Telegraphic.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 7631, 3 January 1887, Page 2

Telegraphic.

— '— — ■■ ■ I . [PEK UNITED PKESS ASSOCIATION.] - • Auckland, Friday. The Hon. "W. Hobinson has been making overtures for the purchase of the two-year-old colt Niagara, at ' the owner's figure. In the programme of the Auckland regatta the great feature hitherto lias been the Champion Schooner Race. This is now superseded by a Champion Whaleboat Eace, first prize £100, with £10 added for every additional, crow starting. The regatta is expected to prove more than usually interesting this year, ■ as several southern crews have stated their intention of competing, i ' ' • Saturday. > Mr Stead, no doubt considering Lpchicl was very unfairly- treated in the Ausk-. land Handicap, with : Sst 71b, withdrew him fnm the race and shipped him back to Christchurch by the Wailiora. • ' The Governor arrived to-day, by the Hinemoa. On landing at Oneliunga he was met by the Hon. J, A. Tole and a guard of honor from the Onehunga Kiiles, under Captain Halse. The party came on in a special train to Auckland, mid . was received at the Auckland railway station by the To.wri Cleric, who weicomed tho Governor, apologising for the absence of the ' Mayor at Waiwera. About 000_ persons were present. The Governor visited tho Calliope dock this aftornoon, He is staying at the Northern Chib. The report that My Mitchelson will probably resist his seat for Marsden is confirmed, ..'■ ' ' Surnlny. . William Kitclrie, cook of tho Schooner Torea, was drowned yesterday, morning. It is believed that he fell overboard while under tho influence of liquor. . ■• Wklungtoh,' Friday. : Tlio following paragraph from thb Melbourne Age refers to Mr A. L. Lovyy formerly J.P. ■ and secretary of the Good Teniplar • Alliance, Wellington, , whose sudden disappearance some months ago created such a commotion :—" At the Metropolitan Licencing Court a temporary' license was granted, to' Alfred L. Levy, of ■ the London Hotel, Port Melbourne."!, Mr Levy, wlien in 'Wellington; '-was a -pillar of the temperance, movement. - . '-' '. A man named James Kobert Matlieson, recently discharged 'from the gaol,* where he had been '• serving 'a sentonco for vagrancy, attempted at Kaiwarra by walking into Hio harLjir; ' At the - :_ ' |" '- ■• ■■ . l--1 - ' " ■ : • . ■• . ■

Police 'Court ,t6-da^,he pleaded fiUiity and;; ; wa3<;Teuiaridetl.-' •', Matliesoji '. was: , . ujitU^' recently' entailed.' in- a' solicitor's '^oificg^ :lnifc some time ago 'his brotherjvas foun'd-^ drowned in the liaibor, and since' then .the* accused lias.been drinking heavily?,--. ■%■!'/}'. „Dr Hector is su'ffeiing 'from '.a* 'broken ■ collarbone; Wliife visiting the' Mokinui coal mine on the' West Coast a few days ■ ■ago lro fell and' hurt his. shoulder, -but took little notice of his injury until yesterday, when ■ his medical adviser informed ' him he had broken his collau-bone., , . -, '-:'A ' •'• ■.■"• ;. •'■•■• . Saturday.*' The weather;\vas gloriously-line for the', holidays, and a. largo number of ex-' cursioniats travelledi.by.: sea and rail:At the.Caletlouiansjiorts the attendance, according to returns) was /some" 7000. ' Barker won. the Caledonian Handicap, of four distances, with ten points ; Scott, of Clu'istchu'rch,* was second with nine ; and Monnock third with font points. The Bicyle Handicap;' of two miles, was won' by New town,': (300 yards) ;' 'timci,:. Oniin 20sec. -..''' .-. ,■ _ "•§{ • -. : - ,'" •' Sunday. -.. A young man named JKeid v "aged"lß, ,who is mentally aflfected; has been absent ■from 'his home since the nightof the 80th ul t., and, fears are entertained that harm has befallen him. r . • ; '•■[-, \-' ■ CHRiSTOHURCii, Fiidav.' Daniel Grace was to-day conimitted for trial at South Kakaia for, attempted murder. He quarrelled- with ; James Brown at a. dance," and the latter*- was returning home when he was.met by. Grace, who attempted to shoot Brown. ■ Grace's: gun, however,- did, not go off owing to th<T cap being defective. .' -•.•;..•'„■.'• „-'".'.*'. ' The 'Mayor has telegraphed to the, Ministerfor Public Works" that the men 1 who have been' discharged from the' relief works state they cannot find employment.: Mr Richardson replied that he understood, harvesting and other occupations 'would. Sroyide -employment ;,,and"asked if the. layov - knew officially jthat these 'ineri-. could not find work, intimating, that' the' work nt the sandhills riiust be -closed,' having been.camed.onaslong'as possible for the good to be gaineel from it.;.": '• >. .-■■ 'TiitAKUySundav.-!-- . A distressing fatal boat .accident happened • here on : New. Year's Day. ' ; A' party of . seven.' young men went out sailing, and had just, got' clear -of 7 the breakwater when the. boat .capjsiz.ed. '. 'A stiff S.W. gale was blowing at .the; time. . ,oiie man named Birrell got drowned ; , the others, were saved with difficulty by the Harbbi 1 Board's D'oat."" . '•; •: \: , A child named Cook died suddenly on ■. -New -Year's Day. The post' inprfchi.'ex-] amination- discjpsed.'that the .child- died from natural cause's! '• > r- ! ; -iv--; 1 \- , • ...,,■,, Saturday.' / . Bad weather again spoiled. the flibliuay.' • ,The-day : broke;,beautimlly &ie, but Rafter, noon 'a . heavy. ' thunderstorm," w ith tor- ■ rents of "rain; and'lasting.'over/'au 'hour,, canie on. - , The. ,weathe'r-theri- cleared'-.up, , but too'late to allow'the carrying' ■ out of any fixtures. •'■-■ The • Takapo- "left ; for Oamaru, in the niorhingwith. a large niim-. : 'her of excursionists.'/, .The,' Caledonian; Society's games' were -well patronised ,in the aftefnoon; after the weather 1 cleared^ up, but the : chief '.'running and wrestling, . events.were not concluded. .Large.nurn■bers 1 -patronised : steam excursion's. and: games held iv -the', country. 'New .Year's'-. Day was ushered in with' the usual^storbv .. of crackersand rockets^ hut btherivise'the' ;• people were orderly,- and- only one jarrest, was made for a disturbance' of ' the peace. ••'■-' ' -'■'' ','." -. ■[''-''■ ''■■ ■ lj:; Suhaay. J On the return trip of the . Tekapo. from '. Oamaru- one 'of; tlie^> passengers, vivhose' name is unknown, went up the rigging, arid was skylarking,- and ' fell] overboard.' An alarm was given and one of the lamp, trimmers jumped over after fheinau. . A '. boat was immediately. lowered,', aud the) lamp trimmer was picked up,' but nothing: , could ;~ be seen of. the passenger. 'This 1 occurred just at the heads. ' ' A' search has been made for • the body, but iit has not ■ 'been recovered , so far. '-'.'•.•' . J-- . The excursionists on bdardthe. steamer 1 1 Shag were' startled while, proceeding -lip . -.-the bay- by an explosion foljowed ; by clouds, of steani from the], boiler room. Many- had a '• narrow ' escape' of being scalded, while others narrowly escaped,' going overboard with the rush. It'wasN soon afcertairied that- the cap ■ of, jilie, safety valve had been- -blown off,i"an]d' ; that there' was no danger, but th'o'pro- ■ gress of the steamer, was ,slow,'/and any--' ■ thing, but satisfactory-, to the e'xeur- '■. sioiiists..^ ■.'■■•"■■'. ], •■ ;'■ .• '.-. !-'. At -the Caledonian sports' yesterday- the prize tor the Cornish wrestling was won, by H. Dunn, ! champion of? the Border ' st y le ' ; ' : ' ' •" ,'.■•'■ •-"' '' :: y~