TELEGRAMS.

Southland Times, Issue 3928, 24 January 1881, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.) AUCKLAAA, S.miBDAT. The balance-sheet of the AuckJanrl Savings Bank shoAVs an increase in deposits during the year of £31,000. A pair-oar gig capsized in the harbor. The occupants— two young men /named Massey and Von Stunner- — succeeded iv swimming ashore. The raihvay employes' c jccm*sion to Papain lira avus a great success. A series of athletic sports avus held. At a meeting of the Young Women's Institute it avos stated that the institution Av-ould be closed unless the liabilities Averc paid of. Active preparations ar& going on for the regatta, and good contests are anticipated. The Champion Schooner Race; Committee refused to allow the entry of a schooner built by Barber (Kaipara) for the Customs Department. The vessel Avas built for cruizing on the coast, .and is very fast. NEW PLYMOUTH, Saturday. Thomas Candish was charged at to-day's Police Court Av T ith having a' private still in his possession. He Av*as remanded until Monday. ' ' • , NKL&'ON, Saturday. At the Wesleyan Conference to-day the liovs. Lawry, Fee, GriiHn, and -Neilscn were received into full cotineetfon.. WELLINGTON, Saturday. * 'There" \vas splendid ay aather 'for the , regatta to-day," Avhich passed off Avithout ■ 'mishap. The Coasters* 1 lace, LSO and i cup, Avas won by the Fleet wing (of Auck- , land), - .Sancy Lass' (Wellington) being ' second, and Cutty Sirk thip 1. t A dispute has arisen over. this : racfc, some of the parties declaring that the -v.inncrs did not j sail i;he proper cpurse. AJJ rptest avus also

entered--; agiunst Fleet A in-,' for fouling the s booner/Star Adl: the; Sou.; .The question will be consWiercd.:t)y the committee^ ;Ini the " Firsts! a|s| yacht Race/ Pet came;;in first, F!or^^|second,;and^pod:, Templar third. 'Flfi^acX^ of the yaclrbs sailmg|#ffierehi courses^lß is probable that the ~#ceXwill have tobe; sailed again. The other events were well £ontested v x.i,.„;.; .„;.'.''■..-."'•■' A*"' "A :;: '-' :: 'A; ; ':X"-^^;/-^_'"::': s * -. '/.- aSu-^AtAA' Tlie Regatta. Committee^iav^ dfebiiled to t .give'* the -schomicr- Star bt the' S-3'a -first; •ZariMi^Srst-plri^ri'n 't!ite : ..■First-STaM^a^l|tvi Bace, tbey being;; the; only boats which I sailed the proper course A .... . '. . ..-:. ' A " .; GHRISTCHURCtI, :.SATORpAYX ; A Chinaman named GuaiiirYbung^ sen- ' tenced]ip 1878 : to 10; pars' pStjal Servitude ! for rap.^c^ Gaol last night ;He '^cut tb|rirpp.e wlii|h [ supportedi j bis^hdiiiiiiock^ ahd^ s^s^ended ; himself from the window. it A The/, police received a telegram f rpm Baaley to-day ;U|iat;^dcirick ; Farmagran.; ;. a l Scand!haViaiTrwbr|i|is at ; was drowned wli Uncrossing' the ; wJaithakiriri near the ihouth; o£ '. Ath& river. \ ThjX body was :fpuud,.on Thursday. ; ; ;;AA;' ; ' : ; Eiiwai*ds, the^ Apedestrian, who coiii : / metfeed tb r walk 180 .iiiiies Jih 48 lioute Oh j Tliursday^hight at -tiie ; Oddfellows' Hall, 'ha^failedptb accpipplish; his taskC/lKe completed 1 the, first: 50 miles ,at 9.44 on ] Friday iiiornirig, 72a.at 1 ''p.m.; '.and 100 at 9.22 p.iri,, 'ibe ! liist^mile : ; 'being dbne • in 12- minutes" 25 seconds.- , (At, 2- V- m - 0D Saturday i3U miles had been Xeoyeredj and at 5-p.m. ■ 160 miles. . At 8 p.m. he had only done 16>| miles, *V.hen it was evident iie:'woMd--fail,.A^t 1^ "bad linish'ed 170 miles, and at.lO^pmk hehad covered 176 miles 11:1* yards 2- feetAa 1 •••:•"•' Ua aa.-a^'Q^^RU, ; fe^R^Y: : , . 'At ;; a meeting of farmers to initiate a farmers' co-operative movement, the provisional directory „of : a company 'with a capitaL of £25,000 was appointed. ; The meeting was not altogether unanimous, and the attendance' was small. " Tbe Oamaru Jot-key Club have issued > programme for a two days' race meetyig' in March. The; money given amounts to about £450.- - DUNEDIN, Saturday. The damage done by the gale yesterday is greater than at first believed. The Caledonian Society's. Grand Stand will cost L6OO to repair. "All the orchards in the district suffered severely. Tbe Primitive Methodist • Conference to-day passed*a resolution to admit tho press to their meetings.