WITHIN THE COLONY.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume II, Issue 246, 31 December 1894, Page 2

WITHIN THE COLONY.

NEWS BY TELEGRAPH

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N.,rin„ Thi, D»v. Following are the .averta.nce*' for the ' Hopeful. Wutorlilv, Waipuku nud Jew 1. Midsutmiu Hand cap boat hi ; .:. i tk. Goosander. I'phimede, Middle Park. Two-year old Handicap Heavenly Twins u • ka ‘ rianel. The Shrew, and Lyre Bird, llur dies Knpua. Tiritea. T Rose and Pamey. Fixing Handican /auella, Searchlight. dieap—Spinteh.t. Morag, farielle. Li * Patriarch, and W aiiiV As. ChrisTv iirto u, Thi* Day. It li.xs boen divided that the next teiiui tournament will bo held in Wellington if a suitable ground is obtainable. In tho final LadicV-Championship Singh*, Mnj

Hitehings, of Napier, beat Miss Meeaon, of Chruachureii. In the Men's champion Single*, Mr Hooper, of Auckland, bee Mr Parker, of Wellington. Men * Cham p,on*hip Dou >!e*—Harman and Wilding. * Chnstchurch K : oeai Marshall (CknstehurrL and Maralia.l (Wanganui). Ladie* Championship Doubles—M:*s«s Laan and Plack. Christchurch, beat Mrs Oilivarand Mis* Meeson, Christchurch. Daniel Murphy, killed by a traction engine, wa* a snearvr JO years of age. U« came from Meibouma. The cause of the engine running up toe bank was the breaking of tiie chain of toe steering gear. Had the chain broken opposite, the engine and lead would have been precipitated into the Weka creek, 150 feet below, and nothing short of a miracle con.d have saved the lives of the men. At the adjourned inquest on Mrs Pike, of Napier, found drowned in the Avon, Wake, a juryman, brought up the question of the constable being reprimanded for putting him on the jury, inspector breoam said instructions had been issued by Colonel Hume that no person interested in the liquor butineee should be allowed to serve on s jury where the question of drink was involved. Wake, he said, was a well-known tiiremin on the other side. The ceusiablc had boen reprimanded, and, ne added, \\ ake had is a manner enforced himself on this jury, as had been the ease several times latterly in prohibitionists coming and asking to be put on corooer’s juries. The S.M. said the proper course t for Wake to adopt was le ruuusumests / with the head of the Depar* steal. OktTMofii. Thie Day. v, A boating accident brought out great bravery and pre-tnre of mind in a young fellow named Stewart. While a party of ' three were sailing on Lake Brunimr the boat upset. The lad dived underneath, ! cut away all the rigging, righted the frail craft And helped the other*. On finding three too many for the boat, owing to tiie i rough water, btewart took a life-bolt and swam towards tho shore—three quanero lof a mile away for help. On the way ho was picked up by a boat and the over turned boat with it* occupants were towed i to land. Art kLavn, This Day. The missing maa Rowe, thought to bo drowned in the cutter Treviot, has turned up safely. John Phillips, of Phillips and Son. ■otaies he remember* Monkhouae. referred 'to in the Tich borne case as being in Auckland perfectly well. He was a ■scenic artist and decorator, and left Auckland about 1870. A young man named James Dunn was fatally wounded at C oromandel. Four ::i«iii<x*rt of the nde ciu * were practising . :>all firing. Bov*well had his gun at fua , cock, just ready to lire, when Dunn eased | aim for a cartridge. Bo&twell turned to tjive ;he cartridge holding the r.fle :n hia .eft hand. The charge t xp’oded. the ball ; *-;rikmg Dunn in the right » da. He died m the nospiial two hours later. Dunedin. Thi* Day. At the Oiago cycling sports, the ihrw , mile championship of was won l Pither, Ha.i 2. S.mp>on 3. Won by wheeL Time, hain 30 l -s;h sec. Star says the tar; J cuuunisaion wi beset up thi* we«-k. Messrs Duthie am. i uos Mi Kenzie oestdosthe names soroadv annouueod will b-. member*. Wilusgtox, This Day. The General Lending Board under tho Advances to Sett.era Act will *it early in January. About 300 applications are now in. tiie total sum app..vd for over A*20.000. At the Clu s* T mrnameui. after lunch, E Iward* beat Hatherley, Cocks and j-uni's dr» v. Mack ay b.-.t Woods. Nooktarn mated Pleasacta, G.fford bent Bar- 1 rauu. Le.ievre and P. h«jiu played ::i-. r game set down for January 7ih. the :. ;iiier v namg. Woods and Pearce also p:ayed their game *et down for Monday, the former winninu it thr abort »ima of I.# minuses, which ;s the shortest tins* of the tournimmt. Following are tho >corv«. iuc.udiug last ingm’s and extra played : —Le.iovre. 4 wins, 1 loos , Mackay. 3 wins. 1 loss; Girard. 8 wins, 1 loss; Lxrnes. 1* wins, J* losms;Cocka 2; wui>, 1-. luasea; w:ua. 2* loi-a; Edwards, *2l wins. 1 losses: Hook ham. 4 win<. 2 low*; Woods. 2 win*. 3 losses ; Barnes. 1 win, 3 losses . Hatherley. 1 win. 2 losses; Tearce. 5 J losses. The tournament resume# on Monday. Tne Hon. Mr IU-tve# visited tho labor <ettlemcni* iu \ ictoria, Australia, on l New South He wa* moot impressed with the irrigation coloaisa t Sooth Au*tra. a cn me Murray nvot They are conducted on the co-oporativi principle, but are still in their ir.faacj j The oldest :s tan months old, but alresuA JOOO people ar» settled in them. He co 3 siders tho working of these se: most interesting ciperimeai oi to the wuolo world. Mr Reeve mst w;ta jroat courtesy la his travels, and svsrrd done to enable him lo travel | with the least possible loss of r.me. Wood\ ill*. This Day. ' A petition ;* being got up bora urging ihe Goveraman; to acquire the Hon J. D. Ormond s property of 3,500 Lores fer settlement.