TELEGRAPHIC. (From the Daily Southern Cross.)

Waikato Times, Volume V, Issue 291, 24 March 1874, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC. (From the Daily Southern Cross.)

L\ Itelton, Saturday. The New Zealand Shipping Company's ship City of OHabijow, dm urnvud, sevonty-threo days from London, with 213 statute adultu. Eight deaths of infants occurred from scarlatina and nifuelos. There were also two births. The /immigrant* have beeu -landed at the quarantine Nation m » precautionary measure.

Hokiltkt, Saturday. In tlia Sujreme Court the ca»o of RegLn* t. Levj, for nttoinpting tauwier of tii* ov{r*eer Ferguson, bro^te down

Hapic.r, Stiurdnv. Mr Don-ild Rom, V E , has obta nod the coin met for the r.irnation ot a portion of the railway between Waipawa and Wmpukurtui of four and a hajf mile*. It includes tho conft ruction ot two bridge*, GO feet §pnn, at ths rate of £23,410. Instructions have been jjiren to cut up the confiscated block at Pat utah, Poverty Bay, to b« sold bj public auction in set-lions. On plains 4) nnd 100 acrei ; on hilli, 500 and 1000 ai-ieo. Tlio total acreage i» Vbout 60,000. A township will he laid nut. i

Twklfth Match (9t*f?).— 2oo and. 6oo yard*, soren each. Pii'dfc prize, £B,' Sub-Inspector Marshall, A.C., 40 IK"nts. Secon ' prize, £6, Armourer Christie, 89 points. Third prize, £1, Constable Crall^Rher, A.O , 88 point*. Fonrtb ))Hze, £2, Staff Secretary Steren*. 87 point*. Hhooting h oicjotcd to be finished on W<xlne#di»y. Tho presentation of prues will take pl»c« on (Friday. Dinner on the oirne day, and ball in the eTpning.

North t. South Island.— Thb Challbkob Ctrf.^This mutch was commenred this morning. For ttm match the , ranges are 200, 500, and 600 yards, seten shots at eich r-nge. Tho prizes for tha match arei — The Nortb: ard , Sjut!' I liml Challenge Cup and ten new Snider rifles to be presents^ to tho winning team. The Challenge Cup to be held b£ tbe highest scorer in tho winning team ttatil the next competition, If the- Challenge Cup it iron <w8 year* in snoce^sun, or threw jeara at intertal*, by the tam| penton, it will become the absolute property of luoh irinnp* The highest soorerof each t«nn t»reo«Te-the «om of S&. , Tlie rrmtch ia ended, the North laUnd winning by 23 pointsw ; The North Island scored 610 point*, the bight*! mow ipYj being made by Oreer, of Napier. The South made 43#, the highest score 60) being made McKenjio. There waa a strong breeio blowing alt the morning, which would no doubt in a measure account for the inferior firing. The following arc the scores : — North Island — Greer, Napier, 61 j Hoikins, Thames, 69 ; Humphries, Taranaki, 58 ; Armstrong. Thiune*, 55 ; Pnrtin^ton, 55 ; Renonf, 54 ; Humlin, 4^ j Hazard, 43 ; Licldel, 40; C»merop, 86; to»al, 610. South Islanvl— McKenzie, 60 ; J- Buchumn, 57 ; D Boohanan, 64 ; Crossman, 52 ; Burn, 49 ; Porrin, 48 ; Richardsou, 44 ; Dane, 41 ; Vox, 41 ; total, 488.