Sale of Yearlings at Dunedin.

Te Aroha News, Volume I, Issue 39, 1 March 1884, Page 3

Sale of Yearlings at Dunedin.

Messrs Wright, Stephenson, and Co. offered at auction on Satui'day five Sydney bred yeariings recently brought over here. There was a good attendance, and the bidding for some of the lota was brisk. The following was the result of the sale ; Bay colt by Kapid Bay— llluminator, passed in at 50sovs. ; bay filly by Grand FlaneurScraps, Mr McKenzie, 80sovs. ; bay filly by Maribyrnong— Telespa, Mr Hazzett, 111 soys. ) bay filly by Grand Flaneur — Sudden Thought, Mr Horsford, 131aovs. ; bay filly by rapid Bay — Misfortune, Mr Schriman, 98sovs.

The Victorian gunboats mortally offended tho Admiralty authorities by hoisting the royal ensign without asking permission. The Marquis of Hartington is to make a statement on the colonial defence of the empire when moving the Army and Navy estimates for the year. Suburban licensing elections commence on Saturday first. Temperance men are up and agitating. This forenoon five Auckland M.H.R.'s met by accident at the corner of Shortland and Queen-streets. One of them was Mr Sheehan, convalescent from his recent illness, and another, Mr Seymour T. George, still nursing his injured hand. The Tasmanian cricketers have gone to Invercargill, where they will play if a local team is got to oppose them.