INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XI, Issue 78, 20 March 1876, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Pour Chalmers, Monday. The ship Wellington was towed into harbor lsßt night, and despite a case of typhoid fever still in the hospital, Captain Thompson, health officer, cleared the ship. Dr. Dris-dale to take any part in the proceedings sintilthe Board of Health had been consulted. Arrived—Barque Gloucester, irom Hong Kong, 64 days out, with 68 Chinese and cargo. WBLnyoTOif, Saturday. Mr. Buckland, assistant master of the Wellington College, resigns his appointment through ill-health. Monday. The Terpsichore brings 390 ioaßiigrants. Eight died oa the passage from typhoii ferer, and eleven are mw under treatment. All are landed on the Quarantine Island, Auckland, Saturday. Arrived —?is*y, from New Caledonia. The Auckland s-hooner Peerlee* was sold for £2076 to Henry Ginson and Morgan, of Noumea, In comequence of letters sent to the. offi'dais assorting that the captain of the Auckland stealer Southern Cross intended effecting Ihe escape of political prisoners, an injunction was issued preventing her plying on the coast ar.4 the crew have returned to tha Sissy! Letter* have been sent which, it is hoped, will remoire the embargo. Arrived —-LleweMyn, from Fiji; Taupo, rfrora South, with Suez wail. Sunday. •The Llewellyn left Levuka oa the 10:h,and experienced heivy g-ilos throughout the passage. She passed the Granada underdose reeled sail on Thursday. She brings a cargo of Bugar, maize, and coffee. According to the FJi News the Governor Slat not vet fixed the sice /or ihe capital. The Fiji Times characterises Sir Julius Vogera proposition that f-iji should /subscribe £ ',0,0190 to the postal subsidy as rather absurd, aL ->d Bays that the consent or refusal cannot p OSb ibly affect the quejoiioo of steamers calling by tlit* wrEclc °f tne Younz Biemarck (a small vessel; ftt one of the Windward Isles on the - tb Febr u*ry, Mr Veitch, naturalist, has jW a valutlble collection o; Fiji plants. , , H.M.S. Nymph has retu Kae* f * * »|"P .round the igl.ii.ls. At Faroe «*P*»j» lractured two ribs by falling out o. i»am.■mock, and on the 27th Bub Lie-^f, Walker died of brain urease. The su.J** -armorer, l.obinson, als3 died from cancer. , • Monday. Tihe»Taupo eailei for the South yesterday. P-assengers for Nelson—Messrs Wil.on, Vare, and Jows. HGbetmouth, SaturJay. The races yesterday were attended by 800 people, who wera conveyed to the course by rail. The weather wan five. J

Tuial, Stakes: John :-tovel won eafily, beatujg JtHter, who pulled up, after going once lound. Hack Racs: Rover, 1. Grkymoutii Club Handicap : Nero, 1 ; Kingfisher, 2 ; Banker, 3. Jive slatted Nero look the lead and won by 41 yards. There wai a cp'endid race between Kingfisher and Banker lor second place, j which was won by a head. The Hurdle Race was wou by Nero, beat ing Bultnn easily. Both horses jumped beautifully. Railway Stakrs: Ja?per, 1; Banker, 2, Black Eagle, 3. Isaac Wa ton started, and could have won easily, but ran off the course There will be races again on Monday.