TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
- -w (Per Press Agency .) New Plymouth, August 12. Simonsen’a Opera Company concluded the season last evening, and leave by the Hawea for Auckland at five o’clock, A letter from the Sabbath Observance Committee appears in the Herald to-day, in which they say they wish the public to understand that when they wrote in the memorial to the Minister of Public Works “ representative,” they meant “ example” of public opinion; and although they wrote to the Minister to discontinue Sunday trains in conformity with the wishes of the majority of the inhabitants, they had no intention to have claimed the votes as constituting a majority of the inhabitants. Wellington, August 12. The Luna has returned from surveying Cook’s Straits in view of laying the second cable. Captains Johnson and Fairchild have made a complete survey, in a zig zag course, in the neighbourhood of the proposed line, and have carefully mapped the result. The greatest depth found on the course was lEO fathoms. Hokitika, August 14. A fire occurred at Ross yesterday morning, destroying Mcßeath’s drapery store, and the shop of McLean, tobacconist. Mcßeath was not insured; his loss is between tw r o and three thousand ; McLean is insured for £2OO. Dunedin, August 12. Land in allotments at Selwyn, four miles from the city, at auction to-day brought at the rate of £4OO per acre, (From a correspondent of the Press.) Timaru, August 13, The meet of the Canterbury Hunt Club near Timaru on Saturday afternoon, afforded great pleasure. The attendance was numerous, but there would have been many more people present if the weather had been fine, a cold stiff sou’-weaterprevailing, accompanied at times by showers of rain and hail. The country, which was very hilly, was good, the jumps being stiff. Between thirty and forty horsemen followed the hounds, which worked splendidly throughout. In the absence of Mr Cardale Mr F. H. Moore acted as master. The meet at Pleasant Point takes place to-morrow, and the last one of the season in this district will be held near Timaru on Saturday next.
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Globe, Volume VI, Issue 671, 14 August 1876, Page 2
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