INTERPROVINCIAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 3550, 13 February 1886, Page 3

INTERPROVINCIAL.

(By Telegraph.) Auckland, Feb. 12. It is expected Auckland will bo represented by 30 carbine and rifle shots at the Bille Association meeting at Wanganui. The City Council havo decided to cut down Hobson street. The -work will cost £9000, exclusive of £10,000 as compensation. The property owners have promised to contribute £3000 to its cost. Mastbhton, Feb. 12. An eight year old son of Herbert Cook, a railway platelayer, was killed last night by a. log falling on liim. Palmbhston North. Feb. 12. A Miss Kelly was seriously injured yesterday by being thrown from a horse, which took fright at a passing vehicle. Wellington, Feb. 12. At the Resident Magistrate's Court this afternoon a young man named Frank McDowell was committed for trial on a charge of embezzling a sum of £91, moneys iillegccl to belong to James McDowell, L'lotliiei'. At the Resident Magistrate's Court this nfternoon a case of some interest to sporting gentlemen was heard. Tho action was brought by one J'anicl Dark to recover from the Island Bay Racing and Coursing Club the sum of £2 Gs," which plaintiff alleged should have been paid to him us a dividend on tho Consolation .Knee at the anniversary meeting at Island ]!.iy. It appears that on the Consolation Knee plaintiff invested £2 m the totalisation v horeo named Talobearer, which wub a s'artei-. The race was a dead heat between Talebearer and Little Scrub, and m the run oIV thu laltvr won, and after a few minutes' consultation the S'.owards of tho Club authorised the men working the totalisatoM to pny out tho whole of tho money (less the usual percentage) to tho investors on Little Scrub, but tho plaintiff ulleges that by the conditions attached to the niiichiue the nion y should have been equally divided between the horses running tho heat, and then distributed lo the investors on each of those liurset ay provided by rule i, whkh provides

m the event of a dead heat the money is divided between tho horses. Evidence for the plaintiff was taken as to the purchase of tickets and applications having been made for ptivment, which was refused. Mr Gully, for the defence, submitted that the public ought not to be guided by rules attached to totalisators, but if there was any mistake it should be corrected on the course at once. He contended there was no moral obligation resting on the Club to pay the money, and although the totalisator was legalised, he considered it a strong point whether any money could be recovered m a Court of law. The whole question was whether the investment of money m totalisators worked by a Club constituted a contract. He was of opinion it did not. Mr Menteath, for the plaintiff submitted that tho totalisator was not a gaining machine within the provisions of the Gaming and Lotteries Act, as clauses 46 and 47 specially exempted it. After further argument His Worship, m giving judgment, said that investments m the totalisators were nothing more than bets on racing, and therefore were a bar to the action being sustained. He gave judgment for the defendant Company with £9 costs. Notico of appeal was given. Chbibichubch, Feb. 12. The Licensing Committee nominations for the City were completed to-day. Tho temperance party are opposing the old Committee m all districts, but their success is considered doubtful. William Mitchell, amilkman of Lyttelton, attempted to commit suicide last night by taking a bottle of some strong linament. Emetics were administered, and the man was sufficiently recovered to be brought before the Police Court this morning. Excessive drinking is the supposed cause. The interprovincial bowling matches Otago v. Canterbury were concluded today, when the result of the conteat for the Cunningham Cup was a victory for the Christchurch Club, which retains the trophy for tho present year. Dtjnbdin, Feb. 12. The Phumix Company at Skippers obtained 1400oz of bar gold from 730 tons. Mrs Mary Ann Carlson attempted suicide by cutting her throat. The injury is but slight. She bad been drinking heavily, and it appears she was left by her husband for some time with a young family, and this preyed on her mind. At an inquest on Wm. McLellan, killed on tho Otago Central Line, the evidence showed that the deceased slipped while levering a stone and fell some 40 or 50 feet, the stone falling on him and killing him. A verdict of accidental death was returned. An old offender named Sydney Knight was fined £5 or one months' imprisonment to-day for wife beating, the reason alleged being that blio would not lead an immoral life. He has to find sureties for six months' to keep the peace, and has littlo chance of doing so. A charge of robbery against T omas Yates and William Dryden had to be dismissed, the informant, Honey, having cleared out. One of the parties could prove an alibi, and the police stated that the informant probably had good cau?e to clear out. Intelligence has been received that Mr Prince, electrician, was thrown from his horse while proceeding to inspect the Phicnix mine, m company with Mr Bullen, the owner, and Mr R. Wilson. Mr Prince's skull was fractured, and no hopes are entertained of bia recovery. The Arawa passed the Bluff at 6.30 this evening. Two boys were capsized m tho harbor today, but wero rescued by a fisherman. A large shark, supposed to be 28 feet long, has been cruising about the lower harbor for two months. Two fishermen hooked him yesterday, making the third time, but the monster straightened out a solid iron hook and escaped.