TELEGRAMS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 7224, 13 April 1885, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(Peb United Pbess Association.) Auckland, April 11. The Premier addrosaos the citizens o{ Auckland in the Theatre Royal on Monday evening. At the amateur athletic sports today 3000 people were present. All the events were well contested. The Ton-mile Bicycle Championship Race of Now Zealand was won by A. J, Stewart, with A. R, Llewellyn second, and J. Fitton third. Time, 40 mm. 21 foe. The three mile bicyclo race was an exciting race between tho champion and Ashton, and the latter won by five yards in 11 mm. 45 sec. It has transpired that thore are nine i Auckland tenders for the first section of the Northern railway, and as many more from other parts of the Colony. It ia probable tho lowest tender will be accepted on Monday. The infant child of Mr Wood, schoolmaster, at Oheawai, has been poisoned by .eating matches. At the criminal sessions John Brown, for the attempted murder of. Thomas Brown, was sentenced to 10 years' psnal servitude. April 12. iv (ha 12 hours walking match batwean

Rayner and M'Cune, Rayner did 64 miles 17 laps, and M'Cune 61 miles 22 laps. M'Cune entered a protest against Riyner for alleged breakinu. .

A n'ra occurred at Lnvelt's marble works at Mechanicn' Bay, and the works were gutted. Tho building nnd stock were insured for £1000 in tha Now Zaland Offl o; and thero w&s a policy of £GOO or £SOO on the machinery, but tha name uf tho omuiny i? not known y«t,

Nbw Plymouth, April 11. Mr Holdawortb, chief puslmiuter here, hud hia private residence at Westown burnt to the Rround last night at about 11 o'clock. The •family escaped with difficulty. Nothing was saved, The house was insured in the Standard Offica for £400, and tho furniture for £200. The fire is supposed to have bean caused by a burning log falling from the fireplace.

Wellington, April 11. At the Supreme Court to-day R. H. Taylor was acquitted for perjury. John Mitchell, Walter Price, and John M'Gregor, for robbery from the person, got 18 months each. The criminal sessions have clo:ed. Twenty cases aro set down for hosting at tho civil sessions, @;.Up to the present 400 applications have been received for space in the home industry branch of the New Zealand Exhibition.

' It is stated that the lowest tender for the first section of the North Island Main Trunk railway from the southern end is. that of. a Wanganui firm, tho amount being in round numbers £27,500.

Blenheim, April 11, Henry M'Kegoey, a labourer, pged 40, was killed yesterday afternoon by a tree falling acroes his neck, Deceased was a sober, industrious man. He leaves a widow and four young children.

Gbkymouth, April 12. The coal export for lr,3t weok was over 3700 tons.

The Paroa riding election, which was recently upset, was contested again on Saturday by the same -two candidates, when Mr Guinness, tho member for the district, was returned by a larger majority than on the previous occasion, So far as tho returns are in he has a majority of 45, and it will probably be more.

Ohbistchuboh, April 11. William Purdham, a jockey, was thrown from hiß horse when riding home from Templeton last night, and received concussion of the brain. Ho has partly recovorod consciousness, and is progressing favourably. April 12. , Swan finished his walk at the Drillshed at 11.30 last night, haviup covered ;4&4 miles 293 yards in 143£ hours. The score of tho six local men was 470 miles, as follows: M'Grath, 70 miles; Anderson, 71; Cox, 85; M'Coutt,6s; Muhleison, 05; Cusack, 92. The attendance, except last night, was not very good A subscription made for Swan realised £10, which Mr Arenas, the startor, supplemented with another £10. The body of a newborn female, child, much decomposed, was found in the Avon, near the cemetery, yesterday evening. The police have not yet ascertained how it camo there. At 2.30 a.m. to-day a fire occurred at Messrs A. Dallas and (Jo.'s, auctioneers and furniture dealers The building, which belonged to the widow of the late Isaac Tuck, was gutted, but the most of Messrs Dallas and Co.'a stock was saved. The building was insured for £400 in the Colonial, and tha stock for £400 in the Norwich Union. Nothing can be ascertained as to tho cause of the fire.