GENERAL TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 9027, 4 November 1892, Page 5

GENERAL TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

[BY TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION-.] Wellington, Thursday. The annual show of tho W-urarapa and East Coast Agricultural Society was held at Carterton to-day. The weather was overcast, and a little rain fell. The show is the largest over hold in VVairarapa, the entries exceeding 1000, or 200 more than last year. The display of cattle, sheep, and horse? was particularly pood. Nearly all the exhibits are from the Wairarapa district.

Colonel Hulme states that there is no truth in the report that Detective Chrystal is to be transferred from Auckland to Wellington, and that his removal from Auckland was never contemplated by the department. He is at a loss to understand how the report arose. The information was originally published by the Government organ, the New Zealand Tunes. Takaka, Thursday. In the 11. M. Court to-day, before Mr. Greenfield, R.M., the action Hayes v. Butcher, for non registration of the Takaka News, was heard. Tho Bench held that only a technical breach of the law had been committed, and inflicted a nominal fine of Is and costs. Nelson, Thursday. Mr. Trask, the present Mayor of Nelson, having been asked to stand for re-election, has consented, lie will probably be opposed. Christchurch, Thursday. The nineteenth annual North Canterbury Agricultural Show was held ab Rangiora to-day. In the entries there was a slight falling-off as compared with those of last year, the number in 1891 being 951, and this year 914. The merino sheep classes were chiefly accountable for the deficiency, Messrs. W. Rutherford and D. and A. McFarlane nob being amongst the competitors on the present occasion. There was also a deficiency in some minor sections, but cattle counterbalanced this with an increase of 47. The general quality of the exhibits was good. The attendance was very satisfactory. At the Kesidenb Magistrate's Court this morning E. Ravenhill, licensee of the Caversham Hotel, was charged with having supplied Daniel Degarty, a prohibited person, with liquor. The defence was that the licensee was nob : aware that Degarty was prohibited. He was fined £5, costs £2 18s. The Bicycle Touring Club, at a largelyattended meeting to-night, decided to secede from the 'Cyclists Alliance, and join the Cash Amateur Club. Donedin, Wednesday. The members of the Italian Opera Company were passengers by the Tarawera to-day for Melbourne. Thomas Beveridge, a well-known old identity, died to-day. TiMARtr, Thursday. The barque Cumbrian, from Buenos Ayres, on September Bth, reports passing through a perfect archipelago" of large bergs in 42deg. 3m. 265. VV. The Education Board to-day passed a resolution protesting against the small amount of building grant, £960, to this district.

Inveroargill, Thursday. A lad named Dawson, a recent arrival from Christchuroh, was the victim of a peculiar gun accident yesterday. He went out rabbit-shooting with other youths, and, after potting a few, all lay down for a rest on tho side of a tussocky hillock, placing the rabbits on a rise. Another snooting party emerged from the bush, and seeing the rabbits, which they took to be alive, fired. Dawson received moat of the shot in his back and arms. Fortunately, the distance at which the shot was fired was forty yards, and the charge was well spent, so that the shot did not penetrate deeply, and no serious results are apprehended.