TELEGRAMS.

Feilding Star, Volume III, Issue 764, 29 December 1908, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

[TO PBMB inoOIATION.J THE tJASUAL COLONIAL. Cbxistchurch, Dec. 29. On the arrival ©* the last express from the south last night, it was reported that a man, considerably under the influence of liquor, had iaWen from one of the leading carnages as the train was ncaring Christchureli. Search parties were immediately organised, and the track ws scoured as tar as Addington without result. A trolly was then run on the rails- as tax as Middletou, six men searching, but without success. The outgoing goods train at midnight was instructed to keep look-out as far as Islington. The man was described as being under midle age, rough-looking, with a black moustache, and wearing a felt hat. He joined the express at Timaru. • , A man named Higgs fell off the so. ond express from the south near Rakaiaj on Saturday night, and was picked up apparently none the worse For his fall. TESTING MOTOR OARS. The motor reliability run to-day will be over 160 miles of country lying between Christchurch and Kakaia, through the Rakaia Gorge and Methven and back via the Ellesmere. The country is of a kind to try cars both on hill and on the flat. All the cars in 5 the competition, started this morning As the trial is not one oi speed, but of reliability, the times, although taken, are no element in the contest; but the limit is fifteen hour*. The weather is excellent, as it was yesterday, and the work to date haa been eminently satisfactory. VVAKANUI AT AUCKLAND. Auckland, Dec. 2d. The Wakanui, which arrived here from London to-day, brings 391 immigrants—lo9 tor Auckland, / tor Gisborne and Tauranga, 17 ior JSapier, 27 for New Plymouth, 92 for Wellngton, 11 for Nelson, 15 ior Westport, 7 fox Greymouth, 7d tor Lyttelton, and 22 for Dunedin TJtUB AXEAIEN'ri UAiUNAVAL. Eltham, December 28. There was nne vtuatner ior the sec. ond day of the carnival, and another larue attendance. The feature or the day's sport was • the Axemen s Cup in wnicn the limit men scored right through. The scratch men were saving away too much, and i>PrettyT E Pretty, Miley, Johnson, and INewstroski failed to yiahty. Ine following were the results:—First neat: R. Bradley t4ssec.; 1, L. Herold (45) 2, W. Schishka (30) 10 Marsh (42) 2, P. Dumphy (45) 3 1 Tim™ 2.383-5. Fiftk heat: E. Home (45) 1, W. £?wman (35) 2, timber than Second heat: Home . 1. Schischka 2, wTltowman 3, Marsh 4 Time, 2.56. FinaL-Puklowski 1,. Dumphy », HeroW 3, Home 4, Schischka 5, Dow"Uaiden Single-handed Sawing 18m 10g7.-D. Johnston 1, 0. VoUtoJ, T Smith 3, T. H. Lines 4. Time, 4U Underhand Handicap, Sawing 18 blocks.— J. Deegan (16sec) 1, W. i. Herold (20) 2, S. Johnson (18) 3. match,. J Matteoj beat G. Vincent in a single handed Saw of 18in logs in 364-ssec