TELEGRAMS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XX, Issue 2339, 30 January 1893, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(PES UNITED PEES3 ASSOCIATION.)

WELLINGTON, January 28.

The following have been selected to represent the Wellington Amateur Athletic Clab, at the Ctf&inpionship Meeting:—loo Yards: J. H. Hempton, L. W. Harley, and P. Nathan ; 220: J. H. Hempton, L. W. Harley, P. Nathan, N. L. Gnrr, and A. D'Aroy (Maeterton); 440: N. L. Garr, L. W. Harley, F. Pownall, and A. D'Arcy; j Half Mile : N. L. Garr, and F. Pownall; One Mile : C. J. Cooper; Three Mile: 0. J. Cooper and G, Goldie; 120 Yards Hurdles: W. H. Toxnbull, C. and R. Gore; 440 Yards Hurdles: F. Pownall, C. Gore, and A. D'Arcy; One Mile Walk: C. F. Adams and H. S. Cocks; Three Mile Walk: C. F. Adama and H. S. Cocks; Long Jump: R. Gore, E. F. Johnetoc, and F. Pownall; High Jump: C. and B. Gore. WELLINGTON, January 30. Captain Medley, formerly A.D.C., to Sir W. Jervois, is dead. Ho had been for some time in the asylum. A boy named Greenwood, sis years old, was killed near Pabantanui on Saturday. He was crossing a bridge when the stringer broke and overthrew the truck on which he and other boys were riding. Greenwood had bis chest crashed and neck broken. The others were unhurt. ASHBURTON, January 28. The heavy storms yesterday did muob injary to the crops, The glass is higher to-day, and the weather has cleared, and cutting has been resumed. The corn in stook was exposed to the weather and will take some time to dry, the sheaves being soaked. Some spronting has been noticed already in the standing wheat. In the case, Williams v. McWilliam, damages for a breach of verbal contract to employ tbe plaintiff as a shearer, Captain Wray, R.M., on a non-suit point, said that there was implied a promise to pay the usual rate. The Magistrate held tbe engagement was merely a defeasible contract, terminable at any time, but the defendant neglected to send a notice to tbe plaintiff, and the plaintiff was equitably entitled to expenses and the loss of time incurred through this neglect. His Worship assessed the damages at 40s and costs. The decision governs several cases and defendant wbb granted leave to appeal.