INTER-PROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume X, Issue 70, 22 March 1875, Page 2

INTER-PROVINCIAL.

Donkdin, Saturday. A presentation of a piece of plato of the value of £150 guineas, was made to day to Mr J. Thompson, who is retiring from office. In the grain market little is doing, bs tre races are absorbing the greatest attention. Wheat, 33 Gd; barley, ss; oats, 2s Gd, ia: millers. The Duned'n Jockey Club have endorsed the action of the Oamnru Club by disqualifying Exile and his owner, on the giound of suspicions ofhisiiding at the late Oamaru meeting. The latest odds for the Dunedin Cup are 3 to 1 apaintt Ngaro, tnken; 5 to 1 against Traitor offered jll to 2 flgaimt Earl of Lynne, taken; 7 to 1 against Templeton,tßken; iroin Btols to l against the others. Pertobo has receded greatly as he is announced to be sold on Monday, and is reported to have gone crooked, 10 to l i 8 freely offered egainsthim. King Phillip is much fancied for the Maiden Plate, and Tadrr.or and Templeton lor tho Publicans Handicap. Sir Tatton is backed at even money for the Hurdle Race. Chbistciiurch, Saturday. Malvern Hill coal of exe&lleut quality is now being sold at Christchurch, and efforts. are being made to form a Coal Mining Com pany on a 1 rge scale. The railway to Whitecliffe, the principal coal district ia the Malvern Hills is shortly to be completed. Some of the citizens are greatly diseatirfied with the conduct of certain members of the City Council, and have got up a requisition to a local chimney sweep asking him to come forward as a candidate to fill a vacancy now ia the Council, the opinion being that if he iB elected, the City Council will resign in a body. A requisition to him has been largely signed.

Cadet Willis, the only cadet win has qualified to fire fcr the On dot Championsh'p, is unable to compete owing t> i laess, Wellington, Monday. The Tnranakl arrives early this rooming, arid goes South at 3, with about 160 of the Dallam Tower's immigrants, for Otago, The Phoabo is just on thej'point of sailing for Nelsin and tha North. Passengers: Mr find Mrs Brewer and child, Messrs Be6wiok, Levy, Pickett, Lightband, Robertson, Ogilve, Broadbenr, De Moirville, Elliott, Twentyman, Millar, Streagar, three Europeans, and 6 Natives. Oamaktt, Monday. A fire broke out yesterday morning at half past one which destroyed nine buildings, including the Alliance Hotel. The following is an approximate of the insurances: — New Zealand, .£3000; Royal, £750; youth British, £500; Norwich Union, £250j National, £150. Grave doubts are entertained fs to the safety of the schooner tSuphroßyne, which left Otago Heads for thi6 port 14 days ago, and has not since been heard of. There are insurances on her to the extent of £2500.