LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Southland Times, Issue 1971, 3 December 1872, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Atjckl.ind, Dec. 2. News received from Fiji states that five of the Green Harp conspirators have left Levuka for Samoa, and one for Sydney. They offered a large sum to be conveyed to San Francisco. The natives on a plantation at Suva having attacked the overseers, the settlers gathered from tho neighborhood, and fired on them, killing and wounding two. Messrs Clark and Buckland have addressed their constituents, and received a vote of thanks. John Eyreton, a gum digger, has been killed by another gum digger by a blow on the head with a gun in a quarrel. A verdict of manslaughter has been returned. A Mercury Bay Maori has starved himself believing that he was bewitched. His son shortly after shot himself, having been rebuked by his mother for deserting his wife. Wellington, Dec. 2. The Government has received a com. muiication from the Victorian G-overn-ment enclosing copies of the correspondence with the other colonies regarding the Postal Conference. There is a very acrimonious feeling between Victoria and New South Wales about the positioa assumed by the former, and it is now suggested the conference should be held at Hobarfc Town, in order that the dis cnssion may take place on neutral ground. The Victorian Government state that they will not be a party to any contract for a service from Galle unless Melbourne id made the terminus, but will give a loyal consideration to proposals for other mail services in which the other colonies have a direct interest. This is supposed to bear favorably upmtb^ New Zealand contract by way of San Francisco. New South Wales objects to Hobart Town as the seat of the Conference, but South Australia, Tasmania, and Victoria are agreeable The consent of New Z aland is asked. Tbe Superintendent and Provincial Secretary will m.ike an official visit up the West Coast to the boundary of tbe Province in a few days. Mr Reynolds will probably be one of the party. Dunedin, Dec 2. A miner named Thomas Turner has been killed by a fall from a horse at Naseby. At Mount Ida, hundreds of miners are unable to work owing to the drought. A fire has occurred at Drybread, in which the racers Coquette and Merry L.-irs were burnt. The losa is stated at £3.)0, which is uninsured. To- day was opened as a close holiday, instead of Saturday last, in honor of St. Andrew. The attendance at tbe races was good For the Hurdle Race the five horses entered came to the post. Saladin and Medora fell at the first leap. At the third Pilgrim refused, aud Nigger won easily. Time, 3tni_. 4sec. Kate Kearney was scratched for the Maiden Plate. Pasquinade cleverly passed May Morn, and won by half a neck. Time, 2min. 3sec. Tbis was a fine race. For St. Andrew's Handicap, Wildboy came in first, and Miss King second. Time, 2:nin. 55sec. It was raining heavily.