TELEGRAMS.

Tuapeka Times, Volume VI, Issue 303, 12 November 1873, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

(From the Dunedin Dailies. ) PROVINCIAL TELEGRAMS. Wellington, November 7. The merchants are discussing the propriety of establishing a sugar refinery. The Governor and Lady Fergusson go to Canterbury in time for the races, by the Lima. November 10. To-day is a general holiday ; the morning opened very wet, and threw a damper on the sports. The Patterson left for Canterbury, full of excursionists. The "Independent" will be published as the " Times " after January 1. At tho sports to-day — Fox won the £50 match eos'ly ; Harris won the haniicap; Moran, a young local amateur, beat Delany in the mile race. Auckland, November 7. The " Star " newspaper lately employed carrier pigeons for the coveyance of news. November 10. Further country returns of the Superintendency election increase Lusk to 1,732 i Williamson, 2,821 ; Dargavillo, 2,287. All the papers condemn the floating of tho Standard Insvirance Company at Dunedin as unfair to tho National. At a Catholic ladies' meeting yesterday they subscribed £153 towards the Cathedral fund. The Turf Club nominates number 18. including Papapa, Hatred, Lurline, Calumny, Traitor, Defamer. Christchuuch, November 7. Yesterday the foundation stone of a Congregational Church was laid. This Church, will tosi £4000. Alexandra, November 7. Nepi Ropua, the chief whi died some fortnight since, was buried yesterday. The prophet Beckham, failing to bring him to life, has now lost his influence. The Kopna natives are all off to-day to Te Hira, to dig him up. Towhiao has returned to Te Kuiti, recovered. Neison*, November 10. A gene-ial holiday to-day. The Volunteer review was very successful. Tho Volunteers were inspected, by Major ftiolunond.

A contemporary reinurks :— " A receut despatch from the Ayeut General stated that Mr Carter, one of I >r Featherston'ssnb-agciits, had reported that even in the Beeln led pastoral valleys of Cumberland nieti were receiving from 20s. to 25s* per wesk as wages This statement -is confirmed, by a recent isau« of the. • Penrith Observer,' which mentions that at the hiring at KirTchy Stephen, on July 14 h, of servants opeu forengagements during the hay harvest, ' for good men-servants, wages ranged from L 5 to L 7 10?/for-tae month.' "