TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Cromwell Argus, Volume V, Issue 266, 15 December 1874, Page 5

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] , ■■•■■■■DTJNED I-Ni : '."- •.V...1 ' iTuesday, 10 a.m. Tlie Palmerston Race Committee have disqualified Mabel from running in races on. New Year's Day. •■,■.••, The yacht Torment capsized in the Bay on Saturday evening .about eight, owing to a sudden gust of wind striking her and the sheet catching. The three men in her were fortunately swimmers,' and kept themselves afloat until assistance arrived. The second mate of the Oneco was discharged from gaol yesterday morning, under an order from Judge Chapman. It is stated that the notorious Sullivan is again in Australia, having been met within past week or two in Melbourne and Sydney, { The San Francisco mail does not close at Dunedin until the 19th, instead of the 15th. The Provincial Government have ctired the services of Mr Ulrich, from the Government School of Mines, Victoria, for the purpose of visiting the different mining centres, and reporting upon the workings and geological features of the country. He arrived per Claud Hamilton on Saturday, and starts this morning with Mr M'Kerrow on a tour of inspection. He will first visit the Shag.Valley reefs. Captain Sharp, an amateur astronomer at Nelson, succeeded in taking a perfect observation of the egress of Venus. Major Palmer, if the observation proves to be of scientific value, will proceed to Nelson;

The inhabitants of the Cromwell district are sometimes...puzzler] to know, which is the best and : cheapest establishment to purchase their supplies'of drapery and clothing at. They should no longer,retrain in doubt on that score. If they will only pay one visit to W.- Talboys' London House, they will discover for themselves that it is not only the cheapest but the best store at which to deal for these articles Mr Talboys has made nrrange'ments to import his stock direct from the Home markets, and the public cm rest assured that everything will be sold bv him at an advance only sufficient to repay the original cost, and return a fair percentage on the outlay. Every'article in Mr Talboys' establishment is marked in, plain fiynrey, from which no abate* rnent is ever nude.—rAuvr.]