INTERPROVINCIAL AND INTERCOLONIAL.

Dunstan Times, Issue 950, 2 July 1880, Page 3

INTERPROVINCIAL AND INTERCOLONIAL.

The publicans have agreed to raise the price of all liquors on the Thames. At Timaru, 'on June the 23rd, Dyson, the tailor froin Dunedin who made such a piteous tale yesterday tVheii charged with theft turns out to be a well-known convict. Ho was sentenced to twelve months’ imprisonment, the Bench intimating that his punishment was heavy on account of the inqu'iies he had caused to be made.

Foul Play’s weight for the Melbourne Cup is 7st 91b. Camhallo has been disqualified owing to the nomination being ins formal.

Hie Melbourne Exhibition building is nearly completed, and will he ready for the reception of exhibits at the end of June, Ihe Maori class at the Auckland Crammar School has been abandoned. The fees received only amounted to LIU a quarter) and the master’s salary to I 500 a year. On the 24th ultimo, at Auckland, John Beilis, of the Exchange Hotel, was fined LlO and 23scosts For allowing gambling in his bouse.

A Wellington telegram of the 24: hj ultimo states that the net earnings for nine months ending 31st March last at the Railways, Christchurch and Lyttelton, was L5C.544 4s Sd ; and at Diinodin and Port < halmers, 1.01.047 los Gd. The expenses at Christ; church and Lyttelton were 1.28,000 17s 01 ; and at Dunedin and Port Chalmers, Lie, 82.3 13s fid.

At Melbourne, on the 241h instant, in the Legislative Assembly Mr Service’s Reform Bill was rejected by 43 to 41 votes.

Mr Larches, a French colonist from New Ca'edonia, ami a party of Columnists have taken up land near Henderson's Mill, Auckland, for vine culture.

Advices from the Capo, at Sydor y, are to the effect that breadstuff's are depressed owing to large supplies. A man was brought up at Lyttelton on the 25th ultimo who had given himself up to the police afc Ivaikoura as one of the Kelly gang. He was found to be insane. A Christchurch telegram of the 25th ultimo says The largest yield of wheat that has ever been reported* has been obtained by Mr 11. Blake of Lincoln. He obtainel 192 bushels from one and a half acre, ihe laud is said to be improved swamp land.

The Western Babbit District Commission have arranged with a chemist afc Riverton to supply poison at a nominal rate. One farmer bought LlO worth, and killed so many ‘ ‘ bunnies ” that their skins recouped his outlay. At Auckland, Dugaht M'Xaughton, for unlawfully assaulting three respectable women in succession when returning from Good Templar meeting, recently received six months’ imprisonment. An outbreak of dipthoria in a family at Oakleigli, near Melbourne, was clearly traceable to the diseased teats of a cow on

the premises. A Sydney telegram of the 20 hj ultimo states that the output of coal from Newcastle for the week was 24,000 tons.