INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XVI, Issue 43, 19 February 1881, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Christchubck, Saturday. The Caswell Marble Company is successfully floated and operations will be commenced in March.

The coffflr dam at the Lyttelton dock has been completed successfully and tbo workß are pumped out.

Wellington, Saturday. At tho University junior scholarships, December examinations, tho following were the successful candidates :— Leonard Chapman, Christchurch ; Edith Howitfc Searle, Christchurch ; Mary Montgomery, Dunedin; Arthur Jonathan Mayne, Christchurch ;

William Percival Frans, Nelson; Adolph Hnrnaim, Dunedin; Edmund WilkinEon, Christchurch ; Robert Malcolm Laihg, Dunedin. Ptoxbne acces&it: Caroline WoOdlny, Christcliurch. Twenty-five candidates passed the matriculation examination. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency report iiuder date London, February 15 : The wool sales opened flatly to-day. They comprise about 280,000 bales, 28,000 bales have been Bent to the manufacturing districts direct and 4800 have been taken for export. The Government have received a telegram to the effect that Sir, F, D. Bell 3 estcrdsy assumed the office of Agent General. Auckland, Saturday. A painful accident occurred at Totah Toha, at northern Wairoa. A number of telegraph poles were stacked on top of an embankment parallel with the public road, and five children were playing round the poles, two being seated under tho bank and the other three standing round, when one of them stumbled against the poles, and the outside pole turned over and dropped down the bank, striking one of the children and hurting her back, and iostantly killing the other, a fine little girl three years old, daughter of Mr Saunders. At the inquest the jury expressed their opinion that the Government were to blame for the careless manner in which the poles were slacked. There are twelve ensfs of typhoid fever and one of Ecarlet fever in the Auckland Hospital.

Napieu, Friday. Th 6 cricket match was concluded to day, the Australians winning the match by ene innings and one iun.

Dunedin, Saturday. The Herald says that a late Scotch paper manufacturing firm have en route for Otago a complete plant of machinery for a large paper mill for the lranufucturc of printing paper.

Sir Modred did a floe four mile gallop, going well. Tltania and Svlvanus were out eatly, and did a fast mile and a half. Nautilus and Atlantic were sent four liana round with the sweaters on. Kitchen's other two, Hippona and Hougbleen tJhoiin, following suit. The two lung Philip colt?, Goai and Mameluke, with Mca Bird in attendance, did tlie distance at a pretty fast pace. King Cole and Maud were sent a mile at speed, the latter haviog the best of it at the finish. Carrigten was treated to two rounds on the ton, and Foster took Sailor Boy twics rmrnl over the h'iirdl'63. A r.dmher of horses Aid walking exercise. Sir Modred is b great favorite for the Cup, tho price on the field bring'G to 1 bar one. No betting in comequence has taken place.

A seven stalled ttable and 2COO bushels of oats on the farm of C. <7. Thuiston, at Crooksfon, have luen burned.

The racing privileges to-day realised £587