TELEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 306, 17 April 1877, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

fri'.OM Oil". OWN COtJniWI'nNIJKNTS.J I- - . I Di.->"ei>in\ April 17. THE GOVERNOR'S VJSiT. i T'nc Cover 1. ran 1 C'ommo h.rj Hoskins wit I arrive in Dnticdin on Friday. T!ie i'r,' trl'->ii d.:i:o liic.s tho visit as being a oolitic .1 .i;r', and made with the object of sdvv.ving in E:ig'.a:il and in the Colony t'at the con lemnaiion of his unconstitutional ac'io:i and politic il p irtisms'iip was not trie actual foiling of tho poopb. LICENSED ViOTUALLERS' DEPUTATION. A d.-pn':a-io:i fr.>:n I'•• :L'oe:iiel Yietnilerta" A>< >/a-> >:i li-is waited upon th-j lion. DoniM Fteid. T.-.e subjects brought under the iiotic; of t!ie Minister wero of importance to the trade throughout the Colon}-. ! Mr. n.-i 1 promts d his assistance in the [ suppression of illicit fraiiic and the sale of adulterated liquor.*, but speaking individually, did not sympathise with the desire iVr Sunday trading. THE TAIERi RUSH. The o■'.■.!.•■ )'\ua sent a special corrrspon dent to i::e reported Tail ri !;oldiicld Nothing bfU-r than live grains to til- dish u:*.! washed n;i', and the prospect of ihcrj a i; U are very small. PjBLiO-HOUSE PRIVATE DOORS. Tn a case again-.t Do.ison to-day, the Magistrate. Mr. Wait, hfld that the private liuiCo of public-houses must b\i kept c!"'-e.i 0:1 Sundays, and imposed :i penalty of 1?. and c.Mts. Notice of appeal was given. . o Wellington, April 17. AUSTRALIAN NEWS. ' The s.s. Easby has arrived, and brings later Australian news, the following being the principal items : Melbourne. V.*heat, {inner, Gs. 3.1. to G;. Od. ; flour, Ll3 17s. 0.1. to Ll-i ; m*iz3, scarce, at 3.5. 8.1. There is a good enquiry for Hennessy's case brandy, and a large demand for IcroKone. pries for which have an upward tendency. Adelaide. Tii3 combination between the banks has been broken through, and the Union Bank intends ivducing its rates for dedeposifs. JSt-xt Saturday, Holiday, and Tuesday are ihc days for tho All England crick-jt inat-jl). Wheat has been sold at 63. 4id., and ]ia? ft:i up-vard tendency. The rainfall to the end of March was t ..., rt inches, being the heaviest ever known.

Cheistchukch, April 17. THE DRAINAGE SCHEME. The Mayor has been requested to call a public meecing to adopt a scheme of drainage suggested by a local engineer in preference to that of Mr. Carruthers. CHRiSTCHURCH RACESThe weather is fine for the racss, but the attendance is only small. THE ST. LEGER. Mi*. Hsdwood's Puriri 1 Mr. Logan's Dead Heat ... ... 2 Only the two started, Hay's two horses, Danebury and Middleton, not coming to the post. Puriri won in a c inter. CHAMPAGNE STAKES. Mr. Webb's Trump Card 1 Mr. Webb's Jangler ••• 2 Mr. Griffith's Ttll Tale 3 Mr. Dolamain's Oberon, Mr. Millock's Foul Play, Mr. Ray's Mireille, and Mr. Redwood's Ladybird filly also van. The betting was 3 to 1 against Mireille, who was t'.ie favorite. Mr. Webb's colt won easily. Time, lmin. 22secs. GKEAT AUTUMN' HANDICAP. Mr. Redwood's Bribery, 6st. 131b. ... 1 .Mr. D.-1 imam's Pungawerawerj, 7st. Gib 2 Mi*. R*l wood's Guy Fawkes, 9st. 12lb. 3 Twelve started. B.ibery male the running all the way. Time, 2min. 4js3C.

Gueymouth, April 17. TONKS'S SWEEP. The following are the winning numbers in Tonks's Sweep of LIOO3 on the Christc'mroh Great Aatuinn Hurlicap : 770 Amanda GSS Ariel (Ml Black Eagle 43fi Blue Petsr 7<;-2 Bribery 4ilG Chief !)7 Cloth of Gold G97 Corruption 394 Danebury 147 Dead Heat 2.i5 Eclat SSG Elfin King fil-5 Fallacy 552 Fshhook •2-V! Cuy Fawkes 959 Hippocampus •24'! Iz-ak Walton S2l Jasper 422 Kingfisher 7.) King Phillip 532 Korari 54") Fisa S:)9 Mangle 654 Maritina 4-1- Mar<r) 7-33 Middleton 37 Mischief G3G Pungawerewera 4.~>4 Puriri 575 Queen of the Vale lilt Sonasfccr 953 Stirabout 385 Tad mo r SG2 l ambourini 71 Tattlu- 101 'l'fkoa 1!) Templeton 922 Titania