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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 7146, 25 April 1885, Page 3

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{from our own correspondent.') Tattpo, Friday. Mr Kennedy's store and the Armed Constabulary's mess-room and kitchen were destroyed by &re at about 2 o'clock this morning. The cook, who was sleeping in the kitchen, had a narrow escape. The cause of the fire ia unknown. Mr Kennedy estimates his los 3at about £250. Much sympathy ia felt for the burnt-out gentleman, who only a few days ago buried his wife. Only for the exertions of Mr Norton (postmaster), Mounted Constable Gordon, and others, the fire would have been much more extensive.

|PEB UNITED PBEBB ASSOCIATION^ Auckland, Friday. Chandler, the steeplechaser, who met with an accident at the Papakura races .yesterday, had to be destroyed, Laing, jockey, is now expected to recover. (Captain Stewart, K.A., formerly of Tauranga, is expected to have command of the defence batteries here. Robert Prendergast, the Pokeno murderer, was sent this afternoon from Mount Eden gaol to the lunatic asylum at Whau, by order of the Colonial Secretary. It would therefore appear that he has been reprieved. Prendergaat was examined as to bis sanity by Drs Coom and Macmullen, under instructions from the Government, and they pronounced him insane. Mr Fulton's tender for the Rotorua railway contract has bean virtually accepted. At a meeting of the Trades and Labor Council to-night the following resolution -was passed : — '* That this Council sympathises with the seamen's strike in Sydney, J and will give every support for the furtherance of the objects desired by the New South Wales Union." The Auckland branch of the Union will on the arrival of the Zealandia, if the dispute ia not arranged, sustain the action of the Sydney Union. For the first meeting of the Auckland Coursing Club on the 15th of May there are 55 entries for the president's (Mr A. E. Isaacs) gold cup and the Plumpton Stakes. Wanganui, Friday. A meeting was held to-day to discuss the advisability of forming a Chamber of Commerce here. There was a large attendance, all trades being represented. It was unanimously decided to form a Chamber. Middleton, who yesterday refused the name of the person who gave him the advertisement of the false notice of marriage, was brought up this morning, when he gave the name of Edward Mills. The ,a case was adjourned to allow a charge to ye laid against Mills for Tuesday. Wellington, Friday. The Volunteers are to be called out on Monday afternoon, when they will be engaged in a sham fight and other field movements. The Defence Minister had a long interview this afternoon with Majors Eccles and Butts, Colonel Kaader, and Captains Humphreys and Hume on defence matters. The result of the discussion has not been made known. The militia will probably be called out in a week. The Marine Underwriters' Association have received a cable message from London stating in effect that the diplomatic relations between JJussia and England had been broken off, and that it waa therefore necessary to charge war risks. The guns for the defence of Wellington harbor will be in position next week. The Patent Slip Company recommend a dividend of 5 per cent., and the Public H<all Company a dividend of 7 per cent. The writs for the Oainaru and Tauranga elections were issued this morning and are returnable on or before June 3. k Chrisxchprch, Friday. Plumpton Park coursing meeting was concluded to-day. The following are the results of the final courses : — The Derby; Mr J. M 'Oakland's Figaro, by Champagne Charlie — Marigold, beat Messrs Courtenay Bros.' Cardinal, by Taraban— Misa Ridley, and won. The Oaks: Mr J. Cooper's Snowflight, by Lancashiro Lid — Hiss Annie, beat Mr T. Howe's Mins Taylor, by Tarabin — Miss vllidley, and won. April Cup: Mr A. rhill's Waitangi, by Crichopo— Turnhinemoa, beat Mr A. Dagleish'a Market Day, by Bock — Skipping Girl, and won. At the E.M. Court to-day a test case was heard in which Mr Douglas, one of tho actors of the Silver King company, sued Messrs M'Mahon and Leitch, the managers, for salary for Friday night, April lOfch, when the members of the 1 company wore in Chriatchurch and there was no performance. The management ly pleaded that they had been unable to &.,■•''■'■

arrange for the company to open that night, but it appeared that their season in Timaru had been concluded on the Wednesday night, and Mr Beetham held that the managers were bound under the agreement to pay for every night upon which they could reasonably be expected to perform, and that but for miscalculations, for which the actors were not responsible, a performance could have been held on the night in question. Judgment was given for the amount claimed and costs. It has been determined to complete the defensive works at Lyttelton with the utmost possible despatch. Orders have accordingly boon issued to carry on the construction of the works by night as well as by day. At Lesaton to-day a man named Thos. M'Creedy attempted suicide by cutting his throat. He wounded himself severely, and was brought to the Christchurch hospital, where he lies in a precarious slate. M'Creedy had previously been in custody as a lunatic, but was discharged on Tuesday last. Balcltjtha, Friday, Mr Thomson, M.H.R., completed last night a course of four addresses to his constituents on different political subjects. At Clintou the subject waa the past session ; at Waroapa, finance; at Baiclutha, local government ; and at Puorua, taxation. Ho was well received, and was accorded thanks and confidence at every meeting. TmAnY, Friday. At the R.M". Court to-day, Lionel Edmund Henry Corbett pleaded guilty to two charges of obtaining money by means of valueless cheques from W. Darby and D M'Guinuess, publicans, respectively. From the evidence it appeared that Corbett was perfectly sober when he committed the offences. His counsel (Mr Tasswill) asked the Bench to deal lenieutly with him as he was young and extremely well connected at Home, and was in receipt of an allowance from his father. He had obtained cash for one of the cheques by mentioning the name of the Rev. Chaffers Welsh of Chriatchurch. Inspector Broham said the prisoner had | been twice convicted before, and had | already been under surveillance. A man named Benjamin Hosking had one of his legs very badly crushed to-day by falling off a trolly, two wheels of which went over Hosking's leg. He was removed to the hospital. Grain is coming into town in capital order, but little is doing in the way of transactions, Dunedist, Friday. While proceeding to a fire this evening one of the hose reels capsized, falling on four of the firemen, who were rather severely injured. Mr Larnach returned to Dunedin tonight, and is expected to remain here ten days. Inveecargill, Friday. In the Supreme Court to-day the case of Jones v. the London and Lancashire Insurance Company, a claim of £227 for furniture destroyed by fire, was decided in favor of the plaintiff for the full amount. The defendant company pleaded that their Invercargill agent had no authority to make an agreement without reference to the Dunedin office. He gave a cover note to plaintiff for thirty days, but a policy waa never issued. The furniture was subsequently burnt, and the company repudiated the cover note, although they had not returned the premium. Mr Haggitt, who was for the defendant company, was granted leave to argue a nonsuit point in Dunedin. The second day of the Invercargill Eacing Club's meeting was poorly patronised, and the sport waa not of an exciting character. A private match was arranged, but the horse, named Plunger, bolted before a start was made, and thrdw his jockey, a boy named Daniels, breaking hia ribs. The boy was taken to the hospital. There was considerable dissatisfaction amongst the patrons of the totalisator in one event, in which the horse May Boy did not permit the jockey to mount. The horse was the favorite, but after half-an-hour wasted in an attempt to mount him the race waa run without him, to the disgust of his backers. Messrs Gault and Evans' Trumpeter, which was to have run at the meeting, slipped two fetlocks on Tuesday, and has been shot.