TELEGRAPHIC.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 6259, 25 May 1882, Page 3

TELEGRAPHIC.

„-..:. ... _ O JjPBB. 1 '-UNITED PKESS ASSOCIATION.] ,(-•-.'•., ; - Wellington, Wednesday. Theyweather to-day was beautiful. A olos# holiday was observed, and the usual royarsalute and feu de joie were fired by the Volunteers. There was a large attendance at the sports. The hamdicap sailing; race over the regatta course between the principal yachts had to be postponed owing to there being no wind. H.M.S. Cormorant arrived from Sydney at 9 o'clock this morning. - ; Ohristchubch, Wednesday. The' sports in Lancaster Park to-day were attended by about 1500 people, but the actual running, &c., was nothing out of the common, except the five-mile bicycle ' iace, which was won by Langdown in 17mins 10 sees. There, was a very large attendance at the Exhibition, the town being swamped with^ country people sight-seeing. The fancy.: fair was thronged, but there seemed to be an air of disappointment about the the visitors, as if they expected something crowded and locomotion difficult, as the stalls lef t only a narrow avenue down the '6entre.The theatre was crowded this evening to see " Petite Madamoiselle "by the amateur opera class. The weather was magnificent throughout the day. Auckland, Wednesday. •Mr James Rutherford, farmer, of Remuera, an old settler, dropped down dead to-day at his own gate while going out. At the Volunteer review to-day, during the firing of the feu de joie, • William Bradley, of the Hobson Company, was accidentally wounded by the fire of a rear/ilian. He will probably lose the use of one of his eyes. Mbhi Topera, a young chief from Nelson who attended Tawhiao's meeting, was arrested- to-day by mistake for Parere Topi.''' -for whom a warrant is out for being concerned in stealing a coat at Mongonui. The description fitted exactly. Topera was of course released. John Jacob Brown was arrested to-day on cTiarges of false pretences and forgery. The foundation stone of the portico and tower of St. Andrew's Church was laid to-day by Mr Robt. Whitson in the presence of a large assembly. A conference of temperance workers was held to-day in the Young Men's Christian Association's rooms. Sir Wm. Fox delivered an interesting address in favorVof better temperance. Subscriptionfciare being raised for the maintenance of a native and European lecturer. Negotiations are also proceeding for a visit on a lecturing tour to the colony of Mr J. B. Gough. An examination of the market to-day aho wed that the damage sustained by the fire was about £450. At the local option polling afc Ponsonby suburb the ratepayers voted by six to one against the increase of publicans' licenses. V ; : Dunedin, Wednesday. A ; ' stock train going north with sheep early this morning was thrown off the line'by the engine striking a horse near Shag Point junction. The engine was just entering a bridge, when it went off and it smashed the bridge considerably. Fifteen waggons filled with sheep ran off, and many of the sheep were killed, and a number injured . The engine turned over, and.the driver was thrown twenty yards ahead of the engine, but escaped unhurt. The fireman, however, landed amongst the debris, and it was two or three hours before he was got out, when he was found to be badly bruised and scalded. It has been stated in the evening paper that the engine-driver and fireman were on duty for 36 hours previously, but this is incorrect, as they had joined the train afc Palmerston, and were on duty less than an hour. The line was blocked for some hours.