INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IX, Issue 249, 20 October 1874, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

1 „'','■' Pokt Cbalhbbs, Monday. V / iThe Southern Cross from Hobart Town '1 jreodrw thVt Lurli^e ia advancing in favor ior . I tse Melbourne Cup. •:.,*.*tj:.'. „-., ;.. cr..: Wellington, Monday. The Ad miral ty. Court sat to-day. The 6 tra* h•i- havrrcase has not advanced a stage, owing to .Mf^Aiien, counsel for plaintiffs, refusing to • tfdcept Wednesday, Thursday, and Fridaj, aa days for hearing the evidence. The case witi .Vlibmy hot be heard till next year, ;aa h s Honor's time; win the exception of a day or „ .s^-wi&be occupied till the Christmas vacatior. * ', _\iivah event of the plaintiff* faijing to prove tL»e : ck-e; the defendants will claim £40 pe..ifJayMepi^^aFO «nee arrest of the ship i be 10l owing are the weights for the Wei * * >llriga>6 Cuif:— Tambonrini, 9st 61 bs; lemp!«ton, Bst 4lbs; Lochinvar,-Bst. Traitor, Bsi; .i£#ft}<--r.; 76tJ2ib8; Preiuie**, 7st 91bs; Fla;catcher,' ?8t .6lba. Wainui, 7st; Hercule-, fist lilbs, Koro. 6st 121(js; Rangi, 6st lalbs-; Toi, 6bt lalb^; Voltaire, 6st lOlbs. ."The following are the weights for thu. -r :t Hurdle Rice in tbe Wellington races :— ls li-' -Lmsp, l-jst 4lbs; Tommy Dodd, 9at 121b.-; Monarch, 9sc 7lbs ; The Peer, 9st 7lbs: New Vm^i- i>Bt'. '. ; * -^P Tn^foHo'w'idg are the rules of the forth- " • n £6iLiiig' Cfclpnial Prize Firmg :— The qualiii3»Ja_tiiJiiS forL representative* remain the sain.-, *** though ihcWifelmUm 'score is inert _t'ed for, cavalry from 63 to 68, and for infantry from

80 to 83 points. The cavalry rep'faerititives must be selected by the 12th D c mber. ami the first selection o» infantry (viz , district or company representatives) by the 21st November, and the Colonial representatives by 19th Qeperabflr The numbfr a'ithori>ed for cavalry is reduced frohfeeven to six, and one Armed Constabulary, and the number of inlantry from 43 to 3 fi . The preeentchsinpions have to quality this year. ihe Colonial meeting U to take place at the Thames late in January next. For cavalry sn extra match of ten shots at SOO yards has been added) the 200 yard match is increased from seven to ten shots, and them are now 62 Bhots fjr the cavalry championship instead of 49 The infantry matctes for the championsh/p are "increased from" 69 to 114 shots bythe addition of a rratch of tan shots at 500 yards, and one ma'ch of seven shots at five ranges betwetn 200 and 60 ) yards. 'Burming" and •■'• Knpidity" n abhe* are expunged; "Skirmishing" ii retainei only, bat instead of the scoring being by individuals th 9 competitors are to be divided into squads, and the prizes (rwo) will be^giveri to t^e Squids making the bightst; aggregate- scores' -Of the "AH Comers" m&tchtis the first is for large bore rifles only, and the second is for "any weapon.^l " Bange prizes " have been in-. ,*rodiiced fy, t'ompetitipDS for J'T)is%\ictf' IpriJes lemam the^. Bam^<' she> Ca'l«t .prhwa ■hre s r maSr to^fest ye*r. -t Prices fnw WerSl for Artillery and" Naval Vbltin'eers, for Armed Constabulary, and for Native Coutingihts.' ' ' .';■'■ Aucmland, Monday. : The criminal action for libel, brought by Mr Eraser, Resident Magistrate, against the Star, occupied the Supreme Court all to-day, and is not yet concluded. Tuesday. Alex. Saunderß reports sales of Fiji Bank phares at 62s 6d. Huyers: Bank of New Zealand, £10: Fiji, 60s; National Insurance, [- |28f|; Golden.f a'f . 7s Sellers. South Brttiih-; f sil; Caledonians, £&; Mouaatirti I6al Cure^ 10s. Blcpp, Tueeday. j The Albion with the Engli h ra<iH left ; Melbourne at 7*30 pm. on the 15th. and arrived off the Fluff at S.a.m to.day, sf.er a quick p"a3s'«ge of 4 days' BhoursVv She brings, j SO enloon and 25 steerage passengers, and 30 (?) tons of ergo for all p'-rts She sails for Dunedin at 4 p.m. P ssengera for Nelson, Mr and Mrs Symons, Mr Wright The' Ttt'arua left Melbourne for Hokitiki 3 hours before the Albion