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Evening Star, Issue 4011, 4 January 1876, Page 3

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. Wellington, January 3, Owing to the oale blowing outside the steamer Tui was not ablj to take telegrams across the Straits on Saturday night or since She is expected to leave to-night. The Governor attended the Caledonian sports yesterday. Over three thousand people were present, Ahoy of fourteen won the second prize in the walking match, beating several good pedestrians. There was a good deal of 'excitement during the match, and LlO was collected for the boy at the finish. „ . . , Christchurch, January 5 The Criminal Sessions of the hupreme Court were opened to-day. There are eighteen cases, including that of Theodore Arnold, charged with stabbing Arthur Faithful with iutent° to kill, Some of the medical men who recently domed the existence of scarlet fever in Christchurch now admit it. One of them—-Dr

Patrick—wrote to the Board oi lb. a th last night stating that he is now attending eleven cases of undoubted scarlet fever. A special meeting of the Board «! Health is to be convened to consider the whole matter.

, Auckland, January 4. In opening the Supreme I’ourt Judge Gill es drew attention to the alterations in the law making it necessary to renew registration of bills of sale every five years ; legalism? the evidence of wives and husbands in adultery cases,_ and of parties concerned in breach of promise cases ; also, to the complete change in the bankruptcy laws.

Hokitika, January 4. Ice s.s, Alhambra arrived from Melbourne this afternoon.