By Electric Telegraph

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 351, 26 November 1875, Page 3

By Electric Telegraph

(Froia-our own correspondent; )■

Duuddin, Thursday Evening.-V ; The political campaign has begun in earnest in many parts of the Colony. Pearce, Hunter, Gisborne'(all Abolitionists), andTravers (Provincialist) stand for Wellington. Hunter last session opposed abolition. As a rumor the ' Star' says that Steward does not seek re-election. At Tnvercargill Cuthberfcaon will be opposed by Lumsden, and Basstian by Joyce (editor of the 'Southland News.') Beswick, who opposes Bowen, had an enthusiastic meeting at Kaiapoi. The Reid banquet was a great success. The speeches were much above the average. Reid declared uv favor of two Provinces in each Island, and Kichardson for separation, saying it was easy of accomplishment, and that men pledged to effect it were only required. '-:'".--' •Scarlet fovcr has broken out in Dunedln. Agriculturalists are feeling alarmed about the foot arid mouth, disease. • Deputations waited upon the Superintendent, urging of him to take immediate precautionary measures. A special meeting of the Cattle Board is called for December Ist to consider the advisability of prohibiting all importations from Home, and of horses from Australia. Eeynold3 and Wales will address their constituents next week. Information has arrived that Vogel will npt come out via Frisco, but by a steamer direct, probably by the Zealandia—a new steamer for the permanent service—which is expected to arrive in January.. , The Vasco di Gama made a good run from Sydney to Auckland in a little over four days. , ' . '. SYDNEY". It was stated by Burns in the Assembly that the Government refused to sanction auy deviation from the terms of the contract for the Paeilic mail service, and that in taking this course they were acting with the concurrence of the New Zealand Government. The Sydney authorities refused to sanction the Vasuo coming via Auckland instead of performing the service via Fiji, as contracted. They did not advertise the mail, but got one ready and placed' it on board her as an ordinary ship. They hold the contractors responsible for tbo deviation* J.OKDON. November 'l2th. The English and foreign press attach "great

importance to the speech delivered by raeli at the Lord Mayor's banquet. The Prince of Wales laid the foundation slcie of the new dock at Bombay with .Masonic ceremonies. SINGAPORE. There.has been a «ood deal of fighting at Perak. The English tro >pa captured some stockades, repulsed the Malavs, took six cannon, and burned a village along the line of march.

AU.-TRALIAH. News unimportant. The Arawata, the second of U 'Meokan'a new steamers, has arrived.

The Northumberland made the n ri out in forty days. The public won £30,000 by Wollomai's Cup victory. The Intercolonial Exhibition, Melbourne,only coat £llOO, it bo'ng attended by a quarter a million of people. All the New Zealand exhibits have been conveyed to Philadelphia freo by the Pacific Company.-

DUNEDIK SHARE EEPOET; lATEST QUOTATIONS. . Mr. Frederick 11. Evans reports for ihe week oudiDg to-day : Sai,£3.—National Insurauco, 22a j "Uank of "New Zealand, new issue, £l6 15. Busebs —Nation;: 1 Insurance, 22s Gd; Stan-: dard, 13s 6d j South British, 50a; New Zealand, 40s. '