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Evening Star, Issue 3075, 27 December 1872, Page 2

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{From the New Zealand Press Association.) Cromwell, December 26. The Cromwell races to-day passed of successfully. and the attendance was the largest seen ou the course for years. The weather was tine. The Derby of 50 sovereigns, with a sweepstake- of 5 sovereigns, was won by Dragon, biota b»isg second, and Buck third; Time, fjtniu. (free.' The HUtdlc Hade, 15 sovereigns, was won by Nigger, Pussy being second. Protest has been m ;de against Nigger, The Grand Stand Handicap, of 60 sovereigns, I.J. miles, was won by Malice, Atlas being second, and Boomerang third. Time, 2min, 58sec. The Miner’s Purse, of 15 sovereigns, was won by Bobby Burns; and the Flying Handicap, of 40 sovereigns, by Hatred, Brunette being second. WiaLjKOTi.y, December 26. The heat here! has been excessive during the lasf'fefr dkys. *>' ... , ,» Vi Nplsqn, December 26, A smart shook of earthquake was expert’ enced here to.day at 5,30 a.m. The weather was tine for the regatta. The two-oared race was won by Firefly, Nap-i-nap being second. Both are Wellington boats. The yacht race was won by Miuehaha, Red Jacket being second; five started. It was a splendid race, and was won by five seconds. In the whaleboat race for professional crews, tlje C|io \y-as first, and Titokowavu second, ihe amateur crews race was won by Tito* kowaru, Clio being second. The Wellington boat boat the Nelson one ho low, and the Wellington pulling was much admired. There were several other good races, and plenty of shore sports. Tbe Cricket Match, Nelson v. Wellington, takes place to-morrow.

Auckland, December 26. The heat here is excessive, and one or two cases of sunstroke are reported. The Caledonian games and various pic-nics were great successes. Bluff, December 27. The Bangitoto arrived from Dunedin this morning, and sails for Melbourne at three PmChristchurch, December 27. The Kaiapoi regatta was held yesterday, the weather bei; g tine and the attendance large but the races were spoiled by a heavy flood in the river. Kaiapoi won the champion four oared race, the Avon Club being second and the Heathcote Club third. A man named Hichard Bean was out for a sail in a boat with Lis three children, when it capsized. The youngest child, aged seven years, was drowned. Hokitika, December 27. The Exhibition was successfully opened yesterday. Judge Harvey delivered the inaugural address. The National Anthem was sung by those present, accompanied by the Yolunt’oer band. Congratulatory messages were forwarded to the Governor and others. The Town Hall was crowded. LATEST FROM FIJI. Fiji advices to the 27th November report that the annexation movement is spreading, but that the present office-holders are exerting their influence against it. A disturbance was threatened at some of the outlying islands, which the Government had despatched a steamer with a native force to quell. The schooner Kate Grant had been wrecked off the coast of Fiji. The owner, named Boss, builder, of Levuka, had previously been killed by the Drummond islanders.