TELEGRAPHIC

Inangahua Times, Volume II, Issue II, 26 May 1880, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC

II 1 ! 3 \ 9 J, tl .1 •. I i i [BY ELECTRTC TELEGRAPH.] [PEB PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Christchitbch, May 24. The weather was fine today, an^ attendance good at the steeplechase. "ThT effected a double victory, winning both the handicap and the cup. New Zealand Geand National Steeplechase of 200 sovs., with a sweepstake of $ s.qvs. each, to go to second horse. Distance, 4 miles. tjfn '„ Stir's c#^ftl«A^i|i2lft Is^ 7lbs 1 Mr Brekana' b g Royalty, l^afc ... 2 Mr W. Douglas's b g Baron, ll^st 61bs 3 Mr C. Turnbull's Lone Hand, 12sfc 7i»t» *" Be c ttTßg— 2 to 1 against The Agent. 4 to 1 against the others. Maiden Plate— Mr Keith's Venture, 12st 31 bs, 1 ; Mr P. 3«tl r's Stella, aged. 12st 3!bs, 2; Mr W. Clifford's C arence, aged, 12sfc sjbs, 3. "Wellington, May 24. ■ Information was received in town tbia evening that a man named J. Gilehrißt, engineer, of Wellington, was accidentally shot dead at the l T p-' ' per-Huft ■"tljfs afternoon.- It is not yet I H^H^ 0 ? e^ a H# n f°^ nr r e d» bilt ' it 'is supposed ttat 'the" gun of Mr ! Raymond Johnson, who was with him, suddenly exploded and shot the deMr H[all haa addressed a letter to the Press explaining;^|;he did not, .*at-?Leesfcon' r i&j, tbai^iyLMob'fcgomery had made to him, respecting the Akaroa Post Tfi^pe, an application of

the personal or private charae'er which that gentleman declaimed in his. letter to the Rresa. h /V* *,*"«£» <!^^fei. - jg-^Tfe life* *^% **. CompfEte TwmrnstoP- fTF§ raffwiy- ' jnd expenditure for thefinan* \U»\ yelp, 6^,fathe^peritfd of ' tyne. \ •s^&t^?^ded i .B>«4 ; ilSiC!di, !< IBBp, are' "■ now pnblished : — Tlfe gross receipts '^taoontad. to £57'5,558, or £99,412 under the Colonial Treasurer's estimate of £675,000 ; working expense?. |!§S§pM4,fbeiu^^ per jcep|L|ofi |e| '-^eitst/; *thu« learng 25i*per eenl.'or £145,304 as the net revenue available '^^^^kr^offTir^ceir^T cdhstracliff Soml fanxieff exnts owipet to the 3 which left "We for Wangarjui and Pate aon MondrfV. She left foB Patea . on Saturday. The Harbormaster hns } tejegtfaphed to the Secretary of the Marine Department, asking that^ a Government steamer should be instructed to look for it should it be going to Oponake.