TELEGRAMS.

Colonist, Volume XXVI, Issue 3709, 10 September 1883, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

[United Tress1 Association.] WANGANTJI, September Wanganui beat the Hawera, team—a very •trong one—yesterday, at football, by t,vo tries to one disputed try. Ths Wanganui men go to Nelson on Thursday night to play a match there. CHBISTCHTJRCH. September 9. J. $: M. Jaeobsen returned to town yesterday with a large quantity of so-called diamonds. The Kohinoor and Pioneer directors have resolved to lend «. quantity home to Mr Kelsey, and have their market Value tested by selling them if possible. ;. ■' Hakopa Teatoatu, the oldest surviving Maori at Kaiapoi,l and a chief of the NgaitahaSj died.on Wednesday last, aged<Bs. ■ HAWEKA, September 8. A man;named Murtagh Collins has been arrested at Stratford,' charged with wounding working bullocks, belonging to Mr Mulree, a storekeeper. Some bnllocks twice came home wounded, and a: constable was sent for, and secreted himself.: On the . third occasion shots were fired and the cattle wonnded. The constable sprang out, arid arrested Collins, who was taken to New Plymouth. ; : ■•■ tjmawd, ' ;; / ■■'•■■-'';- ' , September 9. At a meeting of the shareholders" of the South Canterbury Refrigerating, Company on Saturday, it was resolved to form a company with 2,500 shares, the shares being £5 each. The memorandum and artioles of association are adopted. The provisional directors sub scribe them for registration of the company. 2,500 shares have been applied "for, and the share list remains open to the end of the 'month. > The provisional directors bavt bean instructed to look for a site for the works within five, miles of Timaru, and obtain information re. plant, shipping, &a., in order, to report to a general meeting in November. • „ ./, ..WELLINGTON,-.,;,: '•.''■■■;,: Sep.temberß. ; The football match betwesn Wellington and Auckland was played to day. The weather was threatening throughout the day, and rain fell, though only light. In the first spell, Warbrick kicked a goal for Aucyand. and no further score resulted that spell In! the-second, A. D Thompson, for Wellington, also kicked a rgoal from the field. This, mads the sides even, and as there was no further eoore in the match, it resulted in a,draw., The Auckland team leave for Manukau; -to morrow. AUCKLAND, ; September 8. A proposal is made in connection with the' Auckland Freezing Company to, establish a, line, of about eight. grass . farms of three, hundred acres each between Hawke's Bay' and'Waikato, to. facilitate the driving of surplus sheep overland for export. The, damage by the Te Kopuru'sawmill fire is ascertained to be under £10,000. A schooner was launched to-day, to the order of Messrs Donald and Edinborougb, for the Islands trade. She was named MakeraviKi after the Queen of Earotonga. The annual horse pirade-was "held at Ellerslie show grounds.. There were fiftet v entries. The attendance of the public wns .fair.1'«" ■ r,~ x -• .-. t < ',Gr«at interest is taken in the football match 'between Auckland and Wellington. -BtiUiog

even in a few.casesj the odds in favor of Auckland. Crowds were around the newspaper, •fficel awaiting the result.. - . DUNEDIN, ; ' . . September 7. Sailed: ship Auckland, for London, with ft full cargo". ' i ■ • t Another new ■teamer for the Westport Company has sailed front Glasgow, Whilst engaged in the upper harbor this afternoon, the men employed on the Priestinan dredge picked up the body of a young man . named Show." Deceased had been employed by Mr Patrick, butcher, and had been missing at the time of his employer's return from Australia, about a month ago. Snew'was recently married, and it is believed to be a rase of suicide induced by Snow having embezzled. THAMES September 8. The body of Henry Harris, harbor dredge engineer, who was drowned oh Saturday last, was found floating to-day in the harbor, near the Piako river.