MISCELLANEOUS WIRES.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLI, Issue 201, 23 July 1906, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS WIRES.

(United Press Association.;. —Copyright).

'.Rec. July 23, 9.4 a.m. V 1 Sunday. There *as a. great society function in .connection with the niai r a„e oiMr Austen Chamberlain, stf_. son of Mr Joseph Chamberlain, to Miss Ivy Baadas, at St. Saaiaret's, Westminster. Mr Chatn-_ feartaln, senior, was not present, S : to an attack of gout confln-i-aa him to his room. ft Taylor won the half-mile swimming championship in llmina 2 T« 2 " 5 t_3 Se Micket match _eicestershire v. Worcestershire, Wood scorfd 225 • Whitehead 174 ; Mid the tst wicket fell for 880 ™w, entire match resulted in 1420 runs j ,or 15 i*^^ Monday While training at Flennngton, the »__r_?prfrad^bre_ colt Teretonga ST of ttT-ack into a gutter and •broke its shoulder. It had to be Aott SYDNEY, Monday. Sailed (from Newcastle) » amateur for Auckland, Jessie Craig *>r wip^nra-oj-. ,, . 3ay 1 The next meeting of the Chamber .of Gomsmefce" 'will discuss the recommendation that 24 guineas be distributed by fche Chamber in orizes amohg eight local State Schools to ?up-s, passing the Hiefiest in commercial arithmetic original English composition, and Ji-^dwrlting. oOTVjLLEi Monday . Marshall and : Vick©rs, the driver " and guard? respectively of the train jwhicfi was smashed up at Pmpiri - oh- New Year-.jEye, and who were disniissed the _ervjce, have ; been - presented with "' a • purse.pf sovereigns .each, and the opinion was harshly "dealt with." ■aaxaa. ■ ,m..y 1 .