THIS DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XX, Issue 56, 8 March 1886, Page 2

THIS DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

Christchurch. Frederick S Digby formerly Secretary of the C. J.C. and a prominent sporting journalist, is dead, aged 45. He had been an inmate of the Sunnyside Lunatic Asylum for four years. The stable and shed wi'h a quantity of agricultural implements belonging to Jabez Lord at Kirwee have been burned down. . They were insured in tbe South British for £200. Napier. Moore, a chemist in Waipawa, was convicted to day in the Magistrate's Court of prescribing medicine and acting as medical | practitioner, and was fined £10 and costs. Notice of appeal was given. The Harbor Board fired an eight ton powder mine in the Bluff Cliff to make room for the works in connection with the breakwater when 50,000 cons of rocks and earth were displaced. The explosion caused a vibration in the houses as of an earthquake. Wellington. The Cook Ward Licensing Committee have closed one hotel in the ward, and refused a license for auother. Auckland. The Rotorua railway was opened as far as Oxford to-day. This enables the journey from Aucklaud to the Hot Lakes to be easily accomplished in one day. Sir George Grey and Dr Campbell were passengers for the South per Rotorua yesterday. Leckie, the well known footballer,- won the 20 mile bicycle road race on Sa urday in 1 hour 55 minutes. There were six starters. The Rev D. J.Hamer of Melbourne, died last evening at Rotorua. Wanganui. A man named Sfcubbs, employe 1 at the refreshment rooms at tho Camp, had a severe sunstroke yesterday, and lies iu a critical condition with little hopes of recovery, .Yesterday afteruoon Captain McCredie, of the Wellington Artillery, at tho request of Colonel Stapp, examined Balgownie. where ifc ie intended to hold fche Easter Encampment of Volunteers, and he reports fchat the site is an excellent one, and better tban any he hod seen in fche colony. The spot is about 2 : j miles from town, and can be approached by either rail or road. N. Z. RIFLE ASSOCIATION. [Tho results of the shooting up to Saturday night will be found on the fourth page.] This Day. The number of competitors firing afc tbe meeting was 137 Rifles, and 71 Carbines, Total 208, of which number 121 won prizes, varying from £1 to £G7. The amount won by riflemen was £403, carbines £351. The highest amounts woti individually are : — Ross, Napier, £67 ; Remington, Wanganui, £46 ; Webster, Auckland, £45 ; Acheson, Rivei-ton, £28 ; Downie Thames, £22 10s ; Foster, Wanganui, £21 ; Lloyd, WaDganui, £19 10s ; Kuehen, Wellington, £18 ; E. Mooseman, Wanganui, £16 ; Craig, Wauganui, £14 ; A. Atnodfc, £13 ; G. Weir, Thames, £12 ; J. Thomas, M. C. Howell, Taranaki, Purneli Wanganui, Maboney Wanganui, Lee Auokland, Mathews Masterton, Foster Port Chalmers, £10 eaoh. The amounts won by the districts are :—Wanganui, £207 10s ; Auckland, £128 ; Napier, £48 ; Thames, £80 10s ; Wellington, £60 ; Southland, £40 ; Porb Chalmers, £28 ; Taranaki, £27 ; Blenheim, £27 ; Nelson, £11 ; Timaru, £8 ; Marton, £7 , Waveriey, £5 ; Lyttelton, £2