SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Waikato Times, Volume XIII, Issue 1036, 13 February 1879, Page 2

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

[press agehcy.J AUCKLAND, last night. The Auckland Cricketers tele graphed to Lord Harris as follows : — ({ Auckland Cricketers symoa thise with you re late assault. Offer cordial invitation to play her?." Major Gordon, Inspect ov of Volunteers, died at Oiiehunga to-day, afrer a protracted ilnoss. Ife was Captain of the 73 th Perthshire regicnont, aud served in the Crimea. The Magellan Cloud, from Levuka, brings news of the murder of thr boat's crow oi the Mystery at Penticosb Island.

BQTQI£UA, Monday. The Committee of Rotorua are sitting to-day, the business being the election of Judges of the Maori Lands Court, election of commission ers of leases, Using boundaries of the Maori district of Hofcorua. The Committee (Putaiki) of the Maori Lauds Court are sitting to-day. Business : Investigation of titles to Wairoa lauds; Kewi's bouud : »ry from Horohoro onward, within \Vhioh his vidua is to bo supreme, is corroborated by reliable Maori testimony. Wi Marsh's now road from Cambridge to Rotorua is opposed by his tribe and others. Mr Dargaville's party maintain the right to lease against the whole of tho Tuhourangi Council. A deputation ot chfefs have yiveu formal possession of lands at Kvoutu to Mr R. Grbam, on which he is to build immediately. Tho Botorua Com. mitteo agree. There is a contmous stream of tourists to Rotomahana, and invalids bathing in jthe mineral springs of Sulphur Point, YVuakarew,ire\va,and Tiketere. A drunken Maori, on tho Bth inst. fell into a boiling spring, but was immediately rescued. The iujuries, though serious, are nor. fatal. HAWKISH BAY RACES. NA.PIBR, Tuesday. Tho following nominations for the Hawke's B l ,v Racing Club Race*, on 17th wore received on Saturday ni/ht :—- Grand Handicap Hmdle race.— Butler's The Agent, Prince's Ever-i----iey, Burnaul's Skysail, Pace's Queen of Hearts. Page'j Day un.J Maftiu, Mayor's Grey Muuao, jL-yjii's

Tamaioa, W. and G. Liislop'a Lottery, W. Djugla'a Baron, E. Hamiv ran'B Wair.irapa, Conroy's Wanganui, Nealsou's To Wheturatrama, !ienataKawepo,s Taera, McrConzie's Etpcjss, M.-Ivor's* Loch Lemond. Wawfcfj's Biy Gup Handicap.— A. McDonald's Pinfire, A. McDonald's Ropo, T. Goldsmith's Lai la Rookh, E. Perkins's Pungiwerevero, E. Perkins's Xancippe, 11. Farmer's L'idy Elizibeath, D. Page'j Queen of Heart's, D. Page's Merlin. Bi tier's* L-ierte*. Ray's Maritana, Ray's Sinking Fund, Mason's Maori Wei-d, Lyon's Pohokara, Riy's rtrilifry, iVidvor's Grey Mouse, Valance's Danebury, M.ifVi, Lidy allien, and Merlin, 11. Powdrell's leio, 11. Kill's Joe D. K.iiifht'ti J.K.A., Conroy's D duty, J. Powdrel's Hailstorm, Renai a tCiwepoJs Obup-u, Fraser's Longaud'a H. Hiekley's Little Wonder. WELLINGTON, Tuesday.

Gn Satiuday night the Wellington Gold Cup was presented to the owner of Maritana. The total stakes paid away were:—£l3sl 17* and the Gold Cup (£100). R. Ray ■oolc £475 and the Gold Cup, for hi* win with Maritana and Bribery ; P. Butler received £261, for Hurdle*, W R.C. Handicap, and the Fre ■ Handicap, Variance, ,£237 10s, for Vlaiden Plate and Derby; J. Belcher, £7l sh, for Empire Plate; Knight, £7l Bs, for second in the Cup an I a cond in the < Empire Plate ; R. Mclvot', £7l 53, for . Handicap rlu.dles; W. H. Gibson, £6l 15 s, for the Consolation Stakes and W.C Handicap : H. C. Hora!all,£47 10s, for the Flying Handicap; Whitehouse, £l9, for the Hack Hurdles j ■Cartwell, JB9 10s, for Hack Race; 11. Ray, £9 10s for Hack Race j Webb, £9 10s, tor second iu Consolation j and A. Young, £7, for second in the Free Handicap. The Governor «-as entertained nt linner by the Club on Saturday. fo-morrow he leaves by theArawata, to fulfil his engagement to dine with the Chrisichurch Club. Ray has bought the colt Volunteer for £2OO. ' TIMAItU, Tuesday. Mr Roßeby lectured on the Ohinese question to a large auliencn list night." The general feeling here m the subject is adverse to any prohibitory legislation on Chinese immigration, CANTERBURY, last night. Canterbury won match aoraiu* Otago in otio innings, with twel vermis to spare.