SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Waikato Times, Volume XIII, Issue 1030, 30 January 1879, Page 2

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

[I'KBSS AGENCY.] AUCKLAND, last night. At tho Papakura races to-day, there was a largo attendance of country people. Handicap Hurdle Rac is.— S. C. Caulton's Harry Mount, 1 ; R. Kirkwood's Loafer, 2 ; J. Smith's Jonathan Wild, 3. Whitcfoot -was scratched. Loafer led over tho first hurdle, Tom Hodson holding H any Mount bask, Jonathan Wild having second place. In this order, all jumps wero taken, Harry Mount leading past the stand for the second round ; Loafer droppod behind. Jonathan Wild coming forward gave some hopes to his backers, . but at tho finish poor old Jonathan was all in tho rear, Harry Mount six lengths ahead of the field. The Don wa3 quite out of sorts. Walters' colt bolted at , Izaak Walton's old place, at the turning into tho straight. Pai'Akuea Handiga-.— Gillie Calluin, i I ; Venus Transit, 2 ; Edgar's Don, 3. Maiden Plate.— Harry alonnt, 1 ; , Augur, 2; Kairiuie, 3. In tho Maiden Plato, Augur's jockey, on being weighted in, was found a stone short, and Kairiuie takes second position. ' Tho bolting of the Panny Fisher colt caused groat disappoiucmeut. Harry Mount was in line form, and is muoh fancied for tho Waikato races. Hack Race.— Malvirnia, first. Tho Regatta was a great buccbbs. The ( City of Syd ey was flagship. Th. Champioa Rice, £10J and Chronometer, 1 was won by the Tr-»aait, CISBORNE, Monday. Tho Catholic bazaar is a success, and has realise:! about £200. Father flonneberry opens his mission li6re on the 9th -February. WELLINGTON, Monday. Mr If. Luhning, tobacconist, ; Wellington, Dunedin, and West . Coast, attempted to get off tho tramway without asking tho guard to stop. Tho train was going about seven mih-y an hour. Mr Luhning stumbled, and fell right under the wheels, which passed over his body, i mutilating him fearfully. Death was almost instantaneous. The sale of a number of excellent building sit«s in the city to-day, by McDonald and Co., shewed a great reduction on former prices for land. Prices ranged from £0 to 9. DUNEDIN, Monday. Tho breach of promise case, Caj--1 ford v. Carruthors, was settled this ' morning. It was announced in Uourt 1 that plaintiff agreed to accept £200 in satisfaction of her claims. The Variety Theatre was crowded, and hundreds were turned away. Mr Varley spoke of the exclusion of tho Bible from day schools as partly , a criminality. The contributions on Sunday, on the occasion of laying the foundationstone of the Bo man Catholic cathedral, amounted to 3750. INVERCARGILL, Mouday, The crops throughout the Mataura district are reported to bo in fine condition, and a heavy yield is anticipated. The whole of the iminigrauts who arrived the other d iy by the Western Monarch have now secured employment. Iu ihe majority of eases good wages wore obtained, The married portiou of tho contingent are now employed on railway works. TIMARU, Tuesday. The nominated immigration list, for despatch from Timaru this month, comprises 70 souls, eqinl to Gij}_ adults, of whom DA aro liiih, 10 Scotch, aud 0 Euglish. Nominated iminigra iou is increasing iu favour here daily, and, every mouth shows a large increase, jot iu tho face of the great demand Tor labour, the Govern racut propose to dispense with tho local immigration officer. DUNEDIN, last night. Dr (.lore reports a slight feverish reaction in Mr Couyors. GRUYTO WN, last night. A firo, last night, which began in Steele's board iug-houso, destroyed the Police Station and Court-house. Damage estimated at £12,000. BALCLUTHA, last night. A lire destroyed Captain .Andrew's iiaw-ntill, on Gallia's river. Damage, £.5000. JJLJ__il_El_l, hist night. At Whakamariuo, a tunnel fell iu, burying throe men. Tho body of John (Vw.uiic-y was taken out, frightfully mangled. 'Tho ethers 'v,xro ' slightly injured. ' ' 'I