INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XV, Issue 77, 31 March 1880, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

[Press Association,! Wellington, Tuesday night. The Secretary of the Post Office supplies the following memo : — " The Australia, with the February mails, arrived at San Francisco on the 23rd inst., two days in advance of the time table date. The City of Sydney with the London mails of the 26th February, left for San Francisco on the 20th inst., being five days late. The very late departure of the City of Sydney from San Francisco is, no doubt, due to the fact that the steamer caught fire on the 4th inst., the day before she should have sailed for Auckland. The fire, it was alleged, was speedily extinguished and but little damage done, but judging however, from her reported very late sailing, the damage must have been much more serious than was at first anticipated. The mails should have reached Auckland on the 10th proximo." A olerk named Henry Kirk, who was suspected to be of unsound mind, is reported to be missing since the 26th January. Wednesday. The Wellington aud Nelson Volunteers -arrived from Christchurch this morning. The Nelaon members leave at 12 o'clock today. Christohukch, Tuesday night. The Minister for Public Works leaves for Auckland to-morrow, visiting the West Coast districts en route.

Wednesday. W. Carter Webb, clerk in the New Zealand Insurance Company's offlee, Nelson, was arrested ou the arrival of the Maori on a charge of embezzlement. Auckland, Tuesday night. Jellings, a turfite, charged with fraudulently obtaining money, is further remanded. There is no sign of the mail steamer. Mr Hurst addresses the electors of City West to-night. Mr Colbeck has announced meetings iv various parts of Marsd^u. Wednesday. Mr W. ,1. Hurst addressed his constituents last night, when there was a most disorderly meeting. A vote of no-confidence was carried. Charles Dume, tho settler who was drowned in the Waikato riverlasfc night, had towed his horse across and was in tbe act c£ remounting when the horso reared and fell over, the bank into the river. The deceased leaves a wife and one child. He has friends in a high position at Home. The bodj' is not yet found. Hokitika, Tuesday. Borough Handicap, ]£ miles: Mr Clarke's Banker 1, Mr Stevenson's Rose 2, Mr Cameron's Native 3. Westland Handicap, 2 miles: Mr Stevenson's Satellite, 9st 71bs, 1; Mr Osborne's Whalebone, 7s fc lOlbs, 2; Mr Cameron's Native, 6at 2lbs, 3. Ladies' Purse: Blazing Star 1. Rose won the Consolation, after a most exciting race. The totalisator did a fair business. In the Hack race there was only £1 on the winner in the instrument, and the lucky depositor drew oyer £50 for his note. A horse named Tom King died suddenly in the paddock.