BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Evening Star, Issue 3329, 21 October 1873, Page 2

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Wellington, October 20. The Mountview Lunatic d sylum ia to be placed in telegraphic communication with the Immigration and Armed Constabulary Barracks, the Police Station, and the Provincial Government offices. Mr Vogel denies having been instrumental in curtailing the privileges of the evening papers in respect to telegrams. The changes, ho says, w*re made solely on the recoin* mendation of Mr Lemon, and Dr Pollen decided to adopt them. Christchurch, October 20. The boating season was opened on Saturday with a procession of boats and scratch races on the Avon, in which twenty-six boats and sixty oarsmen took part. There was a large concourse of spectators. Wanganui, October 21. The tna'ch between Mr Brown’s Lochnavar and Mr Guinlavan’s Fair Ellen, for L2O, over a distance of one mile, was won by the former yesterday. The Stormbird left last night for Melbourne, with the rifle representatives on board. Auckland, October 21. Another alarm of fire was raised early this morning. The stable®-qf,Mr Thomas Parnell at Onehunga were destroyed; his loss being L, 1 OftO, which is covered by insurance, and no other damage was done. The handicaps of the Auckland Jockey Club are considered unfair to southern horses. On August 28, in latitude sdeg, ICmin,, south, longitude 18deg, west, the ship Yorkshire, from Otago to London, forty-five days out, was spoken by the Hydaspes. Grihamstown, October 21, The rumor that Mr Lusk retires from the Superiiitendeucy contest is authoritatively contradicted. The sharemarket remains firm. Timaru, October 21. The first clip of wool of the season arrived to Messrs J. J. Russell and Go., from the Level’s station yesterday. The steamer Lady of the Lake was successfully launched early this morning, and proceeds to Dunedin at once.