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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXV, Issue 3, 3 January 1880, Page 2

Our telegrams to day appear under Mtftft heading, the Press Agendy, which hararagi plied us with news for many yeaj^ragf* having been absorbed, by the Fresjy£m§|| tion. We have been connected^|gHP||g|p . " Agency " since it was first e |MA^^^^pP cannot' part with an old f^^^^w^^^p^a kindly farewell word. We hgMPllffllP" 311 had occasion to grn m w " j|SKflgj|§aWJß^ zeal on the part of the agadtMßßkHHaffiffi forwarded n,e\vs that woo||Hßßß||HPnone the worse for keepirigJjffijgj^raHßpival of the ; mail, but on *hoj£HKßßttttßffie been well served. eßnccia]^H^|^j||uller of Parliamentary repor^^wlH^^pve always been well and caref ull;^i|jfflßK!d. If the Associa^ tion proves equal to tne^A.gency we Bhall be perfectly satisfied. In our report of the New Year's Day proceedings yesterday we omitted to make mention of the most active of the promoters of the sports which afforded pleasure to so many.. Towards making all the necessary preparations none bad devoted so much time and trouble as Mr F. N, Jones, and to him in a very large degree is owing the of the gathering. We therefore take . the earliestiopportunity of rectifying an omission that was purely accidental, and for the occurrence of which we can but express our regret. * Wb are glad to be able to congratulate the Nelson Artillery Cadets upon the success they have achieved in Wellington, where, though they were beaten by the local Cadets at the carbine match, they were victorious in the gun. drill competition. We also bear that in the tug of war they were too strong for the .Wellington lads. The result of the great Champion race which was run at Melbourne on New Year's Day did not, owing to the strike in the Telegraph Department, reach us until too late for publication yesterday, but it appears in this evening's telegrams. The winner, First King, was drawn in Mr A. McGee's " consultation " by Mr J. Cooper, Wellington, the sacond horse, by. Messrs E. Munroe , and R. McGee, the chief and third engineers in the steamer Wellington, and Petrea, the third horse, by Mr James Avery. The Customs receipts for the week ending this day amounted to £542 14s lOd. Those for the month of Deqember were £2862 19s 4d, apportioned as follows:— Spirits, £7po 15s 4d; cigars, £28 7s ; tobacco, £292 7s 6d; wine, £85 Os Id; beer, £4 16s 4d; tea, £23 12s; coffee, £15 3s 6d; sugar, £771 5s 8d; goods by weight, £112 10s ;4d; ad valorem, £596 15s 8d; other duties, £59 6s 7d; other receipts, £172 19s 4d. The revenue for the quarter - ending December 31st, 1879, was £11,564 12s 3d. The Art Treasures Exhibition was brought to a close last night, when there was a good attendance of visitors. To the ladies and gentlemen who sent exhibits the thanks of the public are due for the- opportunity that has, been afforded them of witnessing a collection of works of art that it would have been difficult to believe could have been brought together in any town in New Zealand. ..'•■-". The ceremony of blessing the bell at St. Joseph's Church, Wakefleld, will be performed by the Rev. Fathers Garin and Mahoney at 11 a.m. to-morrow, when the local choir will be assisted by that of St. Mary's. There will be vespers in the afternoon. Attention is called to an advertisement which appears elsewhere, respecting the services to be held in the Wesleyan Church to-morrow. ' ' ,