LATEST TELEGRAPHIC

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 729, 29 March 1881, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAPHIC

FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT]

WELLINGTON. This day.

Unless rain falls soon, Wellington is threatened with a water famine. Scarcely a fortnights supply remains in the reservoir, At' a meeting of the Wellington and Manawatu railway provisional directors, it was decided that in the absence of complete surveys, and other information, the junction with the existing line should bo left as a matter for future determination.' Tho subscriptions amount at present to £30,000 out of the £50,000 locally required. The Wellington Amateur Dramatic Club have donated £2O to the Atarawa Bridge accident fund. Mr W. L. Travel's positively denies the rumor that ho intends contesting the Manawatu or any other seat at the general election. AUCKLAND. Tho American whaler James is a total wreck at Awanui. Sho has 300 barrels of oil aboard. Nothing is insured. BLENHEIM. The enquiry re tljp conduct of Firth, Property Tax assessor, has closed, but the report is not yet made public. CHRISTCBUROH. With the cessation of harvest work the unemployed agitation is commencing, though many of the agitators are known to have refused fair wages,. OAMARU. Another incendiary fire has occurred hero, and three stacks were destroyed, grains of ptraw had been laid between each Btack. Dan O'Brien, the well-known fell from a railway car at Winchester and had tho toes of. his right foot cut completely off. . . • DUNEDIN. Sydney Stock, falling from the deck of the ferry steamer at Lake Wakatipu, was drowned. The body was'recovered. Freethinkers-declare that they will so dpspribe themselves on the census papers. BLUFF, The Tararua has. arrived from Mel: bourne; news unimportant. LONDON. 26th. Boumania will be deolared a Kingdom, The next wool sales are fixed for May 10th, opening with 385,000 bales, The funeral of the passed off quietly; the now Czar and Prince of Wales were present. Discoveries of Nihilist plots and infernal : machines throughout St Petersburg still continues. ....

News from the Cape tells of a severe battle between the Colonels and Basutos) m whioh Golon&l Qarrington was severely wounded.

■ Sir Hercules Robinson has given assurance of permanent peace in the Transvaal,

The, Porte has; applied to Egypt : for troops, viewing possible hostilities with Greece.

WAIRAEAPA JOCKEY CLUB.-. : A meeting of the 'Stewards of the Wairarapa Jockey Club took place at the White Hart Hotel, Carterton, on Saturday, afternoon,

Present—Messrs N. Grace (Chairman), , W. 0. Buchanan, and J. C. Vallance. The secretary having reported that all' outstanding accounts had: been paid, the confirmation,of the minutes of the last meeting brought , business ,in connection with the last race meeting to a doge. Immediately "after a general meeting 6f the members was held.

: Present—Messrs J. P. Eussell .(President), Buchanan, Vallance, N. & T. Grace, P. F. & S.' Tancred, W. 0, "Williams, J. o.;Hayward, John Macaraj and J. M. Girdlestone.

The minutes of the previous meeting having been road and confirmed, the election of members nominated prior to the autumn meeting, and passed by the stewards was confirmed, and several new members duly nominpted. A committee, consisting of . Messrs Wardell, W. 0. Wilhams, . it Grace, and the Secretary, -was appointed to supervise the ploughing, harrowing; rolling,, and sowing with grass-seed the racing-track, The same gentlemen were requested to obtain an estimate, and report to next' meeting, of the probable cost of fencing the inside of the course. • ' -

The Secretary wis directed to take the necessary steps to stop encroachment of the river a little below the bridge, and as all entries for the District Eace of 1884 were foals and yearlings; to request nominators to -furnish him with distinctive marks of nominations; • also,', to ascertain if nominators were willing to let Mr Vallance's nomination "Ruth" pass, she having been foaled in Hawkes Bay. It'was decided that, the entrance fee at the outside gate should for the future be Is, and that members of tlie Club only should be admitted free. ' _ The necessary expenditure was authorized for planting portions of the river bank with willows, and some pines inside the course.

_ The question of holding a spring meeting was left to the Stewards, who were to calla meeting.'before the Ist of June if they thought it expedient to do so. The appointment of Messrs N. Grace, Vallance, P. F. Tancred, Hayward, Drummond, H. McMaster, Gii'dlestone, and Macara as a Committee to' prepare a programme for the Autumn meeting brought the meetin? to a close. • Champagne Stakes, 1882. Jarnes Macara's oh fby Mangle—Sweetheart by Gownsman R. R. Armstrong's b g Scorn, by The Premier—Gift by Antidote E. E. Armstrong's r f Leisure Hour, by Duke of Edinburgh—'Willowholme by Olymenus

John Macara's Laundress, by MangleLucy

P.W.Burt's chf,by Mangle-Mabel by Southern Chief, Grand dam Camelia, by Antidote N.,Grace's b g Parae, by Duke ofEdinburgh—ldalia by'Nutwith—Jenny Lind imported

B. Kimberley's c g Barry Lyndon, by Anauias—Cabbage Tree J. A. Renall's b f Fawn, by Barbarian —Queen of the Taiieru

W, Strang's b f Twilight, by The Premier—Dolly Varden by Olymenus E. Heme's ch c by Mangle—Zetlands dam

D. Heme's br by Barbarian—Larina T. Ray's b f Lurline, by Mangle— Taratahi by Bay Middleton P. F. Tancred's r c The Administrator by The Premier—Princess Mary P. F. Tancred's c f First Water, by The Premier—Ruby

Joseph Copeland's b f, by The Premier —Yoltarini

John Thompson's br c Theodore, by Cocksure—Lydia by Scimitar John Murphy's b g Templeton, >by Mangle—Mischief by Southern Chief J. Drummond'sbr f,.by Kingfisher— Coquette by Bay Middleton J. Drummond's br c, by Kingfisher— Skittles by Nutwith

A. Sinclair's bk or br c, by Nanakia—dam by Figaro

Wairauapa District Produce 1884. H. McMastor's ch c, by Danebury— Fanny Grey by Ravensdowno W. Strang's e c Rata, by MangleStella by Oliver Cromwell, grand dam by Antidote—Lucy imported James Macara's e c," by The PremierSweetheart by Gownsman F, W. Burt's o c, by Danebury—Mabel by Southern Chief, Cornelia- by Antidote John Maoava's cc, by The PremierLucy -

D. Kennedy's c c, by Danebury—dam's pedigree unknown

J. A. Renall's br or g h Lady Maud, by Ananias—Queen of the Taueru

■ J. A. Renall's ch f Lady Mary, by Ananias—Zoe by Oliver Cromwoll • J. Drummond's br f, by KingfisherCoquette by Bay Middleton

J. Drummond's br c, by Kingfisher— Skittle,s by Nutwith E. Heme's by or c c, by Mangle— Lariim ' ' '

E.'flerne'sbr f by Mangle—Greengown E. Heme's br f by Mangle—Ada's dam

J. C. Vftllance's br f Ruth, by Patriarch—Rose D'amour by Traduoer, Golden Drop by Glaucns, Sliarkie by Riddlesworth

J, C. Vallauce's br f Discord, by Tattler —Mischief by Nutwith, grand dam by Antidote, great grand dam by Figaro C. J. Tully's br or b f, by Manglo— Caprice by Nutwith

T. Ray's b or br c l'empleton, by Mangle—Nai Naibyßavensdowne P, F, Tancred's b or br c, by The Premier—Princess Mary P. F.'Tancred's c cby the PremierRuby . . ' : - ' A, R, MacFarlane's b or br c by Mangle—Consolation by Gownsman, Nightmare by Riddlesworth W, J. Nix's c c Danebury, by Danebury—Stella by Oliver Cromwell, Alice by Ravensdowue

. W. J, Nix's g c Reindeev, by MangleGentle Annie by Clymenus—Annie.