SOUTHERN TELEGRAMS.

Thames Advertiser, Volume VII, Issue 1907, 1 December 1874, Page 3

SOUTHERN TELEGRAMS.

(Per Anglo-Australian Telegraph Press Agency.) —— o Wellington, Monday, 6.50 p.m. Arrived: The ship 1 Howarth,' from London, with 380 Government immigrants ; 97 days out. There were three deaths on the voyage—one adult and two children. There is no sickness now. The vessel has been towed in. Wanganui, Monday, 5 p.m. Mr Chadwick reports sales of store cows, in low condition, £1410s to £15 ; Store heifers, three years old, £5; two - year store, £3 to £3 10s; calves, 30s ; young fat steers, £6; ditto, cows, £10 ; good hacks, £15 to £20; ordinary, £8 to £15. No'dairy stock on hand. New Plymouth, Monday, 7.40 p.m. The natives living along the coast of Parihaka have been trying to change some water-washed Sydney bank notes. They say they found them in the pocket of a waistcoat washed ashore about the end of September, when pieces of wreck were reported on the Harriet Beach. There were fifteen notes in one pocket and three in another. The waistcoat was, with other clothes, in a seaman's bag. It is supposed now that the wreck reported was the 'Eleanor,' bound from Newcastle for Lyttelton. Cheistchuech, Monday. To-morrow the first length of eighteen miles branch railway to Malvern hills and coalfields, and the.first length of ten miles of the branch railway to Oxford, will be opened for mineral traffic.—R. 8. Smytbe (agent for Madame Goddard) sailed for Auckland to-day, to make arrangements for a series of concerts there.

Dunedin, Monday, 7 pm. The weather was splendid for the races to-day, and there was a large attendance. Kildare being the only entry for the hurdle race, he walked over the course. Maiden Plate: King Phillip, 1; Miss Alfred, 2;' Miss King, 3 Betting, 2 to 1 on the favourite. After one break all got away together, except May Queen, who reared up at the post, thus losing 300 yards. Passing the stand the first time lady Glasgow led, King Phillip, hard held, heading the others, and this position was kept for a quarter of a mile, when Miss Alfred took the first place, King Phillip gradually creeping up, an d. and Lady Glasgow falling back. Although Miss Alfred did her utmost, King Phillip won easily by half a length; time, 2rain 31|sec, being the slowest time the Maiden Plate was ever run on the For* bury course,-St. Andrew's 'Handicap/ Kathleen, 1; Envy, 2; Faughaballagb, 3. Mabel, who started at level betting, got the left start, and never got within 200 yards of the other horses. Kathleen led passing the stand the first tim® • after going three-quarters of a mile, Kathleen and. Envy drew themselves away from the other had. the wee to themselves; Kathleen then won

a good race by half a length There was great dissatisfaction at each race starting fully an hour after the advertised time. The conduct of the rider of Mabel, when at the starting post in the St. Andrew's Handicap, will be brought before the stewards of the Jockey Club, with a view of disqualifying the owner and mare from again appearing on the Forbury course, if it is found that the circumstances warrant such action. After she won the Spring Handicap so easily her owner was hooted for several minutes, the public thinking she was purposely detained at the post. In the Selling Eace the favourite was scratched. A good start was made after a second attempt, Miss Alfred jumping off with the lead, and May Queen sticking at the post. The race up the straight lay between Miss Alfred and Miss Kate. The latter was under the whip, but the former won rather easily by half a length; Gamester making a bad fourth. Spring Handicap: —Mabel, 1; Verbena, 2; Eight Bower, 3. Betting even on Mabel; 3to 2 against Envy and Verbena; 2to 1 Eight Bower. Verbena led past the stand, Envy second, Eight Bower third, and Mabel fourth, The last named then came up, and after a bit of a set-to with Verbena, won as she liked by half a length amidst loud yells and hisses; time, 2min 10|seo. The Trotting Eace was won by Dolly Green, with Maggie second, and Magic third.

Telegraphic intelligence supplied by the correspondents of the Auckland evening papers state that the Wellington Post, in an article on the finances of the colony, says that the frequent demands made on the English money market are weakening the credit of the colony, and that although Mr Vogel may be able to raise money by short dated debentures, yet it would be only at a very high price to the colony. — The shares of the New Zealand Times are improving, and are now quoted at par.—Preparations are being made for the reception of the Marquess of Kormanby.—ln consequence of the City Solictor's opinion the land at the Thorndon fore-shore will probably be withdrawn from sale, and the corporation are negociating for it.—From a private source information has been received of Mr Yesey Stewart's arrival in Ireland, where he was warmly welcomed. He addressed the people, and said he had secured 10,000 acres at Tauranga, amongst the richest land in the colony, for special settlement by Irishmen. Be received a great ovation. The application made by intending immigrants for the laud took the whole 10,000. acres up in ten days. He could liar« obtained a number of immigrants sufficient to take up 30,000. Each head of family emigrating under Stewart's scheme is bound to provide a draft for £100, payable in Auckland.— The Fapier wool crop will be 10,000 bales, and four ships are chartered to load there, the first of which is to sail in about a fortnight; and 8,000 bales are now awaiting shipment at Port Ahuriri.