NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXIV, Issue 7836, 4 January 1887, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

[OWN CORRESPONDENT.] , , Paeboa, Monday. The following mail contractors hare started on their duties Bradley and Co., Thames* Paeroa; E. Gallagher, Te Aroha-Paeroa; T. Camminga, Owharoa-Waitekauri, and Owhar*i-Waihi; J. Kerry, Tanranga* Paeroa; Edwin Edwards, Paeron-Karanga« hake, . •. . [PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Wellington, Monday. • Mr. Justice Richmond presides at the criminal sittings of the Supreme Court, which commence to-morrow. Owing to th* indisposition of Mr. Bell Mr. dally will conduot the Crown cases.

The Taranaki people are very well pleased with the new train arrangements, ana traffia on the through trains to New Plymouth iuM been much larger than expected. - It is tot likely these trains will be /interfered with at present, but arrangements Will be made by the. Public Works Department to inolnde Foxton in the benefits of through communis cation. . ■' '•

The official record of the Wellington Erhl 1 bition was oiroulated this morning. ' It is a volume of 350 pages, with preface by Sir Julius Vogel, and includes the three price essays on " Industries of Naw Zealand." <

Mr. Tregeitr, author of "The "Aryan Maori," by last mail received notice of hit appointment as Fellow of the Royal 600° graphical Sooiiety. Government will probably give a contract for steel rails at prices lots than now paid. < . Mr. Price Williams, the English capitalist* before he left,' bought all the mineral lease* at Collingwood he could acquire. The first thing done will be to run out a wharf into 25 feet of water- at a cost of some £30,000. At Weodvill!) races Montague, riding Flora, collided with a post, breaking his lege, ribs, and collarbone.

Oam&bu, Monday. > The attendance at the Caledonian Society games and carnival was the largest ever Men on the gronnd. The events were well contested. On the first day the prinoipftl racing events, the half-mile handicap, was won by A. E. Thompson, and the three»milo bioycle race by Henry, of Dunedin. On the second day the bicycle noes, two-mile and one-mile, were woe by Bignall and Thorn* son respectively. The cap for dancing was won by Burt, of Dnnedin, and the cups for bagpipe music by Cameron and Finlayson respectively. y ?

Dcnbdin, Monday. To-day was almost "generally observed mm a holiday, and the weather being fine the towa was almost deserted. The Caledonian sports were largely attended. Julian, of th» Permanent Artillery, made the record here with vaulting with a pole, clearing 10- feet :10 inches, J. Grant being only one inch behind.* Julian also took the first prize for putting a 12ib ball 33 feet 1 inch, and for the hop,' step, and jump, 43 feet 7 inches. J. Dune, brother of the champion, won the middle* Weight wrestling. The Caledonian Handicap, 4 distances, was won by "J. Irving, Huston aeoond. '■ An unsuccessful search was made yesterday and to day for the body of a man lost from the Te Kapo. There is no truth in the statement that one of the craw jumped over after him. ; The wrestling match for £50 a-tide and light weight championship has been arranged" between J. Dunn (brother of the champion) I and Tiffen. , ! ; > In VKHCABoitt,,'Monday."! I '- The Bluff regatta-was got off successfully to-day. In the Pair-narad Outrigger a scratch l crew beat the Award's Club crew, which oompeted at Port Chalmers last week. The new Auckland cutter Heather Bell Won the cutter race by Imin from flatanui, which 'WM, first last car. ' . /. . -^^0^