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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 17, Issue 1020, 18 May 1871, Page 2

Tlie outward mails for Europe, &c, via San Francisco, were despatched hence to-day, by the Nevada. The steamers Wellington and Nevada both left poit together this afternoon about a quarter to 1 o'clock There is considerable speculation as to which vessel will reach Auckland first.

A large number of persons visited the Nevada daring the course of to-day, going out in tlie Luna, the Thermopylae, and watermen's boats. No fewer than ihrce typographical errors appeared in our report of Mr Buchanan's remarks on the Militia expenditure. ".£18,000," should be "£1,800"; "6d per head" should be "6s per head"; and ".£900,000" should be « .£9,000,000." The Provincial Council met to-day at 3 p.m., and was adjourned lo the usual sitting hour to morrow, there not being a quorum. Our report of yesterday's proceedings is unavoidably held over.

An incident in the adventures of Chang has been brought under the notice of the Ballarat Courier. The giant's agent met a rather attractive

young woman, whose acquaintance they had made at Pleasant Creek. When visiting one of the charitable institutions there, she presented Chang with a splendid bouquet, and asked to be allowed lokiss his cele«lial countenance, wi'h which she professed to be enamoured. Chang blushed, and after some hesitation . consented The in amorata detailed her worldly prospects, her wealth in shares in a golden claim on the North Cross Reef, which she would place at his disposal if he'would make her his biide. Pursuing the object of her love, she has come to Ballarat to make a fresh offer of her heart and hand to the tallest man in the world.

A number of merchants, resident in Levuka, Fiji, have addressed a letter to the San b'raucisco Chamber of Commerce, setting forth the advantages to be gained by steam communication between the two places.