INTERPROVINCIAL AND INTERCOLONIAL.

Dunstan Times, Issue 962, 24 September 1880, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL AND INTERCOLONIAL.

The price of feeding oats, in Melbourne, is from 2s to 2s 41.

Mr Procter will visit New 7. eil.an 1. It is the intention of the Duke of Manchester to visit New Zetland immediately after the opening (of the .Melbourne exhibition. At Christchurch, on the loth instant, a valuable bull terrier j nnpe I out of an Holier window into a glass verandah■ an 1 cut liimselt in such a manner as to bleed :o death instantly. Ihe prospects of the I.ongxvoo 1 reefs have gr-a'ly improved, owing to fresh discnveiies, and to better in lioalkms in other Wei kings. Sir Her,ml's Robinson arrived at Me’bourne on the 1(3 hj instant A race ra-et-ing is to be held in honor of his visit.

An Adelaide tel gram states that tlio Sonata lias become a total loci, and all hope is abandoned.

[hiring the Hero’s passage from I.vtto'ton a Mrs Morris, a passenger, died from the effects of sea-sickness. One of Sir Hercules Robinson’s race, horses has died, one bought in Victoria recently.

The steamer Hero, which left Welling, ton for Sydney a few days since, to ik 150 steerage passi ngers, principally tradesmen who have be m unable to obtain employ, nieiit in Wellington. '1 he postmaster at Lowther, who has been performing the duties gratuitously, lias received notice from the P-s a I Departinent that lie is to be reduced ten per cent. It is stated that a nugget weighing 14)oz has been found at Temora. Sir Hercules Robinson has accepted an invitation to be present at a race meeting at Adelaide, to be held on the 2-Ph instant. A Melbourne telegram states that a conference of the representatives of the various colonics on postal inUters will bo hold during the Exhibition. On the 1 Stn instant, at Auckland, Edward Hart, better known as tin leading member of Harts Operetta Company was sentenced to one month’s imprisonment,’ for vio’e it assault. The Wakatipn steamer left We’lington for Sydney on the ISrh instant, when eho took away IGO steerage passengers. All hope of saving the Sorata is abaudone 1. On the 19th instant, while the Governor of A ictoria was at dinner, some thieves carried off Ll5O worth of jewellery from Goveninvnt House, the property of Lady and Miss Robinson. A Wellington telegram slates it is re: poi ted that the District Judges throughout the Colony have receive I notice of the abolition of District Courts.