INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XI, Issue 7, 8 January 1876, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

'{/. .r. .;' , CHBiiSTCHUROHi Friday. ' •: ~:J^ testimonial awarded to Joseph Day by : ; the, Royja)'Huraaße Society for saving ttie *f .life of'i a/boy^named Morten,; 'when a boat > VsAoajpHzecl:»t ! Bainiier-laßt year, and three men ; were drowned, v waa presented ,to Mr D*y ■'-'' by 1 the Superintendent ihis nfteriwon.*' The > : Superintendent'Bpoke 5 warmly of the couf age >; 'Bhowh'by oay in ! saving 'Morton's life. • ; „ Grains market dtiU. A little wheat haß : ■Vofitoged' ?; hands t at V 3s 9d; but sellers oflering ■'■'."- .'4a'pb^t6, r l% 9d?to rs-ida offered; barley quiet, quotation npmiaal; butter lid to, 8d; cheese • 6idto7aJ ; ". ', ■"•■• Ij * t ""- , " ■■' ' - , .-- .:■ -> • •'-' Dtjnbdin, Friday. ••. - ! i' Volunteeif^ Wellcock, in flrigg at piutha ; Tuesday* for the choice o| ; rjrpreseotativeß, L made, at 20p,:4p0, SOOpan^ilßQp'yards, the ■C ©xtyaordiriary^scdra of 104 f oucjp't a 'possible • ;. :v'jj civ <?/(■>-,-::.■■->'> >V*\ .'•.'■'• •■.'■'■' ,'v^ \:*.~.,'A fh '■-'•■•' The Bruce 1 >'Heraldj : states that Iceland is • ~SiiiSeiy:'"'tp,-.rJ3tire";'irbni'iiho'' Waitatu contest, . i^Sandithui i Bastings .''ieiintfn may be. considered . L>--i^'-%/"-''r--'i '■;. -: ; -'-.- •..';, -j ■' - . ■ . '\ . v^'-uATh.e'p'olHn^'v'Mx Queeostowri to-day was~Biradshajr, ;^7j Gope, c,4. . 4* ; ?^; Arrow— oradßbaV,i62j Mindew, 33 j Oop^

„■" f >- ' '•«■• WeijjlNGton, Friday. \ , 7 lt fs .understood that Sir Julius Vogei --will \ „not return -at ;«mce t.b Neiw.,,. Zealand after hi*; arrival »t Molbournei but will go to'Sydiievto .confer; ;.wiph< the Government there ;ap to the action to ■be taken by the two colonies re the Satg Francisco niaii contract and other matters. ■'■ ■• , "■"•'•".'■. "> , /:■:'"' . ' The last returns from Taurnnga give Rear! - 21V Morris 296, Kelly 165, for Bast Coast; election. , The returns from Maketu 'and Wakatene are not yet received Auckland, Friday. . Dunedinflour, £11; Chrißtchurch,j6loloß; Oamtru, £U.IOB. 5 Bran, £•>. Pollard, £5, Oatmeal, £15. Pearl barley, £23. Wheat, 5s 3d; oats, 2s 9dj Fiji maize, 3s 6d. Hams and bacon> la; cheese,. 10d; butter, Is; Nothing selling 1 except ' refriil lines, the market a complete glut. Richard Moc re, charged with murder during an affray in a house in Shorlland-street, is acquitted. ' . ' _,' Grahamstown, Friday. The Mercury Bay returns have come in. • They are— Grey, 9; Yogel, 1; consequent'y Sir Geoige Grey and Mr Rowe are returned, 1 '.-■'-• Napibb, Friday. Olive election— -Ormond, ,192; Buchanan, 31. The returns from Porangabau only ate |to come in,, but they will not affect the -.majority, which would have . been still larger but for the unfavorable 'weather,- It was raining hard all day, and the rivers ate up, preventing many from going to the poll. '-„■. .Wanoanui, Friday. All the returns are in but a small one. There was tremendous excitement at the close of the poll. The total resu't is, Bryce, 352; Yogel, 337; Watt, 187; Pharazyn, 28. When declared there was loud cheeriog, and the town band ., went round playing, while the excitement found vent in repeated cheers.