LATEST TELEGRAMS.

West Coast Times, Issue 2239, 3 December 1872, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

(new 'zkaland associated press telegrams.) Wellington, Dec. 2. The Government has received a communication from the Victorian Government, enclosing copies of a correspondence with the other colonies regarding a Postal Conference. A very acrimonious feeling 1 seems to oxtet befjween Victoria and New South Wales .about tins' position assumed by the former, in respect to the mail service by the English Government, and if, is now suggested that the conference should be held in Hobart Town in order that the discussion may be conducted on neutral grounds. The Victorian Government state that they will not be a party

to any contract for a service from Gallo unless the ■■terminus' be in Melbourne, but thpy will give loyal consideration to proposals for other mail services in which other colonies may have direct interest. This id supposed to bear favorably upon NewZealand and the San Francisco contract New South Wales objects to Hobart Town as the seat of conference, but South Australia, Tasmania, and Victoria, are agreeable to it, and the consent of New Zealand is asked. The Superintendent and Provincial Secretary will make an official visit up the West Coßst to the boundary of the province in a few days. Mr Reynolds will probably be one of the party. Auckland. Fiji news states that five of Green Harp absconders left there for Samoa and one for Sydney. They offered large sums io be conveyed to San Francisco. The natives on Brewer Jocke's plantation, at Suva, attacked the overseer. The settlers gathered from the neighbourhood, and fired on the natives killing and wounding two. Messrs Clark and Buckland addressed their constituents and received a vote of thanks. John Eyton, a gum-digger, was killed by another gum-digger with a blow on the head in a gun quarrel. A verdict of manslaughter was returned. At Mercury Bay a Maori starved himself, believing he was bewitched. His son shot himself on being rebuked by his mother for deserting his wife. Dunedin. Thomas Turner, a miner, was killed by a fall from a horse at Naseby. Hundreds of miners at Mount Ida are unable to work owing to the drought. A fire occurred at Drybread, at which the racing horses Coquette and Merry Lass were burnt. The loss is estimated at £300 uninsured. To-day was a close holiday. The attendance at the races was goud. Hurdle Race — All started, Saladin and Mcdora fell at the first hurdle, and the third Pilgrim refused. Nigger won casity. Time 3miu 43sees. -■"'■'■ Maiden Plate-^-Katc Kearney was scratched. Pasquinade led, but was collared by May Morning. It was a flue race, the latter winning only by half a neck. Time, 2min 24secs. Handicap — Wild Boy, 1 ; Miss King, 2. Time, 2min 55secs. It was raining heavily.