keefe in 11 hours 25 minutes. Only three entered and only two finished. The Rev. Mr. Mills, East Taieri, has been presented with a purse of 100 sovereigns and an address, on the completion of the thiritieth year of his ministry there. The purchasers failed to complete the purchase of the run sold by Wright, Stevenson to-day as previously telegraphed; so the transaction went off. The Hedden Bush and Hiftend Estate, comprising 25,000 acres of freehold and 4,320 of leasehold, in Southland, were sold at auction to-day and realised £llB,OOO. Mr. James Spence was the purchaser. Wellington, Feb. 29. The following tenders for the Kapuranga contract (formation only) of the WellingtonNapier Railway have been received:— Accepted : —H. Downs, Auckland, £31,925. Declined : —D. Henderson, Porirua, £31,089 ; D. Glendinning, Napier, £33,990 ; Alexander and Macfarlane, Wanganui, £34,211; J. Lockie, Wellington, £48,864. The Government has received advice that the lonic is bringing 229 immigrants, the majority being nominated, —183 for Canterbury, remainder for Wellington and adjacent transhipping ports. There are 20 families, 56 single men, and 86 single women. The following nominations for assisted immigrants, to be forwarded per ’Frisco Mail, have been received:—Auckland, 11; Taranaki, 14 ; Hawke’s Bay. 36 ; 79 ; Nelson, 9 ; Westland, 'll ; Marlborough, 3; Canterbury, 57; Otago, 83; Southland, 83; total, 386. Christchurch, Feb. 29. Mr. Smart, managing director of the Premier Prospecting Company, who for some three weeks has been engaged in prospecting in the Valley of Rakaia, returned to town yesterday. He found some boulders of quartz showing gold, and also came across a largo deposit of sand in the river-bed, precisely similar to that on the Southbridge beach, in which gold is found. In addition to these indications of gold, Mr. Smart discovered certain signs of copper, which induced him to come to town, and secure a license to search for this metal on 250 acres of land in the Fightway Hills district. The Southern Cross Company’s directors report that No. 2 bore is down 560 foot. The pipes for No. 1 have reached lhe works, and operations are being continued also with this bore. Several burglaries in the city are reported. Apparently some dangerous characters are here. Auckland, Feb. 29. The first of the fire-escapes for the use of Auckland Fire Brigade has been landed from the Ruapehu. A protest was entered by a volunteer on the reserve against his being excluded from firing for the Belt. The Executive, however, declined to entertain the protest, it having already been freely discussed. The charge ; for challenging a shot has been reduced from 10s. to ss. There was another vexations ■ delay again to-day. Last night it was decided ] to whiten the targets, but it was not until < 9 this morning that the materials came out, 1 and the shooting was not commenced ]

until 11 o’clock. The morning was very bright with a fresh breeze. In the Canterbury match (200 yds., 10 shots), all the members finished at 1.20 p.m. The following are the prize-takers:—Lee (Auckland), 49, £10; Purnell (Wanganui), 44, £8 ; Flyger (do.), 43, £6 ; Rabe (Wellington), 43, £4 ; Cooper (Auckland), 42, £4 , Wells (Taranaki), 42, £3 ; A. Barriball (of the Waiuku Cavalry), 42, £4 ; Sterling (Auckland), 42, £2 ; Johns (Thames), 42, £2; Coleman (Waimea), 42, £2 ; Reid (Bruce), 42, £2 ; Churton (Wanganui), 42, £2 ; McLeod (Wangarei) 42, £2 ; Hughes (Wanganui), 41, £2 ; Paynter (Nelson), H. Dixon (Wellington), Holmes (do.), Ross (Napier), Mills (a civilian), Weatt (Waimea), Hooper (Wanganui) each 41, and Cameron (Thames), Harding (Blenheim), White (Auckland), Reynolds (Dunedin) each 40, take £1 each. Those counted out are—Hunter (Nelson), Kitchen (Wellington), Aamodt (Wanganui), Mouldan (Auckland), Griffiths (Blenheim), McGonagle (Wanganui), Cox (Wangarei), and Foster (Wanganui). Lee, the winner, made 49 out of a possible 50. The Otago Match, 10 shots, 300 yards, will be fired this afternoon.

Firing was continued here again to-day. The weather was beautiful, and the shooting, on the whole, was very good. The following are the prize-takers in the Otago Match :— Churton (Wanganui), 41, £10; A. Moat (Wanganui), 37, £8; C. France (Wellington), 36, £6 ; Buchanan (Auckland), 36, £5 ; Payne (Auckland), 35, £4; France (Wellington), 35, £3 ; Davy (Wellington), 35, £3 ; Tovey (Nelson), 35, £3 ; Wimsett (Nelson), 34, £2; Downie (Thames), 34, £2 ; Randall (Wellington), 34, £2; Bramgan (Auckland), 34, £2 ; Rabe (Wellington), 34, £2; Wratt (Nelson), 33, £2 ; Johns (Thames), McLeod (Auckland), Taylor (Auckland), Sometag (Otago), Woodey (Auckland), Coutts (Wairoa), Matthews (Masterton), Hunter (Nelson), Climo (Thames), each 33 ; and Floyd (Thames) and Barslow (Auckland), each 32, take £1 each. The Wellington and Auckland Matches will be fired to-morrow.