SOUTHERN TELEGRAMS.

Thames Advertiser, Volume VII, Issue 1914, 9 December 1874, Page 3

SOUTHERN TELEGRAMS.

(Per Anglo-Australian Telegraph Press Agency,) Wellington, Tuesday. The Jockey Club paid over last night about £1,000. The following persons were principal prize-takers: -*Mr J. W atts,£29s 9s; Mr O'Brien,£2l3 ss; Mr Walker, £114; MrTancred, £71 ss, the remainder being small sums under £50. Weather has been overcasfcall the morning, and a drizaling rain is now falling, which looks threatening for the success of to-morrow's observation. The weather records at the telegraph station show overcast and gloomy weather at most of the stations in the colony. Eain fell last night, and the sky looked bad this morning, but is now cleaving, and the barometer has a slightly upward tendency; thus good hopes are entertained of fine weather for. observing the transit of Venus' to-morrow. In addition to the English party at Burnham, a large number of local amateurs have made arrangements for observing the trsnait.— A narrow escape from fire, under singular circumstances, occurred at Warne's Hotel yesterday. The rays of the sun shining through* the bedroom window were focalised by a glass water-bottle on to a towel with such effect as caused ignition, and the table was just commencing to burn when the fire was discovered.

7,50 p.m. All day the sky has been much overcast, with a low-lying mist on the hills, and an intermittent drizzle, which is now beginning to fall brisker. Eears are entertained that to-morrow will be unfavourable for transit observations. The pjmrometer is, at 7.40 p.m., 29 80. New Plymouth, Tuesday. All the immigrants who arrived here lately are being taken up at fair average wages. Napier, Tuesday, 7.50 p.m. Qualified members of the Napier Artillery Volunteers fired for Colonial representatives to-day, with the ing resultsGreer, 90; Eenouff, 88; Sellars, 70; Provo, 69. OHBisicHUHcd', Wednesday, 5.19 p.m. The sky is again thickly overcast, and the barometer has changed, having rather a downward tendency. . Dunedin, Tuesday. The observation of Venus will be made at the Meteorological Station, Dunedin, by Messrs Pope, Eoss, and Skey.—•There is thick drizzling rain now, likely to last. —The first glassware furnace in the colony was fixed by the Superintendent at White's Milton Pottery Works yester: day. Qoeenstown, Monday, 8 p.m.

The weather looks threatening, heavy banks of clouds having been visible all day.—Fears are entertained for the success of the transit of Yenus observation. There is great anxiety here.