INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume I, Issue 65, 24 November 1880, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NE WS.

[Specially Telegraphed to Star.] [peb toited. press association. | WELLnrtWoir, Last night. The Mayoralty election, which takes place to-morrow, is causing no little excitement, and it is anticipated that the 5 result will be very close.

The ship Warrior, from London*, is at the heads.

Mr. George Crawford, merchant, died last evening from a stroke of paralysis: He was aged TO, and had been ailing nearly twelve nlonths.-

The following acceptances for the handicap events at the Wellington Spring Meeting were declared last night. Hutb Park Spring Handicap : — Danebury, 9st ; Norseman, Bst 81b ; Luna, Bst 51b ; Lone' Hana, Bst 81b; Sir George, Bst 21b; Romeo, 6sfc ISlh ,- Ang2er, Qst Wlb. Owing to the top weights not accepting, tih6 above weights are lOlbs above the original. Handicap" Eailway Stakes.—Billingsgate, Danebury, Luna, Miss Domett, Bomus, Euination.

Hurdle Bace.-^-Lone Hand, Old Ireland, Kangaroo, Mataft, ' Shamrock, Eclinaej Angler:, Hamlet The German war-ship Nantilns arrived in" harbor eta Monday morning from "Melbourne. She leaves for Samoa in a few days.

The privileges for the Wellington Spring Meeting were sold yesterday by auction, and realised £182. A number of horses are arriving in Wellington which are engaged in the coming Spring Meeting. AuckiiANr>/ last night. There is no sign of the Danae with the' new Governor.

Te Aroha has been proclaimed a gold* field, and the proclamation will he brought into operation next Thursday. The Q-overnmenthas received no precise intimation as to the nature of the powers conferred eta Sir A. Gtordon under the High Oommissionership. It will only btf ascertained on his arrival. The Governor will reside in "Wellington.

Gkahamstown, Last night. There is great excitement anent the Aroha gold field, and large numbers of miners are leaving here to be present afc the opening 6n Thursday. About 400 men are now on the ground,' and 120 went up by steamer this morning. A quarter shave in the prospectors* claim sold yesterday for £80.

New Plymouth, Last night. On Saturday two out of three engines broke down. The passengers from Stratford did not get into town till midnight. It was necessary to keep the' men at work repairing breakages all day Sunday. Thesef continuous repairs to worn-out engines addto the expense of the line considerably. GisHORNB, Last night. Putere Ahunuku, an intelligent chief of this district, in a letter to the Poverty Bay, Herald warns Europeans that Te Kooti is inviting the natives to visit him under the pretence of curing them of their ailments, but that the real object Te Eooti has in view, is to cause an insurrection among the natives against Europeans. Dunedin, Last night. The Tipperary's Company's- first crush* ing for 1 the aemsdri yielded S64ozs. Cheistchuroh, Last night. The New Zealand Shipping Company have received a cable advice to the effectf that their chartered ship Araby Maid, which left London on the 17th, has gone ashore at Deal. The passengers and' crew were all saved. Nelson, Last nighf, TZdworct Fearon, who lately passed an examination as a solicitor, and was admitted in Wellington, but whose brain became affected, died this morning. On beingf released from the Asylum in "Wellington, he came to Nelson, but was committed to the Asylum at once. He inflicted self- 1 injuries last night, which proved fatal this morning.