LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Southland Times, Issue 1713, 11 March 1873, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Nelson, March 7. At the prize firing today, Hoskins (Thames) won the championship with 181 points. Stone (Thames) mado 176 ; Kichardson (Ofcagc) 166, with one shot to go ; and Thompson (Thames) 100. In the fifth match fctoue scored 69, and Hoskius 70. March 10. In the Cavalry match for rapidity Cummins scored 67, and Thuraton 67. In the Infantry (rapidity) Taylor scored 61, Wilsou 60, Hoskins 55, Payne 54, Mills 54, and Sergeant Buchanan 54. There were several ties, but the firing off resulted as the men are placed. In the Infantry Running Match, Corporal Buchanan scored 43, Wilson 39, Hoskins 38, Kitchen 37, Guy 36, Wales 80, Sergeant Buchanan. 35, and Muir 35. The prizes will be distributed on Thursday. Auckland, March 10. Considerable rejoicings have been manifested here at the success of the Northern Volunteer representatives at the Colonial prize firing. A public reception will be given them on their return, and great preparations are being made, especially at the Thames. The lately formed political union has collapsed. The brig Surprise, late Carl, has arrived from Fiji, and reports that H.M.S. Dido arrived on Feb. 14. Mr Burnes, a settler on the Bau river, had been tomahawked by 200 mountaineers, while call-

ing his laborers. The murderers then attacked his house, and brutally raur dered Mra Burnea and three children, smashing everything in the house. One laborer escaped to a neighboring plantation, two overseers of which, with fifty armed followers, arrived in time to prevent the bodies being devoured. The Government is straining every uer\e to muster all the force at its disposal, and is calling on volunteers to protect the lives of the settlers. The Hero arrived early this morning. She left Sydney at 7.45 p.m. on the 3rd. Mr Vogel is on board. London, March 1. The Privy Council has reversed the decision in the Melbourne Supreme Court case, London Chartered Bank v. Lempriere. The Bank loses £14,003. In Committee of the House of Com mona, on the army estimates, a motion to reduce the army by 10,030 men was , rejected. The Government stated that they had information last May. that Persia and Russia bad agreed to make the Attruck river the boundary line. Paths, March 1. There was a fresh crisis at Versailles after M. Q-ambetta's great speech denouncing the proposals of the Committee of Thirty to M. Thiers. The debate was adjourned to enable M. Thiers explicitly to declare whether the new Bill meant Eepublic or Monarchy. Melboubne, March 3. Chief Justice Sir William Stawell is Acting Governor. Sailed— P. &O. Co.'s R.M.S. Mooltan. i Dr Carr, an, escaped lunatic from the i Asylum, was arrested near Sandridge, where he avowed his intention to have a slap at the Governor. The Atrato has been released from quarantine. ! Sydney, March 3. 1 Private telegrams, confirmed by a Queensland Government despatch, report that an English company has signed a contract to open the Torres Straits mail route. The Government expresses willingness to join New Zealand in a good mail line of steamers to San Francisco, but absolutely refuses to join any arrangement to sustain Mr Webb's present contract, on the grounds that the line is unsuitable, and that the service has hitherto been a failure. Newcastle, March 2. Sailed.— February 26, Pet, with 394 tons coal ; February 27, Emilie, with 292 tons coal ; Lalla Rookh, with 140 tons coal j February 28, Fawn, with 340 tons coal ; all for Lyttelton. February 26, Thomas and Henry, with 270 tons coal, and 12 tons coke ; February 28, Eleanor, with 580 tons coal ; both for Dunedin. February 28, Anne Melhuish, with 540 tons coal for Wellington. Arrived — John Kuox.