TELEGRAMS.

Southland Times, Issue 4432, 22 September 1882, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(PER PRESS ASSOCIATION). AUCKLAND, Thursday. A large block of wooden buildings recently erected in Kyber Pass, the property of/Gr. P.. Pierce, manager of the New Zealand Insurance' Go., was totally destroyed by fire this morning about three o'clock,

The block comprised five shops, three of which were occupied by Messrs J.Reid (cabinetmaker), Boyle (fruiterer), and Burns (air sorts). The fire originated in Reid's, who is at present at Waikato. The insurances; on the buildings are £1700 in the New : Zealand, fe-insured for £300 in the NationaL Reid's stock was insured ' for £100 in the New Zealand, and Burns' _and Boyle's stock for £150 each in.,the v Standard. / ....... ...... Sir George Grey has presented the City Council with several hundred valuable shrubs and plants for the adornment of City' North. • WELLINGTON, Thursday. At Carterton yesterday a large meeting was held in connection with the Taratahi Dairy Co. Several directbrs were appointed, and the chairman stated that a telegram had been despatched to Mr Pharazyn to send out a competent manager from England. The Government have not yet received any reply from the Agent General regard-; ing the details of the mails burnt on board the Alaska. A publican was to-day fined £5 for adulterating rum. The police have decided not to offer evidence against the lad Bernach, who was charged with manslaughter : feeling convinced that the child's death was the result of accident. CHRISTCHURCH, Thursday. Nothing has been heard of Winter yet beyond the fact that he was seen on the road to Akaroa. A search party is still out exploring the hills. The man who assaulted Butler at Lyttelton gaol, got a month's solitary confinement ; tobacco stopped ; and six niontha' good marks forfeited. A man named Powell has had his thumb broken ofE by the bursting of a gun while shooting small birds. Izett, the editor of Society, was attacked this evening by a draper named Crocker, A'hom his paper had maligned, and a scuffle ensued. There was not much damage done on either side. A3HBURTON, Thursday. A private race took place on the course here to-day, between two local horses, Mr J. Corbett's Captain and Mr L. Crawley's black mare Brenda ; distance, a mile and a half, over seven hurdles. About one hundred people were present. The race was for £25 a-side, and at the last minute the stakes were made for ,£3OJi-Bide. Captain took the race in hand very quickly, and won by three lengths. TIMARU, Thursday. No clue has yet been obtained to the recent fire, and it is generally believed to have been the result of accident. Mrs Walker and her daughter were thrown from a buggy this afternoon. The hitter's shoulder was dislocated, and the former was severely bruised. DUNEDIN, Thursday. Kempthorne and Prosser pay an interim dividend of ten per cent. At the City Court to-day Isabella Young was committed for trial on a charge of stabbing. At the parade of entire horses held to-d xy Mr H. Goodman's race horses Sir Modred, Somnus, Idaliumand Hilarius were brought on the ground with the object of selling thorn by auction, in order to dissolve a partnership, and great interest was taken in their disposal. Sir Modred was first put up, and stepping into the ring in the pink oi: condition, a bid of £500 was iminedia'ely offered. Brisk bidding speedily ran him up to £800, and at £812 he fell to the nod of Mr George Fenwick, who was acting on behalf of a principal. Somnus, also looking healthy and well, but showing signs of having been blistered, was started at £350 and at £402 was knocked down to Mr George Dowse, who also acted for a principal. Idalium, his handsome black brother, did not elicit much speculation and he was speedily knocked down to a Mr Mortimer for £65, and the same- gentleman purchased Hilarious aLso for £65. The parade of entire horses, held to-day for the first time under the management of the A. and P. Association, was highly successful as regarded the number and quality of Clydesdales, of which over fifty were shown. The leading thoroughbreds were Mr Taggart's Le Loup, and Mr Kirby's King Philip. Mr Charters, of Taieri, was the leading exhibitor of draughts with those of his own breeding. Only a few sales were made : the largest price being obtained for Laird of Kilbride, bred by Mr Boag— namely, £200.