BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH

Evening Star, Issue 3743, 20 February 1875, Page 2

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH

Christchurch, February 19. The Heathcote regatta yesterday was only a moderate success. The Champion Four-Oar Kace was won by the Kaiapoi crew easy, Christchurch being second. None of the racss produced close contests. The Sunday Observance League is taking measures in a hope to put a stop to loading and unloading steamers in Lyttelton on Sunday. Ihe district prize firing was conJiueuced yes terday by the City Guards The highest scorers were, in the first set. Lieut. Wolfe, with 55, in the second set Private Lusk with 46. In the Magistrates’ Court to-day, about thirty cases against cabmen, for obstructing the thoroughfares by standing with their cabs were heard. Dr Forster, City Solicitor, appeared for the prosecution, and Mr Garrick for defence. The latter contended no obstruction was. caused, as there was ample room for traffic in the thoroughfares where the cabs were standing. He also argued that if it was a public nuisance, complainants should proceed by indictment to have it stopped or abated. The Bench imposed a fine of 10s in each case. Mr Garrick gave notice that he would move for a pohibition in the Supreme Court. Nelson, February 20. Mrs Macdonald, wife of the manager of the U niou Bank, died last night. Auckland, February 20. The Macgregor arrived last night. Mr and Mrs Hoskins were amongst the passengers to Auckland. She left Sydney early on the morning of the 14nli, and proceeded to San Francisco early this morning. The following are the only items of Australian news additional to the Omeo’s; The barque Alexandra, fortythree days out from Newcastle and Yokohama, returned to Newcastle dismasted ; and at Adelaide the banks have raised interest on deposits to 5 per cent. The captain of the brigantine Nightingale, which arrived in harbor yesterday from Melbourne, reports that the Victorian Government offered him LIOO to land Sullivan in Auckland. The captain offered to accept LISO for the “job,” provided the Victorian Government would indemnify him against any action tho New Zealand Government might take against him ; and that, under the circqmstances, Captain M’Phaiden would land Sullivan, giviu" the Auckland nolice notice of the. nature of his ciiarge. The Victorian Government would not accoptth se terms, and the Nightingale sailed without our ulus nous murderer. mi n _ Napier, February ‘2O, J he Rev, C. Clarke lectured last Right to a good house. Ihe Hawke’s Bay Yeomanry Cavaly have presented Major Withers with a handsome tea and silver coftec service in recognition of his past services. Wellington, February 20. His Excellency the GovcrnorandtheMinister 0 • u us^ce v i*h ed tho gaol, and were pleased with the management if the establishment. It is underst >od that Colonel Lyon has been appointed head of the Armed Const ibulary, Colonel Moule being about to obtain leave of absence.

Preliminary steps have been taken for establishing a lumpers’ society. The local agent of the National Insurance Company says that the policy held by the National ” over the Blenonthra, mentioned vr , t^e^ ram yesterday, referred to the National.lusnranee Company, South Australia. ihe limes ’ recurring to the half million story, says the ‘Post ’has been unmercifully sold over it. I lie Co-operative Banking Secietvjhas been a failure, and is being formally wound up. [From our own Correspondents.) at i , tn . Auckland, February 19. About 450 miners are at Ohinetnuri awaiting tae proclamation of the field ten days hence. 1 he negotiations for signing the agreement v<’ry nearly broke down yesterday, owing to the .Natives demanding that gold only should be ceded, ami not timber and other minerals, but they finally gave way. Great heat prevails at Ohmemuri. No diggers have yet suffered, but oim Maori died frfem sunstroke. The township is rising rapidly, and now includes the Chine- ■ uxiin ‘Times’ office, commenced by the proprietors ot the Auckland ‘ Star' and i'hames Advertiser. . . . February 20. A private shipping letter, dated Loudon, December 24, says, re the New Zealand Ship’ ping Company’s business During the month supping to all ports in New Zealand lias been xhTw"w y mk ’ Vi ore es l ,ecial| y te Auckland and Wellington. Dead weight for all ports, except AucKlaud, has come forward freely. N early ail the emigrant ships lately have been despatched with short numbers, ia a great measure owing to the Christmas holidays, ana no ' i u reoe f n t' dipping casualties in the late gales have frightened people from venturing out during the winter weather. b The iMacgregor brought forty more Australian miners for Ohmemuri. . XT . Napier, February 20. r , w?, ve me ®J' , - n S' Waipero, called by Mr •J. A. Wilson, Government agent, to negotiate the piuchase or scabby sheep on the HJast Coast owned by Maories, resulted iu nothing being done. Mr Wilson offered, ou behalf of the Government, five shillings and to build the necessary premises, to find boiling down apparatus, and baud over the surplus profits to the Natives, but they peremptorily declined the terms. , r __ Wellington, February 20. Mr John Martin has takeu Home with him money to purchase, or to have built for the New Zealand bteam Shipping Company a largo and fast passenger steamer. She is to be exclusively adapted for passenger traffic, and to carry at least 200 cabin passengers. If he can buy a suitable vessel he will send her out imb have one specially