TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 264, 3 November 1873, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.

P & 0 VINCIAL. Wellington, October 31. The Waihengai bridge was opened yesterday. There was a great demonstration. Atnoon, the Superintendent, Provincial Secretary, and Mayor of Wellington, drove across the bridge in a carriage, followed by a cavalcade of 500 people on horseback. Between two and three hundred' sat down to. luncheon, afterwards, the Hon. Mr Waterhouse occupying the chair. The celebration was the greatest ever seen in the district. A ball was given in the evening, at Jlr Martin's Otaraia. , At tbe luncheon at the opening of the Waihenga bridge the Hon. Mr Waterhouse proposed the health of the Superintendent, and complimented the Provincial Government on the progress made in the last two years, a'so thatthe . influence of the Superintendent in the House of Representatives was never greater than at the present period. The Superintendent, in referring to the uphill work which the" Government had had, said he did not object to the' colonial scheme of public works in itself, but complained that! it impeded rather :than helped the necessary provincial works, like the. Speculative cobbler, who, while devising admirable schemes of utility, permitted his own children to mn barefoot. The Superintendent proposed the health of Mr Waterhouse us one who was a really good colonist. The City Council have-finally decided on a property rate of one, shilling in the pound of annual value. 'The report about Lady Fergussou being npset was not true. It waa Mrs Fereusson and Mrs Johnston in a carriage. Neither was Wt, only a little frightened. November 1. The Tunes Newspaper Company has succeeded in purchasing the WeUington Independent. Mr McKenzie, the lateproprietor, receives an appointment on the new paper, and is the second largest ! shareholder. Mr Vogel is said to be the largest. \ -"■-■'■ Auckland, October 31. Mr John Reid. reports flour dull at reduced ! rates in consequence of large unreserved auctions. Kauri timber has again advanced Is per 100 ft on the East Coast. Grahamstown, October 31. The Superintendent positively comes here on Saturday to render an account of his administration of the delegated powers during his term of office. - The supporters of the Superintendency candidates are all working hard, and all are confident of success. Tanranga, November l. The Opotiki provincial election takes place on the 15th instant. A great Native meeting was heid to welcome Commissioner Clarke, who was enthusiastically received. There is great grief among the Natives throughout -the district at Mr Clarke being appointed Under Secretary. The Times charges Mr C. O. Davis with bad management regarding the Government purchase of the Rotomahana boiling springs, and says that a tribal war will result. _ _, Dunedin, October 31. The Synod yesterday passed a resolution asking the Government to permit religious teaching in the Government schools for the first half hour. A new periodical termed the Truthkeeper has heen startedr^nder, very favorable auspices. A report has been issued on the Green Island coal mine. . _ , Noyemher.l. A Hospital Sunday is to be} inaugurated at Tuapeka to-morrow. Mr and Mrs Schmidt who were injured at the fire hsvo been removed to the hospital. The question of water rights in this province is becoming, serious and leading to many disputes. The shaacelist" of the Woollen-Com-pany closes to-morrow. A fetal accident occurred last evening at Mauka Creek, when William Rutherford, the driver of a waggon, and one of the horses, wefe drownfcLy . The City Council We decided to-day to give a site for building a fourth school. The share allotment of the National Insurance Company; for Dunedin is announced. The Guardian is enlarged to the size'of the Melbourne,^**. A seam of coal fifteen feet thick has been discovered at Orepuki. The Synod has raised a resolution affirming the desirability of closer relationship with the Australian Churches. . . Christchurch, October 81. Messrs? Royae, Stead, and Co. report markets unchanged. Flour, £ll los to . £12 10s at the mills; wheat, ss; oats, 4s 6d free on board. •■-.'.' . ' Wanganui, November^. The Luna" arrived at the bar at eight a.m. Tfce Governor, Jaujied^t ten. The Mayor read an address of welcome, as did Kemp, the Maori cbief To both addresses his Excellency replied. A salute cf IS guns waa fired, and the volunteers formed an escort to tiie Rutland Hotel. No levee was held, .but a public luncheon was given at ona p.m., at which 150 persons were present. There was great" enthusiasm. . The. Governor goes' on horseback to visit the Hon. Mr Fox. The TapßCOtt application was made to-day by MrTravere. It was for tbe discharge of fte

prisoners, but it was refused onthe ground that I under the 12th section of the Act the two months .must date from the decision on the application lor a writ of habeas corpus ,» and not from that of the original commitment. The application may he renewed after the 26th, if the prisoners have not then left the colony. Westport, November !. The steamer Result, drawing four feet of water, has returned from Ngakawhao . cargoless, although j;he sea was perfectly smooth. ' The bar was closed, the sand-banks on both sides having flattened and silted up the entrance. The captain | of the Result will not again attempt the entrance until next fresh. The North Ngakawhao Company have started a light draught steamer to run between Ngakawhao Inlet and Buller, and will make a coal depot at the latter. Reefton, November 1. ; The Golden Fleece have declared a dividend of eigh teen-pence per shared The dividend amounts to £1800. Bluff, November 3. The steamer Omeo, Captain Calder, left Melbourne on October 28 at 4 p.m., experienced a heavy gale on November 1, hove to for twelve hours, and arrived, at the Bluft at 11 p,m. on the 2nd. She brings 25 saloon and 62 steerage passengers, 490 tons cargo, 37 horses, and 130 sheep for all ports. She sails for Dunedin at 4 p.m. to-day.