TELEGRAPHIC.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1231, 16 November 1882, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

. ■• • -.■-...& :;. ■ ■ ■. | UNITED MESS AifSOpiAJIONI J BANGITIKEL RACES. Bulls, this day. The following are the' nominations fori .handicaps for' the Marton-Rangitikei races':—Flying Stakes-Minerva, Mil. chief, Laurel, Maid of Eccleston, Touchj stone, The Orphan, Ringleader, Tentivey jHinemoa,Hippodamia, Larry, MartonEangitikei Handicap—Mischief, Tallyho, Armourer, Annuity, Wilberforce, Lenora, Dan,; Buzzard, Last Chance, The Gem, Formosa, '3slu i egown, St Clair. Bansheo, Hippodamia, Hipporjua, Larry, District Handicap—Minerva, Armbyrer, Annuity, Dan, Maid of Eccleston, Touchstone The. Orphan, Buzzard, Last Chance, Formosa,] Bluegown, St Clair; Banshee, Larry. Railway Handicap—Miachief, Armourer, Annuity, Wilberforce, Lenora, Dan, Maid of Eccleston, Touohstone, Buzzard, Kingleader, Tantivy, Last Olianoe, The Gem, Hinemoa, Formosa, Bluegown', St Clair, Batiaheo, Larry, Hippodamia, HippotinaV '■'■, ':;.:•.

THE TRANSIT OF VENUS, Christohorch, this day. ,!Colonel Tupman and Lieutenant Coke, who' have been sent to Canterbury by the British, Government ,to observe the transit of Venus on December, 7th have, nearly completed their, preparations at , tho ■ oba.brvatpry'' : fat' 'Blpliam. ; They : have occupied"'t,he''buildings'erected 1 for' : the accommodation of Major Palmer who took observations at previous Jraniit,"

I The! Walteri for unlawfully 'ana/ gaining was dißmissßd.pfl'ttte.groupdithaUhe room in which thejatalisator ..workea waß not a publioplaoe. '"X" ■":■: •r-GOAGH-APGIDBNT.-r™'-""■•■iu: Opoakakb, this day. ,;;Heavy ,rainß.;oaußed'.a' freshen-the river yesterday. While the P&rihakacoaoh was crossing the Oanui river, torrents of water came down suddenly, sweeping coach, horses, and driver away. The driver went along With the current until' he to waged to, jjot on one of the banks, and thus f soaped.' The horses r were found,,dead,on.fthe r beach,a, ■couple'of miles'ftp l tlfe scene'of Hhe'addfdent, and the front of the coaoh has not been seen. The "English mails wore onboard, janda^earcfhpartf has-beenout. 'lt iB ex'footed the mails-will be'recovered to-day.

THE COLONIAL WOOLLEN -;;. = .;./:,,- ,, : S ...,.., >.'.,'< ■, ,\. >^vsroiN,.November, 15. , t jThe' Moßgiel jToollen Company's report Bho'ws'tliat the balance oh {he year's operations ; available for distribution is £4522, The directors recommend the payment of a 10 per absorbing |£2Boo,and that the balance of £1722 be'camed to the new, profit and loss account. The additions during th'o'year amounted to £13,94913 a 2d, and the stock and raw now in the hands flfthe'twrnpahy are valued at £21,532. ! ' ' 'Christchoboh, November 15, ,

, The Kaiapoi Woollen Company have introduced a' gaa'engine' into their Christ, church factory, in order to work the sewing machine's and relieve the operatives of the labor.. ■., iw i i > i'iUi <' I l".\ Y,;/• • DESPEBATE ATTEMPT AT SUI- ' ' OIDE, ~ ' Bunewn, November 15.

, On: Sunday morning last: Kitto, wife of William Kitto, of Dumbarton Rock, cat tier throat with'a dinner.knife, The woman has had occasional attacks of insanity, and no doubt was suffering from its effects at'the time of thb rash act, Her husband Las been from, home for some few weeks it appears, and is expected to return in a few'days,, She is likely to, recover. 1 t !.JL' ,M '''" ; ;

RECEPTION OP BISHOP LUCK AT AUCKLAND. Auckland, November 157 : Bishop Luck had an enthusiastic recep- . Hon from tho Catholic community. The :Ref'[Father! {Downey,,]handed to the bishop a beautiful bouquet of red gerani-

ums and. white ,ioaes (episcopal color?), which had; been arranged! by' Bishop Oowie, and despatchad by'him through Messrs Healy and Dignan, for presentatinij to'hia fellow prelate in this dio6ese, ( A crowded'public meeting'was heid'in' St. Patrick's Cathedral in the evening, when addressos were presented to him.by the clergy and laity, ' " ' ' ( •'

A WAIKATO ROMANCE. ;' j ; ;.' ' ; Auokund. this day. ' Lovegcove, the Waik'ato rjnj'nter and «lazier who is going to, England to claim the Earl of Derirenl water's estate arrived here yesterday, 26 years away from home. He states that he ran away, from home and .entered the navy, and at 15 took part in the Crimean war. His brother is a pie vendor somewhere in Yorkshire, and his relatives always believed him dead. The estates have been! in chancery over 100 years, '