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Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume IV, Issue 245, 14 November 1873, Page 5

By Electric Telegraph

- ' • A [ (From our own correspondent.) i r Dunedin, Thursday Evening, i Petroleum has been found on M 'Lean's run ; at Napier. ' The total result of the polling for the Tara- . naki Superintendency is—Carrington, 324"Atkinson, 276; Brown, 172. , 5 At the crushing by the Just in Time Coms pany, Reef ton, 1,780 ounces of retorted gold . were got from 308 tons of stone. Tawherio's son i 3 staying at Alexandra. ; The King himself telegraphs to the Native Minister—" Salutations to you. I have come to Alexandra, and have seen the place: It is ' very good." 1 Parris has purchased a fine block of lightly timbered land, amounting to 30,000 acres, at ? Taranaki, from the Natives. *' The southern escort brought down 4,362 ounces. .An influential Provisional Directory for the Standard Insurance Company has been announced. It is proposed to connect the Forbury Racecourse and the Clutha line by rail. The ship was admitted to. pratique on Tuesday. Forty-one of her passengers have been forwarded to Southland. Wellington. Monday was held as a general holiday at Wellington. The morning opened very wet: and threw a damper on the sports. I The Patterson left for Canterbury, full of ! excursionists. ! The Governor and Lady Fergusson left in ! the Luna on Sunday. The ' Independent' will be published as the.' Times ' after January 1. Ml*. Vogel was a passenger for Canterbury on Monday. At the sports on Monday—Fox won the £SO match easily ; Harris won the handicap; Moran, a young local amateur, beat Delaney in the mile race. Christchurch, November 10. The Luna arrived at Lyttelton at 20 past 11 this morning. The Governor, Lady Fergusson, and suite landed directly afterwards. They were received by the Hon. E. Richardson, Mrs. Richardson, the Superintendent, Mrs. .Rolleston, the members of the Executive, and Mayor and Town Councillors, the Lyttelton Artillery forming a guard of honor. The Artillery and shipping fired a salute. | The town was gay with bunting. A trium- : phal arch had been erected at the land end of the jetty. The viceregal party having • passed through the arch to the .railway plat- " form, the children of the borough school j numbering 350, sang the National Anthem' " and gave three cheers. The Mayor of Lyttel- 1 ton presented an address: The Governor , responded verbally. He thanked him for the hearty reception, and said he intended tore-, ] main long enough to make himself thoroughly* acquainted with this province, which was 1 second to none in the colony. Loud cheers 1 were given on the termination of the-speech. 1 A special train took the party to Christchurch] * where they were received by a guard of honor 1 but very few people. There was no demon- '.i stration. The Governor, Lady Fergusson, 1 i the Superintendent, and Captain Fergusson] j

were driven a way in a four-horse carriage, escorted by cavalry; and the proceedings I terminated without even a cheer. Auckland, November 10. The Star of the South has arrived from Fiji. There is little news. The' difference between the whites and the Government is quiescent pending the arrival of. the British Commissioners. Hopes are entertained that the Commission will result in the annexation. The Government has not yet promulgated the new constitution. Native matters are quiet. Some Viti Levu chiefs have surrendered to Government. .Government intends forming an expedition, so soon as the rainy season is over, to subdue the Mountaineers. The sugar and cotton crops are thriving. Further country returns of the Superintend dency election increase Lusk ■ to 1,732 j Williamson, 2,821; Dargaville, 3 t 287. All the papers condemn the floating the Standard Insurance Company at Dunedin as unfair to the "National. At a Catholic, ladies' meeting yesterdav they subscribed £l5B towards the Cathedral fund..LATEST. The totals for the Auckland Superintendency are—Williamson, 2,689: Dargaville, 2,130; Lusk, 1,349. . : The case White v. M 'Kellar was concluded yesterday. The jury assessed the damages at £18,905, to be, reduced by £IO,OOO if the plaintiffs obtained the lease of the run in dispute by Ist January. The Customs revenue of the Colony for the September quarter amounted to £203,277, as against £243,325 for the,same quarter of 1872. H

Yeend's Balclutha coach met with a severe accident yesterday at Green Island. The driver was rather seriously injured. The whole. of the female immigrants ex Lady Jocelyn were, engaged yesterday within an hour. The demand is unequal to the supply. The rates were ranging from £26 to £35; but one cook received £IOO.

CHRISTCHURCH RACES. FIRST DAY. Christcjiurch Cup. Distance, three miles. Lurline ... ... 1 Papapa ... ... ... ... o For this race Traitor was the only horse 1 scratched. Lurline was the favorite at even money, and made the running, winning by five lengths. Up to half way' Malvina and Tambourihi looked dangerous; Papapa a good fourth. In the straight Malvina dropped beaten, Papapa taking the second place. Time: 4min. 9sec. Papapa ran a good second, but was badly ridden. Defamer won the Maiden Plate, after a splendid race with Ada colt. ■ Hatred won the Railway Plate easily. A challenge has been given to run Papapa-. against Lurline on the Cup terms. The general opinion is that Papapa was too long held. SECOND DAY. The attendance on the course yesterdaywas the largest ever seen. For The Derby Stakes. Papapa ... ... ... ... 1 Castaway... ... ... 2 Templeton ... ... ... 3 This was a capital race, Redwood's mare just winning by a neck. Grand Stand Handicap. Calumny ... .. ... ... i ■ Batter . . 2 Lottery Plate. Lurline .. ... ... ... \ No Gentleman 2 Jockey Club Handicap, of 250 sovs. Kakapo. ... .. .;.. ... i Malabar 2

Traitor was scratched. A good start was made, and on passing the stand for the first time Gossip, who started hot favorite, led by a length, Tambourini being second, Malabar third, and Kakapo next. In this order they went for the first half. mile, when Tambourini took the lead; but weight told, had to fall back. Kakapo then took the lead and Malabar came up and took second place, but was unable to overhaul Kakapo, who won by six lengths. Time: 3min. 45sec.