THE COLONIST

Colonist, Volume XVII, Issue 1838, 19 November 1874, Page 3

THE COLONIST

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TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS, AND SATURDAYS,

NELSON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1874

TELEGRAMS.

Interprovincial.

Wellington, Tuesday,

The Times this morning announces that Mr Bowen, Resident Magigtrate at Christcburch, has been appointed a Minister of Justice, and denounces the appointment. Madame Goddard, in her farewell performance last night, met with amosL enthusiastic reception, the Btage being literally covered with boquets. The Scotch fantasia was encored, and at " God save the Queen" the audience rose and she was greeted •with cheers, cries of " bravo," " well played," &c. She leaves for Dunedin to-day. Wednesday. The Oneco is being ballasted preparatory to sailing for Nelson, where she will discharge the remainder of her cargo. The yeteran Corps have fired for the dlstriot representatives :-»-Crowe, 87; Bannister, 85 } and Scott, 83. With regaid to the performance of the Interprovincial mail service so as to obviate the necessity of the San Francisco boats coming down the coast, the Post states that the General Government decline to pay the £2,300 per annum asked by the New Zealand Steam Shipping Company, and intimate that they ■will pay no more than £120 per trip, making the arrangement from month to month. The following are the scores made by the Wainuiomata Volunteers for the district representatives : — J. M'Bride, 82 ; Prouse, 82. Wellington Scottish Volunteers: —Turner, 83. New Plymouth Volunteers —Oakey, 92 ; Curtis, 91; Barriball, 85 ; Lawrence, 83 ; Elliott, 82; E. Bayly, 82. Humphries who was second aggregate scorer at last years Colonial firing did not fire. The various lodges of Wellington Good Templars have appointed a Committee to apply for a charter of a Central Grand Lodge in New Zealand. LYTTBLroiT, Wednesday. Arrived : Waitara, Captain Peek, 91 days from Graveaend, with 56 passengers and some valuable stock. Dtjnedin, Tuesday. Mr F. H. Shiny, for many years teller at the Union Bank, in Dunedin, has been presented with a purse of sovereigns by his friends prior to his being transferred to the new Ashburton branch. A diabolical attempt at incendiarism has been made in the Registry office, DowiiDg-streefc, occupied by Mrs Dick. An inquiry will be held. Wednesday. Young Gait, who at the last session of the 3upreme Court was sent to gaol for six months for illegally killing a calf, was discharged to-day. The pardoning of Gait was the last official act of the Governor before leaving Wellingfon. Mr Hawthorne, the Sector of the High School, is dangerously ill, and very slight hopes of his recovery are entertained. He has been suffering since the 9th instant fxfan inflammation of the lungs.' The Portobejlp Company have fired for the choice of district Mpisewntativee, when the excellent score of 97 *MOfl|£dl«biby Volunteer Dickson ; M'Oaity being nut .wf,th'B4 : Three others made over 80. tfijfih Auckland, Tuesday. Two frftbijjMJfp3;bf scarlet fever have occurred among the'HjUfrJffitf'ypassengers at the quarantine station. &r^j§fls'4f Nelson, aged eighty, is in a low state, an^(fei(K9Pß:fid that unless be is removed within a (eTufajtitMi'mti die. He is not suffering from any dis«i#^|^Jplßiperely from weakness. The passengers wer(fcgjmt|i£ijjjif&t personal inconvenience from want of wii|nnW^||F er wnftwj ooaTcawaoi•%

Wedneiday.

Twenty-four Volunteers qualified in the companies firing in tbe Auckland district for right to take part in firing for four representatives at the' Colonial prize firing. The chief scores were, Hay, Hazlett, and M'Douald, each 90; Kelly, 87 j Skinner, 82; I White. 82} Leigh, 80; Haresnape and Partington, each 79. At the Waiuku firing, Captain Hamlin, 91 ; Centric, 83. . . The following are the handicaps for the Auckland Cup :—Tambonrini, lOst; Yatterina, 9st; Templeton, 8 t lllbs ; Parawhenua,, Bst 71bi 5 Creeping Jenny, Bst; Discord, 7st 71bs} Rangi, 6st 12ibs; Wainui, 6st 121bs ; Guy Fawkes, 6Bt lOlbs ; TOl 6st Blbs 5 Titoki, 6st 81bs ; Maid of the Mountain, 6st 81bs. Grahamstown, Wednesday. The firing for the district representatives by the Thames Scottish took place yesterday. Campbell scored 87; M'JLean, 83; and Gome, 84.