LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume X, Issue 197, 9 August 1875, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

[Press Agency.]

INTER-PROVINCIAL

Dosedin, Saturday. Mr Stout, M.P.C for Caversham, addressed his constituents lust evening, speaking chiefly on the abolition question. He strongly op. posed the abolition of the Middle Island provinces, mainly on (he ground of objection to a nominee Government, and because it involved putting the lnnd fund into the common purse of: the colony. The following resolution was paesed unanimously • — « That this mestingdi. approves of the Abolition of. Provinces Bill as being a measure not in the interests of the people, or called for by them " The chairman wus requested to forward it to his Honor the Superintendent in Wellington. A vote of confidence in Mr Stout was passed ncm con. „ „, DtfNEDtN, Monday. Mr W. A. Tolmie, M II H., died last evening at.eeven o'clock. He has been ill come time, but nothing serious was anticipated. Fred Wain did 100 miles in 23 hours 44 minutes, aad won a stake of £50, The Mabel disqualification case is coming up again. It appears tIM the mure, when she was the property of Mr Hutchinson, was disqualified lor suspicious riding. She was afterwards sold as a hack to Mr Doyle, and BUbstquently purchased by Dr. Murphy, who is now making great efforts with the committee of the Dunedin Jockey Club to get her disqualification removed. , . Gbeykopth, Saturday. ; The O'Connell centenary celebration yesi te M ay . X BB a great success. A procession took place in the aftefnbon of the Fire Brigaje and members of the Hibernian and St. Jfctrick'a Societies and general pifcblie,: exten«ng over half a mile in length. Open air addreMesr^ere de|ivaesd« amidst great , enthusiaanjr ;The pr;p<^edf|nga wtj'und up with , a banquet and ball; both -Being numerously attended. „ , , »t ~,0 Wellington, Saturday. Mr O'Shea furnishes the following report on wholesale prices :— Flour, easier, £10 15s to £11 ss; wheat, none; ou?, 3s 4d to 3a 6d; maize, 6s 6d; bran, Is id to Is 2ds pollarJ, £6; potatoes, £5 10s to £6; cheese, lOd; ' to "id 1 l 8 2d t0 l 8 3d; ham ' l 8; bacou ' lod The:Wa)lace election returns have been received, making the totals as follows :—' Basstian, 46; Cameron, 38; Monckton, 22. iwo returns are yet to come in, but they are certnin to increase Basstian's majority ' .fj!^ Estimates now before the House, £10.000 is put down for a second cable across Oook'e Straits; also a sum of £600 per annum tor an Inspector of Prisons. S,-ven miles north oi Kekerangu, near the Kaikouras, a plank eight feet long, from a ship s si-ie, has been picked up. It appears to hi ye been lately washed ashore, and has the name « Peerless," in gilt i et g erß ou a blue ground. „, , Auckland, Monday. The electors of Eden and Parnell meet tonight to consider the abolition measures. It has been arranged th»t a resolution in favor of abolition this session shall be submitted to the meeting. Mr Danville, who will be h candidate at # the next election, will occupy the chair. Aa effort will probably he made to pass a vote of censure upon Mr Reader Wood. . . Christciioiich, Saturday. At a meeting of the electors of the Seiwyn dutrict last nfeht. a resolution was moved a3kmg Mr Beeves, member for the district, ftrongly to oppose passing tho Abolition Bill until alter the next general election, to which an amendment was moved approving of the ouh The amendment was negatived by 15 to 11, and the resolution carried. The; .Lincoln Road Board have passed a resolution also, asking for the question of abolition to be deferred until after the general election.