LATEST SOUTHERN NEWS.

Waikato Times, Volume IV, Issue 238, 18 November 1873, Page 2

LATEST SOUTHERN NEWS.

Aiullind, Saturday. The carpenteia have resolved to demand 9 C . The Queen Bee has :imved fioni London. She brings no immigrants but eight passengers, all well. Napier, Saturday. The Telegraph and Herald advocates the Superintendents Act being brought into operation . "Wellington, Saturday, 9 * m. The Auckland Evening Star's boat boarded the Phoebe, and brought the following summary of news from the telegraphic btation. New South Wales. The Government had earned the Taiiff Bill, after slight amendment The Auckland riflemen were to leave for Melbourne yesterday. Don Juan won the Melboure cup ; Dagworlh second. Tho baique Anna, bound for Auckland, was wrecked at King's Island. Tho reclamation of two acres and a half of land for the erection of Government offices is to be commenced immediately. Steps arc being taken to givo the Superintendent and Provincial Secretary a public banquet. niiistcDiircb, Saturday. The Cbiistchurch Plate, 150 suvs , with sweepstake of 5 soys., winner of Canterbury (Jup, Tibs e \tia : — Lurlinc, first: Kawapo, second; Templeton, thud. Lurlinc won as she liked by five lengths. Time, 3 mm, 44 sees. Handicap Hurdle liace, 50 soys., sweepstake 5 so\s , two miles over eight hurdles : — Sir Tatton, iirst ; Alice Grey, second ; Exile, thiid. There vere 170 present at the Agricultural dinner. His Excellency the Governor was present. In reply for the drinkingjof his health he spoko highly of the Exhibition, and of the great pi ogress uf tho colony He said he would do hisjutmost to maintain the good i elation in connection with the mother country. MrVogcl, in replying for the Ministry, siid that railways were the gi eat modern roads, and that thej (should pay interest on outlay should not be consideied absolutely necessary by a Government desuous of opening up a countiy The Ball afterwards was opened by the Governor and Mis Kolleston. Dunedin, Saturday. An attempt is being made to form a new Insurance Company. One thousand young salmon have been released in different rivers. F.vt cattle in pood supply. Prices, 30s to 325 ; Btore cows, £3 to £i ; bullocks, .CT> to £6*. "W heat : puces, Gs to os Od ; inferior 4a to 4s Cd. The weaung of btoclnngs and draw us h<w been started.