TELEGRAPHIC. (From the New Zealand Herald.) LATEST SOUTHERN NEWS.

Waikato Times, Volume IV, Issue 241, 25 November 1873, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC. (From the New Zealand Herald.) LATEST SOUTHERN NEWS.

.Napier, Saturdnv. The Got eminent have authorised the erection of quuratitn c barra.k> here. Wellington, Saturday. A banquet wasgiu-n to hu Honor the Superintend nt'and the Piotmoial Secretary at the Theatre last nisjht, at which tlu-co hundred persons eat • own. The gallery well filled with laches. Mr Tr n \ er* was in the chair, and ( lie Executive were present. His Honor made a very lon<j speech, and whs cheered loudly when he rose to renew the affairs of the province since he took office in 1871, which he shotted were in a mis.ern.ble plhilit nt. Mint time. Ho had since lessened its in-lebtednes by £80,000, be»ides having spent about. £90,000 on public wjrks. When he took ofli c, they could not borrow on any terms hardly, but now mmey could be nbtaine I on. Ihe reputation of the province a'one. He eon- I deimied the notion of the Opposition in stopping the public works as done in t lie interest olo l property-h<d leiu Tlio dinner I and meeting was admitted to be designed as a mark of pohticul i support to the Superintendent. Tie Helen Dennj's passengers landed thh afternoon. They are a yood lot, and all well. Twenty-two are coal miners for Otngo, and proceed by the Tararua on Monday. The Provincial Government hare notified their willingness to <iccf>pfc the charge of immigrants frmn the General Government, and settle them on certain conditions. The result of the enquiries of the promoters of the proposed snjnr refinery is that they have usked the Government to mule torn eaaions similar to other colonies under similar circiiinstunces. Tlio Government have not yet icplied. No arrangements have been made yet for » connecting steamer with Kandavu. Wostnort, Saturday. The Comornng is unable to pet out or Ngukawhno until next fresh. The Westport Hhareholiler?, at a meeting 3 esterdny, pa*«ed n resolution reeominendmfj the directory to dis-fhiu-pe the manager, Mr Beetham, to sell the Coineriing, mid suspend the works at tae mine until better arrangements are effected. Chris church, Saturday. A dinner was piren last night to Sir J. L. Colter, formerly mannger of the Bank of New Zealand at Christchurch, who sroi-5 home nest mail to take the managonent. of the New Z-nland Shipping Conmany. One hundivd and (iftv gentlemen ware present, including many of the lending citizens An illuminated addiv-g «a« also 'prevented to Mr Cooler, togeflier with a purse of 200 soveieighS*with w^hich to pur-c'ln-se a piece of phite in l-nglnnd. Tip ant nmn rnee meeting will probably bo held about the mi-'dle of April or beginning of May. The pedlar*, milkmen, linwkers. nnd bakers aro offering great opposition to the by-law proposing a heenMn^ ta\. Invcrcnrgill, Saturday. MrCulhberson, if.IIR, addressed a meeting of his constitiientß Jnst night, and received a unanimous rote of thanks and confidence.

1 ho qlrl wlio only pori to a ball or dn:.ce, who is actually fond of the- motion, and c«re» nothing for the persons with whom si o enjoys it, i« i;aUter nncominon nnfl quite unintenwlinji; *lio will probably b«> hlcaso.! will) bmhh, nnd might bt> a cood 1-ompß.iion on ft «alkmg tour. Otliorwito hlip is utterly bpnourh our iiotiw, as it also the \ou»e lady who «p« v mtb the nif-lit )n th* nnd i-rnini heraeif with cutlfte, innocently remarking to cooli successive par'ner, n osj.»y jounr. t-'ie tnfcfs fhoro, "I'm afraid jou nuwt think jno vfry greedy ! "—London Society. Fis-cnf>pvt ure^iow caytieA b^ BtVomera between GJnsg iw nnd Botb-ay, a distance of Jorty-fivn miles, for " t!:o email' chtrjfff ' i/f thrco]>eitco.