LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Evening Post, Volume XXII, Issue 143, 17 December 1881, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

♦ [r-NITKD PRKBS ASSOCIATION. | New Plymouth, IGth December. The Police Court was occupied yesterday and to-duy with a cvso of cattlo stealing, brought by two Parihaka natives against the coutractor for supplying the forcss, and others The evidence given by the natives as to ownership was of the slightest nature, and the case was dismissod without oalUng upon the defendant to produce his witnesses. The prospectus of a Pnblio Hall Company, for the erection of a theatre in New Plymouth, with a capital of .£SOOO, has been issued. The names of all leading gentlemen of the place are on the provisional directory. The novf Mayor, Mr. W. Bayley, will inaugurate his taking office with a banquet, for which nearly a hundred invitations have been issued. Auckland, 16th Doofmber. Denis Markham, formerly in the Auckland police force, was killed at Ellerslie through the bolting of a hor.se, while he was harnessing it. Plummer has been oommitted for sending a threatening letter to Mrs. Dobaon, and on the chargs of housebreaking at H&boll's, fruiterer's, CHRI6TCHORCH, THIS DA.I. There was a la-go attendance at the Anni-ters-iry Sports yesterday, some 80u0 people b9ing present. The three-mile bioyole race was won by Searell, with 325 yards' start. The two-mile iiiuidng handicap was won bjr W. J. Goad win, 140 jards being his handicap. This was a splendil race, Parish pressing him hard. A protest was enterod. The two-uiilo walking handicap was won by H. J. Shaw, 200 yaris' allowance. Dunkdin, This Day. 1 ho committee of the Tararua Relief Fund has wound up the affairs in o unoction thorowith. The total receipts wore .£l7O 13s Gd, of whiolfe j£loo was from the Union Company. The following was tin distribution : — Port Chalmers case, .£ll2 Ms (the only pass of real want); Danedin,^£M3a9d ; Wellington, £\2 10s; Oamaru, £7 2s; Auckland, £<>; Gore, £i l"'s; advertising expenses, £15 13s 9d. A.fc the Rifle Association meeting yesterday, Yo'nntoer Marshall won the fifth match with G4> out of a possible 7o points. Veluntoor Coventry, of the City Guards, won the prize for tho aggregate. Tkd Ladieß' Challenge Shiold was competed for • hy nine compaui^p, and won by tho North Danerlin Kifl'S (sovoral times ruuniuji) with 408 points ; Clutha, socond, with 3J5. Corporal Hutohinsou, of the suocossful team, made eight oonsccative bnlls* eyes, including the sighting shot,- ntj the 400 yards' ranpo. '