INTERPROVINCIAL

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XV, Issue 239, 30 November 1880, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL

Wellington, Tuesday. A grand street parade of the beasts belonging to Cole's circus took place ; through the principal streets this morning." ; r The streets were crowded and the procession was fallowed by an immense number of people. Ddnedin, Tuesday. The weather to-day is wet. ; _ The Customs authorities made two.seizures ; on Saturday under the Beer Duty. Act. Four unstamped hogsheads were seized. - • The vital-statistics for November :— Births ,136, Deaths 53 ;;Marriag.es 29. '.. The engagements of the female immigrants' by the ship Dunedin." from Glasgow took place yesterday, ihe engagihg room, beingcrowded. It was remarked by' the | visitors that a more respectable company of girls had not occupied the depot for a long time. All but four were engaged. The Dunedin Jockey Club-Spring Meeting .commenced this morning.- Handicap-Hurdle 'Race - Clarence,'l ; Kildftre, |2 ; Antoinette, 3 Five horses started.. : ScanSp broke his : neck. '•'.' • " ! -' '• '""• • '. ". • . .- .. ' Cheistchuuch, Tuesday, . '{ A large wha'e got ' into shallow, water at 'the Lyttelton Heads thisjmorning. .'it was captured by the pilot crew:' .- -i ,; • Thomas ' Fuller, a. che.nrist's assistant jwho was suffering from drink,; escaped from the hospital last J riight and was found drowned in the Avon' this morning. •.', ."' . . l> '..','■"' AxJCKiANti', Tuesday, :■ i Stannard, wronglyaccused of the, murder of Miss Dobie, was formerly employed at; the Manukau sawmills. ■■" He was good-natured "and obliging; and very much liked. •. r-: ._ A large number of men bearing swags left by the steamer for Te Arolia last night. The Kaipara Steamship .Company's .reportr shows that after paying; interest on the overdraft, insurance, and other charges,' the ; earnings are equal to 16 per; cent per aimum on the paid-up capital. . All single women ex Wanganui were engaged, in. one week, and the demand con.- , tinues. i : The local 1 manufacturers meet this eyenijig ; to take steps, to open a co-operative store for the Bale of their, goods. .... .