Telegraphic.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume VIII, Issue 686, 1 February 1879, Page 3

Telegraphic.

Last Night's Despatches (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS.)

AUCKLAND. The four-oared outriggers' race postponed from the regatta day took place this morning. The prize was £30. Mr MarshaU officiated as judge, and Captain J. Nering as, starter. Tliree started— the Madge Wildfire, Mercury and ZO9. Tlie .', ; bpata got a-^ay 1 well together, but Mercury , .—.which belongs tp.Mercury. Bay /arid was pulled by White Bros, of' that! district ■ --^tooktheJead,t and gradually increased in going down the harbour, reaching the .Daphne, -a* 811011; distance ahead of the others. Here the Madge WildJSre stamped". The crewwai'pickedupby the Zoe. The H Mercury harbour in fine style and finialM the race, the others going in tot^^'isftore;''^-' r "" ' v '' v '"' !,-:. : i.:. ; "*'Tfi3ep^t . Assault, j . . . J ' iPtttrick Keefe was charged with cdm- 1 mitting an indecent assault on a little girl nameS ; Tye, and '» was sentenced I to four months' imprisonment to-day. . k-Bennell f the Murderer; __ c Star understands that the man Rennell, charged yritb the murder of 'Captain Moller, leaves for Tonga and Samoa by the Energy to-night. ; The owner of "the property inhere the ixhild was drowned by falling down a well was fined at tho police-court to-day. HLv- DignanV Successor. It is probable a requisition* will ,be presented to Mr Dignan, junior, asking him to stand for the seat of the city west, vacated by his father, who has been olevated by tlie Upper House. The Wade races, on Wednesday werevery successful. There was a large attendance of natives.; Commercial. At Arthur's * sale to*day> pigs realised 7s to 12s 6d, and oats 4s 6d. At Te Kapuru Sawmills, on Tuesday, a ! lad named Arnoes was fatally scalded by the steam which was being blown off from one of the bpilers. He died on hia passage to Auckland. . The Rowena. The Eowena arrived to-night from Tauranga. Two days out.