INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XI, Issue 52, 23 February 1876, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

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Hokitika, Wednesday. The s.s. Otngo left Sydney on Ihe 17th nt 2*30 p.m., and experienced south-west winds and heavy seas daring the vovage. Passenger* for Nel«on— Mr Iteeves and three in the steerage. She bringß thirty-two tons of cargo for Nelson. . W___tngtos, Tuesday. The Mayor of Wellineton sent a congratulatory messatre to the Mayor of Londoi re the op c n'ng of the cable. Messages were yesterday exchanged by His Excellency Ihe Marquis of Normanby and the Governor of New South Wa'e«, upon the comp'etion of the submarine cable connecting the colony with Australia. Three sections of reclaime-l land, subject to conditions ot lease from the City Council for a period of 42 years, brought ft bonus of £AO0; t hree other sections held on the same terms brought a bonus of £605. Yesterday S4 rarssfiges were received per the Australian cable, and 93 forwarded. The process of receiving and transmitting messages hy cable is rou^h slower than by 'he land lines. The words are indicated by flushes of light, and two operators are therefore required when receiving messages, one to watch tbe fl'Bhes the other to write from dictation. The Auitrnlisin cable is still in the hands of the manufacturers, and will be for thirty days, hut the company are allowed the usa of it for despatch rd message* when not required for testing purposes, hence the delay in receipt and transmission of message*. The City of Melbourne failed from Rnn Francisco with the English mails on the Bth inst. The perpetrators of the witchcraft murder at Tairoa are with the Uriw eras, vrho will, it is believed, give them up This will strengthen the hands of the Government in securing the Epson murderer, who is supposed to have left the Piako. The sever*! A mtralhn Governments have agreed to request the Bink of Englond to inscribe their stocks the same as arranged for New Zealand. Dtjnedin, Tuesday. The nominations for the Dunedin -lockev -Club March meeting have been published, and are as follows: — PubmcaNS' Handicap — Merry Monarch, Cocksure. Sir William, Fishhook, Haphazard, Ariel, Parawhenua, Danitl < J'Rorke, Tadmor, Defamer, Jack the Fl't, King Phillip, Rory 4Wfor-i GujrFaw-M, Flying #-._, Hercules,

The Chief, n 0 ih of Gol 1, bf by Kavenewnrh, Brbarv, Tenpieton, Pungawerewere, Elfli King, Nelly King. Hurdle Raok.— Theodore, Kildare. Binjo, Mutineer (late Glenlorn) Auckland, Tommy Dodd, Coquette. Whal-bme. Dunedin .Jockey Cum Handicap.— flight Bower. fchrrv Mona*e.h, Siumterpsi. CookMire Sir William, Fishhook, Haphazard, Artel, Daniel O'Rorke. "Tattler, T-mmy Dodd, Tadmor, Jack the Fiat, Game oek. King Phillip, uory O'More, Amohia, Korari, n. U - y . kes ' " ,ying Flsh< Htrculea, The Chief, Cloth of Gold. Tompleton, Pungawerewere. Elfin King, Seabird, ch f by Stormbird, Memmac. Novel Rack.— No Gentleman, Haphazard. Wild Minx, Boy, Mischief, WeeL'id.N-lly King, Steamer, Steeplerhai-e, Kildare, Banjo, Mutineer, Auckland, Kate, Tommy Dodd, Native, Whalebone, Theodore Forbuby Handicap —Right Bower, M> rry Monar.-h, Sauntiress, Cocksure. Sir Wi'.liam, Fishhook, Haphazard, Parawhenua, Ariel, Paniel O'Rorke. Tattler, Tadmor, Defamer, Jack the Flat, Gamecock, King Phillip, Rory O'More, Amobia, Guy Fawkes, b f by Towj ton, Plover, Korari, Hercules, The Chief, Oloth of Gold, Templeton. Pungawerewere, Elfin King, Seabird, Merrimac fiily, Fl.ino Handicap.— Wight Bower, Saunteress. Cocksure, No Gentleman, Fishhook, Parawhenua, Ariel, Daniel O'Borke, Tadmor, Defamer, Jack the Flat, Kine Phillip, l.ory O'More, Araohio, Guy Fawkes, Korari, 'J he Chief, Templeton, Elfin King, Pungawerewere, Steamer, Nelly Kin?, Seabird, Cloth ot Gold.