BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Evening Star, Issue 4034, 31 January 1876, Page 3

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Wellington, January 29. At the 'request of a number of tbe working men tho Mayor hat dialled a meeting for Thursday, to give a worthy reception td Sir Julius Vogel. '• The Commodore on the Australasian station has ordered the immediate departure of H.M.’s ship Sappho from Auckland to Noumea. Should no man-of-war be available for the New Zealand station, the Commodore will send one of the schooner gun-boats commissioned to suppress slavery injthe South Sea Islands. Lord and Lady Normanby and suite leave for Auckland about the 15th proximo. They remain North about three mdnths. January 3L. , td-the protest entered against He>rn D?img uaid the stakes in the scullers race it Was pultoqover Hearo smarted w toad,,which he increased to the finish, MfcnUtogdttS same relative aaiq the former coft*

Christchurch, January 31, None of the Canterbury Infantry Volunteers ha< e qualified [tp attend the Colonial prize firing. - * Nelson. January 31. The Nelson and Wakefield railway was opened for traffic to-day. The formal opening takes place on Saturday, bub there will be no public demonstration. Mr Shapley. agfent for the Cable Extension Company, accompanied by Mr Cross, Harbormaster, and Mr Moling, has been taking soundings in various places for landing the Australian cable. It is gnerally understood that the place first mentioned will be decided upon. .