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Hawke's Bay Weekly Times, Volume 2, Issue 59, 17 February 1868, Page 41

Pbize Firing At Canterbury.- Oit - the 30th January, firing ,fo'r the, honor of;o representing Canterbury at Wellington forthe Colonial prizes took place.between , se- ;7 yeral members of-N’o. i '6 , Company, When'. Sergeant Brass headed the scores'with 'a- 1 brilliant total 0f,65; points, out of a) posai- i < bie 84. 1 Pbize Firing at Taur anga.—Thf»fi for.the purpose of sending a competitor,to Wellington to compete-for ’the Government prizes took place on 'the ' 27th ‘January., Sergeant Small*made the Highest 'score,- * ▼iz.,. 63. points j out of this number; atithe-v 600 yards’ range, ,he made 19 points out of * a possible 28., , - Ira nto.—rThe Feb. 8, says The bank is now takmg possessibn of their mag- : ; nificent new. premises in Victoria’Avenue, which arejust about finished. The^business:,. will be conducted on and after Wed- - nesdayniext. The buildingis one of the finest, —if not the finest^' —in' Wanganui, add is; an ornament to the town in which it stands'. -

Opoteet. —The New Zealand I ’Herald off"' a recent date says;—lt appears that PU 1 the Bth-inst., the .rebels burnt-.down the; slab hut of one of the settlers. . Parties . working beyond the camp are now obliged to have the protection of a dovering party,... and notices are posted up that'at the sound of the; bugle all men; are to, muster on . parade { to repel - attack; An escort-party; - of fifteen-had escorted the paymaster alopg ; the beach towards'Tanranga as far ObiWaT;' on returning a trooper named Robert Erwin, lost his life in crossing the;river. :

The Expedition to the AtjokpAnd Islands.—W e to notice that tlie government and. people of tbe of Southland have taken'up the .matter-’.of . searching for the missing men of the late " wreck at the -Auckland Tslands, in an eunergetic manner, and that, the ship “. Am-*" herat” was despa,tohed with all speed .on.the mission, taking,out. experienced men..and stores of useful supplies. A report of a, public meeting held in Dunedin 1 oh. the,' subject, with copies of' correspondence • from, the .Superintendent of Southland will be found elsewhere. ’ ;; „;T

: Capthbe op ;a Whale at Corohandel. - —The Coromandel correspondent,;of the r Daily Southern Cross suppliea the following;—A- large whale’ran ’ashrore'Vn ; the ’ ' harbor on Saturday, 25th ult., near-Ituf-hn’s, and was captured by the settlers of the adjoining bays, : who : speedily set to work -to ,boil r it, down.. ,;It is estimated to yield about pne“tuh fof oil, prove a> valuable prize to; the finders.' I 'The huge . monster measured about from stem to stern, and’had evidently sought • in shallow,.waters from; its- • inveterate ener ; my,' the sword-fish, on inspection, it ; was found to be wounded.—. , Piizß-FißiiNh at‘ pre-,.i iiniiDary competitive firihg in Auckland for the Government prizes was-'very badV Tbe New Zealand Herald say’s; that the niimber ■ of competitors was nearly double that oflast year, yet ; the result, of the,firingleayea Auckland without a rppresentafeive In‘the , forthcoming Competitive’ firitigfor Go’-,' * veriiment prizes at Wellington,— a il ' total . of nearly ;.60 comipetitors;jiot onejhayv t ing points,,:th®jjj number necessary to "qualify a.member, t,o vl . compete for were!’ 4.00;-' B 00- and 600 -yardsy seven shots at !;t each, and the highest .score made J was 42, - i the marksman.. Thompson. Provincialism v. Centbalism,— Ou the question-*of ProvinoiAlism v.t Centralism, Mr Collins, a candidate for the seat of Colling wood, lin -■- the, [General Assembly,, thus recently expressed., himself ,a,s r .to whether Provinciai Gpverhmehits' AliouLld,. be abolished or' not! 1 r He'thinks;' ! “^that i;i ‘ we.ihad--better, not he in a burry to;get;rid i> of them until. c we arp better—unless, we-.ayp sur.e tuat . in-giving, up ProviubiaVCbuiicfls we are not; qiirselye“ up to be’gdvbr^ ; ’by^»’’Maißi|fer it fibntowhSii -incliiiocttimeimay come when.;-the. provinces,' oeas-*;! ing :to‘ besjpalous. of each otber, laud’is alf sold, when shidl’be' much? easier, and <wh'Cn. the'uro- ' Density of some of them to. run into- aebf l has ?heen! ;cut»dV -tbatTw I ®' ifiSji all be ableto. uuite in upholding; one, , Btoong\ central, prob^ 1 mote; in the meantaaie,.let'us not i ’bdanrf k ?td <fly - knawxtd, others} keep ® tight hold of our! agid us : is-to saddle^‘Her;*Witli’^^^ i p|irt Jl ipohe!fiebis l o£* iter.?* less f cconoihical- %but