The Nelson Evening Mail. FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 1880.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XV, Issue 56, 5 March 1880, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 1880.

Those who are desirous of paying a visit to the Rifle Camp cannot select a better day than to-morrow, when tho last stages of Matches 7 and 8, which are the closing events for the Rifle and Carbine Championships respectively will be fired between one and five in the afternoon. As the train leaves town at 2 p.m., and the Camp on the return at 6-28, an excellent opportunity will be afforded of wituessing the most interesting and exciting portion of. the whole proceedings It has been decided that the ball to the representatives shall be given next Thursday evening, on which day the cavalry tournament and presentation of prizes is to take place. It will be seen by the report of the proceedings at the Education Board yesterday that the Board has decided, in deference we presume to the public opinion that has been expressed on the subject, to fix tho salary of the Secretary at £250 instead of £350. Applications are to be sent in by the 30th instant. The Car indini Company gave another very enjoyable concert last night when the large amount of applause accorded to them and the frequency of the encores showed how highly appreciated were their songs by the audience, which was again much smaller than the merits of the concert deserved. For to night there is a specially attractive programme, and after seeing it we can strongly recommend all who can do so to attend. Messrs Sharp and Pickering sold by auctiou yesterday? on account of the sheriff of Westland North, four sections of the Lyell township— Nos. 42, 43, 53, and 56— for the ■urn of £100. The following are special London telegrams to the Melbourne Argu* dated March 1 .• — The latest news from Afghanistan states that Colonel Roberts' friendly overtures have been quite unsuccessful. — Mahomed Jan is dissatisfied with the proposals of the British Government, and refuses further conference. — The boring of the St, Gothard railway tunnel, commenced in 1872, was completed on Saturday. — On the Government obstruction resolution the Opposition eagerly supported the Government, so as to prevent the latter appealing to the country on the anti-obstruction cry. By a new standing order, power has been given to the Speaker and Chairman of Committees to name any offender, when the House can vote his suspension for that day without debate. If this occurs thrice, the offender is to be suspended for one week or longer. — Melikoff's dictatorship has checked the panic in St. Petersburg. He is regarded as being resolute, without being despotic, and with his absolutism develops tremendous activity. — Nihilist outrages are of daily occurrence, and they threaten to burn St. Petersburg on the anniversary of the accession. — An outbreak on the Continent is menacing. Russian and Italian agents are resisting the Austrian advance on Novi-Bazar, and there is less sympathy between the Russian and Berlin Courts. — Twenty-seven matches have been arranged for the Australian cricketers between the 17th May and 10th September. The Metropolitan gentlemen players are sore at the treatment of the English team in Australia. The Australians come as professionals, and take 75 per cent of the gate money.— John Henry Challis, an old resident of Sydney, has died suddenly. He has left £100,000 to the University. Tub following London telegrams, from February 28 to March 2, appear in the Pott : — It is stilted that the following are the intentions of the Government with regard to the settlement of the Afghanistan difficulty : —Herat is to be placed under the rule of Persia. Seistan and Merv are to be created into separate States under Persian and British protection. The Eastern and Southern portions of Afghanistan are to be made dependencies of Great Britain, and placed under the protection of that Power. Portions of the territory adjoining Beloochistan and Cashmere will be ceded to those States, Great Britain retaining the Khoorum, Khost, Khyber, and Jellalabad.— Sir James Fergusson, late Governor of New Zealand, has been appointed Governor of Bombay, vice Sir Richard Temple, G.C.S.I.— The Pall Mall Gazelle rejoices at the downfall of Mr Berry and his party, and animadverts in the strongest terms upon the misrule of the democrats just ejected from office. It expects that under wiser leaders constitutional reform will be carried without opposition. The Morning Post also rejoices at Berry's defeat. — The Duke of Edinburgh has gone to St. Petersburg to urge the Czar to abdicate.