LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 1889, 23 March 1874, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

[Peb Anglo-Austbalian Pbess Telegbaph Agency.] ! Auckland, March 23. Arrived — Wave, from Timaru ; Flirt and Dauntless from Lyttelton. The friends of Hoskins, of the Thames, offer to back him against all competitors, but Hoskins declines to fire. The Thames Volunteers are willing to fire •gainst the Napier men for any sum, from £60 to 1 £500. Napieb, March 23. Skirmishing mateh — Ist prize, £12, Grundy, of the Thames, 97 points ; 2nd, Buohanan, £9, with 90 points _ 3rd, Hoskins, £8, with 69 points ; 4th, Keys, A.C, £7, with 69 points ; Sth, Davies, £5, with 69 points ; 6th, Fox, £4, wit 69 points ; 7th, Bassett, £3, with 66 points j Bth, Boardman, £2, with 65 points. A matoh will be fired on Wednesday, between ten of the Napier Rifle Volunteers, and ten of the representatives. The highest scorer of each team gets £5, Wellington, Maroh 23. The Wellington Independent says it is the intention of Government to make some alterations in the present method of obtaining information as to the state of winds at sea, and at the ban on the coasts of the colony, and establish a central office where daily reports will be collected, with a view of obtaining forecasts of the weather and issuing storm warning signals. The management will be placed in the hahds of Commander Edwin, R.N. Hokitika, Maroh 23, Mr W. H. Sheppard, Editor of the Westland Register, died on Saturday night. !