SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Thames Advertiser, Volume XVI, Issue 5283, 28 September 1885, Page 3

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

[Per Press Assooiation.j

Auckland, Saturday. ■', : i A billiard match played at Belcher's rooms, Occidental Hotel, 500 up, for £25 aside, between Billy Tregowoth ■ and a stranger, resulted in favour of the n Tharnes man.- .•./,..•■-.■. '' - ,-■., '"' l ' : ■' '

: The Bell's special telegram,,to-night states that a telegram ; was sent by Sir J. Yogel to tho Postinastor-Gfeneral. at. Washington, urgeritlyiasking ;hj.nt/,ttf say at once if he would contribute yearly for three years 20,000 ' dollars to the. San Francisco mail,service in ] excess ■ of: the , .present payments for the carriage ; of American mails; and'a tolerably, .favouraj ble reply has been received &s. : follows from the Postmaster General, Washing, ton:—" Such continuous service \ is" not authorized ;; will*a!low such: sum 'while desirable, unless Congress forbids.". •

Tho, cricket, season opened tliis afternoon with beautiful weather, and the ground in good order:.lt hasbeen agreed to establish Cup matches, also to invito a Canterbury eleven he're.; and,to.write to tho Otago, Nelson,:; : arid Wellington Associations on the same eubject. : ; •■''■ '■-■ ■ At the stallion pafrute at Ellersliethis afternoon there- was o, largo! attendance The N.Z. Stud Company were tho principal exhibitors. Sixteen hor'ses were ; on. parade. . ■ ■■■.■ ; Two girls were tried ;at the Police Court to-day for selling.liquor'.in. a brb.thel, but the police found it .difficult ft; get conViotions.:. ~'.:'.;.; ;.'■..',' . r V, .^f. .. I :^,-.,'. The circus from' San 'Francisco is still detained,"and there appears no chance of, its'liberation, .. ; : "'■'" ■ .'" '

Wellinqton, Saturday,

; On .Wednesday last, the steamer'Grafton, while on a voyage from Gfreymoutb to Nelson, ran onaßand bank about 4 miles eastward of vCape: Farewell, and about three-quarters of a mile off ehore. The vessel remained aground four (hourt-when she got off on the flood. At the .time of the accident Capt."HallVas'at dinnef, T the first mate, Mr Hanson, beingrin Charge. The weather was very fine;-and the ■steamer,has. not sustained any injury ae far as is known at present. _..,.. • 'It is rumoured that criminal/proceedings of a character totally, differept from those, yet taken in;cbnnectioh,.w^tlij t ( li'e Hutt tarring case 'arej about' being; instituted against .two members ofithe:!egislature. It is understood that the charge will be one. of,larceny. "■ The Hon. Mr Bryce leaves,per .give'eyidence'iin- ilieljlibel actionagai.n'st'Mrfßusdenr ;,-Th'e Cqd\aiission, finished ! taking e'vidence to-day, and it willjb.e for Jhpino vjithcTut 3elay. ■ -Miss Maredea/'the: 'lady superintendent |at the -hospital, , '.was' standing; pnja; step ladder-taking.down some linen from a high shelf, when the.'steps gave way, and Miss :Marsden .'fell; heavily, seriously injuring her back; : -she now remains partially,paralysed; "■".!', -.'■f-i i'l% ; Chief Detective Brown 'of Wellington jhae • been r promoted •'•to the"p(Jsitibp : of llnspectpr of Eolicei' 1 j Detective Neill of 'Ohristchurch' k prompted to the position of. chief detectivoi... to be stationed at iGhristchurch.-. • ,;;,^v; -

,-A dweljing;houso on Wardell's run at •To WhiMf >'Maißterton,j was burned down ;yesterday 'aftornpon/■;!. the loss is, about '£400, and it is believed to. be insured. .;■'.-; . ■',■". "■ ■■''¥;■ ;l ;.Wellinqtonj Sujutoy, -' ; "'..jThe K.M.S. Kaikoura sailed for {London at s'this, afternoon,-; She has a large list of passengers * and "cargo, j Her ; prieed 52 bags, including 13,000-.letters. TheJHonVMr Bryce is a passenger : by her to prosecute Mr.Kusden for libol. Hβ 'will'.ibe 5 absent about five .months, He expects 1 the case'will come on in November, but.there frno^certainty}it>jwjll be 'heard then..,',!'--'-;.«'--■- \ ' .'

iTiiß: Inyeroargill band played, at the 'Exhibitio.nlastiight'to a large attend ance.'• : They -were to' 'have. plfty ed; ton the Baein jßoserye this" af tern tori;, bjxt \vve)e : preyented -by'the Seoretfiry v oltha Exhibi- j tion.as'they had been engaged ;JjO,pla ! y at n^erndqnf^'and ' night, ":\;>/J\ '<•? ;' i l ''.""' X J '"^::- The 24-houre' gb-as-yqapleaae match between 8.-.Orofts, of- Wellington] atiaiHJ; Bedford,'of : Australia; turned-out a very! hollow;affair,;VKi;Ofofts ceded 7 miles to Bed.f6rd; whdj after; going eleven r hours, viflth his. total at 75 miles,■ gevV-in;-aQfefte continued ''on,vand when.! time'Was-cklttdi had rogistered ! i33 pilos— tho 'iViostJhe' lias yet 'g3